What? A game show on TV? No way
Viewers of The Chase are absolutely convinced that Wednesday night’s show was “rigged” and “fixed” so that the Governess would not only win, but deprive contestants of a record £60,000 jackpot.
Who’d have thought a game show that pits dinner ladies versus professional quiz champions did so on an uneven playing field.
The controversy centres around a timer, which appeared to slow down, during the final chase.
With just seven seconds remaining the Governess, real name Anne Hegarty, got a question wrong and contestants Peter and Warjinder managed to take advantage and push her back another space.
After getting the next question right Hegarty was asked which continent the blue spider was native to.
But the clock seemed to linger on 0.01 for a significantly longer amount of time than it should have.
The outrage! The ruddy faced gammon outrage!
https://twitter.com/Skinnerr17/status/968908038378786821
Please respond to your discraceful cheat @ITVChase
A lot of people are really unhappy. Those contestents deserve (at the least) an appology. Even though you owe them 30k each#Thechase #Itv— Markoodle (@Markoodle) February 28, 2018
https://twitter.com/darkstar2050/status/969146377400999936
Absolutely scandalous #thechase The only person who believes that last ‘second’ actually lasted only a second was the person who had to write out the cheque! Players were robbed! Stinks of a fix!
— Andy Jones (@Andy357) February 28, 2018
Oh my goodness! Nail-bitingly close , with only a second remaining, @ITVthegoverness catches our team and takes away £60k.
What a #FinalChase, what a show, I think we all need a cool down out in the snow after that! #TheChase
— The Chase (@ITVChase) February 28, 2018
Some even complained to Ofcom.
https://twitter.com/EmmerPear/status/968908672637325312
Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a Chase viewer scorned.
And in other Chase related news, check out this utterly unbelievable attempt at a cash-builder.
