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Ryan Paton

ITV The Chase's Bradley Walsh gobsmacked by Scouse player's 'slippery' family history

Bradley Walsh was taken aback by a Scouse player's family history on The Chase.

The 62-year-old presenter welcomed four new quizzers on Thursday's edition of the popular game show. Bennett, Amisha, Austin and Jane were taking on Paul Sinha in a bid to win a cash prize.

Bennett was in seat one and the aerospace engineer accumulated £1,000 in his cash builder. The 22-year-old proceeded to navigate his way past The Sinnerman to book his place in the Final Chase.

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The Chaser fought back and proceeded to eliminate Amisha and Austin. Jane was in seat four and the HR consultant hailed from Liverpool.

The 59-year-old told Bradley she was "gobsmacked" as she recently uncovered her dramatic family history after becoming interested in genealogy. She said: "I found that my father had two other families that we didn't know anything about so I've got brothers and sisters in Runcorn and Southampton.

"My father died a long time ago so we can't ask him." Bradley hit back: "He's slippery your dad. Wow, that's extraordinary."

Jane also revealed her grandad imported alcohol to America during prohibition and ran a speakeasy in New York. The building is now a café in the Big Apple and she was hoping to use any winnings from today's show to fund a trip to New York.

Jane built up £4,000 in her cash-builder, but opted for the higher offer of £59,000. However, she was eliminated after Paul continued his dominant display in the head-to-head.

Bennett built up seven steps in the Final Chase, but was caught by The Sinnerman with 1 minute and 20 seconds remaining.

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