Don't like Jenny at all, and find it utterly hilarious that she has the name 'The Vixen!'
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Originally Posted by Sarahsaurus:
“If by "they", you mean the production team, well, they will have seen all the players in their auditions. I have not auditioned for The Chase but I believe there is some sort of general knowledge test involved, so the production team will have a good idea of how good (or not so good) each player is before they start sorting them into teams. So they will have an idea of roughly how well each team is likely to do.
Of course it won't be an exact science but it won't be difficult to tell the difference in the auditions between a strong player who is likely to be the anchor of the team who will probably get at least six or seven in the Cashbuilder, and a weak player with poor general knowledge who will be a minor player in the team in the Final Chase (if they even get there).
I would be surprised if, when the teams are being drawn up, it is not also decided at the same time which Chaser each team will face. I doubt the teams are put together and then it's just the luck of the draw on the day they film their episode which Chaser they face.
But maybe it is, who knows.”
“If by "they", you mean the production team, well, they will have seen all the players in their auditions. I have not auditioned for The Chase but I believe there is some sort of general knowledge test involved, so the production team will have a good idea of how good (or not so good) each player is before they start sorting them into teams. So they will have an idea of roughly how well each team is likely to do.
Of course it won't be an exact science but it won't be difficult to tell the difference in the auditions between a strong player who is likely to be the anchor of the team who will probably get at least six or seven in the Cashbuilder, and a weak player with poor general knowledge who will be a minor player in the team in the Final Chase (if they even get there).
I would be surprised if, when the teams are being drawn up, it is not also decided at the same time which Chaser each team will face. I doubt the teams are put together and then it's just the luck of the draw on the day they film their episode which Chaser they face.
But maybe it is, who knows.”
Yes I think you're right, and I bet the reason we don't know about the testing of quiz knowledge beforehand is that the contestants are sworn to secrecy by the terms and conditions they agree to. It also explains why you almost never see 4 excellent players who all get high cash builder totals, there's always a mixture of ability.
It is highly likely that contestants are matched to a certain chaser, and even Mark himself has quoted that "the best chasers get the best contestants". This would explain why Anne, Paul and Mark get the strongest teams. Shaun gets slightly weaker teams being a slightly weaker chaser, with the occasional average/strong team, and Jenny being the worst gets the contestants scraped from the bottom of the barrel.
Originally Posted by Jane_Lee3:
“Don't like Jenny at all, and find it utterly hilarious that she has the name 'The Vixen!'”
“Don't like Jenny at all, and find it utterly hilarious that she has the name 'The Vixen!'”
I must admit when my other half and I see it is her we do groan and wish it was one of the other chasers. I think she is relaxing in to it a bit, but the jokes and banter just don't seem to work with her the way they do with the others.
Originally Posted by vanessalou:
“I must admit when my other half and I see it is her we do groan and wish it was one of the other chasers. I think she is relaxing in to it a bit, but the jokes and banter just don't seem to work with her the way they do with the others.”
“I must admit when my other half and I see it is her we do groan and wish it was one of the other chasers. I think she is relaxing in to it a bit, but the jokes and banter just don't seem to work with her the way they do with the others.”
There is definitely a certain awkwardness when she's on and it depends on how interesting the contestants are whether I enjoy her episodes or not. I think she's a bit conscious of how she comes across and doesn't let herself go, whereas the other chasers are more thick-skinned and enjoy a joke and banter with Bradley and the contestants. Another thing which annoys me are the pouts she does all the time, although I guess that is part of her character.
Has anyone considered that it may be the opposite of what people here believe when it comes to the criteria used when choosing which chasers to face which teams?
In that maybe as they have prizes for tens of thousands of pounds they will perhaps be reluctant to give it away, so it may be less the case that they choose weak teams for Jenny, but more that they choose the best chasers for the best teams to reduce their risk of losing money?
This would make it less about Jenny and more about trying to minimise their financial losses.
