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8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 9, Episode 8 was a special episode broadcast on 8 October 2016, as part of 8 out of 10 Cats Mash-ups Series 9.

8 Out of 10 Cats regular Jon Richardson was a contestant, along with Rhod Gilbert who were against acting team captain David Walliams and Jessica Hynes, while Jimmy Carr reprised his role as the host.

The match saw Jon Richardson, with the assistance of Rhod Gilbert, winning by 32 – 22 in an 8-rounder.

Rachel Riley was the arithmetician for this episode. The Dictionary Corner guest was Sam Simmons, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Coincidentally in Round 1, both Jessica and David incorrectly declared they had a five-letter word each when both words were actually six, the only difference being Jessica's word was valid while David's one was not.

In Round 3, Jon Richardson was accused of cheating by David Walliams when he declared he had the same answer as Jessica when he actually wrote down the answer, although it was very small on camera. In spite of this, the benefit of doubt was given and his team was awarded points as well.

In Round 4, as David and Rhod "finished" their calculations before the round ended, both teams tapped to the beat of the clock before the round ended, much to the annoyance of the directors who increased the volume of the clock to drown out their noise but lowered it after Rhod ordered them to "shut up".

In Round 5, Rhod spoke very fast and asked for a "Vowel, Vowel, Vowel, Consonant, Consonant, Vowel, Vowel, Consonant" in that order although he missed one letter out. Instead, Rachel gave him "Vowel, Consonant, Vowel, Consonant, Vowel, Consonant, Vowel, Consonant" in the same order which is an alternating pattern. After realising Rhod missed out one letter, he asked for the last letter to be a consonant.

In Round 7, there was a second mention of Carol Vorderman since her departure from the show in 2008 when Jimmy quipped to Rachel after Rhod gave his invalid nine-letter word and the definition of that word about how she deliberately took Carol's job from her. Also, after David declared his invalid nine-letter word, Sam Simmons jokingly pointed out it could be arranged for two invalid nine-letter words as well, that being "ANALDICER" and "ANALCIDER."

Finally, in the Conundrum Round, although Jessica gave her answer after the clock stopped, it is still recorded here anyways.

NOTE: In this version, both players' declarations were allowed, although points were only awarded for the best answer.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Jessica and David	Score	Jon and Rhod	Others	Max.
1	EORISNTAN	trains ☓5 stroan ☓5	0 – 7	RATIONS TANNERS	ANOINTERS	18
2	75 50 8 4 5 10 → 623	629 12008 ☓	0 – 17	623 624 (8 x 75) + 25 - (10 ÷ 5)		28
TTT	HUNGTOSS	Aim and fire.			GUNSHOTS
Rnd	Selection	Jessica Hynes	Score	Jon Richardson	Others	Max.
3	EOEAQWRDT	WATERED	7 – 24	WATERED	OARWEED*, DEWATER*, TOWERED*, TARWEED*	35
Rnd	Selection	David Walliams	Score	Rhod Gilbert	Others	Max.
4	25 50 75 7 8 8 → 408	408 (50 x 8) + 8	17 – 24	407		45
TTT	SPITRASH	Give it a pluck.			HARPISTS
Rnd	Selection	Jessica and David	Score	Jon and Rhod	Others	Max.
5	ENAPITEMP	PAINT PAINT	22 – 24	tenpipe ☓ —	MATINEE	52
6	50 100 75 25 2 9 → 759	759 ☓ —	22 – 24	759 ☓ 759 ☓	RR: 759 = {(50 + 75) x [(100 ÷ 25) + 2]} + 9	62
TTT	PISSLOAD	Get rid of it.			DISPOSAL
7	DALEICNAR	NAILED lanadicer ☓	22 – 32	CALENDAR narceladi ☓	RADIANCE, CARDINAL*, LANDRACE*	70
8	EATENTURD	adventure ☓ (30 seconds)	22  – 32		UNTREATED	80