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{{ep | 78 | 30/06/1983 | SF | Russell Byers | 67 – 43 | [[Norma Nicholson]] | Kenneth Williams | Lesley Burnett }} | {{ep | 78 | 30/06/1983 | SF | Russell Byers | 67 – 43 | [[Norma Nicholson]] | Kenneth Williams | Lesley Burnett }} | ||
{{ep | 80 | 2/07/1983 | GF | [[Ash Haji]] | 71 – 70 | Russell Byers | Kenneth Williams,<br />Gyles Brandreth | Lesley Burnett }} | {{ep | 80 | 2/07/1983 | GF | [[Ash Haji]] | 71 – 70 | Russell Byers | Kenneth Williams,<br />Gyles Brandreth | Lesley Burnett }} | ||
− | {{ep | 187 | 17/10/1984 | CQF | [[Andrew Guy]] | 48 – 61 | Russell Byers | [[Ned Sherrin]] | [[Yvonne | + | {{ep | 187 | 17/10/1984 | CQF | [[Andrew Guy]] | 48 – 61 | Russell Byers | [[Ned Sherrin]] | [[Yvonne Warburton]] }} |
− | {{ep | 190 | 22/10/1984 | CSF | [[Joyce Cansfield]] | 62 – 33 | Russell Byers | [[Nigel Rees]] | Yvonne | + | {{ep | 190 | 22/10/1984 | CSF | [[Joyce Cansfield]] | 62 – 33 | Russell Byers | [[Nigel Rees]] | Yvonne Warburton }} |
{{ep | M61 | 28/5/90-1/6/90 | Masters 2 | [[Anthony Butcher]] | 89 – 91 | Russell Byers | N/A | [[Della Thompson]] }} | {{ep | M61 | 28/5/90-1/6/90 | Masters 2 | [[Anthony Butcher]] | 89 – 91 | Russell Byers | N/A | [[Della Thompson]] }} | ||
{{ep | 1881 | 14/11/1996 | eQF | [[David Trace]] | 68 – 63 | Russell Byers | [[Barry Cryer]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | {{ep | 1881 | 14/11/1996 | eQF | [[David Trace]] | 68 – 63 | Russell Byers | [[Barry Cryer]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} |
Revision as of 14:22, 14 January 2011
Russell Byers was the runner-up of Series 2. He was an audit clerk from Selby, North Yorkshire. He won four heat games in impressive fashion, beating Ash Haji in the first game. He lost his fifth game to Michael Firth, but had done more than enough to return for the final rounds. He beat David Myerscough, Gary Roussak and Norma Nicholson on his way to the final, a rematch of his earlier heat game against Ash Haji. However, the final, the first ever 14-round game, didn't go Russell's way as he lost by a solitary point. Russell played in Championship of Champions I, beating Andrew Guy in the first round before losing to Joyce Cansfield in the semi-final. His sister, Esther Byers became a finalist in Series 3.
Russell would return to Countdown some 12 years later to play in the Supreme Championship, where he lost his first-round game 68 - 63 to David Trace. Russell also finished ninth in the inaugural COLIN event in 2005, over 22 years after his association with Countdown began.
He is also a Scrabble player and won the UK National Championship in 1982 and 1989.
Preceded by Michael Wylie |
Series runner-up Series 2 |
Followed by Mark Nyman |