Alex Horne

Alex Horne
Guest
First appearance	13 September 2013
Last appearance	9 January 2020
Appearances	11
Episodes with Alex Horne

Alex Horne in Series 59.

Alex Horne was a finals qualifier in Series 59 and Dictionary Corner guest on 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

Known in comedy for his band The Horne Section, he first appeared on Countdown as a contestant in 2008, winning three episodes. He qualified for the series finals in December as the number seven seed, but was unable to take part due to comedy commitments. He later returned to the show in 2013, this time as a guest in Dictionary Corner, alongside his band. They even once stood in for Joe Wilkinson who was "away on holiday" in Episode Cats25.

He is also the creator and co-host of Taskmaster alongside with Greg Davies. He was known to have asked Susie Dent to adjudicate/check the phrasing of some of the tasks featured on the show in the past, and this eventually culminated in a successful invitation for the latter to compete in the 2026 New Year's Special.

His name coincidentally appeared in a letters selection in Episode 8453, to which Rachel Riley rearranged it as an Easter Egg on-screen.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
4654	26/08/2008	P	Jeremy Miles	66 – 93	Alex Horne	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Arthur Smith	Susie Dent	120
4655	27/08/2008	P	Alex Horne	88 – 84	Maralyn Bodham	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Arthur Smith	Susie Dent	122
4656	28/08/2008	P	Alex Horne	95 – 61	Jonny Clarkson	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Arthur Smith	Susie Dent	121
4657	29/08/2008	P	Alex Horne	66 – 80	Tom White	Des O'Connor	Carol Vorderman				Lucy Summers	Arthur Smith	Susie Dent	142

External Links

• Alex Horne on Wikipedia.