THE Chase fans reckon they’ve cracked the code when it comes to predicting the outcome of each episode.
Eagle-eyed viewers believe they’ve spotted a pattern that gives away whether the contestants will beat the Chaser before the final round even plays out.
And after putting their theory to the test, many were left stunned when it was seemingly proved right almost instantly.
So, have The Chase bosses been rumbled? Or is it just a coincidence?
Tuesday’s episode of the ITV game show saw contestants Charlotte, Nick, Ted and Emily try to outrun Chaser Jenny Ryan AKA The Vixen.
But it was only Nick and Emily left battling it out for the prize fund.
And viewers were very sceptical that the remaining two players were going to do well.
This is because Jenny was doing a lot of talking a lot during each question.
Taking to X, one fan pointed out: “There’s a lot of waffle in this episode, does that mean the final chase is going to be over very quickly?”
Another added: “The way in which *everyone* is talking the hind legs off a donkey here suggests a target of about three in the Final Chase and a lot of time to have to fill.”
They were proven right when the pair only managed to get 13 questions right in the final chase and were caught.
Is this a regular pattern? Or was it just a one-off?
[bc_video account_id=”5067014667001″ application_id=”” aspect_ratio=”16:9″ autoplay=”” caption=”The Chase’s Shaun Wallace gets ‘easy’ question wrong in final round” embed=”in-page” experience_id=”” height=”100%” language_detection=”” max_height=”360px” max_width=”640px” min_width=”0px” mute=”” padding_top=”56%” picture_in_picture=”” player_id=”default” playlist_id=”” playsinline=”” sizing=”responsive” video_id=”6368359540112″ video_ids=”” width=”640px”]Last week, viewers were left baffled as quiz guru Shaun Wallace, otherwise known as The Dark Destroyer, got a simple general knowledge question wildly wrong.
Barrister Shaun, 64, has been a Chaser since the ITV show began in 2009 and is usually a force to be reckoned with.
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The question, asked by host Bradley Walsh, saw Shaun asked how many centimetres are in a metre with the barrister and quiz expert answering “ten”.
The real answer is hundred, and many viewers could not get over Shaun’s spectacular fail.
Taking to social media to share their shock, one viewer wrote: “Shaun is thick as mince sometimes for an intelligent man.”
Another posted: “Absolutely no way does Shaun not know how many cms are in a metre! I’m sure he does this deliberately at times!”
“Typical Shaun throwing a question when he has a low target,” said a third.
One viewer went direct to Shaun on X to tease him for the wild answer as they wrote: “@TheShaunWallace you’ve finally beaten “methylated cheese” as your worst ever answer.”
Another thought he might have gotten it wrong on purpose in an attempt to play down his intelligence as they pointed out: “The chasers aren’t allowed to deliberately play badly, its in their contract. But Shaun…. If he’s not throwing it, then he genuinely knows nothing…”
Another thought the same as they shared: “Q: How many centimetres in a metre? Shaun: Ten. Shaun trying his best to throw another Chase. GET IN THE BIN!”
The Chase airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
