{"id":50836,"date":"2024-05-06T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T20:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2036211"},"modified":"2024-05-06T22:46:59","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T20:46:59","slug":"rick-edwards-takes-on-the-chasers-in-tense-quizzing-face-off","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/rick-edwards-takes-on-the-chasers-in-tense-quizzing-face-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Edwards takes on the Chasers in tense quizzing face-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The quiz show host turns contestant in a memorable battle. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 06 May 2024 at 20:00 PM<\/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><strong>*Warning \u2013 contains spoilers for tonight\u2019s Beat the Chasers: Celebrity Special*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Beat the Chasers returned to our screens tonight (Monday 6th May) as four brave celebrity contestants took on the panel of Chasers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The spin-off of the hit quiz show The Chase sees contestants taking on multiple Chasers in a battle for big cash prizes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The celebrities taking part tonight were Neil Delamere, Michelle Ackerley, Charlie Stayt, Danny Sebastian and Rick Edwards.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And the highlight of the episode was <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Impossible presenter <\/span>Edwards\u2019s face-off with the Chasers <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mark \u201cThe Beast\u201d Labbett, Anne \u201cThe Governess\u201d Hegerty, Shaun \u201cThe Dark Destroyer\u201d Wallace, Paul \u201cThe Sinnerman\u201d Sinha and Darragh \u201cThe Menace\u201d Ennis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>You can watch his<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0nail-biting head-to-head race against the clock <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in an <\/span>exclusive clip for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> below.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"bcab4c79b13b9b235f0fb1cbb3e270f0d503416e\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"bcab4c79b13b9b235f0fb1cbb3e270f0d503416e\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After carefully considering each answer and asking for certain questions to be repeated, Edwards managed to walk away with an impressive \u00a3120,000 for his chosen charity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jenny \u201cThe Vixen\u201d Ryan was full of praise for Edwards following his win, saying: \u201cThat was immaculate time management there. A lot of players come on and look at that time advantage in terms of the number of questions they can get wrong.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">She continued: \u201cBut you used that time to take an extra beat to get a repeat, so it increased your accuracy. So that is how you won.\u201d<\/span><\/p> <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The sixth season of Beat the Chasers: Celebrity Special returned to our screens back in January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other celebrities to have taken part so far this season include <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nish Kumar, Chris McCausland, Mary Earps, Alexander Armstrong, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jo Brand, Kirsty Gallacher, Rachel Riley, Dion Dublin and Gareth Malone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/i-kissed-a-girl-bbc-release-schedule\/\">I Kissed a Girl release schedule: When are the next episodes on BBC iPlayer?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/masterchef-2024-contestants-cast\/\">MasterChef 2024 contestants: Confirmed cast for season 20<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Beat the Chasers: Celebrity Special airs tonight on Monday 6th May at 9pm on ITV1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/\" data-outlook-id=\"5fbb42eb-21be-4388-82a7-34533d46505d\">Entertainment<\/a> coverage or visit our <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" data-outlook-id=\"99186cea-1d57-4aa0-9008-2f2b32d9ece9\">TV Guide<\/a> and <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" data-outlook-id=\"73530389-e61f-4935-9d68-32b85438ec20\">Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what else is on. <\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <a title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" data-outlook-id=\"9225a305-90cd-4bfe-94a0-234993dc9748\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The quiz show host turns contestant in a memorable battle. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":50837,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/rick-edwards-takes-on-the-chasers-in-tense-quizzing-face-off-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/rick-edwards-takes-on-the-chasers-in-tense-quizzing-face-off-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/rick-edwards-takes-on-the-chasers-in-tense-quizzing-face-off-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/rick-edwards-takes-on-the-chasers-in-tense-quizzing-face-off-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/rick-edwards-takes-on-the-chasers-in-tense-quizzing-face-off-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/rick-edwards-takes-on-the-chasers-in-tense-quizzing-face-off-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/05\/rick-edwards-takes-on-the-chasers-in-tense-quizzing-face-off-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The quiz show host turns contestant in a memorable battle.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/50836"}],"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\/50837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}