The Chase fans were left bewildered as one contestant managed to bank a whopping £75,000 – and bring it all home too.
Viewers of the ITV quiz show saw Eden Nash go up against Darragh Ennis in a bid to answer more questions correctly than him, and he succeeded.
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But while Eden did an impressive round on the TV show, it wasn’t a recent win, with the episode actually being filmed in 2020, before the pandemic hit.
The January episode was a repeat of an August 2021 viewing, which means that Eden needed to keep his win a secret for over a year until it was aired on TV.
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The Chase contestants aren’t able to share the news as to whether they’ve won or not until the episode has aired on ITV, but Eden was filled with praise after he successfully beat Darragh by himself.
In the episode Bradley pulled Eden in for a hug and said: “I can’t believe it! £75k!”
Darragh told Eden it was “absolutely brilliantly played” after he managed to get 18 in the final round which ultimately saw him sail through to success.
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Taking to Twitter on Thursday night, Darragh wrote: “I see it was me getting beaten by Eden on @ITVChase for £75k. What a great game by him and I hope he squandered the money having lots of fun.”
Eden retweeted Darragh’s tweet while also thanking the various fans who shared their support of him online.
Support flooded in as one user wrote: “What a legend! What a bloody legend! Yes, Eden!”
Another wrote: “Well done Eden lad, 20 year old on his own, won £75k on The Chase. Biggest single player win ever on daytime Chase.”
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While a third asked: “Eden got a future job in becoming one of the Chasers? He’s great!” as a fourth declared they’ve “never been that immersed in an episode of The Chase as that one”.
Although Eden didn’t reveal where he spent the money, he told Bradley that he would “just look at it in my bank account” on the show – but he confessed to Darragh a year on that he “enjoyed himself”.
Eden is currently the champion for the biggest solo win on The Chase ever.
The Chase continues weekdays at 5pm on ITV.
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