The Chase viewers stunned by 'FIX' claims as Bradley Walsh admits 'that's UNBELIEVABLE'
VIEWERS of ITV's The Chase were left shocked after one contestant got a seemingly easy question and instantly accused the show of being fixed, while host Bradley Walsh acknowledged the blunder as being "unbelievable".
Bradley Walsh laughs off 'fix' as beekeeper gets bee question
Dave, from Newcastle, became a contestant on the game show with hopes of adding to his livelihood as an apprentice beekeeper. But the 66-year-old wasn't prepared for the lucky moment the series' host asked him a question about the insect during the cash builder round.
Dave began to chuckle as Bradley excitedly asked him which gender of bees are worker bees, before correctly answering the question with "female".
As the round came to an end, the presenter couldn't hold back his disbelief as he addressed the audience.
"That was unbelievable! People at home will think this is a fix," he said.
Totally random. That's unbelievable
The 57-year-old continued to express his shock at the turn of events, when he added: "Totally random. That's unbelievable."
Bradley had previously joked about the hobby, after Dave stumbled and said he wanted to buy a bee press rather than honey.
"A bee press…" he laughed, before cracking the joke, "the last thing you want is mushy bees."
As the audience cringed, Bradley turned around and asked them to give him a break, before picking up on the contestant's unintentional innuendo about buying bees.
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Dave innocently said: "Believe it or not you can buy a queen on the internet," to which Bradley then turned to the camera and answered, "nothing surprises me in this day and age, Dave!"
Meanwhile, viewers took to Twitter to express their shock at the 'coincidence', as one posted: "A beekeeper gets asked a question on bees on The Chase. Complete fix. #TheChase", while another simply tweeted, "Fix!!!! #TheChase"
A second fan of the show shared their envy of the contestant's luck however, saying: "Dave, the beekeeper, got a question about bees on #TheChase! Why didn't I get an exam question about making plain pasta at university?"
The panel also consisted of a healthcare assistant, a retired safari guide, and a solicitor. But after two contestants were caught by the chaser Mark Labbett AKA "The Beast", remaining players Dave and Joy, 49, couldn't manage to retain their £12,000 winnings as they left the show with nothing.