8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 12

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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 12 was a series of nine special episodes that began on 13 January 2017 and ended on 8 June 2017 with the 2017 Snap General Election Special.

This series was notable in that both regulars, Sean and Jon were not seen together for majority of the episodes again due to their individual tours and conflicting schedules. Coupled with that, the Election Special was the first ever episode to feature the current set used on Countdown, preceding the normal version by three and a half weeks and used a special format due to the shortened duration of the episode.

NOTE: Up until 2021, Episodes Cats82 and Cats83 were not paired to any Series on the Official Website. However, due to the 2017 Snap General Election Special, they were grouped here. Since then, the former received its episode title while the latter was removed entirely from the catch-up service.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
Cats75	13/01/2017	S	Stephen Mangan, Mark Murray & Sean Lock	45 – 22*	Noel Fielding, Fay Ripley & Rachel Riley	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					The Brett Domino Trio	Susie Dent	80
Cats76	20/01/2017	S	Roisin Conaty & Russell Howard	31** – 45	Jon Richardson & Phil Wang	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Nick Helm	Susie Dent	76
Cats77	27/01/2017	S	Jamie Laing & Johnny Vegas	18 – 38	Jon Richardson & David O'Doherty	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Holly Walsh	Susie Dent	59
Cats78	3/02/2017	S	Joe Wilkinson & Sean Lock	40 – 38**	Jon Richardson & Jayde Adams	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					David Baddiel	Susie Dent	76
Cats79	10/02/2017	S	Roisin Conaty & Joe Wilkinson	7+ – 74+***	Jon Richardson & David Mitchell	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Tom Allen	Susie Dent	83
Cats80	17/02/2017	S	Johnny Vegas & Jonathan Ross	29** – 42	Jon Richardson & Michelle Wolf	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Pappy's	Susie Dent	66
Cats81	24/04/2017	S	Sarah Millican & Lee Mack	36 – 49**	Jon Richardson & James Acaster	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Dr John Cooper Clarke	Susie Dent	74
Cats82	1/05/2017	S	Katherine Ryan & Joe Wilkinson	18 – 41**	Jon Richardson & Chris Addison	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					David O'Doherty	Susie Dent	63
Cats83	8/06/2017	S	Romesh Ranganathan & Alan Carr	22 – 41	Jon Richardson & Sarah Millican	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					John Kearns	Susie Dent	62

* Includes 22 Points from a bonus game. ** Includes 5 Points from a bonus game. *** Includes 34 Points from the conundrum. + Includes 1 Point from a bonus challenge.