Episode ZD160

Episode ZD160 was broadcast on 21 August 2025 as part of ZoomDown Series 5.

NB: David Hilton acted as arithmetician for this episode.

Game 1

Phil Stanton played Lju Laz, with Phil Stanton winning 101 – 72. The Dictionary Corner guest was Lju Laz, and the lexicographer was Adam Beach.

Rnd	Selection	Phil Stanton	Score	Lju Laz	Others	Max.
1	PIDVEANTS	PEDANTS	0 – 8	DEVIANTS	SPAVINED	8
2	GDNIEASFR	READINGS	8 – 16	READINGS	GRADINES	16
3	50 75 100 4 8 7 → 551	553	8 – 23	550 (7 + 4) × 50	DG: 551 = (75 + 4) × 7 – (100 ÷ 50)	26
4	LPGUEAZDB	PLAGUED	15 – 23	BLAZED	DUPABLE	33
5	NOLSAETUE	outleans ☓	15 – 28	STEAL	ELUANTS, ELUATES, ELUENTS, ETALONS, LATEENS, LEANEST, LOANEES, LUNATES, OLEATES, SOUTANE, TOLUENE	40
6	4 2 9 4 3 1 → 295	294 (4 × 2 × 4 + 1) × 9 – 3	22 – 28	☓	DH: 295 = (9 × 4 × 2 + 1) × 4 + 3	50
7	DIHREIHUR	HURRIED	29 – 35	HURRIED	DHURRIE	57
8	NDKEAOPNC	DEACON	35 – 41	PANNED	CANNED, CANOED, CONKED, CONNED, DOCKEN, NOCKED, PACKED, POCKED, PONCED	63
9	100 25 75 5 1 7 → 658	657 (100 + 1) × 7 – (75 – 25)	42 – 48	657 (100 – 75 + 1) × 25 + 7	DH: 658 = (100 – 5 – 1) × 7	73
10	MYLIEIJST	LIMIEST	49 – 48	limies ☓	MYELITIS	81
11	OWCSMIETO	TWOSOME	56 – 55	COOTIES	OSMOTIC	88
12	NSREOASMT	MONSTERAS	74 – 55	STOREMAN		106
13	DUXGEITER	EXTRUDE	81 – 62	EXTRUDE	ERUDITE	113
14	2 9 1 7 6 2 → 224	224 (2 + 2) × (9 – 1) × 7	91 – 72	224 (6 – 2) × (9 – 1) × 7		123
15	TAUNTFELL	FLATULENT (2.2 seconds)	101 – 72			133

Phil Stanton played Tom Stevenson, with Tom Stevenson winning 104 – 74. The lexicographer was Adam Beach.

Rnd	Selection	Phil Stanton	Score	Tom Stevenson	Others	Max.
1	QESNIULGI	QUISLING	8 – 0	GENIUS		8
2	EEIRWLNBA	wireable ☓	8 – 0	wireable ☓	BEWAILER	16
3	100 9 8 8 6 10 → 595	595 (100 – 8 ÷ 8) × 6 + 10 – 9	18 – 10	595 (100 – 8 ÷ 8) × 6 + 10 – 9		26
4	SXECIETST	SEXIEST	25 – 17	SEXTETS	EXCISES, EXCITES	33
5	ROGSAEDOH	GHERAOS	32 – 17	GASHED	DOGSHORE	41
6	25 100 50 2 5 1 → 233	232	32 – 27	233 (100 + 5 – 1) × 2 + 25		51
7	NERYAIDKE	KNEADER	39 – 34	YEARNED	DEANERY	58
8	PTPNFTOAE	TEAPOT	45 – 40	NOTATE	FATTEN, OPTANT, PATENT, PATTEN, POTENT, TAPPET	64
9	100 8 1 10 2 9 → 254	253	45 – 50	254 (100 + 10 + 9 + 8) × 2		74
10	UOAOANRJM	MAROON	51 – 56	MAROON	JOURNO, UNMOOR	80
11	SURBAIDEN	URBANISED	69 – 74	URBANISED		98
12	CIDVRWTUI	TURD	69 – 79	VIRTU	DUCTI, RIDIC	103
13	FULGEUPOE	ELOPE	74 – 84	FUGUE	FOGLE, LOUPE, UPFUL	108
14	75 100 50 1 7 4 → 723	724	74 – 94	723 (100 – 4) × 7 + 50 + 1		118
15	CANANYONE		74 – 104	ANNOYANCE (1.1 seconds)		128