Friday 28th February 2014 (8/10 Cats Series 2, Episode 6)

[Andy Platt]

Alright kids.

8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown recap for Friday 28th February 2014

Team 1:
- Sean Lock, whose face will be familiar to the RSPCA complaints division.
- James Corden, who is a rubbish actor who has never won a Bafta.

Team 2:
- Jon Richardson, who phones his mum every day. He's brought along an educational toy who resembles the Count from Sesame Street, obviously called Count Down.
- Kevin Bridges, who has recently bought a shopping trolley.

DC: Susie Dent and Peter Serafinowicz.

RR: Rachel Riley.

Round 1: O A N Z U H O G T
Round 2: 75, 7, 5, 3, 3, 1. Target: 769
Round 3: E R I L O R X K E
Round 4: 75, 25, 8, 3, 4, 8. Target: 587
Round 5: A O I E N G T F S
Round 6: 50, 2, 7, 2, 10, 5. Target: 491
Round 7: R U D E N O S V A
Round 8: B E A U T J U G S (conundrum)

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Round 1: O A N Z U H O G T

Team 1 - James: tonz X / Sean: thuzoon X
Team 2 - Jon: NOUGHT (6) / Kevin: HOGAN (5)
DC: NOUGAT (6), abdicates
OT: HOGNUT (6), HUTONG (6), NAUGHT (6)
Score: 0-6 (max 6)

The round is played to Sean's personal music which comically lasts exactly 30 seconds. Kevin opts to declare a wrestler, but it turns out valid! James and Sean make up some stuff.

Round 2: 75, 7, 5, 3, 3, 1. Target: 769. A guy that looks a lot like Jimmy does some keepy-uppies.

Team 1 - James: 525 / Sean: 766
Team 2 - Jon: 201 / Kevin: 770, (7 + 3) x 75 + (3 + 1) x 5 (7)
Rachel: (75 + 5 - 3) x (7 + 3) - 1 (10)
Score: 0-13 (max 16)

Decent from Kevin. Jon vowed not to use the 75 earlier and is true to his word.

Teatime teaser: LOCKBUNS ("Rub it all over") -> SUNBLOCK

Round 3: E R I L O R X K E - This round is just for Kevin and Sean. Jimmy gets locked in a large velvet sack.

Team 1 - Sean: LORE (4)
Team 2 - Kevin: exliker X
DC: abdicates
OT: LOERIE (6)
Score: 4-13 (max 22)

Jimmy can't get out, so Rachel has to free him. Kevin with the obligatory made up word leaving Sean to pick up 4 points.

Round 4: 75, 25, 8, 3, 4, 8. Target: 587. This round is just for Jon and James.

Team 1 - James: 588. 8 x 75 - 8 - 4 (7)
Team 2 - Jon: 588. 25 x 3 x 8 - 4 - 8 (7)
Jon true to his word again and just makes the 75 out of the unused 25 and 3, much to Count Down's amusement.
Rachel: 75 x 8 - 25 + 3 x 4 (10)
Score: 11-20 (max 32)

Teatime teaser: GIMPTENT ("Hard to resist") -> TEMPTING

Joe Wilkinson enters and says that "it's all bullshit". Apparently he's been fired for distracting Susie and Rachel and stealing stuff from the set, cue his briefcase opening and all the letters and numbers falling out.

Round 5: A O I E N G T F S - Jimmy listens to some self improvement techniques on his headphones, repeating to himself that he's a powerful woman.

Team 1 - James: SIGNET (6) / Sean: FEASTING (8)
Team 2 - Jon: FEASTING (8) / Kevin: FASTING (7)
DC: abdicates, TANGOES (7)
Score: 19-28 (max 40)

Jon and Sean with a cheeky darrenic max. Sean pours himself a pint of lager disguised as a can of water.

Round 6: 50, 2, 7, 2, 10, 5. Target: 491.

Team 1 - James: 491. 50 x 10 - 7 - 2 (10) / Sean: 491. Mistake in working.
Team 2 - Jon: 491. 50 x 10 - 7 - 2 (10) / Kevin: 491. Mistake in working.
Score: 29-38 (max 50)
James fucks it up royally by starting with 5 x 10 instead of 50 x 10 but Rachel lets him off.

Peter chips in with a cracking impression of Neil Morrissey as his character Tony in Men Behaving Badly.

Teatime teaser: KEVDROOP ("Poke a stick at it and see what happens") -> PROVOKED

Round 7: R U D E N O S V A

Team 1 - James: DROVE (5) / Sean: DROVES (6)
Team 2 - Jon: ASUNDER (7) / Kevin: SUAVE (5)
DC: abdicate, abdicates
OT: RAVENOUS (8), SAVOURED (8)
Score: 29-45 (max 58)

Jon wraps up the game with a good seven.

Round 8: B E A U T J U G S
James buzzes on 15.5 seconds to say SUBJUGATE, which is correct.
Score: 39-45 (max 68)

Cracking solve for James which, as Jimmy emphasises, nobody was expecting.

Decent show, had funnier, had worse. Standard of play was better but only Rhys is watching for that.