Celebrity Letters and Numbers

Celebrity Letters and Numbers is the Australian panel show which is based on Letters and Numbers, the Australian version of Countdown. It premiered on 2 October 2021 and was broadcasted on SBS (Special Broadcasting Service). The show is equivalent to 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, as it features local celebrities and has more comedic upbeat tone compared to the original show. Season four started airing on 5 February 2024.

The series features David Astle as the lexicographer and Lily Serna as the arithmetician, both of which were in the original show, but the presenter Richard Morecroft was replaced by comedian Michael Hing in this version. Also, all the words in this series are checked by Collins Dictionary and not by Macquarie Dictionary as it was in the original show.

Series 1

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Contestant 2	Contestant 3	Score	Presenters		Guest	Lex	Max
CLAN1	02/10/2021	S	Suren Jayemanne	Jennifer Wong	Merrick Watts	52 – 36 – 44	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Bridie Connell	David Astle	85
CLAN2	09/10/2021	S	Aaron Chen	Alex Lee	Matt Okine	42 – 38 – 25	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	82
CLAN3	16/10/2021	S	Susie Youssef	Dane Simpson	Hamish Blake	40 – 39 – 54	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Adam Richard	David Astle	84
CLAN4	23/10/2021	S	Nikki Britton	Oliver Twist	Merrick Watts	44 – 39 – 45	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Adam Richard	David Astle	81
CLAN5	30/10/2021	S	Dane Simpson	Tanya Hennessy	Todd McKenney	47 – 33 – 43	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	91
CLAN6	06/11/2021	S	Akmal Saleh	Mark Humphries	Greta Lee Jackson	16 – 101* – 49	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	132*
CLAN7	13/11/2021	S	Jennifer Wong	Nakkiah Lui	Merrick Watts	42 – 29 – 14	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Adam Richard	David Astle	77
CLAN8	20/11/2021	S	Lewis Hobba	Concetta Caristo	Susie Youssef	15 – 20 – 47	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	84
CLAN9	27/11/2021	S	Alex Lee	Adam Richard	Nikki Britton	28 – 66 – 50	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	82
CLAN10	04/12/2021	S	Susie Youssef	Nina Oyama	Mark Humphries	32 – 61 – 73	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Gabbi Bolt	David Astle	88
CLAN11	11/12/2021	S	Matt Okine	Jennifer Wong	Todd McKenney	48 – 37 – 27	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	84
CLAN12	18/12/2021	S	Bob Downe	Nikki Britton	Susie Youssef	43 – 65 – 48	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	90

* Includes 50 points from a conundrum.

Series 2

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Contestant 2	Contestant 3	Score	Presenters		Guest	Lex	Max
CLAN13	05/03/2022	S	Aaron Chen	Susie Youssef	Merrick Watts	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	–
CLAN14	12/03/2022	S	Benjamin Law	Concetta Caristo	Bob Downe	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	–
CLAN15	19/03/2022	S	Alex Lee	Dane Simpson	Nakkiah Lui	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Adam Richard	David Astle	–
CLAN16	26/03/2022	S	Mike Goldstein	Merrick Watts	Sacha Horler	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Tom Cashman	David Astle	–
CLAN17	02/04/2022	S	Aaron Chen	Todd McKenney	Nakkiah Lui	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	–
CLAN18	09/04/2022	S	Tanya Hennessy	Benjamin Law	Merrick Watts	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Nakkiah Lui	David Astle	–
CLAN19	16/04/2022	S	Susie Youssef	Dane Simpson	Adam Richard	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Jennifer Wong	David Astle	–
CLAN20	23/04/2022	S	Akmal Saleh	Sacha Horler	Tanya Hennessy	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	–
CLAN21	30/04/2022	S	Adam Richard	Merrick Watts	Nakkiah Lui	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	–
CLAN22	07/05/2022	S	Nina Oyama	Dane Simpson	Concetta Caristo	33 – 50 – 53	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	88
CLAN23	14/05/2022	S	Colin Fassnidge	Nikki Britton	Concetta Caristo	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	–
CLAN24	21/05/2022	S	Aaron Chen	Tanya Hennessy	Mark Humphries	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	–

Series 3

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Contestant 2	Contestant 3	Score	Presenters		Guest	Lex	Max
CLAN25	03/10/2022	S	Dave Thornton	Alex Lee	Luke McGregor	42 – 37 – 36	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall	David Astle	84
CLAN26	10/10/2022	S	Mark Humphries	Jenny Tian	Matt Okine	54 – 46 – 42	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Cal Wilson	David Astle	86
CLAN27	17/10/2022	S	Gen Fricker	Harley Breen	Concetta Caristo	36 – 40 – 40	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Adam Saunders	David Astle	94
CLAN28	24/10/2022	S	Ben Lee	Alex Lee	Hamish Blake	48 – 50 – 57	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	94
CLAN29	31/10/2022	S	Jenny Tian	Rhys Nicholson	Michala Banas	34 – 15 – 52	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	79
CLAN30	07/11/2022	S	Oliver Twist	Concetta Caristo	Nath Valvo	39 – 27 – 22	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Carlo Ritchie	David Astle	76
CLAN31	14/11/2022	S	Anthony 'Lehmo' Lehmann	Alex Lee	Reuben Kaye	50 – 35 – 17	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Claire Hooper	David Astle	95
CLAN32	21/11/2022	S	Alex Ward	Dylan Lewis	Mel Buttle	45 – 51 – 42	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Alasdair Tremblay-Birchall	David Astle	95
CLAN33	28/11/2022	S	Sam Taunton	Jennifer Wong	Mark Humphries	17 – 45 – 114*	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Karl Kruszelnicki	David Astle	120*
CLAN34	05/12/2022	S	Reuben Kaye	Zoë Coombs Marr	Oliver Twist	–	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Bridie Connell	David Astle	–
CLAN35	19/12/2022	S	Nikki Britton	Joel Creasey	Urvi Majumdar	58 – 37 – 44	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Tom Cashman	David Astle	84
CLAN36	26/12/2022	S	Merrick Watts	Mel Buttle	David Woodhead	30 – 22 – 24	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Tom Cashman	David Astle	81

* Includes 50 points from a conundrum.

Series 4

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Contestant 2	Contestant 3	Score	Presenters		Guest	Lex	Max
CLAN37	05/02/2024	S	Merrick Watts	Jenny Tian	Dylan Lewis	71 – 62 – 53	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Matt Stewart	David Astle	87
CLAN38	12/02/2024	S	Harley Breen	Lizzy Hoo	AJ Lamarque	32 – 34 – 54	Michael Hing	Lily Serna	Jude Perl	David Astle	84

External Links

• Celebrity Letters and Numbers on Wikipedia.
• Celebrity Letters and Numbers on SBS On Demand.