The Chase Australia

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The Chase Australia
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Genre Quiz show
Based on
The Chase
by
  • Danny Carvalho
  • et al.
Directed by
  • Ian Hamilton
  • Stuart McDonald
Creative directorMichael Kelpie
Presented by
Starring
Theme music composer Paul Farrer
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons13
No. of episodes1,000+ [1]
Production
Executive producers
  • Sue Allison
  • Martin Scott
Producers
  • Jennifer Stephenson
  • David Hall
Production locations
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company ITV Studios Australia
Original release
Network Seven Network
Release14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) –
present
Related

The Chase Australia is an Australian television quiz show based on the British program of the same name. It is broadcast on the Seven Network and premiered on 14 September 2015. Four contestants play against an opponent, known as the "chaser", who plays for the bank. [2] The show was originally hosted by Andrew O'Keefe [3] [4] [5] until July 2021, when he was replaced by Larry Emdur. [6] [7] The series began with Brydon Coverdale, Anne Hegerty, Matt Parkinson and Issa Schultz as chasers, [8] [9] with Mark Labbett joining in 2016. [10] Shaun Wallace appeared as a guest chaser in 2018, and Cheryl Toh has appeared as a chaser since 2019. [11] [12] Mara Lejins joined as a chaser in 2022, [13] and David Poltorak joined in 2024. Brandon Blackwell also appeared as a guest in 2024. [14] [15]

Contents

The series has also spawned a prime-time celebrity series, and a spin-off called Beat The Chasers.

History

In mid-2014 it was reported that the Seven Network had considered producing a local version of The Chase on the back of good ratings for the British version of the show which has been airing in the 3:00 pm timeslot since August 2013. A pilot episode on the UK set was made, but ultimately it was decided not to proceed. [16]

However, interest in a local version was renewed in May 2015 and in July the Seven Network commissioned the show to eventually replace Deal or No Deal and Million Dollar Minute in the 5:00 pm timeslot in a bid to revive ratings for its struggling 6:00 pm nightly news. [17] [18] [19] [20]

From June 2020, social distancing measures were applied on set due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with contestants spaced apart from each other. In August 2020, it was announced that beginning with the spin-off, Beat The Chasers, production of The Chase Australia would move from Melbourne to Sydney in September 2020 due to COVID restrictions in Victoria at the time. [21]

On 2 February 2021, Seven announced that the network did not renew host Andrew O'Keefe's contract in December 2020 and parted company with him after he was charged with domestic violence. [22] [23] On 22 February 2021, it was announced that Larry Emdur would replace O'Keefe as host of the program, with future episodes to continue to be recorded in Sydney. [6] [24] The final new episode with O'Keefe as host aired on 20 July 2021. [25] Episodes with Emdur as host began airing from 26 July 2021. [26]

Gameplay

Cash Builder and Head-to-Head rounds

Each contestant plays the first two rounds alone. In the first round, the "Cash Builder", they have one minute to answer as many questions as possible, earning $2,000 per correct answer. [27] Next, the contestant faces the day's chaser in a head-to-head contest, attempting to move the money down to the bottom of a seven-step gameboard [27] and into the team bank ("home"). They may start three steps down from the top (giving a three-step head start and requiring five correct answers to reach home) and play for the money earned in the Cash Builder, start one step farther down for a lesser award, or start one step farther up for a greater award. The latter two awards are stated by the chaser; since 2016, lesser awards can be zero or even negative.

Once the contestant chooses a starting position, the host begins to ask a series of questions with three answer options. The contestant and chaser separately lock in their guesses on keypads; once either person locks in, the other must do so within five seconds or be locked out for that turn. A correct answer moves the person who gave it one step down the board, but a miss or lock-out leaves them in place. If the contestant reaches home without being caught, they advance to the Final Chase and their money is added to the team's prize fund (or deducted, if they chose to play for a negative amount). If the chaser catches up, the contestant is eliminated and their money is forfeited.

If all four contestants lose their head-to-head chases, the team nominate one contestant to play for them for an amount of money offered by the chaser in the Final Chase.

Final Chase round

The remaining contestants now must work together to avoid being caught by the chaser. [27] They blindly choose one of two question sets for themselves during the final commercial break, with the other set put aside for the chaser, and then have two minutes to answer as many questions as possible on the buzzer. Each correct answer moves the team ahead one step, and they are given a head start of one step per contestant participating in the round. Only the contestant who buzzes-in may answer or pass, and may not confer with their teammates; if a contestant responds without buzzing-in, the answer is automatically ruled wrong. The buzzer is not used if only one contestant is in the Final Chase. The host will only ask a new question once someone has buzzed in and either answered or passed. Unlike the original British version, the chaser remains onstage to witness the team's performance.

The chaser then has two minutes to answer questions from the unused set, moving one step ahead per correct response. If the chaser passes or misses, the clock stops and the team is given a chance to discuss it and respond. A correct answer pushes the chaser back one step, or moves the team ahead by one if the chaser is at the starting line. If the chaser catches the team before time runs out, the prize fund is lost and all four contestants leave with nothing. If the chaser fails to catch the team, the participating contestants split the prize fund equally.

