The Chase viewers were quick to spot that the order of the contestants' seating spelt out the name of crime-fighting detectives - Dick Tracy and Nancy Drew. The four contestants on Thursday, June 2 - Richard, Tracey, Nancy and Drew - were sat in that exact order, leading to amusement from viewers and Chaser, Paul Sinha.
As he came out to face the contestants, Paul was quick to make the comparison. He said: "What Bradley hasn't noticed is, it's one of those teams again." The host, meanwhile, looked none-the-wiser as to what the Chaser meant. "Nancy Drew and Richard, better known as Dick, Tracy. We've got a crime-fighting team on our hands today," he elaborated.
It seems that name-jokes were a regular occurrence in the episode. First up to face The Chaser was Drew, who himself was picked on by Walsh for being a graphic designer with an ironic name. It wasn't the first time in the week that Walsh had picked on a contestant - read more here. Un-phased by the comments, Drew beat Sinha and walked away with an admirable £6,000 for the pot.
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Dick Tracy was an old-school American detective, who first came to prominence in the 1930s. The character was most recently played by Warren Beatty in a 1990 film of the same name. Nancy Drew, meanwhile, is also a crime-fighting sleuth and has previously been played by Bonita Granville, Emma Roberts and most recently, Sophia Lillis.
Social media users were also quick to pick up on the comparison. Sarah simply commented: "Dick Tracy and Nancy Drew"
Millie said: "Since when did The Chase start putting contestants in funny name order every episode?"
Bob said: "I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who clocked Dick Tracy and Nancy Drew."
Catch The Chase on ITV on weekdays at 5pm.
