What is “The Chase”?
A: The Chase is an American television quiz show adapted from the British
program of the same name.
When did it premiere?
A: On August 6, 2013, on the Game Show Network (GSN).
Who was the host?
A: Brooke Burns and featured Mark Labbett.
He was referred to on air exclusively by what nickname?
A: The Beast.
A revival of the show premiered when?
A: On January 7, 2021, on ABC.
It is hosted by whom?
A: Sara Haines.
Who did it initially feature as the chasers?
A: Jeopardy! champions James Holzhauer (who was a contestant on the GSN
version), Ken Jennings, and Brad Rutter.
When did Labbett return as a chaser?
A: In June 2021, before stepping down in 2022 along with Jennings.
In their place are Buzzy Cohen, Brandon Blackwell, and
who?
A: Victoria Groce.
The U.S. version of the show follows the same general
format as the U.K. version, but with what?
A: Teams of three contestants instead of four.
The game is a quiz competition in which contestants
attempt to win money by doing what?
A: Challenging a trivia expert known as the chaser.
Each contestant participates in an individual "chase"
called what?
A: The Cash Builder, in which they attempt to answer as many questions as
possible in 60 seconds to earn as much money as possible to contribute to a
prize fund for the team.
The contestant must then answer enough questions to
stay ahead of the chaser in a head-to-head competition scored on a game
board; otherwise, they lose what?
A: Their winnings and are out.
The contestants who successfully complete their
individual chases without being caught advance to what?
A: The Final Chase, in which they answer questions as a team playing for an
equal share of the prize fund accumulated throughout the episode.
How many new contestants participate in each episode?
A: Three.
Each contestant attempts to win money for their team by
answering as many questions correctly as possible during what?
A: A one-minute "Cash Builder" round, earning money per correct answer
($5,000 on the GSN version, $25,000 in the first season of the ABC version,
and $10,000 in the second and third seasons).
After the Cash Builder, the contestant participates in
what?
A: A head-to-head "chase" against the chaser.
Both sides answer a series of questions, with the
contestant attempting to do what?
A: Move the money down a game board and into the team bank without being
caught.
The contestant and chaser stand at opposite ends of the
board, which has how many spaces?
A: Seven, and the contestant chooses a starting position.
They may begin how many steps ahead of the chaser?
A: Three, requiring five correct answers and play for the money earned in
the Cash Builder.
Alternatively, they may accept one of what two offers
from the chaser?
A: Either start one step closer to the chaser and play for a higher amount
or start one step farther away and play for a lower amount.
The lower offer can be zero or even negative, depending
on what?
A: The result of the Cash Builder.
Once the contestant chooses a starting position, the
host asks a series of questions with three answer options, and the
contestant and chaser so what?
A: They secretly lock in their answers on keypads.
A correct answer by either side does what?
A: Moves them one space down the board and toward the bank, while a miss or
lockout leaves them where they are.
If the contestant successfully moves the money into the
bank, they advance to what?
A: The Final Chase and their money is added to the team bank; if the chaser
catches up, the contestant is eliminated, and their money is forfeited.
The team randomly chooses one of two question sets for
themselves, with the other set put aside for the chaser, and have two
minutes to do what?
A: To give as many correct answers as possible.
Every correct answer moves the team one step ahead on
the game board and they are given a head start of what?
A: One step per team member participating in the round.
After the contestants have completed their Final Chase,
the chaser then has two minutes to so what?
A: To catch the team by answering questions from the unused set in the same
manner.
If he passes or misses a question what happens?
A: The clock briefly stops, and the team is given a chance to discuss it and
offer an answer.