The Tom Rocks Maths Appeal team are back together to co-host a remake of Channel 4’s Countdown as they pitch two of the game’s most famous players against one another – who will come out on top?

Filmed in November 2019.

James Martin is a former ‘Octochamp’ and the person behind the infamous ‘952 – the most extraordinary numbers game ever played’. You can watch the original scene here.

Kai Laddiman is the youngest ever ‘Octochamp’ after winning 8 straight games at the age of 11. You can watch Kai talk about his experience on the show here.

The Maths Appeal team consists of secondary school teacher Susan Okereke and BBC television personality Bobby Seagull. You can find more videos featuring the dynamic duo here.