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In his most famous role as Maurice Moss on ''{{w|The IT Crowd}}'', Richard's character "appeared" on Countdown in 2010. In the episode, Moss famously declares the nine letters {{word|TNETENNBA}} which already "spells" out a word, and breaks many records. Moss is later invited to a secret club called 8+ and forced to play ''Street Countdown'' against a jealous former champion. The episode feastured cameo appearances by former Countdown host [[Jeff Stelling]], [[Rachel Riley]] and Dictionary Corner guest [[Gyles Brandreth]]. | In his most famous role as Maurice Moss on ''{{w|The IT Crowd}}'', Richard's character "appeared" on Countdown in 2010. In the episode, Moss famously declares the nine letters {{word|TNETENNBA}} which already "spells" out a word, and breaks many records. Moss is later invited to a secret club called 8+ and forced to play ''Street Countdown'' against a jealous former champion. The episode feastured cameo appearances by former Countdown host [[Jeff Stelling]], [[Rachel Riley]] and Dictionary Corner guest [[Gyles Brandreth]]. | ||
| − | He eventually made his debut appearance six years later on an actual episode on 22 October 2016 in [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 11, Episode 5]]. For his sole apperances in 2016 and 2017, he scored three and five respectively. Remarkably the year after, in 2018, he improved dramatically, scoring perfectly in a numbers round and obtained a maximum in a letters round. | + | He eventually made his debut appearance six years later on an actual episode on 22 October 2016 in [[8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 11, Episode 5]]. For his sole apperances in 2016 and 2017, he scored three and five respectively. Remarkably the year after, in 2018, he improved dramatically, scoring perfectly in a numbers round and obtained a maximum in a letters round and maintained his performance in 2019, though he could have broken his own record had he not discarded {{word|DOGNAP}}. |
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{{ep | 8-10 13-3| 6/07/2017 | S |[[Stephen Mangan]]<br>& [[Sean Lock]]| 55 - 5 |Richard Ayoade<br>& [[Katherine Ryan]]|[[Bill Bailey]]|Susie Dent|71}} | {{ep | 8-10 13-3| 6/07/2017 | S |[[Stephen Mangan]]<br>& [[Sean Lock]]| 55 - 5 |Richard Ayoade<br>& [[Katherine Ryan]]|[[Bill Bailey]]|Susie Dent|71}} | ||
{{ep | 8-10 16-6| 17/08/2018 | S |Richard Ayoade<br>& Sean Lock| 42 - 43 |Jon Richardson<br>& [[Jessica Knappett]]|[[Alex Horne|Alex Horne &<br>the Horne Section]]|Susie Dent|74}} | {{ep | 8-10 16-6| 17/08/2018 | S |Richard Ayoade<br>& Sean Lock| 42 - 43 |Jon Richardson<br>& [[Jessica Knappett]]|[[Alex Horne|Alex Horne &<br>the Horne Section]]|Susie Dent|74}} | ||
| + | {{ep | 8-10 17-3| 25/01/2019 | S |[[Joe Wilkinson]]<br>& Sean Lock| 22 - 35 |Richard Ayoade<br>& [[Aisling Bea]]|[[Tom Allen]]|Susie Dent|78}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
Revision as of 04:01, 26 January 2019
Richard Ayoade was a contestant on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. He is an actor, writer and stand-up comedian amongst other talents.
In his most famous role as Maurice Moss on The IT Crowd, Richard's character "appeared" on Countdown in 2010. In the episode, Moss famously declares the nine letters TNETENNBA which already "spells" out a word, and breaks many records. Moss is later invited to a secret club called 8+ and forced to play Street Countdown against a jealous former champion. The episode feastured cameo appearances by former Countdown host Jeff Stelling, Rachel Riley and Dictionary Corner guest Gyles Brandreth.
He eventually made his debut appearance six years later on an actual episode on 22 October 2016 in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 11, Episode 5. For his sole apperances in 2016 and 2017, he scored three and five respectively. Remarkably the year after, in 2018, he improved dramatically, scoring perfectly in a numbers round and obtained a maximum in a letters round and maintained his performance in 2019, though he could have broken his own record had he not discarded DOGNAP.
Episodes
| # | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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| 8-10 11-5 | 22/10/2016 | S | Richard Ayoade & Rob Beckett |
3 – 48 | Jon Richardson & Claudia Winkleman |
Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Adam Riches | Susie Dent | 70 |
| 8-10 13-3 | 6/07/2017 | S | Stephen Mangan & Sean Lock |
55 – 5 | Richard Ayoade & Katherine Ryan |
Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Bill Bailey | Susie Dent | 71 |
| 8-10 16-6 | 17/08/2018 | S | Richard Ayoade & Sean Lock |
42 – 43 | Jon Richardson & Jessica Knappett |
Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Alex Horne & the Horne Section |
Susie Dent | 74 |
| 8-10 17-3 | 25/01/2019 | S | Joe Wilkinson & Sean Lock |
22 – 35 | Richard Ayoade & Aisling Bea |
Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Expression error: Unexpected number. | Tom Allen | Susie Dent | 78 |
