Episode ZD33

Episode ZD33 was broadcast on 10 September 2020, as part of ZoomDown Series 2.

Game 1

Jack Worsley played Paul Nixon, with Jack Worsley winning 123 – 113. The Dictionary Corner guest was Fred Whibley, and the lexicographer was Tom Carey.

Rnd	Selection	Jack Worsley	Score	Paul Nixon	Others	Max.
1	AOENMWHDO	MANHOOD	7 – 7	WOODMAN	HOEDOWN, WOADMEN, WOODMEN	7
2	OUEMGTNOL	OUTGONE	14 – 14	OUTGONE	MOONLET	14
3	100 75 50 25 9 2 → 539	539 (75 + 2) × (9 − 50 ÷ 25)	24 – 24	539 (75 + 2) × (9 − 50 ÷ 25)		24
4	EEONDDSLI	LINSEED	24 – 32	LESIONED		32
5	AEOJSTTBP	JETBOATS	32 – 32	TEAPOTS		40
6	75 3 8 7 10 4 → 916	916 (75 − 4) × (10 + 3) − 7	42 – 42	916 (8 × 3 + 75 − 7) × 10 − 4		50
7	UIANCDSRC	CANDIRUS	50 – 50	CANDIRUS	CRUCIANS	58
8	UIAVMRSAD	SAMURAI	57 – 57	MARAUDS	ARAMIDS, MARUDIS, RAMIDUS, SUDARIA	65
9	100 75 50 25 9 10 → 180	180 (50 ÷ 25) × 10 × 9	67 – 67	180 (100 ÷ 50) × 10 × 9		75
10	OEESWPZGH	SWEEP	72 – 72	SHEEP	HOPES, HOWES, OGEES, PEGOS, POGES, POGHS, WEEPS, WHOPS, WHOSE, ZEEPS*	80
11	AAOSTRTNU	ASTRONAUT	90 – 90	ASTRONAUT		98
12	EOEFRPGYT	PROTEGE	97 – 97	PROTEGE	TORPEFY	105
13	AEIVPRXFR	FAIRER	103 – 103	REPAIR	ARRIVE, PARRIE, PREFIX, RAPIER	111
14	25 1 8 6 10 4 → 425	425 (10 + 6 + 1) × 25	113 – 113	425 (10 + 6 + 1) × 25		121
15	HITOPAULN	OLIPHAUNT (3 seconds)	123 – 113			131

Elizabeth Beer played Matthew Alicoon, with Matthew Alicoon winning 119 – 54. The Dictionary Corner guest was Fred Whibley, and the lexicographer was Tom Carey.

Rnd	Selection	Elizabeth Beer	Score	Matthew Alicoon	Others	Max.
1	TESOREBSP	POSTERS	7 – 7	POSTERS	POETRESS, SOBEREST, SORBETES	8
2	SATOGUSEZ	OUTAGES	7 – 15	OUTGASES		16
3	2 6 10 1 8 3 → 554	555	7 – 25	554 (6 + 1) × 8 × 10 − 3 × 2		26
4	REDATOGAN	GRANTED	7 – 33	DRAGONET	ADORNATE, ADROGATE	34
5	GIDESUDCN	DUDINES	7 – 41	SEDUCING	DEDUCING, SCUDDING	42
6	100 50 7 4 6 2 → 361	361 6 ÷ 2 × 100 + 50 + 7 + 4	17 – 51	361 (50 − 4) × (6 + 2) − 7		52
7	SEXEMITRV	REMIXES	24 – 58	REMIXES	EXISTER, METIERS, METRISE, REEMITS, RESTIVE, RETIMES, SIEVERT, VERIEST, VITEXES*	59
8	POTAMINIL	MATIPO	24 – 65	OPTIMAL	PALMITIN, PILOTMAN	67
9	1 2 5 7 2 10 → 984	990	24 – 72	981 (5 + 2) × 2 × 7 × 10 + 1	Best: 982 = (10 × (5 + 2) × 7 + 1) × 2	74
10	TOSIGUNAP	SPOUTING	32 – 80	OUTGAINS	AUTOINGS, OPUNTIAS, PAITUNGS, PATINOUS, POUTINGS, UTOPIANS*	82
11	HADIROFRE	HOARDER	39 – 87	HOARIER	HARDIER, HARRIED, REFRAID	89
12	NOLASACUR	CURLS	39 – 94	OSCULAR	CAROUSAL, CONSULAR, LACUNARS	97
13	ROTIKOYQT	ROOTY	44 – 99	KITTY	ROOTKIT	104
14	50 25 10 5 6 2 → 472	472 50 × 10 − 6 × 5 + 2	54 – 109	472 50 × 10 − 6 × 5 + 2		114
15	CACTIRULE		54 – 119	CIRCULATE (7 seconds)		124