8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown recap for Friday 4 July 2014.
Team 1:
* Jo Brand, former a mental health nurse, so she and Sean go back. (Mascot - Toilet paper which was supposed to be green, but had to be yellow)
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* Sean Lock, his first post on Twitter was "Due to numerous imposters, I've been forced to set up a Twitter account, now go f**k yourselves.
(Mascot - Jeremy Clarkson doll)Team 2:
* Jon Richardson, has a girlfriend who's amazing and beautiful, and according to Jimmy, he loves the thing she does with her tongue.
(Mascot - His tennis gear)&
* Claudia Winkelman, at school, her nickname was "Little Winkle". (Mascot - A potato)
DC: Susie Dent, has the Origins of Words slot, which is so "boring" that it won't be on here, and Bill Bailey, the first person on Catsdown, who looks like a real winner on Countdown.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Instead of the traditional Countdown teapot, the winners will receive a talking Countdown dictionary.
R01: I E S T K O M C I
R02: 50, 8, 2, 6, 3, 1. Target: 851.
TTT: STICKYJO - "Will give you a good time"
R03: Y E O M R M T E S
R04: 25, 3, 2, 6, 8, 9. Target: 579.
TTT: AWETROMP - "Slips out of the backside"
R05: A I J T S A P O D
R06: 25, 50, 7, 8, 8, 7. Target: 791.
TTT: ASSCRANK - "Causes a lot of damage"
R07: G T A U O D N E S
R08: L I C K M E S I R (conundrum)
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Round 1 (Picked by Jon & Claudia): I E S T K O M C I
Jimmy's Distraction: Lifting some dumbbells.
Team 1 - Jo: IT (2) / Sean: MOIST (5)
Team 2 - Jon: socktime / Claudia: KITES (5)
DC: ICKIEST (7)
OT: COMITIES (8) SEMIOTIC (8)
Score: 5–5 (max 8)
Round 2 (Picked by Jo): 50, 8, 2, 6, 3, 1. Target: 851.
Team 1 - Jo: 851. (((2 x 50) + 6) x 8) + 3 (10) / Sean: 851. Mistake in working.
Team 2 - Jon: 851. ((8 + 6 + 3) x 50) + 1 (10) / Claudia: 819.
Score: 15–15 (max 18)
Bill reads out some amusing comments from the AA (cars, not booze).
Teatime teaser: STICKYJO -> JOYSTICK
So, Jo and Jon take part in the next letters game.
Round 3 (Picked by Jo): Y E O M R M T E S
Jimmy's Distraction: Doing a science experiment causing a massive reaction.
Jo: REMOTES (7)
Jon: MEMORY (6)
OT: MYOMERES (8)
Score: 22–15 (max 26)
Now, it's Sean v Claudia in the numbers.
Round 4 (Picked by Claudia): 25, 3, 2, 6, 8, 9. Target: 579.
Sean: 0.
Claudia: 1179.
RR: 579. ((25 x 8) - (9 - 2)) x 3 (10)
Score: 22–15 (max 36)
Bill talks about the language of Indonesia.
Teatime teaser: AWETROMP -> TAPEWORM
Joe Wilkinson returns as a coach of a synchronised swimming team, who perform their routine to the Countdown theme.
Round 5 (Picked by Jon): A I J T S A P O D
Jimmy's Distraction: Eating a very long baguette.
Team 1 - Jo: STAID (5) / Sean: STAID (5)
Team 2 - Jon: PATIOS (6) / Claudia: PATOIS (5)
DC: ADOPTS (6) ADAPTS (6)
OT: POSADA (6) STADIA (6)
Score: 22–21 (max 42)
Round 6 (Picked by Sean): 25, 50, 7, 8, 8, 7. Target: 791.
Team 1 - Jo: 0. / Sean: 804.
Team 2 - Jon: 793. ((8 + 8) x 50) - 7 (7) / Claudia: 2250.
RR: 791. (((8 x 8) + 50) x 7) - 7 (10)
Score: 22–28 (max 52)
Bill brings out a didgeridoo he got whilst in Australia.
Teatime teaser: ASSCRANK -> RANSACKS
Round 7 (Picked by Jon): G T A U O D N E S
Team 1 - Jo: TONGUED (7) / Sean: TONGUES (7)
Team 2 - Jon: SNOUTED (7) / Claudia: STAGED/GODETS (6)
DC: TANGOES (7)
OT: ASTOUND (7) DONATES (7) DOTAGES (7) NOUGATS (7) ONSTAGE (7) OUTAGES (7) OUTSANG (7) SOUTANE (7) TANGOED (7)
Score: 29–35 (max 59)
Round 8: L I C K M E S I R
Sean buzzes on 22.5 seconds to say LIMERICKS which is correct.
Final Score: 39–35 (max 69)
Ah well, onwards and upwards. Bye for now.
Statistics Corner
Jo & Sean:
Total score - 39
Raw score - 44
Total % of max - 57
Raw % of max - 64
Total average score per round - 4.9
Raw average score per round - 5.5
Number of maxes - 3
Jon & Claudia:
Total score - 35
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 51
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.4
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3