8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown recap for Friday 19 September 2014.
Team 1:
* Jo Brand, a former psychiatric nurse, will hopefully be able to diagnose what's wrong with Jon. (Mascot - Big bar of chocolate)
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* Sean Lock, a sex symbol - "Proceed With Caution". (Mascot - Bra with ketchup and mustard dispensers)
Team 2:
* Jon Richardson, his new girlfriend takes his breath away, as she's inflatable. (Mascot - 2 large baps and a "innuendo horn")
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* Vic Reeves, along with Bob Mortimer as Reeves & Mortimer, they're Ant & Dec on ketamine. (Mascot - Fake teeth)
DC: Susie Dent, a lexicographer, or so she says, maybe it's so she's not asked questions at parties, and Adam Buxton, currently lives in Norfolk, found halfway between 1940 and 1975.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Instead of the traditional Countdown teapot, the winners will receive the Countdown drum kit.
R01: N E I X L U M N D
R02: 25, 3, 2, 6, 9, 10. Target: 461.
TTT: ACESPANK - "Give it a toss"
R03: E M N R I T F O S
R04: 25, 1, 1, 8, 3, 5. Target: 462.
TTT: TWATHERD - "That'll stop him"
R05: E A U P T D M A D
R06: 100, 25, 75, 50, 5, 9. Target: 476.
TTT: DEERNUTS - "Keep them in your mouth"
R07: S O D I G E S O W
R08: S N O G A M I L F (conundrum)
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Round 1 (Picked by Sean & Jo): N E I X L U M N D
Jimmy's Distraction: Spinning around flaming nunchuks.
Team 1 - Jo: UNLINED (7) / Sean: MINED (5)
Team 2 - Jon: MINED (5) / Vic: MILD (4)
DC: MIXED (5) UNMIXED (7)
OT: MINUEND (7)
Score: 7–0 (max 7)
Round 2 (Picked by Vic & Jon): 25, 3, 2, 6, 9, 10. Target: 461.
Team 1 - Jo: 460. (3 x 6 x 25) + 10 (7) / Sean: 461. Mistake in working.
Team 2 - Jon: 461. Mistake in working. / Vic: 461. Mistake in working.
RR: 461. (((9 x 25) + 10) x 2) - 3 - 6 (10)
Score: 14–0 (max 17)
Adam takes us into "Commentary Corner" to talk about comments made about printing.
Teatime teaser: ACESPANK -> PANCAKES
So, Sean and Vic take part in the next letters game.
Round 3 (Picked by Vic): E M N R I T F O S
Jimmy's Distraction: Getting out items from a seemingly endless suitcase.
Sean: INFORMS (7)
Vic: FROST (5)
DC: ENSIFORM (8)
OT: FERMIONS (8)
Score: 21–0 (max 25)
Now, it's Jo v Jon in the numbers.
Round 4 (Picked by Jo): 25, 1, 1, 8, 3, 5. Target: 462.
Jo: 459. ((5 + 1) x 3 x 25) + 1 + 8 (7)
Jon: 467.
RR: 462. (25 - 3) x (((1 + 1) x 8) + 5) (10)
Score: 28–0 (max 35)
Adam talks about amusing signage that he has seen on his travels......
Teatime teaser: TWATHERD -> THWARTED
Joe Wilkinson isn't here again, so he has sent 2 contestants to help the other 4. They are Rob & Jono.
*Rob is Rob Beckett, the worst celebrity contestant in Catsdown history.
*Jono is our very own Jon O'Neill, the Series 53 & 30th Birthday Championship semi-finalist.
As Jon was losing, he got the choice of players, but weirdly chose Rob, giving Jono to Sean's team.......
Round 5 (Picked by Jono): E A U P T D M A D
Jimmy's Distraction: Getting ears pierced and wearing earrings with Sean & Jon's faces on them.
Team 1 - Jono: UPDATED (7) / Jo: patted / Sean: -
Team 2 - Jon: UPDATED (7) / Vic: TAMPED (6) / Rob: MADE (4)
DC: ADAPTED (7)
Score: 35–7 (max 42)
Round 6 (Picked by Rob): 100, 25, 75, 50, 5, 9. Target: 476.
Sean's Distraction: Eating a massive bowl of ice cream to try and give himself the biggest headache ever.
Team 1 - Jono: 475 / Jo: 475. / Sean: 0.
Team 2 - Jon: 476. ((100 - (75 / 25)) x 5) - 9 (10) / Vic: 475. / Rob: 475.
Score: 35–17 (max 52)
Teatime teaser: DEERNUTS -> DENTURES
Round 7 (Picked by Jon): S O D I G E S O W
Team 1 - Jono: GOODIES (7) / Jo: GOOSES (6) / Sean: dissowed
Team 2 - Jon: GOODIES (7) / Vic: WOODIES (7) / Rob: GOOSES (6)
Score: 42–24 (max 59)
Round 8: S N O G A M I L F
Jono buzzes on 0.5 seconds to say FLAMINGOS, which is correct.
Final Score: 52–24 (max 69)
Ah well, onwards and upwards. Bye for now.
Statistics Corner
Jono, Jo & Sean:
Total score - 52
Raw score - 52
Total % of max - 75
Raw % of max - 75
Total average score per round - 6.5
Raw average score per round - 6.5
Number of maxes - 4
Jon, Vic & Rob:
Total score - 24
Raw score - 41
Total % of max - 35
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 3.0
Raw average score per round - 5.1
Number of maxes - 3