A CONTESTANT on The Chase has been slammed by fans over a ‘ridiculous’ answer to a show question.
Fans of the hit quiz series tuned in for a brand new episode as Bradley Walsh introduced another batch of hopefuls.
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However, during the game one contestant raised eyebrows with viewers for their ‘ridiculous’ answer to a question.
She was asked: “The title characters of the animated movie Mummies are from what African country?”
Yvonne, from, Scunthorpe simply replied: “Africa.”
Reacting to the scenes, one ITV viewer said: “From which African country Africa.”
A second harshly blasted: “F***ing Africa. IT’S NOT A COUNTRY.
“SOUTH Africa is, yes, but not Africa. Thought a woman in her 70s would know that.”
A third questioned: “Yvonne please, what is this obsession with Africa?”
The correct answer was in fact Egypt.
Meanwhile, it appears it’s not just contestants of The Chase getting questions wrong as one chaser recently fumbled an ‘easy’ question.
Shaun Wallace left viewers convinced he got the question wrong ‘on purpose’ as they watched on in disbelief.
The multiple choice question, asked by host Bradley Walsh, was: “If a car is travelling at 60 miles per hour, what distance is covered in a minute?”
As the contestant talked about how easy the question was – Bradley laughed and said: “It’s nuts, aint it.”
She replied: “I’m alright at maths but I didn’t think that was too bad.”
Bradley laughed before revealing the correct answer was one mile and that she had got it right.
However, the pair were dumbfounded when Shaun got it wrong and selected two miles – the wrong answer of course.
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.”
