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Episode Cats127

From Countdown

Episode Cats127, billed as 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 20, Episode 2 was a special episode broadcast on 7 August 2020, as part of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 20.

Regulars Sean Lock and Jon Richardson were the contestants, along with Rosie Jones and Tom Allen who were their teammates respectively, while Jimmy Carr reprised his role as the host.

The match saw Jon Richardson, with the assistance of Tom Allen, winning by 50 – 37 in a 7-rounder and they won a Countdown chess set complimentary with a pair of mini analogue clocks.

Rachel Riley was, as ever, the arithmetician. The Dictionary Corner guest was Adam Riches (pretending to be Sean Bean), and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Interesting and notable moments from the episode are listed below:

1) During the Introduction, in several references to football, Jon introduced a cheer for Rachel which he would use it in the middle of Round 3 to warm up the audience as well as the "Video Assistant Jimmy", which would go on to catch himself drinking in an unglam shot in Round 2 as well as a completely naked man painted with the words "Where's Joe?" on his chest as well as "Sack Jimmy" on his back streaking across the studio in the middle of Round 4.

2) During the 30 seconds in Round 1, Jimmy painted an uncredited man's face with a roller brush as well as dressed him to make him resemble the horror clown It. He would briefly perform in the centre of the studio before running off into the distance and later return after the time was up in Round 5 to scare Jon even further by standing behind his seat.

3) In Round 2, Jon was not asked to show to Sean that he had the same solution as the latter.

4) During the 30 seconds in Round 3, Jimmy "cloned" five versions of Tom via the "Clone-O-Tron 3000", producing a near identical, tall, old, sexy and pussy versions, to which the last one was actually a cat fitted with a miniature version of his outfit. The prop used was exactly identical to that featured in 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 19, Episode 3.

5) Just before the Second Teaser, Sean Bean enlisted the help of Jon and blew wind into his belly button so that the latter could produce sound on his quad-monica (Four harmonicas taped together) much to everyone's disgust and amazement.

6) In Round 5, it was dubbed a Tension Round; points were doubled, the clock music was replaced with a techno version of it coupled with sirens, flames and a voice counting down from ten was heard as well. However, unlike previous episodes where this was involved, blank shots were fired every ten seconds rather than just at the end and the confetti shot out ten seconds prior to the round ending. Thus, the maximum was worth 16 points in this case. Notably, Jon got so fed up with being scared that he proceeded to ask Jimmy to "eat a big bowl of shit".

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

NOTE 2: As the definition of CORONA in Round 3 was explicitly stated, it was not edited out of the final take, in contrast to multiple COVID-19 references that were made in several episodes on the normal version of the show. This declaration was sampled in the 8 April 2021 episode of Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont's sitcom Meet the Richardsons.

Rounds

Rnd Selection Rosie & Sean Score Jon & Tom Others Max.
1 TRFIUEDLV FRUITED
FRUITED
7 – 7 TRIFLED
refute ☓
DILUTER*, DIREFUL*, FLIRTED*, FLUTIER*, FURTIVE*, RIVULET*, VIRTUED* 7
2 50 2 9 3 4 4 → 705 704
705
50 × 2 × (3 + 4) + 9 − 4
17 – 17 705
755
50 × 2 × (3 + 4) + 9 − 4 *


17
TTT IDRYNUTS It's hard work. INDUSTRY
Rnd Selection Rosie Jones Score Jon Richardson Others Max.
3 HORANOCYD CORNY 17 – 23 CORONA CARDOON 24
Rnd Selection Sean Lock Score Tom Allen Others Max.
4 100 50 9 3 4 7 → 652 652
7 × 100 − 50 + 9 − (3 + 4)
27 – 23 687


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TTT LICKSHIT It will make you smile. TICKLISH
Rnd Selection Rosie & Sean Score Jon & Tom Others Max.
5 EANUCITWT TWAT
TWICE
37 – 33 UNIT
TWINE
TUNICATE 50
TTT KNOBSGOO Sounds good to me. SONGBOOK
6 LESRNOXIS SNORES
LESSON
37 – 40 LESIONS
ROSES
IRONLESS 58
7 TOMSBONER 37 – 50 TROMBONES
(8.75 seconds)
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