The Chase (ITV) (Part 4)

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1fab

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by DONTBANME:
“Complete nonsense, there are tens of thousands of proper quizzers who would wipe the floor with the vast majority of contestants on The Chase.

Go and watch some matches in a quiz league - I think you will be surprised at how much more knowledgeable the team members are than the people they put on this show.”

For many of us, part of the appeal of this show is that the contestants are not experienced quizzers, but people who have normal general knowledge, i.e. strong in some areas, weak in others.

The day when it's full of people who devote their lives to swotting up on lists of facts is the day I stop watching.

Alleycat666

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by Benjamin Sisko:
“I think that's more to do with the fact that there was a distinct change in the style of questions for episodes from Series 6 (2012) onwards. They became longer and trickier ones became more common. (Mark himself confirmed this). Prior to this, it wasn't uncommon for high cash builders (£14,000 being a landmark high) or high scoring Final Chases. (As high as 28 a couple of times.)

It's basically why teams scoring over 20/Chasers catching 20+ scores on the challenge repeats (which go up to Series 4) are so common when now they're a rarity, it was a genuinely easier show back then.”

Aha - so it's not the contestants getting thicker, it's the questions getting harder!

anyonefortennis

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by Alleycat666:
“Aha - so it's not the contestants getting thicker, it's the questions getting harder!”

Not sure I'd agree with that. I think the questions are easier than they used to be in the early days.

able1

03-01-2017

Silly hairstyles episode.

able1

03-01-2017

Top player Nigel.

Mark_Beales1

03-01-2017

Good start!

Justonecornetto

03-01-2017

Today's 'interesting' team to face Mark.

Off to a good start anyway £9K

StanTheOstrich

03-01-2017

Claire has a face that could take a good clogging.

Virgin Queen

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by able1:
“Silly hairstyles episode.”

Looks like it's specially styled to fit under her policman's helmet.

Mark_Beales1

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by able1:
“Silly hairstyles episode.”

Claire is a copper. How does she get her hat on?!

Virgin Queen

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by StanTheOstrich:
“Claire has a face that could take a good clogging.”

Careful Stan. She's a copper!

StanTheOstrich

03-01-2017

Now, who saying something about contestants getting thicker?

StanTheOstrich

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by Virgin Queen:
“Careful Stan. She's a copper!”

Not where I live Lizzie.

BomoLad

03-01-2017

So the question he was hesitant with in the cash builder was the pop culture one (Graham Norton, which he got right but had to think) and then the first 2 of his questions in the game are pop culture related?

EDIT: Mark just said he was "devastated by pop culture"

Did seem to be an unusually narrow variety of questions.

Justonecornetto

03-01-2017

Mhairi Black = SNP

Mark_Beales1

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by StanTheOstrich:
“Now, who saying something about contestants getting thicker?”

We haven't seen the others yet!

BomoLad

03-01-2017

He thought the ship in the Poseidon Adventure capsized in the Caribbean Sea and he's 'Brain of Britain'?

Mark_Beales1

03-01-2017

That CJ off Eggheads has let himself go!

SaddlerSteve

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by BomoLad:
“He thought the ship in the Poseidon Adventure capsized in the Caribbean Sea and he's 'Brain of Britain'?”

Pop. Culture seems to be at the bottom of the list of interests of very clever people.

BomoLad

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by SaddlerSteve:
“Pop. Culture seems to be at the bottom of the list of interests of very clever people.”

Certainly. Which again makes it seem very suspicious that the majority of his questions were pop culture related. I'd question whether those questions were selected specifically for that head to head.

StanTheOstrich

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by Mark_Beales1:
“We haven't seen the others yet!”

That's true but c'mon, brain of Britain!

Ex Pat

03-01-2017

That was a very long winded way of saying "I'm unemployed".

BomoLad

03-01-2017

Her hair seems to be experiencing adverse weather conditions that isn't affecting anyone else in the studio.

SaddlerSteve

03-01-2017

That was car crash.
She only lasted that long because of some lucky guesses.

Virgin Queen

03-01-2017

Originally Posted by StanTheOstrich:
“Now, who saying something about contestants getting thicker?”

But he didn't make it to the next round,

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