The Chase have crowned their biggest ever solo winner after a contestant took home an £80,000 prize.
Dan, Annabelle, Toby and Sarah signed up for the show and it was their time to take on the ITV quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan was in the hot seat and was vying to keep them from bagging the big prize.
All three of the other contestants were booted out of the show quickly, despite their cash builders seemingly being OK, which meant it was up to Dan to secure any kind of winnings. As he stepped up to take on the Chaser, all chances of success rested in Dan's hands as he took on his cash builder round and secured £5,000.
When he stepped up in front of The Vixen, he was offered a chance of taking home £80,000 if he could get the right number of questions answered and make it home, as he said: "What have I got to lose? I’m going for the £80,000."
He managed to sail through the one on one round and then took on the Final Chase, securing 17 steps for The Vixen to beat. It was a close call, but with several successful pushbacks, he managed to take the win.
It was a close call, with it looking like Jenny was going to get the win before she got the last answer incorrect and Dan's chance opened up again as he was tasked with answering which former president Israel's main airport was named after.
As he told host Bradley Walsh the answer was Ben Gurion, there was raucous cheers and applause, as Bradley celebrated him and asked him what he wanted to spend his money on.
"I think I’ll be spending a little bit longer in New Zealand than initially planned!" he admitted, as Jenny praised him, adding: "Sensational. Dan deserves every penny of that, that was a sensational performance."
Before this, the accolade for highest solo winner was a contestant called Eden, who beat Darragh Ennis and took home £75,000. Elsewhere, the biggest ever win on the show was when four players secured a total of £100,000.
*The Chase airs weekdays on ITV.
