The Chase

[emmie]

does anyone watch it,
i do sometimes and always amazed when some take the minus offer.
seeing as how the other contestants may have banked quite a bit of money,
i know that it's shared out if they win.

[ummmm]

Sometimes they are encouraged to. The more people in the final chase the better.

[murraymints]

Bet they're seething inside though !

[emmie]

perhaps, but if i won 30k and one took a minus 5k that wouldn't make me happy, i know its sometime strategic, but some have good cash builders and still go for the low figure,

[ummmm]

Not if they get plenty of questions right in the final chase.

[emmie]

perhaps, but they just cost the rest of the team a bigger share.

[ummmm]

But they might not have won anything.

[emmie]

i wouldn't go on it and take the lower offer if got through,

[ummmm]

There you go. They wouldn't have got that many without him...

[emmie]

i would rather lose then take the lesser offer.

[ummmm]

Fair enough...but the other two would have probably lost out too.

[emmie]

not necessarily, though it's generally better with four players,

[Postdog]

I always hope minus pickers get knocked out. Some people are too thick to be on that.

[emmie]

some of the answers are hilarious.

[Cloverjo]

I am always annoyed when people take the minus offer. It's a bit of a cheat, as they are hoping to profit from the better players. I always hope they lose in their own round.

[Gizmonster]

Have you ever noticed, that it's nearly always the last player that gets offered the minus offer ??
2 people could have similar cash builders (say they both get £4k for example), player 1 could poss get offered £1k, but player 4 would prob get offered a minus amount.
2 points to bear in mind:
Firstly, that extra player has already gained them an extra point in the final chase
and secondly, if that 1 player gets a few questions correct, that no one else knew .... and they win by a small margin ..... it could be the difference between winning and losing ..... hindsight is a wonderful thing :)

[emmie]

its true that they can help win the contest, but i wouldn't take the lower offer, after all as some have said you are only there once, why not take the chance. I like it when someone takes the 40 grand or whatever, and win.
not often, but its fun to watch.

[emmie]

i prefer to lose than be thought a funk.

[THECORBYLOON]

Would it not pay folk to act thick and get a huge offer to move one step closer the Chaser?

[emmie]

i have often wondered that, though you can come totally unstuck, the Chasers are pretty knowledgeable, and it could be some absolute piece of trivia, and fall at the first hurdle.