The Chase fans are applauding “the best opening round ever” after a player totally “crushed” quizzer Mark Labbett and bagged £24k.
Fans tuned into Wednesday’s episode (October 25th) and were introduced to hopefuls Caitlyn, Kiaran, Mel, and Darren. But it was player Darren, an Autism Practitioner form Newbury that blew fans away after he stormed his way through the opening round, opting to take the high offer of £24k against The Beast after an impressive cash builder round.
Even host Bradley Walsh was stunned, asking him if he was secretly a “professional quizzer”, to which Darren admitted he was not but told him his family “refused to play Trivial Pursuit with him at Christmas.” Fans rushed to X to applaud him on his amazing performance.
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“that was the best opening round ever! Go daz!” said one fan. “Good for you Dazza…..!!! This bloke ain’t daft – he is on fire!” penned a second. A third echoed: “Darren is the beast – met your match here beasty boy,” and “#TheChase great start to tonight’s game I hope the team win tonight. The chasers cacking himself. Darren can win this on his own.”
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As player Mel managed to add more cash to the prize pot but player Kiaran was sent home by the beast, fans were left fuming when university student Caitlyn took her turn against the Beast. Having banked a nice £6k in her cash builder, she still opted to go for the lower off of £7k – taking their cash prize down to £21k.
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She told Bradley “we each go home with £7k if we win” before saying “sorry” to her team and explaining that she needed the money. Fans again took to social media to slam her gameplay and accused her of being a bad team player.
“Caitlin …. Take your minus £7000 and jog on … Tarra,” blasted on fan. #Caitlin taking – £7000 in #TheChase deserves nothing at all disgraceful
After player 1, there was £24k on the pot. After player 3, there’s £21k. That’s… Pretty poor
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