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8 round format

From Countdown

The 8 round format is the arrangement of letters, numbers and conundrum rounds used for the one-off special, 8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 2 as well as various episodes of that show over the years. The format for the first example is shown at the top while the other episode example's format is shown at the bottom.

Rnd Selection Champion (C1) Score Challenger (C2) Others Max.
1 C1LETTERS  – 
2 C 2 NUMBERS →  – 


3 C1LETTERS  – 
4 C 2 NUMBERS →  – 


5 C2LETTERS  – 
6 C1LETTERS  – 
7 C 2 NUMBERS →  – 


8 CONUNDRUM  – 


Rnd Selection Champion (C1) Score Challenger (C2) Others Max.
1 C1LETTERS  – 
2 C 2 NUMBERS →  – 


3 C1LETTERS  – 
4 C 2 NUMBERS →  – 


5 C2LETTERS  – 
6 C 1 NUMBERS →  – 


7 C2LETTERS  – 
8 CONUNDRUM  – 


Chosen by champion Chosen by challenger Total
Letters rounds 3/2 1/2 4
Numbers rounds 0/1 3/2 3
Conundrums 1