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8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 15, Episode 2 was a special episode broadcast on 2 February 2018, as part of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown Series 15.

Acting Team Captain Joe Wilkinson was a contestant, along with Sara Pascoe who were against team captain Alan Carr and Josh Widdicombe, while Jimmy Carr reprised his role as the host.

The match saw Alan Carr, with the assistance of Josh Widdicombe, winning by 34 – 26 in an 7-rounder.

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

There was a bonus round called "Add Up to 130" played in between the second Teaser and Round 5 between Sara and Josh; 5 points were awarded to Sara's Team for getting closer to the target by adding up three of the Studio Audiences age with her winning 131 – 126.

Interesting and notable moments from the episode are listed below:

1) During the 30 seconds in Round 1, Jimmy and Rachel attempted to knock off three Coconuts on several stands to win a Teddy Bear as a Prize. While Jimmy missed all three shots, Rachel got three and added some tricks such as spinning around and throwing backwards to annoy Jimmy further. She would hold on to that bear for the remainder of the show.

2) During the 30 seconds in Round 3, an announcement came on saying the vehicle number "B1G BOY" was blocking the way, to which Jimmy drove the mini-car around the centre of the studio and "crashing" it off stage after the declarations were given.

3) After Round 4 was over, Josh remarked that Alan "pissed" himself, only to be caught squirting water at him using one of his glasses he used as the props. Also, Josh reached the target eventually but as the time was up, no points were awarded.

4) Just before the third Teaser, Bill read stupid excerpts from a book about how to play the banjo which lead up to him performing the Banjo.

5) During the 30 seconds in Round 6, Jimmy went to the centre of the studio and juggled three knives before flopping at the end resulting in one knife getting "pierced" into his head.

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

NOTE: This episode was originally supposed to be broadcast on 26 January 2018. However, due to Jimmy's sarcastic remarks about Sara being a vegan during the Introduction coupled with the controversy surrounding Channel 4's remarks on Instagram associating vegans with ASSWIPE in Episode 6745 on the week the former was supposed to air, it was swapped with the preceding episode.

Rounds

Rnd	Selection	Sara & Joe	Score	Alan & Josh	Others	Max.
1	LWOISJAEN	joline ☓ SOIL	4 – 4	swolen ☓ OWLS	JAWLINES	8
2	50 2 10 9 7 4 → 765	— 766	4 – 14	— 765 (10 + 4) × 50 + 9 × 7 + 2		18
TTT	PERTALAN	Who's your Daddy?			PATERNAL
Rnd	Selection	Joe Wilkinson	Score	Alan Carr	Others	Max.
3	FIRNTEARI	TRAINER	11 – 14	RETAIN	FERRATIN*, FERRITIN*, RATIFIER*	26
Rnd	Selection	Sara Pascoe	Score	Josh Widdicombe	Others	Max.
4	100 7 6 2 7 1 → 636	649	11 – 14	632 ☓	RR: 636 = (7 - 1 + 100) × 6	36
TTT	SWEETBOD	Give it to me.			BESTOWED
Rnd	Selection	Sara & Joe	Score	Alan & Josh	Others	Max.
5	BPLUEOMLU	PLUME PLUME	21 – 19	PLUME owl ☓	PLUMULE*	48
TTT	NOSHHERO	Stuffs it all in.			SHOEHORN
6	RAWTILFOD	TRAIL TRAIL	26 – 24	TRAWL OWL	AIRFLOW, DILATOR*, DOWFART*, ROTALID*, TRIFOLD	55
7	HOTMINGER		26 – 34	MOTHERING (9.25 seconds)		65