Bradley Walsh was left so stunned with one Chase contestant's victory that he walked off stage. Thursday's instalment of the ITV show saw player Janty secure an amazing defeat of chaser Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan despite "the worst cash-builder ever", the Mirror reports.
Janty came out victorious in her one-on-one clash with The Vixen, with a whopping £40,000 up for grabs. But she didn't get her time on the show off to the best start, after answering no questions correctly in the opening cash-builder round.
Viewers were stunned by Janty's uninspiring performance and took to social media to share their thoughts. One quipped: "Good Lord, never seen someone get 0." Another remarked: "Did that actually just happen? That was without a doubt the worst cash builder I’ve ever seen."
Janty's performance was so poor that The Vixen took pity on her and refused to offer her a sum lower than zero for their face-off. And the bold contestant, who had described her perfomance as "rubbish", decided to take a risk by accepting the bigger £40,000 offer for their one-on-one quiz battle, after stating: "You're only here once."
And she seemed to find her feet in the second round, outsmarting the Chaser and making it through to the final chase with the five-figure sum in the prize fund.
A stunned Walsh branded the head-to-head win "unbelievable" as he ran off the set with his arms in the air shouting: "I cannot believe that!"
He commented: "Janty that was tremendous. That will go down for me in Chase history. That was absolutely thrilling. I loved every second of that."
The Chase viewers were thrilled with the unexpected turn-of-events as one tweeted: "Incredible game by Janty! One of the greatest ever. She’s a hustler! #TheChase Boom!," and another wrote: "If Janty wins this they may as well shut the show down, it will never ever be peaked. #thechase."
"That's the best comeback since Lazarus, Brad. Well done Janty. Played Jenny like a proper hustler. #thechase," another viewer observed. "She’s only gone and done it. Well done Janty! #TheChase," a fourth said.
However, Janty's victory was short-lived as she was unable to take home the £40,000 she'd won in her duel against The Vixen. Janty was the only contestant to make it through to the final on Thursday and answered six questions correctly.
The Vixen matched the contestant's score in just 34 seconds and Janty went home with nothing.
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