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Russell Byers
Russell Byers was the runner-up of series 2. 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. 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.
