MARK Labbett has hit out at The Chase bosses for ‘benching him’ despite getting the questions correct.
Mark posted on X, formerly known as Twitter to air his outrage, after a repeat of Beat The Chase last night saw him taken out of play – despite getting five questions right.
He was fuming at the shows bosses decision, saying: “Why I get frustrated about #Beatthechasers, I get five right first game and then promptly benched for next three games. Supersub I guess.
“But fans said it was to make the competition fair for the contestants. One said: “The clue’s in the show name Mark, gotta give the punters a chance. I don’t think people would watch ‘lose against the chasers.'”
Another agreed: “Mark, I think it is to give your opponent a chance.”
A third suggested: “I think more contestants should take on a minimum of five chasers. There’s always possibilities.”
A fourth then asked “Is the selection random?”
To which Mark replied: “No. Producers choice”
Mark, aka The Beast, has been associated with the popular quiz show since it burst onto our screens in 2009.
The star once weighed 29 stone and was on the cusp of diabetes before he shed 10 stone. He recently split with his girlfriend.
He is one of six chasers: The Dark Destroyer Shaun Wallace, Governess Anne Hegarty, Sinnerman Paul Sinha, The Vixen Jenny Ryan and Darragh ‘The Menace’ Ennis.
ITV‘s The Chase, hosted by Bradley Walsh, sees four contestants working together as a team to answer the questions to win the prize money.
One by one, the team tries to get as much as possible, playing against Britain’s biggest quiz brains, each known as The Chaser.
Each Chaser’s sole purpose is to stop the contestants in their tracks and if they get caught, they are out.
Each Chaser is paid per show. Anne told The Star: “The thing is you see that every time they add a new Chaser, we only get paid per show that we do. We don’t get a salary, we get a fee per show we do.
“They are recording fewer shows because we’ve got so many shows in the can and then they add another Chaser and everybody’s money goes down, but that said, Darragh is a lovely person. When he appeared he certainly sent the ratings up a lot.”
