ITV The Chase's Bradley Walsh says 'wow' after hearing contestant's impressive job
Bradley Walsh said "wow" when one player revealed what he does for a day job. Jack, Dorrett, Kim and Simon made up the team of four contestants who were keen to test their general knowledge skills on the hit ITV quiz show.
Simon from Oxfordshire was first up to take on The Chaser, who in this case was Anne Hegarty aka The Governess. But first, Bradley Walsh was lost for words when he heard what the contestant does as his day job.
Simon explained he had worked for 30 years in the Royal Air Force. The ITV presenter asked what rank he was, suggesting roles such as "Commander." But Simon replied: "I'm an air vice marshal."
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Bradley Walsh was taken aback as he said: "You're an air vice marshal! No you're not." Simon joked: "I'm surprised too." Brad turned to the team and said: "Wow." He added: "An air vice marshal that's big news guys."
The impressive position is a senior officer rank, above air commodore and below air marshal. It is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the Royal Navy or major general in the army.
When the host came to terms with Simon's impressive role, he continued the regular game-play as Simon tackled the Cash Builder round. He accumulated an impressive £6,000 and bagged himself a spot in the final.
Simon returned to his teammates and kickstarted the shared cash prize pot ahead of Kim's turn to take on The Governess. She gave a great performance and earned £5,000 for the team.
However, her time on the ITV show came to an unfortunate end when she was caught by The Chaser. She soon heard Bradley's dreaded words: "For you, The Chase is over" and she left the show empty-handed.
Dorrett was next up who hoped to make a better impression against The Governess. She proved her general knowledge skills as she joined Simon in the final and increased the prize pot to £11,000.
Jack was eager to join the quizzers after he accumulated an impressive £8,000 in the Cash Builder. He gave a great performance against The Chaser and secured his spot alongside Simon and Dorrett.
With the cash pot now standing at £19,000, the three quizzers tested their luck in the final chase. But their score of 17 was not strong enough to triumph against The Governess, and they were caught with just one second remaining.
The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm ITV1 and ITVX
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