Hannah, a student from West Sussex, managed to bag herself a £2666 share of the prize fund despite not answering a single question correctly in the Cash Builder round.
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Bradley Walsh
Fans of the show, including Ant McPartlin, took to Twitter to brand Hannah ‘the worst contestant’ ever.
But Bradley has since defended the 19-year-old from the slating she received on Twitter, saying nerves got the better of her.
Speaking at the National Television Awards after picking up the gong for Best Daytime programme, Bradley said: "She was shaking, she was petrified. I just said to her as we were going to the next part of the show 'if you want to go for zero, go for zero'."
He added that he was "thrilled" for her after she took home a share of the cash prize.
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When it came to the final round, contestants Teri, Ian and Hannah had made it through with a grand total of £8,000.
They managed to get to 17 steps, but Hannah only managed to answer one question correctly but still took home a third of the prize fund.
'The Chase': 9 Facts In 90 Seconds
'The Chase': 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(01 of08)
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1. ‘The Chase’ has become a global hit with versions of the show now appearing on television screens in the Russia, China, Croatia, Germany, Norway, Serbia, Turkey and the US. (credit:ITV)
'The Chase': 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(02 of08)
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2. Three hour-long episodes of ‘The Chase’ are filmed back-to-back each day, with each episode taking around two hours to record. (credit:ITV)
'The Chase': 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(03 of08)
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3. Mark Labbett, aka The Beast, is the only Chaser to appear on more than one version of the show. As well as the British series he can also be seen taking on American contestants on ‘The Chase USA’. (credit:ITV)
'The Chase': 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(04 of08)
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4. The newest Chaser, Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan was recommended by fellow Chaser Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty. The pair are on the same quiz league team. "I’m the captain so I get to boss her around," Jenny revealed. (credit:ITV)
'The Chase': 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(05 of08)
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5. Back in 2013, Twitter was all of a fluster after Chaser Paul Sinha won the final chase even though many viewers believed he had run out of time before fully answering the final question, as this picture appears to prove. The finalists ended up missing out on a prize fund of £53,000. Ouch. (credit:Twitter)
'The Chase': 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(06 of08)
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6. Chaser Anne ‘The Governess’ Hegerty might be the top performing Chaser AND hold the rank of Grandmaster in the UK quiz rankings (yes, this is a thing), but she’s only 40th in the World Quizzing Championships rankings, which is a whole 9 places lower than fellow chaser Paul Sinha. (credit:ITV)
'The Chase': 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(07 of08)
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7. Spoiler alert! The Chasers are given a little help from a scriptwriter with the witty lines they dish out to the contestants and host Bradley Walsh, but they’re just suggestions and are never set in stone, as much of the banter which comes across on screen is ad libbed. (credit:ITV)
'The Chase': 9 Facts In 90 Seconds(08 of08)
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8. Chaser Shaun Wallace (who is a barrister by day) won the 2004 series of ‘Mastermind’. His specialist subject in the final was FA Cup Finals. (credit:ITV)