Mark Labbett exposes real reason Beat the Chasers offers are so 'disappointing'

The Chase star Mark Labbett has shared why some offers on the ITV quiz show can sometimes be "disappointing". He was watching along with fans at home as he tweeted about this weekend's episode of the spin off show Beat The Chasers, when he dropped a very interesting snippet of information.

Some fans had been complaining about the offers not being great as Mark, also known as The Beast, shared how show bosses decide which players will be offered which amount. He posted: "Contestants are not shown in order so that is why offers can vary radically. If you are on straight after a big win, offers will be lower [sad face emoji] #BeatTheChasers." Fellow Chaser Darragh Ennis previously also opened up on how offers are made on the ITV show in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk. He told us: "A lot of people think it is us [who make the offers], but it's not. So, when we go off backstage, there is a conversation. So we are there with one of the producers and they gather all the people from the gallery and we talk about the offers.

"We only suggest, we do not have the power. It's because we are egotistical maniacs and we would be offering people a million quid because we would be so sure that we are going to win!

"But it depends on a lot though. It depends on how much is in the bank and how likely the producers think a contestant is to go high, lots of things. There's tons of different factors that they consider.

"We might suggest like 'they work as an ambulance driver, let's give them £999 as the low offer', or something like that but that kind of stuff."

The quizzer continued: "Ultimately, it's not our choice and the money comes from ITV and we have never, ever gone over budget. Not once in the 15 years of however many episodes, they've never gone over the budget."

He also shared that there is one thing that he and his co-stars strictly cannot do on the ITV quiz show, otherwise they will be "committing a crime".

When asked if they ever let any contestants win, he replied: "No. Literally it is a crime, it's a criminal offence. Because tax-free winnings means that you are facilitating tax evasion, and if there is one person that will come after you it is the taxman.

"So, no, we never ever do that. It's unprofessional anyway, but it is also a crime."