MARK Labbett has revealed that the celebrity specials of The Chase are rigged to make sure that the stars CAN answer the questions.
The quizzer, who also goes by the name of The Beast, has been on the ITV show since 2009.
In 2011 the programme introduced a spin-off The Chase: Celebrity Special, which sees four famous faces take on one of the Chasers to win a cash prize for charity.
However in the past viewers have made it very clear that they think that they are given "easy questions".
Now it has been revealed that bosses make certain decisions that go in favour of the stars.
Mark, 56, recently said at the Oxford Union: "The celebs are not as good as they think they are.
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"We give every celeb a piece of A4 and it is more or less saying 'Tell us what you know?'
"And it is only fair as if we beat them every time it would be a terrible show."
The telly star confessed that they strategically place them against a Chaser who isn't as confident in a topic that they have picked.
Mark continued: "We would rather them being asked about what they know. And the celebs pick the right Chaser.
"Jonathan Ross is a very bright man and an expert in certain cult areas.
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"He likes his cult TV and Manga so they put Jonathan up against Shaun (Wallace) who does not watch telly."
The Chase first hit our screen in 2009.
Mark was one of the original Chasers, alongside Shaun Wallace AKA The Destroyer.
The pair were later joined by Anne Hegerty (The Governess) in 2010 and Paul Sinha (The Sinnerman) a year later.
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The Vixen, also known as Jenny Ryan, joined in 2015.
Most recently Darragh Ennis was made a quizzer in 2020.
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