The Chase's Bradley Walsh was gutted as a team entered the last round £179,000 lighter.
The 62-year-old broadcaster welcomed four new players on Monday's edition of the ITV game show. Matt, Karen, Becky and Jim were testing their wits against Jenny Ryan in a bid to win a cash prize.
Matt in seat one put in a superb showing to answer 10 questions correctly in his cash-builder. The Vixen offered a higher amount of £50,000 and Bradley was in disbelief when the team suggested he take the £10,000 he had accumulated in the first round.
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Bradley blasted the team's advice as "hopeless" before Matt successfully outran the Chase. The host admitted he was "disappointed" as Matt returned to the podium £40,000 lighter.
Karen in seat two put in a similarly impressive performance and built up £4,000 in her cash-builder. Jenny offered £50,000 again, but the 55-year-old took the middle offer before she booked her spot in the final round.
Bradley was distraught when he realised the team could have been in the final round with £86,000 more and The Chaser said the host was "gutted". Becky and Jim joined the team in the final round as they were competing for £21,000.
However, the two players also had the option to take £50,000 - and stretched the game in the head-to-head, which meant the team could have potentially been playing for an overall £200,000. The team built up 19 steps in the final round, but Jenny put in a dominant showing and caught them 17 seconds remaining.
Bradley praised the team's performance at the end of episode before he admitted he was slightly relieved by the outcome. He said: "Put it like this. At least we weren't playing for £200,000."
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