The Chase

There's a new chaser in the place of paul sinna, wonder what happened to sinna, he's a really nice fellow.

Even though it's been a while since I last watched The Chase, I couldn't help but get excited upon learning that a new Chaser had arrived...

It was probably time for one, since it's been nearly four years now since the Sinha-man joined. (Where does the time go?! :eek:)

But it had been rumoured on Bother's Bar and other quiz sites for some time that the next Chaser would be a young woman. Not only had Anne been the only female Chaser for ages, but also you can't exactly call her or the men spring chickens (Paul is already in his mid-40s, and the Beast is rapidly approaching 50).

Inevitably, Gail Trimble's name was among those suggested - just as it was in the earliest days of the show, when Shaun and Mark were the only Chasers. But I don't think a serious quiz career has ever been on her mind, and these days - as a fellow and tutor at Trinity College, Oxford - she certainly wouldn't have much time for one.



http://www.trinity.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/gail-trimble/

Daisy Christodoulou, the captain of the Warwick team that won University Challenge in 2007 without any hassle from the press, was also suggested - but, like Gail, it's unlikely that she has considered becoming a quiz regular, and indeed she has other commitments these days. In her case, it's teaching and writing.



https://thewingtoheaven.wordpress.com/

Also among the names was Sarah Lang - who is one of the few people to have won a million pounds on a quiz other than that one hosted by Chris Tarrant, in her case the first series of Ant and Dec's PokerFace in 2006. Unlike Gail and Daisy, she has appeared on more than one quiz - she also won big on In It To Win It in 2005, and she attempted to become one of CJ de Mooi's team-mates on the first series of Are You An Egghead? in 2008.

And she certainly has an effervescent personality, as demonstrated on PokerFace:



In recent years, however, she has largely concentrated on singing. In fact, she has performed all over the UK as the lead singer in a rock band called 7th Circle.



http://www.7thcircle.co.uk/

And in any case, it's probably fair to say that her, um, assets are perhaps too impressive for a show like The Chase.

Jenny probably wasn't as obvious a candidate as these three - but there was plenty to suggest that she would make an excellent Chaser.

She certainly has an impressive quiz pedigree - reaching the semi-finals of University Challenge with Leeds in 2003, winning series 3 of Only Connect in 2010 as one-third of the Gamblers, appearing on both series of Are You An Egghead? (beating Mark in the first series but losing to Anne in the second), and being asked questions on a certain vampire slayer on Mastermind:



And she displays a sense of humour on Twitter more often than not:

https://twitter.com/jenlion/with_replies

And to top it off... she's from Bolton. :cool:

I, for one, think that she will be a more than worthy addition to The Chase. And as for her nickname? You could argue that "The Vixen" is slightly unimaginative, but already it feels like it fits her perfectly.

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