Dan Byrom - Revision history

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 ==''[[ZoomDown]]''==
-Prior to his ''[[Countdown]]'' debut, Byrom participated in [[ZoomDown Series 1|Series 1]], [[ZoomDown Series 2|2]] and [[ZoomDown Series 4|4]] of ''ZoomDown''. He also participated in the revival series [[ZoomDown Series 5|5]].
+Prior to his ''[[Countdown]]'' debut, Byrom participated in [[ZoomDown Series 1|Series 1]], [[ZoomDown Series 2|2]] and [[ZoomDown Series 4|4]] of ''ZoomDown''. He also participated in [[ZoomDown Series 5|Series 5]] afterward.
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Ahmed Mohamed|series=85|followed_by=Tom Stevenson}}

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 ==''[[ZoomDown]]''==
-Prior to his ''[[Countdown]]'' debut, Byrom participated in [[ZoomDown Series 1|Series 1]], [[ZoomDown Series 2|2]] and [[ZoomDown Series 4|4]] of ''ZoomDown''.
+Prior to his ''[[Countdown]]'' debut, Byrom participated in [[ZoomDown Series 1|Series 1]], [[ZoomDown Series 2|2]] and [[ZoomDown Series 4|4]] of ''ZoomDown''. He also participated in the revival series [[ZoomDown Series 5|5]].
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Ahmed Mohamed|series=85|followed_by=Tom Stevenson}}

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 {{octostats|'''Champion'''|1|967|4}}
 [[File:Dan Byrom.png|thumb|200px|right|Dan Byrom in Series 85.]]
-[[File:FB7331E6-4EAB-45B4-B066-70C4AA9DABA7.jpeg|thumb|200px|right|Dan Byrom holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 85.]]
+[[File:S85 Champion.png|thumb|200px|right|Dan Byrom holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 85.]]
 '''Dan Byrom''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series winners|champion]] of [[Series 85]], the third octochamp to be crowned in under five weeks, and a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. A member of [[Apterous]] from Sheffield, he was a gap year student, part-time tutor, and business development assistant for his father's audiology firm at the time of his Series 85 games. At the time of his [[Championship of Champions]] appearances, he was a PhD student at the {{w|University of Warwick}}.

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 ===[[Series 85]]===
-When he himself became a [[contestant]] on [[Episode 7685|27 January 2022]], he scored 140 points – the highest ever debut score in ''[[Countdown]]'' history. In his [[Episode 7686|second game]], he maxed the first 14 rounds, but his opponent [[Dave Root]] prevented him from achieving only the 12th ever [[max game]] by solving the [[conundrum]]. Byrom equalled his personal best of 140 in his [[Episode 7689|fifth game]], before seeing off stiff competition against fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Gabriel Thallon]], in his [[Episode 7690|sixth]]. Byrom completed his run of eight games undefeated, all with [[century|centuries]], and climbed to the top of the seed table with 967 points – a total shared with [[Zarte Siempre]].
+When the {{w|Emmanuel College, Cambridge}} graduate himself became a [[contestant]] on [[Episode 7685|27 January 2022]], he scored 140 points – the highest ever debut score in ''[[Countdown]]'' history. In his [[Episode 7686|second game]], he maxed the first 14 rounds, but his opponent [[Dave Root]] prevented him from achieving only the 12th ever [[max game]] by solving the [[conundrum]]. Byrom equalled his personal best of 140 in his [[Episode 7689|fifth game]], before seeing off stiff competition against fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]], [[Gabriel Thallon]], in his [[Episode 7690|sixth]]. Byrom completed his run of eight games undefeated, all with [[century|centuries]], and climbed to the top of the seed table with 967 points – a total shared with [[Zarte Siempre]].
 ===Finals===

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 [[File:Dan Byrom.png|thumb|200px|right|Dan Byrom in Series 85.]]
 [[File:FB7331E6-4EAB-45B4-B066-70C4AA9DABA7.jpeg|thumb|200px|right|Dan Byrom holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 85.]]
-'''Dan Byrom''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series winners|champion]] of [[Series 85]], the third octochamp to be crowned in under five weeks, and a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. A member of [[Apterous]] from Sheffield, he was a gap year student, part-time tutor and business development assistant for his father's audiology firm at the time of his Series 85 games. At the time of his [[Championship of Champions]] appearances, he was a PhD student at the University of Warwick.
+'''Dan Byrom''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series winners|champion]] of [[Series 85]], the third octochamp to be crowned in under five weeks, and a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. A member of [[Apterous]] from Sheffield, he was a gap year student, part-time tutor, and business development assistant for his father's audiology firm at the time of his Series 85 games. At the time of his [[Championship of Champions]] appearances, he was a PhD student at the {{w|University of Warwick}}.
 ==Appearances on the programme==

