The Chase fans are calling for Bradley Walsh to become a contestant on the ITV quiz show after he took on chaser Mark Labbett in a head-to-head money wager.
The spontaneous bet came after a player John scored a whopping £11k in his cash builder but declined to go for the high offer of £50k.
After comments from Bradley about the surprising decision, Mark tempted Bradley to take him on for a tenner if he played alongside John as a mock contestant.
Chaser Mark, also known as The Beast, told Bradley: “I’ll give you a tenner if you make it home from the high offer how’s that?”
To which he replied: “Oh ok cool – Lets do that! I’ll play along.”
The chase got off to an even start with all three answering the question correctly. Brad stormed into the lead with an EastEnders question leaving Mark trailing by one.
Brad went on to answer a premier league football question incorrectly allowing The Beast to catch up, and even celebrated a victory despite contestant John answering incorrectly and facing the boot from the show.
In a nail-biting finish Brad answered a question wrong about American universities leaving him vulnerable but he stayed in the running when answering a question about Thanksgiving food correctly.
Ultimately, contestant John made it through to the final chase before Brad made it to the end and before Mark could catch him, meaning the pair were unable to finish their bet.
“I was one step away from 50k!!” squealed a frustrated Brad.
“We’ve never done that on the show before.”
Fans took to Twitter to urge show bosses to let the pair duke it out for real and stick the long-running show host in the contestant seat.
“Bradley should be a contestant on Celebrity #TheChase!!” said one viewer.
A second agreed: “#TheChase that whole episode was an experience to say the least! Brad prating around to win a bet, get him on the show for real ITV!”
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Some viewers have blasted the host for distracting the 56-year-old contestant while he played for real money.
“I wish Brad would stop trying to make the show all about him. Its not about you Brad, just shut up and support the contestants.”
While a second labelled the host “despicable” penning: “Despicable behaviour by Brad Walsh acting the fool there in front of the contestant who is trying to concentrate! These people are playing for money that may in a small way change their lives!”
The Chase airs weeknights on ITV at 5pm
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
