The Chase fans fume over ‘unfair advantage’ due to Bradley Walsh error

Fans of The Chase have pointed out one "unfair advantage" on the popular ITV quiz show, hosted by Bradley Walsh. Some viewers blamed the presenter for the Chasers often winning, claiming that the 65-year-old was "reading questions slowly".

Posting to Reddit, one fan wrote: "Why is Bradley allowed to read the questions so much more quickly for the chaser? It seems so unfair. It gives the chaser a big advantage." However, a previous contestant cleared up any concerns that the show might be unfair in any way. They replied, writing: "There’s a whole host of questions that, if you’re an experienced quizzer, you can guess before the question is completed. That is the main advantage that Chasers have. I’ve been on the show. They are very diligent on fairness. They even have an independent adjudicator on set to watch that everything is fair."

They continued: "We had to reshoot part of our final chase after the adjudicator said an answer that Brad said was wrong, should have been accepted. We didn’t challenge it, the adjudicator did. It was very clear to us that they wanted to be clear in how they did everything."

Another poster echoed: "This doesn't happen. One of the biggest myths about the show. There are independent adjudicators to ensure the game is played as fairly as possible, otherwise they'd get in incredibly hot water with the regulator."

However, it is not the first time that Brad has been accused of "slowing down" over the years - although past claims have said his speed is decreasing overall rather than just for chasers.

Noticing how much speedier the host used to perform when firing out cashbuilder round questions "in earlier days", a recent player noted that he has recently been a little slower. Tom Williamson, a computer programmer who lives in Liverpool, appeared in a 2024 October episode.

Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, the contestant has shared what that experience was like for him. He said: “Another big contention for The Chase fans is if Brad is slower than the early days. I think he is. Because I got all of my questions right, but the only thing I didn’t do was interrupt.

“I got ten out of ten and he just started asking another question. The most I’ve ever seen anyone get is 14, but that was in like series two. If Brad’s asking 14 questions in the early days but only asking ten now, then either he’s slowing down or the questions are a bit longer or he has been told to do it a bit slower so people can catch up.”