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Gemma Jones

ITV The Chase player instantly recognised by Anne Hegerty as she points out TV past

A contestant on The Chase was recognised by Anne Hegerty as he went head to head with her.

Bradley Walsh welcomed four new players to the ITV quiz show. Andrew, Amy, Jean and Success went up against The Governess with hopes of working as a team to go home with a cash prize.

But one contestant wasn't new to quiz games. Anne instantly recognised Andrew as a contestant from BBC's Mastermind and Radio 4's Brain of Britain.

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Anne reprimanded the player for failing to mention his hobbies. She said: "Hello Andrew. I think you failed to mention your hobbies out there. You are in fact a bit of a quizzer aren't you?"

He replied: "I've done one or two." Anne added: "How did you do on Mastermind?" The 66-year-old retired IT consultant said: "I crashed and burned in the final."

Anne noted that that wasn't the only other quiz show he had appeared on. She asked: "And how did you do on Brain of Britain?" He admitted that he had played on the same team as Paul Sinha. Andrew said: "Once I got beaten on the same team as Paul and once I got to the final."

Bradley looked taken aback as he took in the new information. He said to Andrew: "We're supposed to be mates. We're on the same team. You could have let me know that stuff.

"If you're a quizzer and you've been on television quizzing, you've got to let me know. I can protect you!"

The secret quizzer went on to play for the middle offer of £6,000 after securing six correct answers in the cash builder round. He made it back to the team, securing a place in the final round.

The Chase airs weekdays from 5pm on ITV and the ITV Hub

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