'WHAT A COWARD'
The Chase viewers all have the same complaint after contestant makes huge jackpot blunder
THE Chase viewers were left fuming after a contestant made a huge blunder - causing a big dent in the total jackpot.
Monday evening's episode of the ITV quiz show saw four contestants take on one of the country's finest brains - and one of them soon stole the show, but for all the wrong reasons.
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Les, a retired Church of England minister, took on Paul Sinha in the hope of bagging himself some winnings to go towards a holiday in Hawaii.
After a disappointing attempt in the cash builder, Les went against the advice of his teammates Lynette and Jasha.
The 69-year-old selected the lowest offer of -£3,000 to return to his teammates in a rare move on the show.
After answering numerous questions correctly, Les' decision slashed the jackpot from £15,000 to £12,000 - and it didn't go down well with his counterparts.
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"He'd have got back if he'd just taken the middle offer," a disgruntled Paul remarked.
"He clearly came in with a plan that he was going to take the minus offer no matter what - and that's not gameplay."
After his walk of shame, Les apologised to his teammates after losing them a fifth of the total prize money - but viewers weren't buying it.
Alongside an array of angry-faced emojis, one person penned: "Why, as a human being, are you taking the minus offer on The Chase?"
Echoing their comments, someone else said: "Look how disappointed the other two players are that Les got through. Never ever take the minus offer."
While a third added: "Cannot stand players that take the minus offer on The Chase. What a coward."
Despite taking the minus offer, Les redeemed himself slightly in the next round by answering a handful of questions.
But it was Jasha who soared in front answering the majority of the 19 questions correctly in the two-minute time slot.
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And Paul was unable to secure enough correct answers, with the three remaining contestants bagging a cool £12,000 between them.
"I still think you're a coward Les, but well played," Paul joked as the three contestants secured the jackpot.
The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV.
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