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Beat The Chasers fans open-mouthed as BBC presenter breaks records winning biggest cash prize in show’s history
BBC Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt and Irish comedian Neil Delamere played alongside the winning presenter
A BBC presenter who appeared on Beat The Chasers left fans stunned with his performance as he secured an eye-watering cash prize for charity.
The six Chasers – Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett, Shaun ‘The Dark Destroyer’ Wallace, Anne ‘The Governess’ Hegerty, Paul ‘The Sinnerman’ Sinha, , and Darragh ‘The Menace’ Ennis - all praised the star as ‘very smart’.
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A new series of The Chase’s spin-off show, presented by Bradley Walsh, kicked off on Monday, May 6.
Beat The Chasers sees celebrity contestants go head-to-head with the chasers for a chance to walk away with life-changing money they could donate to a charity of their choice.
However, unlike The Chase, the contestants must face all six chasers simultaneously.
During last night's instalment of Beat, Breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt and Irish comedian Neil Delamere played alongside BBC presenter Rick Edwards.
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Rick has previously worked for XFM before presenting on E4, then later covered the Paralympics for Channel 4 in 2012.
Following his sports presenting gig, he worked for both the BBC and ITV.
In 2021, he fronted BBC Radio 5 Live’s Breakfast coverage after Nicky Campbell moved to a later slot in the day.
Now, during the latest episode of the ITV quiz show, Rick wowed fans after winning a whopping cash prize.
The BBC Radio 5 Live host was the last contestant left to face the chasers after his teammates had already missed their targets.
Following his successful run during the cash builder questions, where he secured £4,000, Rick was offered the chance to win big money.
Bradley Walsh walks off Beat The Chasers set just minutes into new ITV series
The 44-year-old hastily accepted the challenge to try and win £120,000 for a whale and dolphin conservation charity.
However, to achieve it, he needed to answer as many questions as he could in 60 seconds - against The Chasers- ensuring that his clock didn’t count down to zero.
After already defeating four other celebrities on the night, the six quiz geniuses gave themselves 42 seconds to beat Rick, hoping that his clock would tick down before theirs did.
As he stepped up to the podium to face the chasers alone, Rick answered several of his questions correctly, leaving the quiz stars gobsmacked and running out of time.
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Rick still had time to spare as twelve seconds were left on his clock.
The Chasers could not answer questions about the origin of the name given to the fascinator hat, which proved costly later on.
Ultimately, Rick took home £120,000, which he donated to the whale and dolphin charity he named when he came onto the stage.
His appearance on Beat the Chasers isn’t the first time he’s supported environmentally-focused charities, having been a champion for green organisation Global Cool as far back as 2010.
ITV viewers at home were stunned and proud as they took to social media and congratulated the TV star on his big win.
Bradley Walsh's career
Actor, presenter and comedian Bradley Walsh has been involved with multiple hit programmes throughout his career. Let's take a look at some of the star's memorable appearances over the years.
- Wheel of Fortune (1997): Bradley became the second host of the popular game show, succeeding Nicky Campbell who'd left after eight years. His tenure on this programme lasted just one year.
- Night and Day (2002-2003): A recurring role on this mystery soap opera for ITV saw Bradley play Woody Dexter, brother to Danny Dexter (Shane Richie).
- Coronation Street (2004-2006): An expansion of Corrie's Baldwin family in 2006 saw Bradley arrive as Danny Baldwin, son to Mike (Johnny Briggs). He exited the ITV soap after two years in the role.
- Law & Order: UK (2009-2014): An iteration of Dick Wolf's popular US "Law and Order" franchise, Bradley starred as DS Ronnie Brooks throughout the entire run.
- The Chase/Beat the Chasers: (2009/2020 - present): A move back into game show hosting has seen Bradley front hit show The Chase since 2009. Members of the public take on high-level professional quizzers in a bid to win thousands of pounds. A spin-off, "Beat the Chasers" began in 2020.
- Cash Trapped (2016-2019): This game show was not only presented by Bradley, but based on his idea. 65 episodes aired across three series.
- Doctor Who (2018-2022): Bradley played the role of Graham O'Brien, companion to the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) in the long-running BBC sci-fi series. He has appeared in one episode as a guest since departing the regular cast.
- Blankety Blank (2020 - present): The star began hosting a revival series of the beloved game show for the BBC in 2020. Three series and a Christmas special have aired to date.
- The Larkins (2021-2022): An adaptation of H.E. Bates' novel The Darling Buds of May, Bradley starred as "Pop" Larkin. The show lasted two series.
- Gladiators (2024 - present): Bradley co-presents the BBC's revival of the classic game show with his son Barney. It is the third iteration of the format to air on British TV.
Taking to X(Twitter) one user wrote: “Fantastic result! So, pleased for Rick and his charity. £120k win at the end is amazing, and it is thoroughly deserved after that textbook performance.”
Another added: “Huge congrats, Rick, on winning a massive £120,000 for your chosen charity on tonight’s Beat the Chasers. You’ve played really well, and well done.”
A third penned: “I just knew Rick Edwards would win, the guy is super intelligent and all-round great guy, fully deserves the win. He’s chase-level intelligent.”
Rick's victory has broken show records as it’s the joint biggest prize in Beat the Chasers' history.
Back in March 2021 was the only other time £120,000 was won on Beat the Chasers after EastEnders actor Shaun Williamson defeated the ITV quiz maters and walked away with the six-figure sum.
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Shaun had 15 seconds left on his clock as the audience celebrated his major win.
You can watch Beat the Chasers on ITV and ITVX.
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