The Chase star Paul Sinha came under fire yesterday (Tuesday, March 25) for his poor performance on the show.
Fans of the show took to Twitter to slam the 54-year-old, with some going so far as to accuse him of “bottling” it in the Final Chase.
What happened on The Chase last night?
Yesterday’s edition of The Chase saw another four contestants take on the Chasers with the hope of winning big.
First up was Sam, who bagged £3,000 in the cash builder. However, he opted to take the low offer of £1,000 when up against Paul. Thankfully, he managed to evade the Chaser and book a spot in the final round.
Pauline was up next. She got £2,000 in the cash builder but decided to go for the low offer of £1,000. She also managed to evade the chaser.
Third up to the plate was Rachel. She managed to rack up £4,000 in the cash builder. However, when it came down to facing Paul, she didn’t manage to escape him.
Last up was Mark, who landed £7,000 in the cash builder. However, he too was caught by Paul.
Paul Sinha fails in the Final Chase
This meant that Sam and Pauline were the only two contestants in the final, playing for just £2,000.
Together – though it was mainly Sam – they managed to answer 17 questions correctly, giving Paul a slight uphill battle to catch up.
However, it proved too much for the Sinnerman – who still had three questions to answer when the time ran out. It didn’t help that he’d given Pauline and Sam the opportunity to push back six times – which they took advantage of four times.
Sam and Pauline won their £2,000 – meaning a grand each – and seemed pretty happy about it.
“This is the best day of my life, this is brilliant,” Sam laughed.
Fans slam Paul Sinha on The Chase
However, fans of the show were not impressed at all with Paul’s performance, with many arguing that he should have easily caught up with Sam and Pauline.
“YET AGAIN Paul Sinha proving he IS the weakest chaser. Completely bottled it. Proof was in his performance AGAIN. Weak as water. That was pathetic,” one fan fumed.
Paul Sinha proving he IS the weakest chaser.
“Can’t believe Paul took ages to try and answer the question…..nearly as long as Shaun [Wallace]!” another said.
“It’s been a while since Paul has done a Shaun,” a third wrote.
“Paul threw that on purpose!!” another fumed.
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The Chase airs on weekdays from 5pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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