In that maybe as they have prizes for tens of thousands of pounds they will perhaps be reluctant to give it away, so it may be less the case that they choose weak teams for Jenny, but more that they choose the best chasers for the best teams to reduce their risk of losing money?
This would make it less about Jenny and more about trying to minimise their financial losses.
Originally Posted by Jane_Lee3:
“Don't like Jenny at all, and find it utterly hilarious that she has the name 'The Vixen!'”
“Don't like Jenny at all, and find it utterly hilarious that she has the name 'The Vixen!'”
I don't like her personality but I do think she is very clever.
Originally Posted by vanessalou:
“I must admit when my other half and I see it is her we do groan and wish it was one of the other chasers. I think she is relaxing in to it a bit, but the jokes and banter just don't seem to work with her the way they do with the others.”
“I must admit when my other half and I see it is her we do groan and wish it was one of the other chasers. I think she is relaxing in to it a bit, but the jokes and banter just don't seem to work with her the way they do with the others.”
I couldn't agree more.
IMO she just doesn't fit in.
Originally Posted by Alrightmate:
“Has anyone considered that it may be the opposite of what people here believe when it comes to the criteria used when choosing which chasers to face which teams?
In that maybe as they have prizes for tens of thousands of pounds they will perhaps be reluctant to give it away, so it may be less the case that they choose weak teams for Jenny, but more that they choose the best chasers for the best teams to reduce their risk of losing money?
This would make it less about Jenny and more about trying to minimise their financial losses.”
“Has anyone considered that it may be the opposite of what people here believe when it comes to the criteria used when choosing which chasers to face which teams?
In that maybe as they have prizes for tens of thousands of pounds they will perhaps be reluctant to give it away, so it may be less the case that they choose weak teams for Jenny, but more that they choose the best chasers for the best teams to reduce their risk of losing money?
This would make it less about Jenny and more about trying to minimise their financial losses.”
Still amounts to the same thing though doesn't it?
Also I wholeheartedly agree with Lily_Smith. That constant pouting is very annoying.
Originally Posted by Lily_Smith:
“There is definitely a certain awkwardness when she's on and it depends on how interesting the contestants are whether I enjoy her episodes or not. I think she's a bit conscious of how she comes across and doesn't let herself go, whereas the other chasers are more thick-skinned and enjoy a joke and banter with Bradley and the contestants. Another thing which annoys me are the pouts she does all the time, although I guess that is part of her character.”
“There is definitely a certain awkwardness when she's on and it depends on how interesting the contestants are whether I enjoy her episodes or not. I think she's a bit conscious of how she comes across and doesn't let herself go, whereas the other chasers are more thick-skinned and enjoy a joke and banter with Bradley and the contestants. Another thing which annoys me are the pouts she does all the time, although I guess that is part of her character.”
Are you sure?
Originally Posted by Yo Omars Comin:
“Still amounts to the same thing though doesn't it?
Also I wholeheartedly agree with Lily_Smith. That constant pouting is very annoying.”
“Still amounts to the same thing though doesn't it?
Also I wholeheartedly agree with Lily_Smith. That constant pouting is very annoying.”
Yes in that the result is the same. But the motivation is different.
I'm questioning the reasons for it given by pretty much everybody in this thread.
They're insisting that it's for personal reasons to favour Jenny, I'm suggesting that it may be for pragmatic reasons.
I'm not saying that I'm right, but I think it's possible that some may be jumping the gun and adding 2 + 2 and coming up with 5. Their reasoning may be influenced by their feelings about the chaser.
They could be right, absolutely, I wouldn't deny that intuition should sometimes be listened to, but I would suggest considering the reasoning that the show may care more about how much money they could potentially lose.
Am I the only person on here that likes her? i think she has great personality and is certainly my favourite chaser !
Originally Posted by Brian Reynolds:
“Am I the only person on here that likes her? i think she has great personality and is certainly my favourite chaser !”
