Bradley Walsh stunned at The Chase contestant's impressive performance

He scored 11 in the cash builder round!

Author: Alex RossPublished 16th Feb 2022

Popular quiz show The Chase has been on our screens since 2009 and over the last 13 years there's not much host Bradley Walsh hasn't witnessed!

However, that all changed during an episode this week as one player made history on the show during the cash builder round.

Contestant John gave a blinding performance when he successfully answered 11 correct answers during round one, something that is VERY rare on the popular daytime show.

Clearly stunned, Bradley said: "The show's over. I can't remember the last time that has happened."

Seemingly unaware of his achievement, John asked: "What's that?" with Bradley saying: "Full house, £11,000, that is spectacular."

As well as Bradley, his fellow contestants and Chaser Mark Labbett, viewers at home were also very impressed with John's performance, with many encouraging him to sign up to sister show Beat The Chasers.

One wrote: '£11k on the cash builder. Take a bow John. #TheChase'.

Another wrote: 'John should apply for #BeatTheChasers now! #TheChase', with a third writing: 'WOW, 11 for John in the cashbuilder. Bloomin amazing! #TheChase'. (sic)

Check out all of these facts about The Chase you probably didn't know:

The Chasers are the best of friends

Despite their rivalry throughout the show, Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty, Mark 'The Beast' Labbett, Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace, Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha and Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan are all good friends outside of the show and regularly hang out.


Jenny and Anne even quiz together on Monday nights!

Bradley Walsh can film up to three shows a day

There has been thousands of episodes of The Chase, and show host Bradley has hosted every single one. Filming for the show now has a quick turnaround, and only takes around two hours, with 12 episodes recorded over a period of four days.

Before The Chase, The Chasers all had pretty normal (but intellectual) real-life jobs

Mark used to be a Maths teacher (he is a mathematician after all), Anne was a proof reader, Paul is a stand-up comedian, Jenny is a writer, Shaun is still a criminal barrister and newest Chaser Darragh Ennis was a former contestant!

The Chase has been running for 12 years!

The first episode aired on 29th June 2009.

Contestants are completely unaware of which Chaser they are facing.

Bradley has no clue either.

Over the years, hundreds of thousands of questions have been asked.

The Chase has a team of around eight question writers from all sorts of backgrounds, including Olav Bjortomt, the number one quizzer in the world!


Bradley Walsh doesn't see the questions beforehand either, saying: "The second the contestant sees the question, that's when I see the question."

The Chase airs in nine countries

There are nine international versions of The Chase, with shows airing in Australia, China, Croatia, Germany, Norway, Russia, Serbia, Turkey, and the United States.
Some of the shows also feature familiar faces, as both Mark Labbett (The Beast) and Anne Hegerty (The Governess) both appear on the Australian version. Mark Labbett also stars on the United States version.

The Chasers all give 100% and get annoyed when they lose

The Chasers are officially the most competitive people in the world. Facts. They're not a fan of losing, even when the contestants (who are sometimes celebrities) are playing for charity.


Contestants do beat The Chasers, though! In September 2021, 20-year-old Eden took home a whopping £75k after beating Darragh Ennis. He won the biggest amount of prize money ever won on daytime TV show by a solo player. Impressive.

John was joined in the final chase by fellow contestants Claire and Amy, with the trio racking up a score of 21.

Despite giving it his all, Chaser Mark had few slip-ups, only managing to score 16, meaning they won the jackpot of £21,000.

The Chase continues every week night at 5pm on ITV.

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