It's not often that people are praised for mistakes but one player on The Chase was.
Erica, Harry, Sarah and Stuart took a chance to test their wits against an infamous chaser. They went head to head with 'The Governess' Anne Hegerty in a bid to go home with a cash prize.
Erica, 30, was the final contestant to play in tonight's ITV quiz show. After a respectable cashbuilder round, where she answered seven questions correctly, she went on to play for a middle offer of £7,000.
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But tensions rose as the interventions facilitator was just one correct question away from home. Host Bradley Walsh asked the final question of: "What variety of rock is basalt, the most common type of rock underlying the Earth's surface?"
Erica answered with "igneous" as she looked disappointed in herself. She sulkily said: "I think I pushed the wrong one".
Brad asked: "What did you mean to push?" and Erica replied: "B." She intended to choose "metamorphic" as her answer.
But then she admitted that she was guessing anyway as she added: "I didn't know it regardless." She looked like she was about to cry as Bradley built up the tension to the correct answer being revealed.
To her surprise, she had answered correctly and was overjoyed. Erica laughed as she said: "That was an accident!"
Bradley said: "Well, great things come from accidents. That's the way it is sometimes."
Fans on Twitter were quick to praise her. James said: "Good for you Erica. #TheChase"
Another user said: "Aww so pleased for Erica #TheChase." Meanwhile, a third said: "Get in, Erica. How lovely is she? #TheChase."
She went on to join the rest of her full team - with all four players making it through to the final. They played for £25,000 in total in the final chase.
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