Bradley Walsh taken aback by player's previous TV appearance

Daily Mirror

5 hours ago

The Chase host was left offended by one contestant's remark during the latest edition of the ITV quiz show, which saw Fiona, Becky, Derek and Amitabh take part
Bradley Walsh was taken aback by a contestant's comment on The Chase. Fiona, Becky, Derek and Amitabh were the quartet hoping to showcase their trivia prowess on the ITV quiz show.
Amitabh, hailing from Delhi, India, was the first to pit his wits against one of Britain's top quizzers, in this instance, Mark Labbett, also known as The Beast. Having relocated to the UK merely five years ago, some queries proved to be quite challenging.
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Nonetheless, Amitabh demonstrated his impressive general knowledge, racking up £6,000 in his Cash Builder round. Host Bradley remarked: "For a dude that's only been in the country for five years you played an absolute blinder."
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In his head-to-head with The Beast, Amitabh made a promising start but found himself in a difficult one question shoot-out. Regrettably, his stint on the ITV quiz show was cut short when he was caught by The Chaser.
He then heard Bradley's feared phrase: "For you, The Chase is over" and he left with nothing. Next up was Becky from Birmingham, who hoped to leave a better impression, reports the Liverpool Echo.
She secured £8,000 in the rapid-fire question round and managed to clinch a spot in the final. Derek from Wirral followed in Becky's successful path, earning a place in the final chase and boosting the shared prize pot to £14,000.
Bradley was left dumbstruck when contestant Fiona from Oldham confessed she'd been on BBC One's Pointless before facing The Beast on The Chase.
The ITV host lost for words after Fiona's revelation, quipped with a tongue-in-cheek jab: "I shouldn't have mentioned Pointless."
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Bradley playfully ribbed: "So we're your second choice basically."
Fiona quickly reassured him: "Never Brad, I've obviously been dying to get on the show."
Fiona didn't clinch victory on Pointless and joined forces with Becky and Derek, hoping for better fortunes on The Chase.
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Bradley couldn't resist a slight tease, stating: "Not in a million years are you going to win now."
He then threw an impossible question her way: "Here's your first question, what's my mum Margaret's third middle name?"
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After jabbing her with the mock question, Bradley lamented: "Pointless! Are you kidding me?"
Returning to the game, Fiona impressively made it through to the final chase, contributing £20,000 to the prize fund.
Despite an admirable effort with 19 steps ahead of The Beast, the Chaser caught Fiona, Becky, and Derek with just three seconds spare.
Following their narrow defeat, Bradley couldn't resist another jibe: "Well, there's always Pointless."
The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV1 and ITVX.