The Chase fans in uproar as Bradley Walsh gives contestant £1,000 for 'wrong answer'

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fans of popular quiz show The Chase are flummoxed after host Bradley Walsh gave £1,000 to a contestant for giving the “wrong answer”. Aislinn immediately answered “olive”, to which Walsh said: “Wrong, it’s pineapple.” But he then said: “However, I’m going to accept your answer of olive so that’s £7,000.” A thrilled Aislinn responded: “Cheers, man!” Fans posted their thoughts on Twitter, grumbling that Walsh should not have accepted the answer. “I don’t understand why he is giving her ‘olive; – the traditional, cliché snack is cheese and pineapple, which is surely what the question was driving at…” one wrote.