‘It’s rigged!’ fume The Chase viewers as they sink claws into Chaser’s ‘suspiciously easy’ questions

THE Chase fans have branded the latest episode as ‘rigged’ after they claimed that Jenny 'The Vixen’ Ryan was given 'suspiciously easy' questions. 

The ITV show which is hosted by Bradley Walsh left fans fuming after they witnessed a contestant come close to beating The Vixen.

Unfortunately, even though he gave a brilliant performance, airline pilot Phillip, who lives in Guildford, was caught by the 41-year-old Chaser despite building an astonishing 18 steps in the final chase on his own after the rest of his team were eliminated at the Cashbuilder stage.

During the game's early stages, Philip managed to build up £5,000.

When Bradley asked him why he wanted to win, he revealed that he had relatives in Australia he hadn't seen for twenty years, so he planned to take his family on a trip to visit them.

Out of all the contestants, Philip was the only one who managed to make it past the initial stages, which meant that he had to face 'The Vixen' alone during the final chase.

He was automatically one step ahead on the board and then answered 17 questions, giving him a score of 18 for Jenny to catch.

Bradley was extremely impressed and pointed out that he had gotten through 27 questions with the brainy player. 

He explained that Philip had either gotten the other ten wrong or passed on them, but he was keen on reinforcing how well Philip had done during his appearance on the show. 

Phillip then told Jenny she had put in a brilliant performance, to which she replied: "Phillip, all credit to you. You said there that I put in a great performance.

"I had to I was inspired because you put in such a great performance on your side, and I had to be absolutely Grade A at that point.”

She concluded with words of encouragement: "So I had to really concentrate. So keep up that quizzing while you’re flying.”

As the game played out, viewers were suspicious of his defeat, given how well he participated, and they took to X(Twitter) to share their views, with one user saying, "The most rigged show in TV history #TheChase."

Another added, "Hard lines Easy questions for you know who Happy weekend everyone”, while a third agreed, "Think Jenny’s questions were suspiciously easy #TheChase."

A fourth followed: "Well, they were certainly not giving away £5,000 today, were they?! #TheChase." 

While another The Chase was so impressed by his performance that they called for him to be a permanent addition to the ITV series. 

They jotted down: "Phillip needs to be a Chaser. #TheChase."

Meanwhile, on the celebrity version of The Chase, Strictly star Joe Sugg almost bagged The Chase's biggest cash payout ever - leaving host Bradley Walsh stunned.

TV personality managed to secure £201,000, which he added to the amounts won by pro footballer David James and I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! star Myles Stephenson.

Journalist and news anchor Lucrezia Millarini also joined the team. 

Paul, ‘The Sinnerman’ Sinha, ultimately caught up to the team's score of 18 in the final chase, but there was a chance for him to be pushed back.

The clock was stopped when the chaser couldn't answer who played a character in the comedy movie Stepbrothers.

Joe and his celebrity teammates almost snatched the point, though, when they answered Will Ferrell - but mispronounced his name as Will Farrell.

Unfortunately, presenter Bradley said he couldn’t accept the answer, which resulted in the celebs' losing the record £213,000, but they were awarded £1,000 each for their chosen charities.

The Chase is on ITV on weekdays at 5pm.