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Episode Cats29

From Countdown

Episode Cats29, billed as 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 6, Episode 2 was a special episode broadcast on 16 January 2015, as part of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 6.

8 Out of 10 Cats regulars Sean Lock and Jon Richardson were the contestants, along with Roisin Conaty and Jack Whitehall who were their teammates, while Jimmy Carr reprised his role as the host.

The match saw Jon Richardson, with the assistance of Jack Whitehall, winning by 890 – 28 in an 7-rounder thanks to the Conundrum being worth 843 points as that was the amount needed by Richardson to beat Conor Travers' record numbers of points scored in the history of Countdown and they won a Countdown Shower Curtain with Jimmy's face on it, to which he was wearing a shower cap.

Rachel Riley was, as ever, the arithmetician, and Joe Wilkinson "helped" her out from round 5 onwards. The Dictionary Corner guest was Rob Beckett, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

NOTE 1: In this version, both players' declarations were allowed, although points were only awarded for the best answer.

NOTE 2: In Round 7, Jon buzzed in to answer, only for Jack to say BRACING even though Jon knew the correct answer EMBRACING. Jimmy then took Jack's answer as the response since by default the first response has to be accepted which caused an uproar in the audience. Thus, to make it fair, another conundrum was then played worth 843 points.

A short segment of this episode was sampled in the 27 May 2021 episode of Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont's sitcom Meet the Richardsons.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Roisin & Sean Score Jon & Jack Others Max.
1 OLASGERPA LAGER
GROPES
6 – 6 pregoals ☓
GRAPES
PERGOLAS 8
2 50 100 6 10 9 6 → 666 666 ☓
666
6 × 100 + 50 + 10 + 6
16 – 16 666
666
(50 ÷ 10 + 6 + 100) × 6
(50 ÷ 10 + 6 + 100) × 6


18
TTT OILYBINT The Queen, for example. NOBILITY
Rnd Selection Roisin Conaty Score Jack Whitehall Others Max.
3 EOERDSYMA 16 – 22 DREAMS MOSEYED*, OEDEMAS*, RADOMES*, SMEARED, SOMEDAY* 25
Rnd Selection Roisin & Sean Score Jon & Jack Others Max.
4 50 25 8 3 5 4 → 473
474
50 × 8 + 25 × 3 − (5 − 4)
23 – 29 474

50 × 8 + 25 × 3 − (5 − 4)

RR: 473 = (25 × 4 + 3) × 5 + 8 − 50

35
TTT EATVOMIT You can do it. MOTIVATE
5 OTECIJDNE deet ☓
JOINTED
23 – 47 DEJECTION
53
TTT NICEANUS It can get annoying. NUISANCE
6 UOSLRSNUE SOURS
28 – 47 runless ☓
ENSOULS*, LOUSERS*, SOULERS* 60
MINGECRAB 28 – 47 bracing ☓
(10.75 seconds)
EMBRACING** 903
7 MOISTPITS pitstop ☓
(11.75 seconds)
28 – 890 OPTIMISTS
(15.25 seconds)
903