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− | [[Image:Russell Byers.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Russell Byers | + | [[Image:Russell Byers.jpg|right|thumb|frame|Russell Byers]] |
− | '''Russell Byers''' was the runner-up of [[Series 2]] | + | '''Russell Byers''' was the runner-up of [[Series 2]], a semi-finalist in [[Championship of Champions I]] and a participant in the [[Series 33|Supreme Championship]]. |
− | + | 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 finals. 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 [[Episode 80|final]], the first ever [[14 round format|14-round game]], didn't go Byers's way as he lost by a solitary point. | |
+ | Byers 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|Esther]], became a finalist in [[Series 3]]. | ||
− | + | Byers would return to ''[[Countdown]]'' some 12 years later to play in the Supreme Championship, where his first opponent was the [[Xicount]] [[David Trace]]. Trace first spotted {{word|UPENDING}} and beat him on a [[numbers game]]. Byers's luck improved later on as he found a [[letters game|nine-letter word]] and quickly turned the [[conundrum]] {{word|HEATBURNS}} into {{word|SUNBATHER}}. It was too little too late as Trace still won, but Byers did score 63 points, the highest losing score of the championship. | |
+ | Byers also finished ninth in the inaugural [[COLIN]] event in [[COLIN 2005|2005]], over 22 years after his association with ''Countdown'' began. | ||
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+ | He is also a [[Scrabble]] player and won the {{w|National Scrabble Championship (UK)|UK National Championship}} in 1982 and 1989. | ||
{{series runner-up|preceded_by=Michael Wylie|series=2|followed_by=Mark Nyman}} | {{series runner-up|preceded_by=Michael Wylie|series=2|followed_by=Mark Nyman}} | ||
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==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
{{episode table}} | {{episode table}} | ||
− | {{ep | 44 | 4/05/1983 | P | [[Ash Haji]] | 30 – 59 | Russell Byers | [[Kenneth Williams]] | | + | {{ep | 44 | 4/05/1983 | P |[[Ash Haji]]| 30 – 59 |Russell Byers|[[Kenneth Williams]]||69}} |
− | {{ep | 45 | 5/05/1983 | P | + | {{ep | 45 | 5/05/1983 | P |[[Philip Goddard]]| 40 – 44 |Russell Byers|Kenneth Williams||70}} |
− | {{ep | 46 | 6/05/1983 | P | + | {{ep | 46 | 6/05/1983 | P |[[Margaret Reid]]| 32 – 50 |Russell Byers|Kenneth Williams||75}} |
− | {{ep | 47 | 10/05/1983 | P | + | {{ep | 47 | 10/05/1983 | P |[[Sue White]]| 30 – 54 |Russell Byers|[[Gyles Brandreth]]||68}} |
− | {{ep | 48 | 11/05/1983 | P | + | {{ep | 48 | 11/05/1983 | P |[[Michael Firth]]| 52 – 37 |Russell Byers|Gyles Brandreth||71}} |
− | {{ep | 66 | 10/06/1983 | QP | Russell Byers | 54 – 39 | [[David Myerscough]] | Gyles Brandreth | | + | {{ep | 66 | 10/06/1983 | QP |Russell Byers| 54 – 39 |[[David Myerscough]]|Gyles Brandreth||67}} |
− | {{ep | 74 | 24/06/1983 | QF | [[Gary Roussak]] | 39 – 47 | Russell Byers | Gyles Brandreth | [[Lesley Burnett]] }} | + | {{ep | 74 | 24/06/1983 | QF |[[Gary Roussak]]| 39 – 47 |Russell Byers|Gyles Brandreth|[[Lesley Burnett]]|72}} |
− | {{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|72}} |
− | {{ep | 80 | 2/07/1983 | GF | | + | {{ep | 80 | 2/07/1983 | GF |Ash Haji| 71 – 70 |Russell Byers|Kenneth Williams,<br />Gyles Brandreth|Lesley Burnett|114}} |
− | {{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]]|75}} |
− | {{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|63}} |
− | {{ep | 1881 | 14/11/1996 | eQF | [[David Trace]] | 68 – 63 | Russell Byers | [[Barry Cryer]] | [[Susie Dent]] }} | + | {{ep | M61 | 28/05/1990-1/06/1990 | M |[[Anthony Butcher]]| 89 – 91 |Russell Byers|none|[[Della Thompson]]|???}} |
+ | {{ep | 1881 | 14/11/1996 | eQF |[[David Trace]]| 68 – 63 |Russell Byers|[[Barry Cryer]]|[[Susie Dent]]|82}} | ||
{{episode table end}} | {{episode table end}} | ||
− | [[Category:Finalists | + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Byers, Russell}} |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Series 2 | + | [[Category:Finalists]] |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Series 33 | + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 2]] |
− | [[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions I | + | [[Category:Contestants in Series 33]] |
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Championship of Champions I]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Contestants in Countdown Masters Series 2]] |
Latest revision as of 23:22, 7 May 2022
Russell Byers was the runner-up of Series 2, a semi-finalist in Championship of Champions I and a participant in the Supreme Championship.
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 finals. 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 Byers's way as he lost by a solitary point.
Byers 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, became a finalist in Series 3.
Byers would return to Countdown some 12 years later to play in the Supreme Championship, where his first opponent was the Xicount David Trace. Trace first spotted UPENDING and beat him on a numbers game. Byers's luck improved later on as he found a nine-letter word and quickly turned the conundrum HEATBURNS into SUNBATHER. It was too little too late as Trace still won, but Byers did score 63 points, the highest losing score of the championship.
Byers 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 |