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8 round format
From Countdown
The 8 round format is the arrangement of letters, numbers and conundrum rounds used for the one-off special, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 2, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 1, Episode 1 to Series 6, Episode 1 as well as 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 9, Episode 8 onwards. The format for the first example is shown at the top while the last two example's format is shown at the bottom.
| Rnd | Selection | Champion (C1) | Score | Challenger (C2) | Others | Max. |
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| 1 | C1LETTERS | – | ||||
| 2 | C 2 NUMBERS → | – |
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| 3 | C1LETTERS | – | ||||
| 4 | C 2 NUMBERS → | – |
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| 5 | C2LETTERS | – | ||||
| 6 | C1LETTERS | – | ||||
| 7 | C 2 NUMBERS → | – |
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| 8 | CONUNDRUM | – |
| Rnd | Selection | Champion (C1) | Score | Challenger (C2) | Others | Max. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C1LETTERS | – | ||||
| 2 | C 2 NUMBERS → | – |
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| 3 | C1LETTERS | – | ||||
| 4 | C 2 NUMBERS → | – |
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| 5 | C2LETTERS | – | ||||
| 6 | C 1 NUMBERS → | – |
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| 7 | C2LETTERS | – | ||||
| 8 | CONUNDRUM | – |
| Chosen by champion | Chosen by challenger | Total | |
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| Letters rounds | 3/2 | 1/2 | 4 |
| Numbers rounds | 0/1 | 3/2 | 3 |
| Conundrums | 1 |
