'The Chase' Viewers Accuse Show Of Being 'Fixed' After Chaser Anne Hegerty Sails Through To Victory With 'Far Easier Questions'
These Questions Had 'The Chase' Viewers Crying 'FIX!'
Matt Bagwell— The Huffington Post UK
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Viewers of ‘The Chase’ have accused the show of being ‘fixed’ after Chaser Anne ‘The Governess’ Hegerty thrashed the latest set of finalists in the final Chase thanks to ‘far easier’ questions.
Contestants Jack, Chloe and Patricia made it through after answering an impressive 20 questions correctly - usually enough to take home their £17,000 cash pot.
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Their tricky questions included naming the largest island off the west coast of America (Vancouver Island) and knowing which Duke opened Woburn Safari Park to the public (Duke of Bedford).
The Chaser, on the other hand, was asked 'Which US tycoon is referred to in the press as The Donald' (Donald Trump) and 'Pickling solutions contain water, salt and which other sour liquid?' (vinegar).
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Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty
Hmmmm.
Unsurprisingly, Anne sailed through her final Chase, answering 20 questions correctly with 20 seconds to spare, much to the digust of furious viewers...
But some viewers just put Anne’s performance down to, well, her being a bit of a brainbox…
Player Elaine bottled an offer from chaser Mark Labbett aka 'The Beast' to play for a record-breaking £67,000.
The pot was already at £33,000 after a storming but risky round by her teammate Nigel.
Rather than monopolise on the winning streak, she instead took the safe option of taking a step away from Labbett with an offer of minus £7,000.
'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)