I was a contestant on The Chase - this is the brutal thing they make you do if you're knocked out

Daily Mail​

21-04-2025

A contestant from The Chase has revealed what happens behind the scenes when players are knocked out of the game.
The ITV game show, presented by Bradley Walsh, 65, sees four players take on a Chaser, either Jenny Ryan, Shaun Wallace, Darragh Ennis, Paul Sinah or Anne Hegarty.
Each player participates in a cash builder before going head-to-head with one of the talented quizzers.
If successful, they then return to the team and add their winnings to the group prize pot, before taking on the Chaser again in a final round to try and win a share of the cash.
However, some players don't always make it back to the table and a former contestant has shared what unfolds if you fall short.
In a post on Reddit, someone who has previously appeared on the game show shared that anyone kicked out of the game has to stand at the side and watch.
Someone asked them: 'When you've been caught in the head-to-head part, does the show allow you to stick around so you can see your fellow team performing the final chase?'
'Yeah, you go sit with the crew and watch from the sidelines,' the contestant replied.
They described how they 'sat over by the adjudicator sort of off to the right of where the chaser sits'.
During their game, the contestant went against Shaun Wallace, known as the Dark Destroyer, and secured £5,000 in the cash builder round, but chose to go for the higher offer of £30,000.
They revealed they didn't know who the Chaser was before they walked out, just like how it is portrayed in the episode.
'Don't see any chasers before the show, only see ours during the bits they're answering questions and don't see them after the recording (except he did come down to the green room for a quick chat and photo op which I was told they don't all do),' they wrote.
If contestants want to challenge an answer to a question, there's even an adjudicator present to help.
'It was made clear there was an independent adjudicator and if you want to challenge an 'incorrect' answer you can do so at any time and they'll look into it,' the player described.
Another contestant, fertility therapist Nicola Crawley starred on the show in 2023 and she excelled in the cash builder round with £8,000.
But Nicola struggled when she finally faced Chaser Paul Sinha - and ultimately went home without any money.
Opening up about her time on the show to FruitySlots.com, Nicola revealed the stark warning production staff give contestants.
With the rise of social media has come trolling - and Nicola said contestants were warned about the risks of this.
'Yes, they advised us to stay off social media for a few days after our episode aired,' she said.