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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 12, Episode 2 was a special episode broadcast on 20 January 2017, as part of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 12.

Acting Team Captain Russell Howard and Regular Jon Richardson were the contestants, along with Roisin Conaty and Phil Wang who were their teammates respectively, while Jimmy Carr reprised his role as the host.

Russell's mother, Ninette was also present and played along although she did not declare anything, thus she is considered to be playing by herself.

The match saw Jon Richardson, with the assistance of Phil Wang, winning by 45 – 31 in an 7-rounder and they won a Countdown badminton set with the net having Jimmy's face with his hair as a shuttlecock.

Rachel Riley was, as ever, the arithmetician. The Dictionary Corner guest was Nick Helm, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Just before Round 5, there was a bonus round called "Smashy Face". Both Jon and Russell took part which involved hitting each other using four tennis balls each. Two points were awarded for hitting the face while one point was awarded for hitting the chest or causing the opponent to flinch. Russell won the game by 9 – 8, thus 5 points were awarded to his team.

Interesting and notable moments from the episode are listed below:

1) In Round 1, Jon wore Ear Mufflers while playing the round and subsequently used an eye mask for Round 2, finally combining both props for Round 3 which resulted in him oblivious that the Round was over until Phil hit him.

2) During the 30 seconds in Round 1, Jimmy attempted to hypnotise Rachel but it was futile. Instead, he "hypnotised" an old lady sitting in the front row of the audience who then went to his seat and hugged him.

3) In Round 4, upset that Jimmy kept emphasising Russell's team had no points up to that point, he challenged Roisin if she could get the solution, they would get 20 points instead of the usual 10. Roisin initially got stuck showing the solution but with the assistance of Rachel pointing out what numbers she had left, she solved it. Thus, even though this was considered cheating, 20 points were awarded to their team.

4) In Round 6, just as Jimmy sprinkled magic dust onto a gingerbread as the time ran out, a gigantic gingerbread man appeared behind him with a basket, to which he distributed a gingerbread man to each celebrity with their name written on it.

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

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Roisin & Russell	Score	Jon & Phil	Others	Max.
1	RAESLNIMV	ARSE SLIMER/SLIVER/SILVER	0 – 7	REMAINS REMAINS	MINERALS, MISLEARN*, RAVELINS*	8
2	100 10 3 9 4 1 → 211	214 —	0 – 17	211 ☓ 211 100 × 3 − (9 × 10 − 1)		18
TTT	LIKEWANG	A bit soft.			WEAKLING
Rnd	Selection	Russell Howard	Score	Jon Richardson	Others	Max.
3	EPROLFSIT	fossil ☓/ROSE/SLIP	0 – 22	LIFER	FIREPOTS*, FIRESTOP*, PETROILS*, PISTOLER*, POITRELS*, PROFILES*, TREFOILS	26
Rnd	Selection	Roisin Conaty	Score	Phil Wang	Others	Max.
4	100 75 10 6 7 10 → 363	363 6 × 75 − 100 + 10 + 10 − 7	20 – 22	360		46
TTT	TITSLUBE	My gran needs this.			SUBTITLE
Rnd	Selection	Roisin & Russell	Score	Jon & Phil	Others	Max.
5	APNUPSEIT	neptun ☓ seap ☓	25 – 29	unpapiest ☓ PEANUTS	NAPPIEST*, PETUNIAS, SUPINATE*	59
TTT	LADYPISS	What a great show.			DISPLAYS
6	RONAOKDNE	NERD/RAKED DARKEN	31 – 35	nooker ☓ ROOKED	NANOROD*, RONDENA*	66
7	SHAGINBUM	☓ (3.75 seconds)	31 – 45	AMBUSHING (27 seconds)		76