8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown recap for Friday 9 January 2015.
Team 1:
* David Mitchell, clever, charismatic and fun to be around, everything Sean isn't.
(Mascot - Torch)&
* Sean Lock, a pessimist, in his world the glass is half empty, smashed and being used to threaten someone. (Mascot - Cat Litter Challenge, as an alternative to last year's popular Ice Bucket Challenge)
Team 2:
* Jon Richardson, while Sean likes to let his hair down, Jon lets his family down. (Mascot - Banana microphone he had left in Jimmy's dressing room, along with recording of "conversations" that took place.)
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* Katherine Ryan, a Canadian, her country is famous for its cold winters, nothing colder in the last 30 years, apart from Jon's bed. (Mascot - High-heel shoe necklace)
DC: Susie Dent, her Origins of Words is one of the most popular parts of the show, as it allows people to make a cup of tea, and David O'Doherty.
RR: Rachel Riley.
OT: Other words or solutions.
Instead of the traditional Countdown teapot, the winners will receive their dream prize.
*If Jon wins, he gets one hour alone after the show stroking a puppy.
*If Sean wins, he gets one hour alone after the show with a six-pack of unrecognisable branded beer.
R01: E U H B N E Z I R
R02: 100, 25, 5, 1, 3, 8. Target: 913.
TTT: LUBENUTS - "Don't make it obvious"
R03: A E O A N W D W N
R04: 100, 50, 5, 1, 8, 4. Target: 236.
TTT: TRIEDASS - "It didn't go very well"
R05: R E M Y A T O G L
R06: 100, 25, 8, 5, 4, 10. Target: 651.
TTT: NOSESCUM - "Eating it up"
R07: A M I X T M E A S
R08: V A S T B O N E R (conundrum)
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Round 1 (Picked by Katherine): E U H B N E Z I R
Jimmy's Distraction: Cutting a woman in half with a sword.
Team 1 - David: URINE (5) / Sean: BRINE (5)
Team 2 - Jon: huneez / Katherine: ebinezur
OT: HEREIN (6) INHERE (6)
Score: 5–0 (max 6)
Round 2 (Picked by Sean): 100, 25, 5, 1, 3, 8. Target: 913.
Team 1 - David: 910. ((8 + 1) x 100) + 25 - (3 x 5) (7) / Sean: 917.
Team 2 - Jon: 907. / Katherine: 921.
RR: 913. ((100 + 25 + 5) x (8 - 1)) + 3 (10)
Score: 12–0 (max 16)
David does a song to entice the ladies.
Teatime teaser: LUBENUTS -> UNSUBTLE
So, Sean and Katherine take part in the next letters game.
Round 3 (Picked by Katherine): A E O A N W D W N
Jimmy's Distraction: Drinking hair growth potion, which sees him grow longer locks by the end of the 30 seconds.
Sean: ENDOW (5)
Katherine: OWNED (5)
DC: nando
OT: ANODE (5) AWNED (5) DEWAN (5) DONNE (5) NONDA (5) NOWED (5) WANED (5) WANNA (5) WOWED (5)
Score: 17–5 (max 21)
Now, it's Trevor v Jon in the numbers.
Round 4 (Picked by David): 100, 50, 5, 1, 8, 4. Target: 236. (Was originally 500, but was changed for obvious reasons.
)David: 239.
Jon: 237. ((50 - 1) x 5) - 8 (7)
RR: 236. (8 + 1 + 50) x 4 (10)
Score: 17–12 (max 31)
David does another song on his keyboard he did whilst on a train.
Teatime teaser: TRIEDASS -> DISASTER
Joe Wilkinson returns as a knight with a pony, as he has been time-travelling.
Round 5 (Picked by Jon): R E M Y A T O G L
Team 1 - David: GLORY (5) / Sean: MEATY (5)
Team 2 - Jon: GAOLER (6) / Katherine: GLOATER (7)
OT: GREATLY (7) LEGATOR (7)
Score: 17–19 (max 38)
Round 6 (Picked by Sean): 100, 25, 8, 5, 4, 10. Target: 651.
Team 1 - David: 0. / Sean: 640.
Team 2 - Jon: 653. ((100 + 25 + 4) x 5) + 8 (7) / Katherine: 0.
RR: 651. ((100 + 25 + 8) x 5) - 10 - 4 (10)
Score: 17–26 (max 48)
Teatime teaser: NOSESCUM -> CONSUMES
Round 7 (Picked by David): A M I X T M E A S
Jimmy's Distraction: Reading "How To Please A Man In Bed".
Team 1 - David: six (declared as 6) / Sean: STEAM (5)
Team 2 - Jon: mamiest / Katherine: STEAM (5)
DC: SAMMIE (6)
OT: IMAMATES (8)
Score: 22–31 (max 56)
Round 8: V A S T B O N E R
No-one buzzes. The answer was OBSERVANT. (Although since they use plurals as answers in conundrums, you could argue that BEVATRONS was also allowable.)
Final Score: 22–31 (max 66)
Ah well, onwards and upwards. Bye for now.
Statistics Corner
David & Sean:
Total score - 22
Raw score - 34
Total % of max - 33
Raw % of max - 52
Total average score per round - 2.8
Raw average score per round - 4.3
Number of maxes - 1
Jon & Katherine:
Total score - 31
Raw score - 36
Total % of max - 47
Raw % of max - 55
Total average score per round - 3.8
Raw average score per round - 4.5
Number of maxes - 2