In the 2nd Quarter Quell (50th Hunger Games), an additional boy and girl from each district were chosen to compete, raising the number of tributes to 48 as a reminder that two rebels died for every Capitol citizen. The winner was Haymitch Abernathy, who won by dodging the axe thrown by his opponent. The axe fell off the edge of the arena and hit the force field that Haymitch had previously discovered, causing it to bounce back and kill the girl. Because he used the Capitol’s actions to his advantage, the Capitol was humiliated and Haymitch’s family and girlfriend were killed, causing him to sink into depression and alcoholism, but also causing the Capitol to have no hold over him.