ITV viewers were near stunned arsenic the elemental trivia question saw Chaser Shaun Wallace stumble
- Published: 8:46, 6 Feb 2025
- Updated: 8:46, 6 Feb 2025
THE CHASE viewers person been incapable to incorporate their daze aft 1 of The Chasers got a elemental question horribly wrong.
ITV viewers were near baffled arsenic quiz guru Shaun Wallace, different known arsenic The Dark Destroyer, got a elemental wide cognition question wildly incorrect connected The Chase.
Barrister Shaun, 64, has been a Chaser since the ITV show began successful 2009 and is usually a unit to beryllium reckoned with.
Yet this clip helium failed a elemental question arsenic helium attempted to drawback up to the contestants astatine the extremity of the amusement successful the last chase.
The question, asked by big Bradley Walsh, saw Shaun asked however galore centimetres are successful a metre with the barrister and quiz adept answering "ten".
The existent reply is hundred, and galore viewers could not get implicit Shaun's spectacular fail.
Taking to societal media to stock their shock, 1 spectator wrote: "Shaun is heavy arsenic mince sometimes for an intelligent man."
Another posted: "Absolutely nary mode does Shaun not cognize however galore cms are successful a metre! I'm definite helium does this deliberately astatine times!"
"Typical Shaun throwing a question erstwhile helium has a debased target," said a third.
One spectator went nonstop to Shaun connected X to tease him for the chaotic reply arsenic they wrote: "@TheShaunWallace you've yet beaten "methylated cheese" arsenic your worst ever answer."
Another thought helium mightiness person gotten it incorrect connected intent successful an effort to play down his quality arsenic they pointed out: "The chasers aren't allowed to deliberately play badly, its successful their contract. But Shaun.... If he's not throwing it, past helium genuinely knows nothing..."
Another thought the aforesaid arsenic they shared: "Q: How galore centimetres successful a metre? Shaun: Ten. Shaun trying his champion to propulsion different Chase. GET IN THE BIN!"
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The blunder from Shaun comes conscionable weeks aft he revealed his 'kryptonite' that would spot him stumped connected the ITV show.
Speaking to The Sun's TV Mag, the erstwhile Mastermind champion revealed his 'kryptonite' - his weakest taxable area.
He shared: "Every Achilles has a bottommost and my ain quizzing kryptonite is soaps.
"I don’t ticker them, I don’t similar them, truthful if I’m ever asked questions connected the subject, I’ll conscionable guess!"
The Chase airs connected ITV1 and ITVX.
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