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 {{octostats|'''Champion'''|1|967|4}}
-[[File:Dan Byrom.png|thumb|200px|right|Dan Byrom in [[Series 85]].]]
+[[File:Dan Byrom.png|thumb|200px|right|Dan Byrom in Series 85.]]
 [[File:FB7331E6-4EAB-45B4-B066-70C4AA9DABA7.jpeg|thumb|200px|right|Dan Byrom holding the [[Richard Whiteley Memorial Trophy]] after winning Series 85.]]
-'''Dan Byrom''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series Winners|champion]] of [[Series 85]], the third octochamp to be crowned in under five weeks, and a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. A member of [[Apterous]] from Sheffield, he was a gap year student, part-time tutor and Business Development assistant for his father's audiology firm at the time of his [[Series 85]] games. At the time of his Champion of Champions appearances, he was a PhD Student at the University of Warwick.
+'''Dan Byrom''' was an [[octochamp]] in and the [[Series winners|champion]] of [[Series 85]], the third octochamp to be crowned in under five weeks, and a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions XVI]]. A member of [[Apterous]] from Sheffield, he was a gap year student, part-time tutor and business development assistant for his father's audiology firm at the time of his Series 85 games. At the time of his [[Championship of Champions]] appearances, he was a PhD student at the University of Warwick.
 ==Appearances on the programme==
 Byrom made his TV debut on [[Episode 6703|6 November 2017]] as the audience member who solved the [[conundrum]] after a failed attempt from both [[contestant]]s.
-When he himself became a contestant on 27 January 2022, he scored 140 points – the highest ever debut score in ''[[Countdown]]'' history. In his second game, he maxed the first 14 rounds, but his opponent [[Dave Root]] prevented him from achieving only the 12th ever [[max game]] by solving the conundrum. Byrom equalled his personal best of 140 in his fifth game, before seeing off stiff competition against fellow [[Apterous|Apterite]] [[Gabriel Thallon]] in his sixth. Byrom completed his run of 8 games undefeated, all with [[century|centuries]], and climbed to the top of the seed table with 967 points – a total shared with [[Zarte Siempre]].
+===[[Series 85]]===
-Maintaining his No. 1 position in the seed table, Byrom comfortably won his quarter-final match against five-time winner [[Craig Fawcett]] by a 79-point margin. His semi-final affair against [[Ryan Carlsen]] was much closer: both players matched each other in all 10 [[letters game]]s, and Byrom found himself seven points down after losing the third [[numbers game|numbers round]]. Crucially, though, he turned {{word|ISNOMERCY}} into {{word|CRONEYISM}} to march on to the Grand Final against No. 2 seed [[Matt O'Connor]].
+===Finals===
-In a very close and nail-biting Final, it was O'Connor who came off the blocks first with {{word|OCTOPINE}} to lead Byrom eight points to zero. However, Byrom took a large chunk of points off the opposition by solving a six-small numbers game in Round 3, followed by a brilliant nine in {{word|EMPAESTIC}} to establish a 20-point advantage. In the third numbers round, Byrom declared 2 away from the target, however his maths method was actually revealed to be the desired target of 684. The gap swung back and forth many times from then on but, after both players missed the final numbers target by one, Byrom – by a mere three points in the end – clinched the title, with his [[Xicount]] total across his 11 games being 1,251 points.
+In a very close and nail-biting grand final, it was O'Connor who came off the blocks first with {{word|OCTOPINE}} to lead Byrom eight points to zero. However, Byrom took a large chunk of points off the opposition by solving a six-small numbers game in Round 3, followed by a brilliant nine in {{word|EMPAESTIC}} to establish a 20-point advantage. In the third numbers round, Byrom declared two away from the target – however, his method was actually revealed to be the desired target of 684. The gap swung back and forth many times from then on but, after both players missed the final numbers target by one, Byrom – by a mere three points in the end – clinched the title, with his [[xicount]] total across his 11 games being 1,251 points.
-Byrom returned in January 2023 to participate in [[Championship of Champions XVI]] where fellow Series 85 finalist [[Steve Hyde]] took him on in the preliminary round. Both players equalled each other at first, until Dan made a definite break with spots like {{word|LETTIGAS}} and {{word|PATRONNE}}, securing his tenth [[century]] game, even though a nasty conundrum {{word|RICETRAIL}} was missed by both players. Thus, he moved onto a quarter-final matchup against [[Elliott Mellor]]. In a closely fought battle, Dan took an early lead after cracking a 6S [[numbers]] selection that Mellor missed, and never relinquished the lead after that, although Elliott got closer after Dan's offering of {{word|onlier {{x}}}}  backfired. A crucial [[conundrum]] was left unsolved, which meant Dan progressed at Elliott's expense and remained unbeaten going into the semis, where he faced his predecessor [[Ahmed Mohamed]].
+===Championship of Champions XVI===
-In another nail-biting encounter, it was impossible to separate either player, with both of them scoring the same points in the first 14 rounds, in possibly the greatest match ever played in the [[15 round format (new)|15-round]] format. Unfortunately for Dan, it was Ahmed who very quickly solved the crucial [[conundrum]] and advanced to the grand final, relegating Byrom to his only defeat on the show, but he still bowed out with a highly impressive score of 111 and a final total of 1,576 points from 14 appearances (with an average of roughly 112.5 points per game).
+In another nail-biting encounter, it was impossible to separate either player, with both of them scoring the same points in the first 14 rounds, in possibly the greatest match ever played in the [[15 round format (new)|15-round]] format. Unfortunately for Byrom, it was Mohamed who very quickly solved the crucial conundrum and advanced to the grand final, relegating Byrom to his only defeat on the show, but he still bowed out with a highly impressive score of 111 and a final total of 1,576 points from 14 appearances (with an average of roughly 112.5 points per game).
-==ZoomDown==
+==''[[ZoomDown]]''==
-Prior to his ''Countdown'' debut, Byrom participated in [[ZoomDown Series 1|Series 1]], [[ZoomDown Series 2|Series 2]] and [[ZoomDown Series 4|Series 4]] of [[ZoomDown]].
+Prior to his ''[[Countdown]]'' debut, Byrom participated in [[ZoomDown Series 1|Series 1]], [[ZoomDown Series 2|2]] and [[ZoomDown Series 4|4]] of ''ZoomDown''.
 {{series winner|preceded_by=Ahmed Mohamed|series=85|followed_by=Tom Stevenson}}
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