The Chase star Mark Labbett has lifted the lid on the secret behind how the show’s cash prizes are decided. The differing amounts of money offered to contestants on the ITV quiz programme as they battle against the Chaser in the head-to-head round - and how that total is decided - have always been a bit of a mystery to viewers.
It is suggested on the programme that it is the Chaser who picks the amounts, which are much higher number if they decide to opt for a harder position on the board.
Those who pick the easy way home are offered a much lower figure - and sometimes even a minus amount. But the Mirror Online reports that Labbett, aka The Beast, let fans into the secret after a fan posed the question on Twitter.
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