The Chase fans speak out as Bradley Walsh accepts 'wrong' answer over drink

Some viewers were left confused over an answer that was accepted by host Bradley Walsh on an episode of The Chase that aired this week. It came during a team's final showdown against Jenny Ryan on the ITV quiz show.

An episode that aired yesterday saw four contestants take on Jenny, 43, who is also known as the Vixen, in a series of general knowledge rounds. Only two of them, Nick and Laura, made it to the final round against her, though.

The contestants had amassed a prize fund of £3,000 by that point and the pair managed to get 14 correct answers in their last round. Jenny then faced her final questions and one of her answers caught the attention of viewers at home.

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Early on in her final chase, Bradley, 65, asked: "What colour top indicates semi-skimmed milk on bottles?" After taking a moment over the question, Jenny responded: "Red and silver." The host reacted to her answer: "I'll accept."

Some fans were confused over the decision, though, with them suggesting that the correct answer should have been green. They shared their thoughts on X, with one viewer writing on the platform: "Semi-skimmed milk tops are green."

Another asked: "I thought semi-skimmed was green?!" Someone else commented amid discussion about the episode: "Weird he just accepted a wrong answer!" Whilst another person wrote in a post: "Semi-skimmed is green!"

It was however pointed out that glass and plastic containers differ in colour coding. Some fans noted that glass bottles for semi skimmed milk have foil caps featuring red and silver stripes, whilst plastic alternatives often have green tops.

Addressing the confusion, one person wrote on X this week: "Semi skimmed milk in glass bottles are red/silver striped. Poly containers it's green." Another said whilst the episode aired yesterday: "On bottles it's red and silver stripes."

It isn't the first time that the question has prompted a reaction, with the episode having previously aired in 2022. At the time, it similarly was met with reaction from viewers over the accepted answer by host Bradley on the quiz show.

After answering the question, Jenny went on to get more correct answers in the final chase than the two remaining contestants, despite some pushbacks. Although they didn't win the money, they received praise from the chaser.

Jenny, who had seven seconds to spare, told the team that they had "great answers" to a few "tricky questions". She told them: "I think that shows that the total in the final chase doesn't tell the whole story because you scored 14 with some great answers to some tricky questions."

She added that as a result, she faced some challenging questions herself. Jenny said: "It meant that the equal set for me had some tricky ones in there that were gonna catch me out, but also some straightforward ones that I should have got."

The Chase airs most weekdays on ITV and ITVX from 5pm.

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