Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade was a contestant during Series 9 and 11 of 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, Ayoade's character appeared on Countdown in 2010. In the episode, Moss famously declares the nine letters TNETENNBA already spell 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 Gyles Brandreth.

He eventually made his debut appearance on an actual episode on 22 October 2016 in 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 9, Episode 10.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
8-10910	22/10/2016	S	Richard Ayoade & Rob Beckett	3 – 48	Jon Richardson & Claudia Winkleman	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Adam Riches	Susie Dent	75
8-10116	6/07/2017	S	Stephen Mangan & Sean Lock	55 – 5	Richard Ayoade & Katherine Ryan	Richard Whiteley	Carol Vorderman	Beverley Isherwood	Cathy Hytner	Bill Bailey	Susie Dent	69