12 contestants who have all been winners with fans of The Chase – from saucy OAPs to a woman who single-handedly beat the Dark Destroyer
THE Chase thrilled viewers yesterday as contestant Renee Smith annihilated the Dark Destroyer with a staggering NINETEEN correct questions in a row, which saw her hailed as one of the show's greatest ever contestants.
Host Bradley Walsh said: "Well played, extraordinary performance.” And The Dark Destroyer told her: “I lost, fair play to you Renee.”
Twitter went wild for Renee, despite the show being a repeat.
One fan wrote: “That is one of the most impressive performances I’ve ever seen. AND SHE WAS ALL ON HER OWN.”
Here we look at four other contestants who have had viewers at home leaping from the sofa to give them a standing ovation.
Funniest contestant
History teacher Rak appeared on the show alongside three other contestants in a bid to get the better of Chaser Paul Sinha.
When it was her turn to face the Chaser, the 39-year-old from Sheffield was quizzed by Bradley about her hobbies and what she did for a living.
He asked Rak what she would spend the money on if she landed the jackpot at the end of the show.
And the contestant said she would want a new car, explaining: “I think it’s the car that you drive Brad, an Audi.”
Bradley replied: “I don’t drive an Audi.”
But straight away Rak fired back: Robin Reliant then?”
And The Chase host was so taken aback he burst into a fit of giggles and told her: “You’re cheeky, I like it.”
Sweet old dear with a smutty sense of humour
Viewers were in hysterics when contestant Kate told Bradley Walsh a cheeky story about erections.
When Bradders asked the contestant about her work as a traffic warden, Kate revealed that she hadn’t held down any jobs for long in her life.
After admitting to going through 46 jobs in her life, Kate confessed that she got fired by one of her bosses for a hilarious reason.
Kate explained that she always got the giggles when she worked for a scaffolding company’s erection department.
She remembered: “Every time I picked up the phone I’d have to say the name of the firm and then erection department
“And I couldn’t say it. I just couldn’t say it.”
Sauciest contestant
When a quizzer accidentally made a racy remark, mischievous Bradley immediately pounced on the opportunity to make a joke.
After racking up £4,000 in the cash builder, florist Kim was preparing to take on the Dark Destroyer in the second round.
Boffin Shaun Wallace offered her £44,000 to take a gamble, but said he would take £4,000 away if she went for the lower offer.
After the contestant explained that her husband was the fireman, Bradley couldn’t resist making a naughty joke.
He grinned at the camera, before quipping: “Oh right, OK. Are those the sort of games you play?”
Kim’s teammates couldn’t contain their laughter after the presenter made the provocative comment.
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Ultimate lad
Bradley Walsh had a huge laughing fit thanks to one guest who was compared to EastEnders actor Danny Dyer.
Bradley struggled to hold back tears of joy thanks to cheeky chappie Danny.
Danny was set to face Shaun Wallace, aka The Dark Destroyer, when Bradley asked him what he’d spend the prize money on.
The 20-year-old railway worker from Essex said he’d book a lads’ trip to Amsterdam, saying: “I haven’t been, that’s why I wanna go look at the tulips and windmills and stuff.”
He added that he’d take “six or seven mates” but would impose a girlfriend ban.
“If any of them say they wanna bring their missus it ain’t gonna happen,” he said.
Danny’s swagger and cockney twang saw Bradley burst into laughter – and won praise from viewers at home.
Cutest OAP
Viewers of The Chase fell in love with John as soon as he walked on to the set - they couldn’t help but notice that he looked uncannily like one of Pixar’s most-loved characters.
After the lovable contestant took £4,000 back to his team, telly watchers couldn’t help but see a similarity between children’s character Mr Fredricksen.
Both John and Carl Frederickson have the same white hairdo and glasses that are framed with black square rims.
Even the quizzers pinstripe shirt and braces seemed to give off a similar vibe to Carl bow-tied suit ensemble.
Grandpa cash money
When a team stormed to victory to take home a whopping £75,000, Grandad Eamonn was hailed as a "wizard".
He was responsible for the sizeable money pot, gambling on a higher offer in his face-off with the Chaser and winning £68,000.
He said: "It's just wonderful. I tell a lot of stories that are Irish mythology but I also tell stories from different societies, different times from around the world."
Eamonn explained he wanted to win enough cash so he and his wife Pauline could travel to Australia to visit their grandchildren.
He said: "We don't get to see them enough.
"One lives in Chicago and three live in Australia so I would use the money to try to get out to see them."
Mr. Perfect... eyebrows
Ciaran, a primary school teaching assistant from Leeds, sported a pair of seriously dark brows that one viewer compared to “slugs”.
The contestant told how he's looking to study for a Masters in business in Denver, America next year.
But during his cash builder round, Ciaran managed to notch up just £2,000.
He made one particularly amusing blunder when asked: "Officially what colour was the champion race horse Desert Orchid", to which he replied, "Green".
Given the horse had no relation to Kermit the Frog, the correct answer was, of course, grey.
Appreciating his gaffe, at the end of the round Ciaran quipped: "Ever seen a green horse Bradley?" to which the host replied: "Ciaran, I nearly lost it there."
Mr. Chicken sex
Chase fans went into meltdown last night after a contestant revealed his rather unusual job.
Murdo, from Norfolk, piped up that he was a ‘chicken sexer’ for a living, explaining: “I sex chickens”.
The 59-year-old told bemused host Bradley Walsh he sexes “3,000 chickens an hour, on average”, which involves separating day-old chicks into “brides and grooms”.
Somehow Walsh managed to resist his usual urge to make an innuendo and simply branded the contestant's job as "amazing".
Though Chaser Jenny Ryan, aka The Vixen, didn't hold back, quipping: "You're the only man I've ever met who gets through more chickens than the beast."
Stacey Solomon
Stace showed she was just as comfortable behind The Chase desk as the Loose Women panel when she took part in the celebrity special.
The former X Factor star took on Anne Hegerty and beat her hands down – returning to her place on the desk victorious.
Looking nervously at host Bradley Walsh, Stacey looked scared as she walked up to take her place.
However the star had nothing to be afraid of as she started to race through the questions.
The moment she bagged £60,000 for the prize pot was a high point for the mum-of-two as she went into the final with Louise Minchin and Keith Allen.
The innocent victim
There was outrage when viewers thought Bradley Walsh incorrectly told a contestant that they had given the wrong answer.
Fans of the show thought Barbara had been asked by Bradley to name the nut that can be found inside a Ferrerro Rocher, to which she gave the answer “hazelnut”.
He told Barbara she had given an incorrect answer, and provided her with the correct answer: almond.
Viewers were convinced that the player had been robbed of the £1,000 cash and demanded answers.
Fans of the show launched their own individual investigations to get to the bottom of the nutty debacle.
One infuriated tweeter said: “It’s a hazelnut in a ferrero! I huff at your almond answer.”
However, viewers were proven to be mistaken as Bradley actually asked about the filling of a Ferrerro Rafaello rather than a Ferrero Rocher.
The 'fit one'
Twitter was flooded with compliments for “fit” project manager Hannah, 26, from Essex, who beat the Chaser in her head-to-head round.
One tweeted: "Think I'm in love with this Hannah girl on The Chase, Jesus."
Another posted: "Gonna plus1 it to spend another hour with Hannah."
One tweeted: "Think I'm in love with this Hannah girl on The Chase, Jesus."
Another posted: "Gonna plus1 it to spend another hour with Hannah."
Another even offered to give Hannah "the wonga" himself if she lost.