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8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 12, Episode 5 was a special episode broadcast on 22 September 2017, as part of 8 out of 10 Cats Mash-ups Series 12.

Acting Team Captain Jason Manford was a contestant, along with Joe Wilkinson who were against team captain Lee Mack and Fay Ripley, while Jimmy Carr reprised his role as the host.

The match saw Jason Manford, with the assistance of Joe Wilkinson, winning by 33 – 30 in an 7-rounder.

Rachel Riley was the arithmetician for this episode. The Dictionary Corner guests was Alex Horne and the Horne Section, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Interesting and notable moments from the episode are listed below:

1) Likewise in previous episodes, the Horne Section played various pieces throughout the show. Most notably, they were "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls albeit in a loop after the lyrics "So tell me what you want, what you really really want" before the start of Round 1, a remix of various TV gameshow tunes in Round 2 such as "Mastermind", "Blockbusters", "A Question of Sport" and "Countdown" itself, famous French music in Round 4 as he claimed "It's the Anniversary of France this year", a medieval rendition of the Countdown music in Round 5 and a rendition of "YMCA" after Round 5.

2) Just as Joe finished introducing his prop, a robot named "Sid" with the respective Countdown letters pasted on it to form it's name, it started to smoke, forcing his co-creator and one of two show's models Fabio to bring it backstage.

3) During the 30 seconds in Round 1, both Rachel and Jimmy performed acrobatics in the middle of the studio by balancing on a hoop suspended in mid-air much to Fay's disgust which was caught on camera. Similarly, at the end of Round 3, Jimmy attempted to dive into a small pool from a height but ended up "missing" it and hitting the studio floor.

4) In Round 2, as Jason did not declare any target he reached as Joe presented the solution, it is stated as a blank here.

5) During the 30 seconds in Round 6, one of Alex's band members had a duel with Jimmy in the middle of the studio using "pistols" in a Wild West fashion with the screen changing colours similar to that of a very old film. They then fired at the Countdown mug and the Oxford Dicationary respectively before it ended in a cliffhanger with Jimmy biting his opponent's bullet and spitting it out.

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

NOTE: The figure derived from Joe in Round 4 is assumed to be 1983, based on his words that he was 1362 away from the target.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Joe & Jason	Score	Lee & Fay	Others	Max.
1	DERTSOIDL	tilters ☓ SOILED	0 – 7	SOLDIER testoid ☓	DELTOIDS*, TIDDLERS, TODDLERS	8
2	50 4 2 6 7 5 → 711	711 — 50 x 2 x 7 + 6 + 5	10 – 17	711 715 7 x 2 x 50 + 6 + 5		18
TTT	MRSBULGE	She's a real moaner.			GRUMBLES
Rnd	Selection	Jason Manford	Score	Lee Mack	Others	Max.
3	YQAERSANW	WEARY	10  – 24	YAWNERS		25
Rnd	Selection	Joe Wilkinson	Score	Fay Ripley	Others	Max.
4	75 1 3 1 3 6 → 576	1983	10 – 24	—	RR: 576 = (6 + 1 + 1) x (75 - 3) / (75 ÷ 3 + 1) x (3 - 1) x 6	35
TTT	OHSLAPIT	Then call me an ambulance.			HOSPITAL
Rnd	Selection	Joe & Jason	Score	Lee & Fay	Others	Max.
5	OAEPRSAHV	AREAS POSHER	16 – 30	SHAVER SAVER	PHRASE*, PROVES*, HOVERS*, PAREOS*, HOPERS*, SHROVE*, RAPHAE*, SHAPER*, PHASER*, PHASOR*, PHAROS*, ASHORE*, HAVERS*, SERAPH*, EPHORS*, HOARSE, PAVERS*, SARAPE*, OPERAS*	41
TTT	DICKMIME	You copied me.			MIMICKED
6	RKSLTEIES	STRIKES SLEEKS	23 – 30	KITES SISTER	TRISKELES*	59
7	SITSONPOO	POSITIONS (25.75 seconds)	33 – 30			69