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Edward Byrne
Edward "Ed" Byrne was a contestant in Series 71 and Series 86. He is also an Apterite. In his 1st appearance, he was studying history, politics and Irish language in University College Dublin. As of his 2nd appearance, he was a Civil Servant from Dublin. In addition, although his nameplate said Edward, he was referred to as Ed. Notably, Byrne's appearances in his second run span Anne Robinson's final eight shows as presenter.
In 2015, he organised and co-hosted the first Countdown in Dublin. In 2017, Byrne won his first Co-event, defeating James Robinson in the COLIN XIII: The Hangover final.
In 2016, he participated in the Irish Open Scrabble tournament.
In 2020, he appeared on First Dates Ireland on RTÉ 2.
Episodes
# | Date | Type | Contestant 1 | Score | Contestant 2 | Presenters | Guest | Lex | Max | |||
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6036 | 20/11/2014 | P | Malcolm Fletcher | 74 – 93 | Edward Byrne | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 135 | ||
6037 | 21/11/2014 | P | Edward Byrne | 73 – 88 | Andrew Avery | Nick Hewer | Rachel Riley | Michael Whitehall | Susie Dent | 120 | ||
7797 | 04/07/2022 | P | Paul Harcourt | 50 – 112 | Edward Byrne | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Christopher Biggins | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
7798 | 05/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 140 – 40 | Sarah Booth | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Christopher Biggins | Susie Dent | 142 | ||
7799 | 06/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 117 – 42 | Daniel Gittins | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Christopher Biggins | Susie Dent | 125 | ||
7800 | 07/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 115 – 33 | Mark Redmond | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Jenny Ryan | Susie Dent | 124 | ||
7801 | 08/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 115 – 51 | Lucy Gross | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Jenny Ryan | Susie Dent | 131 | ||
7802 | 11/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 104 – 56 | Anthony Wilson | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Jenny Ryan | Susie Dent | 122 | ||
7803 | 12/07/2022 | P | Edward Byrne | 123 – 14 | James Wright | Anne Robinson | Rachel Riley | Jenny Ryan | Susie Dent |