A Chase contestant has been branded a 'coward' for taking a huge minus offer.
Kyron, from West London, wanted to get back to his team mate, zoology student Rafey, who had already bagged £26,000.
After the 33-year-old trumpet player only answered two questions correctly in the cash builder, Paul "The Sinnerman" Sinha gave him the choice of £26,000, his original £2,000, or minus £6,000.
He turned to the only surviving contestant, Rafey, 21, who said: "I don't want to face The Chaser alone.
"If you want to take the minus offer, then I won't hold it against you."
Despite Rafey giving him a free pass to make a significant dent in their overall jackpot, fans of the ITV gameshow were horrified when Kyron opted for the lower amount.
Angry, there were a flurry of tweets, many not printable, one said: "Utter coward! May he suffer boils and sores!"
Another said: "Absolutely fuming! The audacity."
A third said: "I’ve literally opened the Twitter app to see what everyone thinks about this man taking minus £6,000."
He managed to scrape through to the final chase dropping the prize fund from £26,000 to £20,000.
Kyron and Rafey scored 14, but were easily caught by The Sinnerman with nearly half a minute to spare.
Fans were happy Paul had kept Kyron from taking any of the jackpot, one said: "Get it!"
Another said: "Not a chance at all. I am secretly happy."
*The Chase is on ITV1, weekdays from 5pm
