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8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 11, Episode 5 was a special episode broadcast on 29 June 2017, as part of 8 out of 10 Cats Mash-ups Series 11.

8 Out of 10 Cats regular Jon Richardson was a contestant, along with Jonathan Ross who were against team captain Lee Mack and Victoria Coren Mitchell, while Jimmy Carr reprised his role as the host.

The match saw Lee Mack, with the assistance of Victoria Coren Mitchell, winning by 52 – 47 in an 7-rounder.

Rachel Riley was the arithmetician for this episode. The Dictionary Corner guest was Jessie Cave, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

There was a bonus round called "The Stupidest Quiz on TV" in between the second Teaser and Round 5; 5 points were awarded to Lee's team for getting more correct answers with a score of 2 – 1.

Interesting and notable moments from the episode are listed below:

1) Throughout the show, Jon Richardson made different balloon sculptures for the show, including a butterfly before Round 1, a poodle during the first Teaser, a flower in Round 4 and a motorcycle in Round 6, in which one of the "tyres" burst, to which Jon said to Jonathan that he was an "ungrateful bastard". Lee Mack joined in during Round 4 by making a dog with its "legs amputated".

2) During the 30 seconds in Round 1, the music was replaced by a bagpipe rendition of Avicii's "Wake Me Up" followed by the end tune of the clock to signify the time being up.

3) Unusually in Rounds 3 and 4, both team captains and both normal team players were against each other respectively, contrary to the usual style of having the normal team player playing against the opposing team captain.

4) During the third Teaser, Jonathan gave his coat to Jon as the former was feeling hot and the latter was feeling cold.

5) During the 30 seconds in Round 6, "car mechanics" transformed an old lady's motorised bike into a "pimped" up version with DJ Snake's "Turn Down For What?" being played while she was driving away at the end.

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

NOTE: Victoria and Jonathan both declared they had a six-letter word in Round 1 initially, but after spotting an alternate seven-letter word each, Jimmy declared he was not going to stick to the proper rules and declared both their seven-letter words valid.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Victoria & Lee	Score	Jon & Jonathan	Others	Max.
1	ANEROITEW	TAWNIER TRAIN	7 – 7	trainee ☓6 TRAINEE	WAITRON*, TINWARE*, RETINAE*	7
2	25 100 1 4 8 7 → 291	291 ☓ 291 (7 - 4) x 100 - (8 + 1)	17 – 17	291 290 ☓ (7 - 4) x 100 - (8 + 1)		17
TTT	SENDBUMS	I like them thick.			DUMBNESS
Rnd	Selection	Lee Mack	Score	Jon Richardson	Others	Max.
3	UOADKSLEU	SLAKED	23 – 23	SOAKED	DALEKS, DOULAS*, LOUSED*, SOULED*, SULKED*	23
Rnd	Selection	Victoria Coren Mitchell	Score	Jonathan Ross	Others	Max.
4	100 5 8 10 6 9 → 228	228 (6 x 5 ÷ 10 x 100) - (8 x 9)	33 – 23	—		33
TTT	PENISTIP	Fancy a quick one.			NIPPIEST
Rnd	Selection	Victoria & Lee	Score	Jon & Jonathan	Others	Max.
5	NITASBETO	BONIEST BEATS	45 – 30	boatiest ☓ BOTTIES	OBSTINATE	56
TTT	IDLEPOOS	My favourite way to relax.			POOLSIDE
6	RIPNECYUS	PINCERS RIPENS	52 – 37	PINCERS sprucey ☓	UPRISEN, PURINES*, PRINCES*	63
7	DEADBONER		52  – 47	BROADENED (5.25 seconds)		73