Edinburgh contestant leaves The Chase fans ruing 'shameful' incident

An Edinburgh local empty-handed after an unsuccessful campaign on ITV’s The Chase on Tuesday, November 26.

Host Bradley Walsh welcomed Donald from Edinburgh along with three other contestants - Fran from London, Lynsey from Truro, and Josh from Mill Hill.

The four teamed up in an effort to best the Chaser and walk away with a cash prize on Tuesday night’s episode, reports the Express .

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However, Donald was caught by the quizmaster and the whole team left empty-handed by the end of the episode.

Their brutal loss prompted a critical reaction from viewers on social media, who criticised the show’s format for becoming “boring” and “not exciting to watch”.

As the team faced Anne Hegerty, also known as The Governess, only Fran and Lynsey managed to make it back for the final chase, accumulating a total of £7k.

The last contestant, Josh, made a risky decision. In the cash builder round, he earned £5k, but in a head-to-head with Anne, he chose to play for the lower offer of minus £1k.

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Viewers took to X to criticise the contestants for consistently choosing the lower offer, calling for this option to be banned from the show by producers.

One viewer vented: "FFS. It's just getting boring now. Shake the episodes up @ITV so it's not the same every day as it's getting to the stage where it's not exactly exciting to watch. Time to switch over #TheChase.", reports the Express.

Another suggested: "Make it so each player wins what they put in the pot. If you take a minus, you win nothing! Stop taking low offers! #TheChase."

A frustrated viewer took to Twitter to express their disappointment, commenting: "#thechase @ITVChase Time to cancel the show for good after this series.

"This consistent lower offer taking is absolutely disgusting, embarrassing and shameful and is completely destroying the show."

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