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Episode ZD17
Episode ZD17 will be broadcast on Thursday 4th June 2020, live on the Focal Talk YouTube channel. It’ll be hosted by Paul Anderson and Fiona Titcombe. It will feature a game between Zubair Patel and Stephen Read the winner of that will have to tackle the unleashing of the Mellbot himself, Elliott Mellor.
Please note that other words not mentioned by Armstrong are currently missing.
Game 1
Zubair Patel played Stephen Read, with Zubair Patel winning 97 – 81. The Dictionary Corner guest was Elliott Mellor, and the assistants were George Armstrong and Fiona Titcombe.
The host, Paul Anderson, accidentally wrote the conundrum answer rather than the solution for the first conundrum, resulting in the conundrum being scrapped after 8 seconds (TUTORSTEM --> UTTERMOST).
Rnd | Selection | Zubair Patel | Score | Stephen Read | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | HWDMEOEEA | MEADOW | 6 – 6 | MEOWED | OEDEMA | 6 |
2 | HESIRIRON | IRONERS | 13 – 6 | ironiser ☓ | HORSIER, HORNIER, HORNERS*, INSHORE, IRONISH, NOISIER, SHINIER | 13 |
3 | 25 5 6 9 10 3 → 975 | 975
(10 × 3 + 9) × 25 |
23 – 16 | 975
(10 × 3 + 9) × 25 |
|
23 |
4 | SEROLIMOL | MILLERS | 30 – 23 | MILLERS | MORELLOS, MORILLOS | 31 |
5 | TCXTOOIUR | TROUT | 35 – 23 | uxoric ☓ | OCTORI, TRICOT | 37 |
6 | 4 7 4 5 9 9 → 887 | 886 | 35 – 33 | 887
(7 + 4) × 9 × 9 − 4 |
|
47 |
7 | TNMNEOAIT | NOMINATE | 43 – 41 | NOMINATE | MENTATION | 65 |
8 | RONEVESAN | REASON | 43 – 48 | NOVENAS | ENSNARE, OVERSEA | 72 |
9 | 100 75 50 25 2 3 → 424 | 425
75 × 3 × 2 − 25 |
50 – 55 | 425
(100 + 50) × 3 − 25 |
RR: 424 = (50 + 3) × 100 ÷ 25 × 2 |
82 |
10 | SESUNESIF | INFUSES | 57 – 62 | INFUSES | FINESSES | 90 |
11 | LSBGEAEUT | LEAGUES | 64 – 69 | SUBLATE | BEAGLES, TELEBUS | 97 |
12 | NARATIJAA | TRAIN | 69 – 74 | TRAIN | RATANIA | 104 |
13 | SDTREEAEP | DESPERATE | 87 – 74 | preseated ☓ | 122 | |
14 | 7 6 4 9 3 1 → 573 | 567 | 87 – 81 | 575
((7 + 3) × 6 + 4) × 9 − 1 |
RR: 573 = 9 × 7 × 3 × (4 − 1) + 6 |
132 |
15 | BALDCROOK | ROADBLOCK
(8 seconds) |
97 – 81 | lockboard ☓
(6 seconds) |
142 |
Game 2
Zubair Patel played Elliott Mellor, with Elliott Mellor winning 108 – . The Dictionary Corner guest was Stephen Read, and the assistants were George Armstrong and Fiona Titcombe.
Template:Round-endRnd | Selection | Zubair Patel | Score | Elliott Mellor | Others | Max. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | GCCPIIELE | PIECE | 0 – 6 | GICLEE | ICICLE | 6 |
2 | OUITXDREE | ETOURDIE | 8 – 14 | ETOURDIE | 14 | |
3 | 50 25 5 3 8 10 → 366 | 366
(50 − 3) × 8 − 10 |
18 – 24 | 366
(50 − 3) × 8 − 10 |
|
24 |
4 | EOATTTRAE | ROTATE | 24 – 30 | ROTATE | AERATE, TEETAR, TETTER, TOTTER | 30 |
5 | PMSMUAURE | SPAMMER | 31 – 30 | EMPUSA | SUPERMUM, SUPREMUM | 38 |
6 | 8 7 3 4 5 5 → 486 | 487 | 31 – 40 | 486
(8 × 7 + 3 − 5) × (5 + 4) |
|
48 |
7 | LSBNEOISO | LESIONS | 38 – 47 | LESIONS | OBELIONS | 56 |
8 | EUECHLNAE | LAUNCH | 44 – 53 | UNLACE | CANULE, ENLACE, LAUNCE, NECHEE, NUCHAL | 62 |
9 | 100 25 5 5 7 4 → 262 | 262
(100 − 25 − 7) × 4 − 5 − 5 |
54 – 63 | 262
(100 − 25 − 7) × 4 − 5 − 5 |
|
72 |
10 | IAEWMPSAE | swampie ☓ | 54 – 70 | MAPWISE | 79 | |
11 | QKNSAEAOI | oakies ☓ | 54 – 76 | NEOSIA | NOAKES | 85 |
12 | AUORDLYOA | DOLOUR | 60 – 82 | DOLOUR | ADORAL, DOURLY, RADULA | 91 |
13 | TTFTOAIOZ | footitt ☓ | 60 – 88 | TATTOO | 97 | |
14 | 25 5 7 4 8 7 → 262 | 262
(25 × 5 − 8) × 4 + 7 ÷ 7 |
70 – 98 | 262
((8 + 4) × 5 + 7) × 7 |
|
107 |
15 | UNMARVOLO | 70 – 98 | MONOVULAR | 117 |