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ITV viewers have been left fuming as a Beat the Chasers contestant was “robbed” after narrowly lacking out on a £75,000 prize by just one second.

The seventh sequence of the favored ITV quiz show returned to our screens last evening (October 5).

As typical, new contestants confronted off against the formidable chasers: Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan, and Darragh Ennis, all competing for a money prize.

The show bought off to a considerably shaky start, with Jemima beginning strong and pocketing £4,000, but subsequent gamers, Ceri and Daniel, failed to catch up to the chasers.

Player Sanjay scooped a whopping £60,000 after an spectacular spherical against 4 chasers, but it was contestant Sam who had everybody speaking after a nail-biting showdown, experiences Bristol Live.

After a strong money builder, Sam selected to problem all 5 chasers for a staggering £75,000. In a tense face-off, he narrowly missed out on the large sum by just one second, sparking outrage among viewers.

Some followers felt he was “robbed, as taking to X, formerly Twitter, one fan said: ” with one viewer taking to X, previously Twitter, to say: “#BeatTheChasers doesn’t often get that close.”

Another merely posted: “Robbed.” A 3rd commented: “Absolutely gutted!”

A fourth added: “Poor Sam. Lost by one second.”

Viewers have been fuming when Sam was given the improper reply for saying Chanel, with one particular person writing: “He said Coco Chanel! Out of order.”

Another added: “You have to give Chanel, what!”

A 3rd said, “How did he not get Chanel? !” A fourth replied: “That was outrageous! Chanel Coco Chanel wtf.” (sic).

One particular person said, “Why was Jenny allowed *JFK* instead of *Kennedy* if Coco Chanel was not allowed?”

Earlier in the programme, one chaser confronted criticism from viewers just minutes into the show.

Jemima was first to deal with the quiz legends, and following a strong starting, she selected to take on Paul Sinha and Shaun Wallace for £4,000 within 37 seconds.

With an spectacular show, she defeated the pair, with followers declaring it a “disaster” for Paul and Shaun, as Shaun tackled a few questions while Paul delivered a number of improper solutions.

Taking to X, previously Twitter, one particular person wrote: “Catastrophic from the Chasers!”

Another said: “Paul is having a mare.” A 3rd added: “That was a disaster for the Chasers.”

Even chaser Darragh was fast to share a cheeky comment on the show as he told Jemima: “I’d love to say you played well, but you really didn’t have to.”

Beat the Chasers airs Sundays at 8pm on ITV1