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8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 12, Episode 4 was a special episode broadcast on 15 September 2017, as part of 8 out of 10 Cats Mash-ups Series 12.

8 Out of 10 Cats regular Sean Lock was a contestant, along with Vic Reeves who were against team captain Jon Richardson and Sara Pascoe, while Jimmy Carr reprised his role as the host.

The match saw Jon Richardson, with the assistance of Sara Pascoe, winning by 49 – 29 in an 8-rounder. With the slight change from the usual 7-round format, the guests now challenges against the regular team captains in Rounds 3 and 4 like the old format.

Rachel Riley was the arithmetician for this episode. The Dictionary Corner guest was David O'Doherty, and the lexicographer was Susie Dent.

Interesting and notable moments from the episode are listed below:

1) Sara dressed up similarly to Jon with identical clothing except she wore a thick beard when Jon had only a thin one. She would dress up like this for the entire duration of the show.

2) Jon only appeared halfway through the letters selection in Round 1, claiming he had gone off to chase the person who was nominated the most on the "Wankr" App out of the building. Also, during the 30 seconds in Round 1, Jimmy "read" into Susie and Rachel's mind, with Susie thinking that he was an arsehole and regretting she was married and Rachel attempting to cheat in Round 2 using a calculator.

3) In Round 2, Jon was not asked to show his solution to Sean that his method was exactly identical.

4) During the 30 seconds in Round 3, Jimmy made wine with the assistance of a helper crushing grapes for him. Also, while one of the models served wine to Sean, the glass of wine meant for Vic accidentally spilled on him, resulting in laugther and applause from the audience and Jimmy remarking the model was a "f*cking idiot". The same model eventually served Vic another glass of wine. However, this also caused Sean to return to the dressing room after the end of Round 3 to change out of his dirtied shirt.

5) During the 30 seconds in Round 7, the lighting was changed to pink to match the "Crucial Conundrum" setting used in the normal version and the clock music was replaced by various opera singers singing an Italian Opera piece in the centre of the studio.

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

NOTE: In Round 3, Sean initially declared he had a six-letter word. However, after his teammate, Vic who was not playing attempted to betray him by "selling" a seven-letter to Sara, he saw Vic's word, declared it and won the round.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Vic and Sean	Score	Jon and Sara	Others	Max.
1	OIIYTDAGS	tidygas ☓ IDIOTS	6 – 0	citiday ☓/gaydio ☓ GOATS	DIGITS, STODGY*, TODAYS*	6
2	50 75 2 3 4 5 → 758	750 758 3 x 5 x 50 + 4 x 2	16 – 10	758 2000 ☓ 3 x 5 x 50 + 4 x 2		16
TTT	RIDEBUNS	Those cheeks are hairy.			SIDEBURN
Rnd	Selection	Sean Lock	Score	Sara Pascoe	Others	Max.
3	ECOTASOMR	SCOOTER	23 – 10	STREAM	COMATOSE, TEAROOMS	24
Rnd	Selection	Vic Reeves	Score	Jon Richardson	Others	Max.
4	25 75 100 3 9 5 → 601	605 (75 + 25) x (9 - 3) + 5	23 – 17	600 (9 - 3) x 100	RR: 601 = (100 + 25 - 3) x 5 - 9	34
TTT	SLICKTIP	Mine's bright red.			LIPSTICK
Rnd	Selection	Vic and Sean	Score	Jon and Sara	Others	Max.
5	EIHSCEDIZ	DISH HEEDS	23 – 23	CHIDES DICES	DEHISCE	41
6	75 100 5 6 5 1 → 720	7500 725	23 – 33	720 701 (6 + 1) x 100 + 75 ÷ 5 + 5		51
TTT	CRAPSITE	I do it over and over again.			PRACTISE
7	MOIRAELRL	remail ☓ ROAMER	29 – 39	MILLER ROLLER	ARMOIRE, RALLIER, LOAMIER*, LORIMER*	58
8	ITASTEVOM		29 – 49	MOTIVATES (8.25 seconds)		68