What is Beat The Chasers on ITV and who are The Chasers?
BEAT The Chasers is a nail-biting series spin of ITV's popular quiz show The Chase.
Hosted by Bradley Walsh viewers get to see contestants and Chasers go head to head.
When is Beat The Chasers on TV?
Beat The Chasers kicks off tonight (May 16, 2022).
You can catch the action from 9pm on ITV?
As Beat The Chasers is on, The Chase isn't on this week (May 16 to 20, 2022).
You can catch up with past episodes now on the ITV Hub.
What is Beat The Chasers and how does it work?
Unlike The Chase, Beat the Chasers will see contestants take on up to five all at once.
Host Bradley who will call contestants out of the studio audience to compete in Beat the Chasers.
In the Cash Builder round, the contestants will face five multiple-choice questions and have the chance to bank up to £5,000.
But, if they get the first question wrong - they're out.
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The contestants will then be given the option of playing between two to all five Chasers.
The higher number of Chasers they go against at once, the more money is up for grabs.
But, the more of them they play against, the quicker the time decreases.
Just like The Chase, the game sees questions change from contestants to the Chasers.
If a contestant gets a question wrong the clock counts down until a question is answered correctly.
Who are The Chasers?
Mark 'The Beast' Labbett
Mark from The Chase makes his appearance again as one of the Chasers on Beat The Chasers.
He is no stranger to quiz shows having appeared as a contestant on other TV shows himself and is a regular on quizzing competitions.
Describing the tasks the contestants will face he says: "the key thing is the time advantage- the fewer Chasers they face the more of a time advantage they've got."
"Because we're playing catch up, the pressure is always on us."
He also adds that if The Chase was ever made into a drama he'd like a younger Brain Blessed to play his role!
Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan
Jenny is one of the six chasers on The Chase and reprises her role in this new series.
When asked if she was surprised when contestants took on all five of the Chasers, she said: "yes, I was astonished when people were so gung-ho about it. But it just shows that for quite a lot of people it's not about the money, it's about taking us on and giving us a good fight."
Viewers will also recognise Jenny from her time competing on The X factor where she reached the final landing herself third place.
Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha
As one of the professional quizzers on The Chase, fans will recognise Paul as he takes on the challenge in this new series, Beat The Chasers.
Asked if he was surprised that the contestants dared to take on all five Chasers he says: "Of course not! Everyone likes a challenge"
Adding, "TV quizzing requires skill, judgement and luck. Sometimes all three come in."
In May 2017, Paul revealed on The Chase that he was gay, he then went on to marry his long-term boyfrined, Oliver in December 2019.
Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace
Shaun joins forces with the other four Chasers in this unnerving quiz series.
Alongside his quiz credentials Wallace is also a qualified working Barrister.
Asked what he thought about some of the contestants being recognisable in the quizzing world he said: "A contestant is a contestant...You've got to take the contestants as you find them. Anybody who won money, deserved to win."
In 2018, Wallace released his autobiography, Chasing The Dream.
Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis
Born September 29, 1973, Darragh Ennis hails from Ireland - making him 48 years old.
Outside of being a quizzer and the new Chaser, he is also a postdoctoral researcher at Oxford University - specialising in the study of the brains of insects.
Darragh previously worked at Concordia University in Canada and Ireland's Maynooth University.
Issa 'The Supernerd' Schultz
Issa Schultz, the star of The Chase Australia replacing Anne Hegerty, who dropped out due to Covid.
Announcing her replacement she said: "The fantastic@Issa25 will be stepping in for me and I’m looking forward to watching the series when it’s on air later this year. I feel fine, but I'm still positive! (in all respects)."
The new Chaser, Issa, also known as The Supernerd, is actually the main Chaser on the Australian version of the show.