{"id":15528,"date":"2022-05-16T17:45:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1646128"},"modified":"2022-05-16T18:01:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T16:01:08","slug":"we-tried-to-beat-the-chasers-and-it-was-a-truly-terrifying-experience","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/we-tried-to-beat-the-chasers-and-it-was-a-truly-terrifying-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"We tried to Beat the Chasers \u2013 and it was a truly terrifying experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 16 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Like many quiz show fans, I\u2019m guilty of being that viewer who\u2019s shouting answers at the television, frustrated at how contestants can get so many questions wrong while I confidently play along from the comfort of my sofa, wrapped up in a dressing gown, barking out trivia to an audience of just my dog.<\/p>\n<p>So, when the chance to have a go at <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/beat-the-chasers-season-5-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Beat the Chasers<\/a> \u2013 ITV\u2019s successful spin-off to The Chase \u2013 came along, it was time to show I wasn\u2019t literally all mouth and no trousers.<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>, I set off to the Beat the Chasers studio in Elstree back in March, when filming for the primetime show\u2019s fifth season was underway. Hosted by Bradley Walsh, the quiz competition sees brave contestants take on up to six Chasers after answering a series of multiple-choice questions (the Cash Builder round) in the hopes of taking home a sizeable prize pot. In the final stage, contestants must answer questions correctly to stop their 60-second clock from running out of time and, while choosing more Chasers to go up against will result in a bigger cash prize, they\u2019ll be given less of a time advantage.<\/p>\n<p>Having watched Beat the Chasers since it first premiered back in 2020, I knew taking on six of the world\u2019s most accomplished quizzers in front of a live studio audience was going to be a daunting task. However, the enormity of the challenge only really sank in when I was ushered into the contestants\u2019 greenroom. Luckily for me, it was only the final round of the competition that I\u2019d be trying out and while the (admittedly disappointing) fact that I wasn\u2019t playing for real cash did take some of the pressure off, I was going into full Eminem mode \u2013 my palms were sweaty, knees weak and arms were indeed heavy.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6306251843112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p>As I waited for my turn in the Beat the Chasers arena, I decided to play along with the live feed of the episode being filmed, but it did absolutely nothing to calm my nerves. Out of the many questions being fired at the contestant before me, there was only one I managed to get right and unsurprisingly, it was TV-related. I\u2019d interviewed the Chasers beforehand and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/how-to-beat-the-chasers\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">all of them gave helpful advice<\/a> \u2013 the most common tip being to avoid passing a question and to just guess instead. But what if I guessed something really stupid? What if I got a TV question wrong? What if the video went viral because I panicked and said Justin Bieber was the prime minister of Canada? (Believe it or not, this has actually happened before on The Chase).<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the catastrophising spiral I\u2019d spun myself into was interrupted by a producer, who was ready to take me to set. After being mic-ed up and given instructions on exactly how and where to walk on stage, I stepped out in front of the glaringly bright lights and stood next to Bradley Walsh. You don\u2019t realise just how high up the Chasers are when watching the show from home but as a contestant, it feels as though you\u2019re being sentenced by the Supreme Court \u2013 if it were made up of colour co-ordinated quizzing enthusiasts.<\/p> <p>When asked how many Chasers I wanted to go up against, all I knew is that I didn\u2019t want to take on all of them (the round would be over pretty quickly), so I randomly went for four of them \u2013 Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan, Mark Labbett and the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/beat-the-chasers-anne-hegerty-issa-schultz-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">newest addition to the Beat the Chasers panel<\/a>, Issa Schultz.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to know how I did (or see some of the amusing faces I make when concentrating), then you\u2019ll have to watch the video above, but my overall takeaway from my experience on Beat the Chasers is that it\u2019s a truly unique quiz show to compete on. As terrifying as it was to stand on that brightly lit stage in front of the Chasers\u2019 intimidating faces, I did have an amazing time and even getting just one question right felt like a victory to me by the end. As it turns out, beating the Chasers <em>is<\/em> an incredibly difficult thing to do!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beat the Chasers begins on ITV and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.itv.com\/hub\/beat-the-chasers\/2a6826&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">ITV Hub<\/a>\u00a0on Monday 16th May at 9pm. Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 16 May 2022 at 12:00 am Like many quiz show fans, I\u2019m guilty of being that viewer who\u2019s shouting answers at the television, frustrated at how contestants can get so many questions wrong while I confidently play along from the comfort of my sofa, wrapped up in a dressing gown, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":15529,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/we-tried-to-beat-the-chasers-and-it-was-a-truly-terrifying-experience.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/we-tried-to-beat-the-chasers-and-it-was-a-truly-terrifying-experience-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/we-tried-to-beat-the-chasers-and-it-was-a-truly-terrifying-experience-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/we-tried-to-beat-the-chasers-and-it-was-a-truly-terrifying-experience.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/we-tried-to-beat-the-chasers-and-it-was-a-truly-terrifying-experience.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/we-tried-to-beat-the-chasers-and-it-was-a-truly-terrifying-experience.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/05\/we-tried-to-beat-the-chasers-and-it-was-a-truly-terrifying-experience.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Monday, 16 May 2022 at 12:00 am Like many quiz show fans, I\u2019m guilty of being that viewer who\u2019s shouting answers at the television, frustrated at how contestants can get so many questions wrong while I confidently play along from the comfort of my sofa, wrapped up in a dressing gown,&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/15528"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}