Watch the moment The Chase’s Mark Labbett furiously slams desk and shouts as team scoops humongous £80k prize
THE CHASE star Mark Labbett let his anger get the best of him during last night’s show as he furiously slammed the desk and started shouting after getting a question wrong.
Mark “The Beast” Labbett buckled under pressure as he made a series of mistakes with seconds left on the clock.
During Tuesday night’s episode (October 1), host Bradley Walsh welcomed four new contestants to the show; Tony from Newcastle, Linda from Penrith, Roger from Monmouthshire and Rebecca from Manchester.
The group did extremely well, with Tony, Lina and Roger all gliding into the final round with a whopping £80,000 in their prize pot.
Tony and Linda delivered sound performances against Chaser Mark, 59, but it was Roger, the third player who raised the stakes, adding £71,000 to the pot.
The game got especially heated during the Final Chase when Mark was unexpectedly defeated by the trio.
During the final showdown, The Beast made a series of mistakes which caused him to lash out – and contributed to his downfall.
The contestants scored 18 during their Final Chase, with Bradley, 64, then estimating that the team were three points short of defeating the Chaser.
However, in a shocking turn of events, ITV star Mark was left slamming the table and screaming “Oh, you idiot!” to himself as he realised he answered the question, “Rabbit was a 1980 hit for which Cockney duo?” incorrectly.
Mark immediately realised his slip up as the contestants answered the question correctly and pushed him back a space.
As the clock ticked down with seconds to go, Mark had two questions left to answer and admitted defeat.
“I don’t deserve to win,” he exclaimed.
In the shocking turn of events, Mark was left defeated as the victorious contestants quickly began celebrating their substantial win.
Viewers at home shared in the amazement and celebration, with many praising Roger’s exceptional gameplay.
One enthusiastic viewer took to X, formerly Twitter, commending the episode: “I love it when the team wins, especially when they win big. Great episode today, that final Chase was really close! Well deserved, team.”
While another praised Roger for securing the majority of the prize money. “Well done Roger, won the most money and answered the most questions,” they wrote.
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Other viewers also expressed sympathy for Rebecca, who missed out on the massive team victory.
One said: “Well played, great team and well done Roger. Hope they give Rebecca a couple of grand. Bless her, she was so disappointed.”
“Great win. Rebecca must be gutted,” agreed another.
A third fan noted: “Well done team on winning The Chase. Enjoy the money. Especially the extra £9,166 you each earned from Rebecca not getting through.”