8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown as part of its 30th anniversary celebrations. Amongst the programmes that were chosen to be merged for the evening of specials, production teams on "Countdown" and "8 Out of 10 Cats" agreed to merge the two formats of their respective programmes together - the crossover between the two formats meant that "Countdown"s arrangement of games would be interspersed with "8 Out of 10 Cats"-style banter. As part of the merger, both Rachel Riley and Susie Dent assumed their roles from the programme, while Jimmy Carr took on the mantle of host, with both Sean Lock and Jon Richardson competing as
Insert Name Here winning team captain gets the privilege of declaring who they think is the best owner. In addition, booby prizes are awarded to both teams. The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the series: The following have all appeared multiple times as one of the guest panelists on the show "(up to and including series 3, episode 8)": 11 appearances 7 appearances 3 appearances 2 appearances Tim Dowling of "The Guardian" noted the show's "breezy contempt for its own formalities", saying that the show echoed "8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown" in that respect, though stated that "the