Series 12, Episode 1. Jimmy Carr hosts. Sean Lock and Michelle Wolf versus Jon Richardson and Rob Beckett. Spencer Jones is in Dictionary Corner with Susie Dent and Rachel Riley works on the numbers. 1/11. Combining two of viewers' favourite shows means that viewers get to play along, a bonus for both quiz and comedy fans alike. Jimmy Carr hosts the famous words and numbers quiz, with team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson playing against each other, plus etymologist Susie Dent on the letters, and maths whizz Rachel Riley on the numbers.