The Chase

Fred Swanson

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The Talking Bread

I watched a chase today on TV3. The team of 3 got an outstanding 25 with 42K in the kitty. The Beast was flying along and seemed a shoe in to catch them but suddenly he started missing questions, no way he should be missing. He had 9 seconds on the clock to catch 2, even after all the misses and is asked a question about Vinnie Jones (re the tattoo of the FA Cup) Instead of even passing he just let the time go.
I am convinced he let them win. Only time, apart from that Celeb Chase bullsh*t programme where I am pessimistic about the Chasers efforts.
I wonder do the producers have to ensure that a certain amount win a Final Chase each series. Otherwise it would become a tad boring. I would like to think not, but after that Chase it is playing on my mind a bit.

Conor Bourke

I'm jealous of ye with ITV access :mad:

Tom Mann Centuria

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

I'm jealous of ye with ITV access :mad:

You'd be livid if you watched today's ITV episode, I'm annoyed more than I ever should be about a tv quiz show!

Conor Bourke

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

You'd be livid if you watched today's ITV episode, I'm annoyed more than I ever should be about a tv quiz show!

How are you getting ITV? I've Virgin Media, it's not on it or on the freeview box in my parents place

Tom Mann Centuria

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

How are you getting ITV? I've Virgin Media, it's not on it or on the freeview box in my parents place

I have a freesat type of box

Fred Swanson

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Conor Bourke

Huh, dunno why it doesn't work in Ma and Pa's then

Tom Mann Centuria

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

Huh, dunno why it doesn't work in Ma and Pa's then

What sort of box do they have? Actual freesat or one they haven't to tune in, or is it one with an Aerial near the border?

Conor Bourke

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

What sort of box do they have? Actual freesat or one they haven't to tune in, or is it one with an Aerial near the border?

Not sure but I suspect it's the latter...

lertsnim

Jesus Christ. I'd be fuming if I was on that team with those wasters today. Three low offers. I'd pass every single question in the final chase. It really is pot luck what kind of team you end up on.

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

How are you getting ITV? I've Virgin Media, it's not on it or on the freeview box in my parents place

It's free on satellite. If that's not an option ITV can also be found on the Film On app.

Tom Mann Centuria

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

Not sure but I suspect it's the latter...

Signal strength would be my wholly uneducated guess then! I know part of UK I used to go on holiday you could get bbc and few other channels fine but not ITV on loop aeriel.

Trust me though, I currently feel like Michael Douglas in Falling Down after watching that ITV episode, so you've dodged a bullet.

Tom Mann Centuria

To make it worse, he appears to be the nicest human on the planet.

https://twitter.com/bones_giles?s=09

The Talking Bread

What happened?

Tom Mann Centuria

The Talking Bread wrote: »

What happened?

The cardinal sin of The Chase. Player one gets 9 grand, player two takes low offer of 300, player 3 takes minus one, player 4 minus 2.

Player 2 was slightly thick but they'd have all got home comfortably if they took what they made: 3, 4 and 5 grand.

In the grand scheme of things, nothing, but in The Chase scheme of things, a case for imprisonment without parole.


He just tweeted he got his door!

Fred Swanson

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tedpan

Stephen is bang on..

https://twitter.com/santaglause/status/843891828139184129

Go Harvey Go

A target of 3 immediately followed by three contestants taking lower offers... I wouldn't be too surprised if ITV's bosses and accountants were píssing themselves with excitement.

What is going to happen today, I wonder...?

Fred Swanson

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Grayditch

I missed that one, did they at least answer a few in the final builder?

Tom Mann Centuria

Grayditch wrote: »

I missed that one, did they at least answer a few in the final builder?

5 out of 19

rubadub

If they want to fix the show they could at least give questions which do not suit the chaser. Just like on celeb editions you might see questions which are obviously suited to one of the celebs.

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

How are you getting ITV? I've Virgin Media, it's not on it or on the freeview box in my parents place

I only have virgin broadband, all the analogue channels still come in on the same line to 4 tv points in the house, I am in Dublin, in some places there is none, perhaps areas of dublin too. There are about 16-18 channels, enough stations for me and then an android box with kodi along with it.

Some people seem to think you cannot do the old style tuning in anymore since saorview came out.

edit: found the list

mackersdublin wrote: »

Virgin Media's Dublin Analogue Frequencies
August 2016


Frequencies with Activation Code 131

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTÉ2
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TV3
CH 07 / 192 MHz - RTÉ One
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV Ireland
CH 10 / 208 MHz - TG4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - BBC Two NI
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky1
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Nickelodeon/Comedy Central
CC 17 / 272 MHz - MTV
CC 18 / 280 MHz - Sky News
CC 34 / 408 MHz - Sky Living
CH 21 / 471 MHz - E4
CH 30 / 543 MHz - Channel 4
CH 34 / 575 MHz - Discovery Channel

NICAM sound available on all channels except Sky Living

All channels are in Widescreen 16.9


Frequencies with Activation Code 121

CH 05 / 176 MHz - RTÉ One
CH 06 / 184 MHz - TG4
CH 07 / 192 MHz - BBC Two NI
CH 09 / 200 MHz - UTV Ireland
CH 10 / 208 MHz - E4
CH 11 / 216 MHz - BBC One NI
CH 12 / 224 MHz - TV3
CC 11 / 232 MHz - Sky News
CC 13 / 248 MHz - MTV
CC 15 / 256 MHz - 3e
CC 16 / 264 MHz - Sky1
CC 25 / 336 MHz - RTÉ2
CC 26 / 344 MHz - Channel 4

NICAM sound available on all channels

All channels are in Widescreen 16.9 except 3e

Nickelodeon/Comedy Central, Sky Living and Discovery Channel are not available

hatrickpatrick

I wonder what kind of vested interest the chaser has in these, and also whether they're given instructions beforehand as to how much in total they can offer as the higher, gambling choices the players can make? They seem to get so frustrated particularly in the final chase if it isn't going well, that one wonders if they get a bonus or something for beating the team, hence an actual incentive to play as hard as they can

Grayditch

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

I wonder what kind of vested interest the chaser has in these, and also whether they're given instructions beforehand as to how much in total they can offer as the higher, gambling choices the players can make? They seem to get so frustrated particularly in the final chase if it isn't going well, that one wonders if they get a bonus or something for beating the team, hence an actual incentive to play as hard as they can

I've thought about this and I'd imagine avoiding a slagging from the other Chasers would be well enough incentive.

The Talking Bread

I doubt they are on commission, per se. I would like to know the episode breakdown. Obviously, The Beast gets the most episodes, followed by more or less an equal division between The Dark Destroyer and Anne. Then The Sinha man and Jenny would get the least. So that would be reflected in their contracts somewhat.

The Talking Bread

It is a fantastic career!

Fred Swanson

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The Talking Bread

To be fair, the offers are generally predictable. 1st person, say, gets 4K in their builder will get an offer of 1K or 26K,

If 1st contestant gets through, taking middle offer, they will get offered circa the same, maybe 10K more

Last contestant will generally get an offer to take their prize money up and beyond 60K, 70K etc

It is always rounded up and depends on those through. The lower offers become predictable also, depending on the situation. IE how many are through, what they built up.

Love this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUYo5CmWdfw

overmantle

Fred Swanson wrote: »

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That's what I reckoned. It's not their own money they're offering so to be fair, it has to be the director who makes those kind of decisions.