The Chase continued this evening and welcomed four new contestants who were ready to take on the Chaser.
Anne Hegerty stood in the quartet’s way and they would have to get past her to have a place in the Final Chase.
John, a retired financial adviser, sailed through his round and it was down to Ann to consolidate on the £9,000 he had bagged.
However, it seemed she wasn’t quite up to standard and one mistake particularly caught viewers’ attentions.
At one point, Ann was quizzed on the novels of George Orwell.
She was asked by host Bradley Walsh to name one of his famous books.
Of course, the correct answer is 1984, a novel in which Big Brother threatens to take the liberty and freedom of every character in the alternative universe.
However, Ann must have got her dates mixed up, as she incorrectly said it was “1854”.
Sadly, things didn’t get much better for the contestant, who found herself caught by Anne meaning she was