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Ryan Paton

Scouser puts on amazing performance in nail-biting episode of The Chase

A 23-year-old from Liverpool came within seconds of taking home the jackpot in tonight's thrilling episode of The Chase.

Rebecca, who owns a material conscious jewellery shop, was battling against the governess Anne Hegerty, in a bid to take home tonight's cash prize.

She was part of a strong team, including Dean, 30, a graphic designer from Bradford, Heather, 62, a housewife from Lincolnshire and Arshad, a 56 year-old taxi driver from Essex.

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Rebecca encouraged her teammate Heather to take the higher offer of £30,000, leaving viewers wondering if she would do the same.

Lee Major (@MajorManor) said: "@anne_hegerty be interesting to see if Rebecca goes high!!! Don't be stingy #thechase"

However, the Scouser's belief in her teammate was well placed as Heather passed through with ease on £3,000 - so would have actually had one shot to take the higher offer of £30,000.

Next up was Arshad who was riding on the wave of his team's excellent performance and brought back a whopping £40,000 to take the cash prize to £48,000 - before it was Rebecca's turn to face the Chaser.

The arty Scouser revealed she was hoping to use the money to decorate her new home - before putting in a formidable performance to bring back £5,000 for the final chase - and ensured the team was playing for a whopping £53,000.

In the final chase, the team set a strong target of 19 to beat - but despite 3 successful pushbacks - Anne Hegerty impressively reeled off a succession of correct answers to catch the team with just four seconds remaining - meaning the team left empty-handed.

Tonight's episode proved to have a Liverpool focus as another question asked which member of The Beatles was a producer of Withnail and I - which was George Harrison.

The Chase returns tomorrow at 5pm

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