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Episode ZD118
From Countdown
Episode ZD118 was broadcast on 25 November 2021, as part of ZoomDown Series 4.
Game 1
Paul Nixon played Hazel Drury, with Paul Nixon winning 91 – 90. The Dictionary Corner guest was Ronan Higginson, and the lexicographer was Stephen Read.
| Rnd | Selection | Paul Nixon | Score | Hazel Drury | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IAELRDRGC | LARDIER | 7 – 7 | LARDIER | ACEGIRL, CARRIED, GIRDLER, GLACIER, GRACILE, RADICEL, RADICLE | 7 |
| 2 | NETENIMLI | TIMELINE | 15 – 15 | TIMELINE | ILMENITE, LINIMENT, MELINITE, MENILITE | 15 |
| 3 | 7 4 5 10 8 9 → 760 | 760
((9 × 8) + 4) × 10 |
25 – 25 | 760
((9 × 8) + 4) × 10 |
|
25 |
| 4 | SEDELEDUD | DELUDES | 32 – 32 | DELUDED | SLEDDED | 32 |
| 5 | AAOTDNRZR | ADORANT | 39 – 32 | narator ☓ | 39 | |
| 6 | 100 8 3 3 9 7 → 370 | 369
(3 × 100) + (9 × 8) - 3 |
46 – 32 | 372 |
PA: 370 = ((7 + 3) × 3 × 9) + 100 |
49 |
| 7 | EEUMSQNFR | QUEENS | 52 – 38 | QUEENS | FRENUMS, SURFMEN | 56 |
| 8 | TOSOCEGSE | SCOOTS | 52 – 45 | STOOGES | OCTOSES | 63 |
| 9 | 7 1 2 9 6 7 → 473 | 473
((7 + 2) × 9) - 1) × 6 - 7 |
62 – 45 | 470 |
|
73 |
| 10 | BILOMARRI | BROIL | 62 – 51 | BAILOR | BARRIO, MORRAL | 79 |
| 11 | UOOTNSNAA | SONATA | 68 – 57 | SONATA | NANTOS, SANTON, SONANT, SUNTAN | 85 |
| 12 | TIGIMOGKA | MAGGOT | 74 – 63 | MAGGOT | MAGTIG, MAKOTI | 91 |
| 13 | UIOHTWSNT | TOWNISH | 81 – 70 | OUTHITS | NUTTISH, OUTWITH, OUTWITS, UNTWIST, WITHOUT | 98 |
| 14 | 25 100 75 7 6 2 → 297 | 297
(100 - (7 - 6)) × 75 ÷ 25 |
91 – 80 | 297
6 ÷ 2 × 100 - 75 ÷ 25 |
|
108 |
| 15 | WATERINHD | 91 – 90 | HANDWRITE
(1.8 seconds) |
118 |
Game 2
Ronan Higginson played Eddy Byrne, with Ronan Higginson winning 108 – 101. The Dictionary Corner guests were Paul Nixon and Hazel Drury, and the lexicographer was Stephen Read.
| Rnd | Selection | Ronan Higginson | Score | Eddy Byrne | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IUAHKBERL | HAULIER | 7 – 7 | HAUBERK | BAULKIER | 8 |
| 2 | TTNEIARTD | NITRATED | 15 – 15 | NITRATED | ATTRITED, RATTINET, TITRATED | 16 |
| 3 | 100 50 75 25 10 8 → 383 | 383
(25 × 10) + 75 + 50 + 8 |
25 – 25 | 383
(50 × 10) - 100 - 25 + 8 |
|
26 |
| 4 | LSNEAOCNR | LOANERS | 32 – 32 | CLONERS | ANCONES, CANNERS, CANOERS, COALERS, COARSEN, CORNEAL, CORNEAS, CORNELS, ENSNARL, ESCOLAR, LANCERS, LANNERS, ORACLES, RANCELS, RECOALS, RELOANS, SCANNER, SONANCE | 33 |
| 5 | IAOTNBITV | obviant ☓ | 32 – 32 | obviant ☓ | NOTITIA | 40 |
| 6 | 25 75 3 6 10 5 → 929 | 930
(75 + 25 - 5 - 6 ÷ 3) × 10 |
39 – 39 | 930
(75 + 3) × 10 + 25 × 6 |
SR: 929 = (75 - 5) × (10 + 3) + 25 - 6 |
50 |
| 7 | OEIMHNELY | HOMELY | 45 – 45 | HOMILY | HEMLINE, HOMELYN | 57 |
| 8 | GQGIAIWDF | WAIF | 49 – 49 | WAIF | AGIDI | 62 |
| 9 | 75 50 25 100 7 5 → 798 | 798
(7 + 5) × 75 - 100 - 50 ÷ 25 |
59 – 59 | 798
(7 + 5) × 75 - 100 - 50 ÷ 25 |
|
72 |
| 10 | WDSIOOMGC | SODOMIC | 66 – 59 | ☓cosmoid | 79 | |
| 11 | AEAFGSTER | FEASTER | 73 – 66 | RESTAGE | AERATES, AFREETS, AGRAFES, SERFAGE | 86 |
| 12 | NSDEAEDRL | SLANDERED | 91 – 84 | SLANDERED | 104 | |
| 13 | ORDUEPEES | REPOSED | 98 – 91 | REPOSED | PERUSED, PODERES, PUREDEE, SPEEDER | 111 |
| 14 | 50 3 9 1 6 8 → 835 | 835
(50 - 1) × (9 + 8) + 6 ÷ 3 |
108 – 101 | 835
(50 - 1) × (9 + 8) + 6 ÷ 3 |
|
121 |
| 15 | RAMSGATTE | ☓
(0.7 seconds) |
108 – 101 | tagmaster ☓
(2.7 seconds) |
STRATAGEM | 131 |
