THE Chase fans have branded the quiz a ‘fix’ - as Jenny Ryan stopped £142,000 going to charity.
The ITV game show pits members of the public against a trivia genius.
Cheryl Baker, Mark Steel, and faced Jenny “The Vixen” Ryan in a celebrity edtion.
While Jenny caught Jason, the other three all advanced to the Final Chase.
The team set an impressive target of 19 - while managing to push back Jenny multiple times.
However, the Chaser still managed to wipe out the famous faces within her time limit.
This meant Cheryl, Mark and Laura left with £1,000 each for their charities, losing out on the £142,000 on the line.
Writing on X, one viewer commented: “Oh come on.
“Charity show yet the chaser still gets questions like ‘What 3 letter word is short for magazine’. Absolute stitch up #TheChase”.
Another wrote: “Bradley Walsh needs to stop speeding up when asking the chaser questions on the final round. Bit of a fix really #TheChase”.
While a third shared: “@ITVChase... The game is blatantly fixed! What is the point?”
Speaking afterwards, host Bradley Walsh told the team: “Four attempts to push back, three executed, caught with three seconds remaining, you needed one more.
“Do you know what that one more was?”
He added: “. I’m sorry, but I’m gonna have to take £142,000 away.”
Elsewhere, a festive celebrity episode of The Chase saw a team win £116,000 -
The group comprised actor Tony Maudsley,host , Olympic gold medallist Bryony Page, and comedian.
But fans were left confused by one answer, which saw Alexander asked: “What name is given to a pointed hand tool used for making holes in the ground for seeds or young plants?”
He had the options A) Dibble B) Nibble C) Quibble
Alexander chose dibble, which Bradley confirmed as correct.
But according to gardening enthusiasts, the proper term is “dibber”, not “dibble”.
The Chase airs on ITV1 and .
