8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 16

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 16
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Series information
First episode	13 July 2018
Last episode	31 August 2018
Highest score	52 (Roisin Conaty & Sean Lock)
Number of episodes	8

8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 16 was a series of eight special episodes that began on 13 July 2018 with a special commemorating 100 years of women's suffrage, and ended on 31 August 2018.

Notably, the first episode of this series was the first time Jimmy Carr did not host the show due to the reason mentioned above. Instead, Katherine Ryan hosted the episode, making it the first time in Countdown history that all presenters and contestants were female. Coupled with that, episode four marked the 100th episode of the show since its inception in 2012. This was the first series where the host is seated at the very beginning rather than walking up to the centre of the studio to do the introduction.

Joe Wilkinson also made a special appearance as a guest in episodes Cats100 and Cats101.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
Cats97	13/07/2018	S	Lolly Adefope & Sara Pascoe	37* – 17	Roisin Conaty & Jessica Hynes	Katherine Ryan	Rachel Riley					Morgana Robinson	Susie Dent	66
Cats98	20/07/2018	S	Katherine Ryan & Sean Lock	31 – 45*	Jon Richardson & Joe Wilkinson	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Dr John Cooper Clarke	Susie Dent	66
Cats99	27/07/2018	S	Miles Jupp & Sean Lock	46 – 19	Alan Carr & Roisin Conaty	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Ivan Brackenbury	Susie Dent	66
Cats100	03/08/2018	S	Rob Beckett & Sean Lock	37 – 47	Jon Richardson & Claudia Winkleman	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley			Joe Wilkinson	Nick Mohammed	Susie Dent	71
Cats101	10/08/2018	S	Phil Wang & Sean Lock	34 – 22	Alan Carr & Harriet Kemsley	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley			Joe Wilkinson	David O'Doherty	Susie Dent	72
Cats102	17/08/2018	S	Richard Ayoade & Sean Lock	42 – 43	Jon Richardson & Jessica Knappett	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Alex Horne & the Horne Section	Susie Dent	74
Cats103	24/08/2018	S	Kevin Bridges & Sean Lock	36* – 46*	Joe Wilkinson & Victoria Coren Mitchell	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Adam Kay	Susie Dent	67
Cats104	31/08/2018	S	Roisin Conaty & Sean Lock	52*+ – 29	Alan Carr & Joe Lycett	Jimmy Carr	Rachel Riley					Spencer Jones	Susie Dent	77

* Includes 5 points from a bonus game + Includes 12 points from the conundrum