THE Chase fans have branded the quiz a ‘fix’ – as Jenny Ryan stopped £142,000 going to charity.
The ITV game show pits members of the public against a trivia genius.
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A celebrity team lost out on £142,000 for their charitiesCredit: ITV
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Bradley Walsh hosts the hit ITV game showCredit: ITV
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Jenny “The Vixen” Ryan managed to pull back the winCredit: ITV
Cheryl Baker, Mark Steel, Laura Tobin and Jason Bell faced Jenny “The Vixen” Ryan in a celebrity edtion.
While Jenny caught Jason, the other three all advanced to the Final Chase.
The team set an impressive target of 19 – while managing to push back Jenny multiple times.
However, the Chaser still managed to wipe out the famous faces within her time limit.
This meant Cheryl, Mark and Laura left with £1,000 each for their charities, losing out on the £142,000 on the line.
Writing on X, one viewer commented: “Oh come on.
“Charity show yet the chaser still gets questions like ‘What 3 letter word is short for magazine’. Absolute stitch up #TheChase”.
Another wrote: “Bradley Walsh needs to stop speeding up when asking the chaser questions on the final round. Bit of a fix really #TheChase”.
While a third shared: “@ITVChase… The game is blatantly fixed! What is the point?”
Speaking afterwards, host Bradley Walsh told the team: “Four attempts to push back, three executed, caught with three seconds remaining, you needed one more.
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“Do you know what that one more was?”
He added: “Jason Bell. I’m sorry, but I’m gonna have to take £142,000 away.”
Elsewhere, a festive celebrity episode of The Chase saw a team win £116,000 – in controversial fashion.
The group comprised Coronation Street actor Tony Maudsley, Pointless host Alexander Armstrong, Olympic gold medallist Bryony Page, and comedian Kerry Godliman.
But fans were left confused by one answer, which saw Alexander asked: “What name is given to a pointed hand tool used for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants?”
The Chase’s best moments
The Chase has been entertaining ITV viewers for years, here are some of the show’s most memorable moments…
Bradley Walsh can’t stop laughing
Every time host Bradley Walsh erupts into fits of laughter on The Chase it makes for pretty entertaining TV. One particularly memorable occasion was when he was asking the question ‘The title of which Elvis Presley song was engraved of the inside of Freddie Star’s coffin?” As usual the contestant was given four multiple choices but Bradley could get through reading them out before bursting into hysterics. Seeming the idea of the song being option ‘B: Way Down’ was too much for the presenter to handle.
The Double Trouble special
To celebrate 15 years of The Chase on screens, ITV launched a special ‘double trouble’ episode where contestants faced off against not one but two of the show’s beloved Chasers. And despite the odds, the contestants managed to go home with some cash!
The contestants with famous names
Eagle-eyed ITV fans are always quick to spot interesting and sometimes hidden details on the quiz show – but there have been a few times where the names of some contestants have been overtly obvious. For example, one 2017 episode of the quiz show saw Bradley welcome four contestants who were named after Friends characters Ross, Rachel, Phoebe and Joey. Another group of contestants with named from The Simpsons were also grouped together in another episode, much to viewers’ amusement.
The Beast’s anger gets the best of him
During an episode from the 2024 season, Mark Labbett let out his inner beast as he exploded in a fit of anger. Close to losing the competition in the Final Chase, Mark then made a silly mistake and incorrectly answered the question, “Rabbit was a 1980 hit for which Cockney duo?” “Oh, you idiot!” he yelled at himself while slamming the table in front of him. With seconds left on the clock, the Chaser then admitted defeat, moaning “I don’t deserve to win.”
He had the options A) Dibble B) Nibble C) Quibble
Alexander chose dibble, which Bradley confirmed as correct.
But according to gardening enthusiasts, the proper term is “dibber”, not “dibble”.
The Chase airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
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Jenny is one of The Chase’s six formidable quiz titansC
