The Chase fans voice fury at contestants for making massive ‘mistake’

THE Chase fans could not believe what they were seeing as two contestants made the same shock decision during their cash builder round. 

Viewers of the ITV gameshow were gobsmacked as two contestants both decided to take lower offers and as such forfeited a possibly £6,000 in the process.

Jenny Ryan was dishing out the offers on tonight’s show as the brainbox went up against the four contestants who were all hoping to get their hands on some cash. 

First up was Nick, an ex-police officer, who impressed by managing to get seven questions correctly and thus earning himself a cool £7,000.

However despite encouragement from his fellow players, Nick took Jenny’s staggeringly low offer of just £2,000 much to the dismay of the chaser and host Bradley Walsh. 

As he announced his decision, Nick said: “I’m going to shock you, I’m going to take the £2,000.”

After comfortably triumphing and returning with the £2,000, host Bradley remarked he could have even gone for Jenny’s larger offer of £30k.

Bradley said: “Five grand short. You’re a good player, you could have gone for the £30,000.”

The surprise decisions did not stop there as the second player up to the table, Laura, also chose to go with the lower offer – this time just £1,000.

Bolton-born Laura declared:  “Well, I’ve come with nothing, so anything I get is going to be a bonus, isn’t it? So I’ll go with the £1,000.”

Furious fans at home were quick to air their thoughts on Twitter as they ranted about the pair’s poor decisions. 

One fan wrote: “Oh Nick, tut, tut, tut.”

While another declared that he had ‘sold himself short’. 

With their fellow two players failing to make it through – despite contestant Vivienne going for the highest offer – it was just £3,000 up for grabs for Nick and Laura in the final chase.

The pair answered 14 questions but it wasn’t enough for brainbox Jenny to be defeated by them as she held her composure and managed to comfortably send them home having won nothing at all. 

The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV.