The Chase has drawn criticism for ill-timed question about The Prodigy

Such bad luck

The Chase is pre-recorded and can often be broadcast weeks or months after the episode is initially filmed, meaning that it’s surely difficult to keep track of what questions are asked.

In a highly unfortunate turn of events, the episode of The Chase aired on Monday featured a question about The Prodigy, just a few hours after the death of frontman Keith Flint was announced.

The question asked by host Bradley Walsh was: “Which of these chart acts has the fewest members?”

The possible answers were: A) The Prodigy, B) Pretenders or C) The Proclaimers.

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Considering the show is pre-recorded, producers would obviously have had no idea that the episode would be so poorly timed with the death of The Prodigy’s frontman.

Tributes are continuing to pour in for the musician, who was found dead at his home in Essex over the weekend with Jame Blunt sharing a lovely story about him over Twitter on Monday.

said how thrilled he was for my success.

Keith, I only met you once, but I shed a tear at the news of your death. In our business, there are no prizes for being kind, but if there was, that Grammy would be yours.

— James Blunt (@JamesBlunt) March 4, 2019

Prodigy DJ and co-founder Liam Howlett wrote on the band’s official Instagram: “The news is true, I can’t believe I’m saying this but our brother Keith took his own life over the weekend. I’m shell shocked, fuckin angry [sic], confused and heartbroken… r.i.p, brother Liam.”

The band also posted a statement on Twitter, hailing Flint as a “pioneer” for his role in their seven studio albums, six of which went to No. 1 in the UK.

“It is with deepest shock and sadness that we can confirm the death of our brother and best friend Keith Flint,” it read. “A true pioneer, innovator and legend. He will be forever missed. We thank you for respecting the privacy of all concerned at this time.”