“Am I the only person on here that likes her? i think she has great personality and is certainly my favourite chaser !”
I think she has a good general knowledge, and is quite affable with the contestants.There isn't a chaser I can find fault with, bur Mark and Anne are my favourites.
I have said before, those who go for the minus offers, are selfish, and riding on the backs of those who have banked what they earned.
Originally Posted by Brian Reynolds:
“Am I the only person on here that likes her? i think she has great personality and is certainly my favourite chaser !”
“Am I the only person on here that likes her? i think she has great personality and is certainly my favourite chaser !”
Great personality?
Where does she hide it?
Originally Posted by Alrightmate:
“Yes in that the result is the same. But the motivation is different.
I'm questioning the reasons for it given by pretty much everybody in this thread.
They're insisting that it's for personal reasons to favour Jenny, I'm suggesting that it may be for pragmatic reasons.
I'm not saying that I'm right, but I think it's possible that some may be jumping the gun and adding 2 + 2 and coming up with 5. Their reasoning may be influenced by their feelings about the chaser.
They could be right, absolutely, I wouldn't deny that intuition should sometimes be listened to, but I would suggest considering the reasoning that the show may care more about how much money they could potentially lose.”
“Yes in that the result is the same. But the motivation is different.
I'm questioning the reasons for it given by pretty much everybody in this thread.
They're insisting that it's for personal reasons to favour Jenny, I'm suggesting that it may be for pragmatic reasons.
I'm not saying that I'm right, but I think it's possible that some may be jumping the gun and adding 2 + 2 and coming up with 5. Their reasoning may be influenced by their feelings about the chaser.
They could be right, absolutely, I wouldn't deny that intuition should sometimes be listened to, but I would suggest considering the reasoning that the show may care more about how much money they could potentially lose.”
In the end it is entirely up to the production team who they let on the show. if a really good quizzer auditions, they have the choice not to pick them for the show at all. If they do decide to let them on, they can make it more difficult for them to win by putting them with weak supporting team mates who will be unlikely to be of much help. Or they can put them up against the strongest Chaser on the roster. So there may be something in what you say. Ultimately the production team should be aiming for a good contest between team and Chaser. This is the problem with some of the recent Jenny shows - they haven't been good contests, because the teams were so poor. And it is the production team that puts the teams together - it's not as if there's twenty or thirty contestants waiting in a side room and they just pick four names out of a hat to decide the team for the next show. The Chase is not like Eggheads, where people apply to go on the show as a team, they apply as individuals. So if you are watching The Chase and you think "This looks like a strong team", remember it was the production team that put it together, knowing it was likely to be a strong team.
In the end I think it comes down to this - the Chasers, like the players they get on the show, are not all of the same ability. They are all very good quizzers, better than very good amateur pub quizzers, but there are still differences between them in standard. It would be unrealistic to expect that there weren't. It is like any professional sport. The player ranked number one in the world at say, tennis, is better than the player ranked 200, and will beat him almost every time. But the player ranked at 200 is still vastly superior to the average amateur tennis player.
If the production team want the Chasers to win roughly the same percentage of their games, (which I assume they do), then they pick the teams to face them accordingly.
Originally Posted by Brian Reynolds:
“Am I the only person on here that likes her? i think she has great personality and is certainly my favourite chaser !”
“Am I the only person on here that likes her? i think she has great personality and is certainly my favourite chaser !”
Nah, but you, richie4eva and justonecornetto are definitely her biggest fans here.
Originally Posted by Groundhogal:
“That Shanice looks familiar.”
“That Shanice looks familiar.”
Unconnected, but do you have many nightmares?
Originally Posted by StanTheOstrich:
“Unconnected, but do you have many nightmares?”
“Unconnected, but do you have many nightmares?”
Not as bad as she had on the cash builder. On the plus side, her waist isn't as thick as she is.
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