8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown Christmas Special recap for Monday 29 December 2014.
Team 1:
* Kathy Burke, recently appeared on Gogglebox Celebrity Special, sitting round the telly getting pissed, then Gogglebox rang up. (Mascot - Bah Humbug Santa hat and a mouse mat)
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* Sean Lock, has been described as hilarious, side-splitting and innocent due to diminished responsibility. (Mascot - Inequality Street chocolate box)
Team 2:
* Jon Richardson, HILARIOUS, BRILLIANT and CONFIDENT, 9 letter words he might get tonight. (Mascot - Christmas games statistics board)
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* David Baddiel, just released his first children's book, "The Parent Agency", and got his idea for the book from his 9 years old. (Mascot - Picture of him and his 2 brothers at a school fancy dressed party, dressed up as Miss World)
DC: Susie Dent, her family has to put up with a visit from "Nana" every Christmas or Carol Vorderman, as she's called, and Alex Horne and the Horne Section.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Instead of the traditional Countdown teapot, the winners will receive the his and hers Countdown swimwear.
R01: O S G E J S O C N
R02: 50, 4, 3, 1, 8, 5. Target: 779.
TTT: DATEDELF - "He went down on me"
R03: E A E K D P A R O
R04: 50, 25, 5, 2, 1, 3. Target: 425.
TTT: GRANFART- "Smells lovely"
R05: A N U R E T N I L
TTT: FUNGIFTS - "You can put it in your bird"
R06: E V M P R I E A L
R07: I B E D S A N T A (conundrum)
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Round 1 (Picked by David): O S G E J S O C N
Jimmy's Distraction: Involving Rachel in a snowball fight.
Team 1 - Kathy: GOOSE (5) / Sean: GOOSES (6)
Team 2 - Jon: goojness / David: JOGS (4)
DC: jesos COJONES (7)
Score: 6–0 (max 7)
Round 2 (Picked by Sean): 50, 4, 3, 1, 8, 5. Target: 779.
Team 1 - Kathy: 810. / Sean: 0.
Team 2 - Jon: 779. ((50 + (8 / 4)) x 5 x 3) - 1 (10) / David: 759.
Score: 6–10 (max 17)
Teatime teaser: DATEDELF -> DEFLATED
Round 3 (Picked by Kathy): E A E K D P A R O
Jimmy's Distraction: Making a snowman, and it's definitely a man, as he put a penis on it.
Kathy: PARKED (6)
Jon: pokered
DC: areacode PORKED (6)
OT: PARKADE (7)
Score: 12–10 (max 24)
Now, it's Sean v David in the numbers.
Round 4 (Picked by David): 50, 25, 5, 2, 1, 3. Target: 425.
Horne Section Music: Christmassy theme
Sean: 425. ((3 + 5) x 50) + 25 (10)
David: 425. (50 x 2 x (3 + 1)) + 25 (10)
Score: 22–20 (max 34)
Alex and one of his bandmates do a blindfolded song and dance.
Teatime teaser: GRANFART -> FRAGRANT
Joe Wilkinson returns as part of a nativity play setup.
Round 5 (Picked by Jon): A N U R E T N I L
Jimmy's Distraction: Getting ears pierced and wearing earrings with Sean & Jon's faces on them.
Team 1 - Kathy: lauriet / Sean: RETAIN (6)
Team 2 - Jon: unreliant / David: naturel
DC: INTERNAL (8)
OT: TENURIAL (8) UNLEARNT (8)
Score: 28–20 (max 42)
Alex brings out a mystery guest, Henry (a man wearing a Henry hoover on his head.), and does a song about him.
Teatime teaser: FUNGIFTS -> STUFFING
Round 6 (Picked by Sean): E V M P R I E A L
Horne Section Music: The "lyrical version" of the Countdown tune.
Team 1 - Kathy: VAMPIRE (7) / Sean: PREVAIL (7)
Team 2 - Jon: PRIMEVAL (8) / David: primeval (declared as 9)
Score: 28–28 (max 50)
Round 7: I B E D S A N T A
Sean buzzes on 12 seconds to say ANTIBEDSAN, which is incorrect.
Jon buzzes on 12.5 seconds to say ABSTAINED, which is correct.
Final Score: 28–38 (max 60)
Ah well, onwards and upwards. Bye for now.
Statistics Corner
Kathy & Sean:
Total score - 28
Raw score - 35
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 59
Total average score per round - 4.0
Raw average score per round - 5.0
Number of maxes - 1
Jon & David:
Total score - 38
Raw score - 42
Total % of max - 63
Raw % of max - 70
Total average score per round - 5.4
Raw average score per round - 6.0
Number of maxes - 4