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Lottie Gibbons

Bradley Walsh confirms The Beast's £29k mistake in final second of The Chase

Bradley Walsh issued a devastating blow to The Beast in the final second of The Chase.

Tonight's show saw Simon, Eraj, Amanda and Drina join forces and compete against Mark Labbett. Up first was Simon, who despite a shaky £1,000 cash builder, pulled it back in the head to head and won £20,000 for his team.

Eraj wasn't quite so lucky. He earned £6,000 in the cash builder but lost his winnings in a one question shootout in the second round.

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However, Amanda matched Eraj's score of £6,000 and successfully added her money to the prize pot, taking the team's total to £26,000. The final contestant to defeat The Beast was Drina who won a respectful £3,000.

With £29,000 in the prize pot, there was a lot of pressure on the team to take home their winnings. But to do so, they would have to beat The Chaser.

In the final round, the team scored 16 points, which usually wouldn't be enough to defeat The Beast. Even host, Bradley Walsh thought the team would need a score of at least 21 to win.

However, Mark made a few uncharacteristic errors, meaning when it came down to the last second it was neck and neck between him and the team. Simon, Amanda and Drina let out an audible sigh, believing they had lost out in the last second.

But Bradley confirmed the team had actually won the £29,000 jackpot, causing Drina to burst into tears. Bradley then revealed how close they were to losing the money after The Beast accidentally said '19th century' instead of the decade '1860'.

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