Dan Byrom

Dan Byrom in Series 85.

Dan Byrom was a contestant in Series 85. He is from Sheffield. At the time of broadcast, he was on a gap year, focussing mainly on music, but also some part-time work as a Tutor and in Business Development for an Audiology business, with an eye on a potential PhD in the future. He is also an Apterite.

ZoomDown

Prior to his Countdown debut, Byrom participated in Series 1, Series 2 and Series 4 of ZoomDown.

Appearances onscreen

He made his TV debut on 6 November 2017 as the audience member who solved the conundrum after a failed attempt from both contestants.

When he himself became a contestant, he scored 140 points - the highest ever debut score. On his second game, he maxed the first 14 rounds, but his opponent Dave Root prevented him from getting only the 12th ever max game by solving the conundrum.

Episodes

#	Date	Type	Contestant 1	Score	Contestant 2	Presenters				Guest	Lex	Max
7685	27/01/2022	P	Crispin Salfarlie	41 – 140	Dan Byrom	Anne Robinson	Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon				Lucy Summers	Ruby Wax	Susie Dent	153
7686	28/01/2022	P	Dan Byrom	123 – 74	Dave Root	Anne Robinson	Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon				Lucy Summers	Ruby Wax	Susie Dent	133
7687	31/01/2022	P	Dan Byrom	117 – 54	Joe Slade	Anne Robinson	Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon				Lucy Summers	Ruby Wax	Susie Dent	150
7688	1/02/2022	P	Dan Byrom	121 – 50	Heather Marsh	Anne Robinson	Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon				Lucy Summers	Tim Vine	Susie Dent	134
7689	2/02/2022	P	Dan Byrom	140 – 59	Stuart Fenwick	Anne Robinson	Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon				Lucy Summers	Tim Vine	Susie Dent	143