ITV quiz show The Chase has come under fire after an episode that aired on Thursday evening.
The popular programme, fronted by Bradley Walsh, sees four strangers team up to take on one of the UK's biggest brains. If they can avoid getting caught by a Chaser, they take home some cash.
The most recent episode saw Ross, Carmel, Samta and Aliyu, join forces to go up against the Vixen, Jenny Ryan. Sadly for them, Samta and Carmel were caught and left empty-handed.
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Ali joined Ross in the final as they aimed to win £6,000, and they built up 20 steps in their final round. However, they were caught with just four seconds remaining, and went home with nothing.
Bradley said they had lost by just one question and answer, and many viewers at home accused him of reading the questions "faster" for the Vixen than he had for the contestants. One fan wrote to the ECHO to say Jenny had actually answered one question incorrectly, but had been given the point anyway.
He said: "On tonight's Chase the two contestants lost by a single question (four seconds) but one of the questions was 'Which Liverpool airport is abbreviated to LJLA?'
"The Chaser answered 'John Lennon International' It was given as correct. Surely the answer is Liverpool John Lennon Airport?"
On Twitter, Dan said: "Did Bradley want them to lose?" while @av_toi accused the show of being "rigged". Niraj said it was an "absolute fix" and @clickorcollect called the episode "unfair".
ITV has been approached for comment
The Chase airs weekdays at 5pm on ITV and ITVX
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