Half-hour format

Half-hour episodes have occasionally aired due to Seven's commitments to air various sporting events (such as the Spring Racing Carnival and the 2020 Summer Olympics). These episodes feature two contestants instead of four. Each contestant plays the cash builder round, and the contestant that earns the higher amount of money takes the combined total of the two contestants to the gameboard for the head-to-head. If both contestants earn the same amount in the cash builder, the pair chooses which contestant will play head-to-head. If the contestant makes it back to the bank, the Final Chase is played as normal. If the contestant is caught in the head-to-head, the team nominate one contestant to play for them for an amount of money offered by the chaser in the Final Chase.

Double Trouble format

In 2024, the show introduced a new Double Trouble format variation, in which contestants face off against a pair of chasers in each episode, with the chasers alternating in the head-to-head rounds. During the Final Chase, the remaining contestants then choose a chaser to compete against from the pair. [28] [29]

Mega money spinner

In 2024, the show introduced a new format, called the Mega Money Spinner. The show is as usual until The Final Chase, where if the contestants reach 10 steps, they get a spin at the money spinner, for a maximum of $50,000. If the team gets 15 steps, they get a spin at the mega money spinner, where they can win a maximum $100,000. If they get the money spinner or the mega money spinner, whatever they land on is added to their total cash prize pool.

Special episodes

Special shows featuring shortened gameplay have featured during Saturday Night Footy , Sunrise , Fifi, Dave & Fev and The Morning Show .

In February and March 2017, four specials aired featuring two teams from the eighth season of My Kitchen Rules playing for a home viewer. [30]

Celebrity specials

A weekly prime-time version of the show began airing on Seven from 21 August to 25 September 2019, entitled The Chase Celebrity Specials Australia (informally known as The Celebrity Chase). In it, teams of celebrities compete against the chaser to win prize money for their chosen charities. The game is played in the same way as the regular version. If a celebrity does not make it to the Final Chase, or if the team is caught during the Final Chase, a consolation prize is awarded to the charities for each celebrity. Unlike the regular version, the series is filmed in front of a studio audience.

In February 2022, a celebrity episode aired in the regular 5:00 pm timeslot to promote Dancing with the Stars . This was produced without a studio audience like the regular version.

Chasers

ChaserNicknameDurationNotes
Brydon Coverdale "The Shark"2015–presentAppeared on several Australian quiz programs, including Million Dollar Minute where he won $307,000 in 2014, becoming the first grand champion of Pass the Buck where he won $38,788 in 2002. He also won a total of $32,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? , appeared on The Weakest Link in 2001, Deal or No Deal in 2005 and was a quarter-finalist on Letters and Numbers in 2011. Ranked 289th in the World Quizzing Championships 2019.
Anne Hegerty "The Governess"2015–present a , b Appeared on several British quiz programs, including Mastermind (twice), Fifteen to One , Today's the Day and Brain of Britain ; semi-finalist on Are You an Egghead? . Holds the rank of Grand Master in the UK quiz rankings. Ranked 40th in the World Quizzing Championships 2014. Best known in Australia for being one of the chasers on the original UK version of the show.
Matt Parkinson "Goliath"2015–presentA championship winner on the television game show Sale of the Century in the 1990s and a frequent member of the "brains trust" on The Einstein Factor in the 2000s.
Issa Schultz "The Supernerd"2015–presentEleven-time winner of the Australian Quizzing Championships in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. and seven-time pairs champion (2012–17, 2020). Ranked 23rd in the world at the World Quizzing Championships in 2020. Appeared on The Rich List where he won $200,000 in 2009. He also appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and The Einstein Factor . [31] Appeared on the UK version in 2022 as a Guest Chaser on Beat The Chasers to substitute for Anne Hegerty. [32]
Mark Labbett "The Beast"2016–2020, 2022–present a , c Appeared on several British quiz programs, including Mastermind , University Challenge , Fifteen to One , The Syndicate and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (twice, winning £32,000 and £16,000); [33] runner-up on The People's Quiz , runner-up on Brain of Britain , part of a winning team on Only Connect , represented Wales from 2005 to 2007 at the European quiz championships. Ranked 134th in the World Quizzing Championships 2014. [34] Best known in Australia for being one of the chasers on the original British version of the show as well as the being a chaser in both American versions of the show. [10]
Shaun Wallace "The Destroyer"2018 (Guest, Season 5)Appeared on several British quiz programs, including Fifteen to One, Weakest Link , Beat the Nation, BrainTeaser , Greed and The Waiting Game ; winner of Mastermind, finalist on the first series of Are You an Egghead? . Best known in Australia for being one of the chasers on the original UK version of the show. Ranked 455th in the World Quizzing Championships 2014. [11] Appeared on the Australian version as a guest chaser during Season 5.
Cheryl Toh "The Tiger Mum"2019–present (Guest, Seasons 7–9; Regular, Seasons 10–present) [35] Appeared on Temptation , The Einstein Factor and Million Dollar Minute. [36]
Mara Lejins "The Smiling Assassin"2022–present (Guest, Seasons 11-12, Regular, Seasons 12-present)A former contestant on The Chase Australia in 2017 and appeared on Beat The Chasers Australia in 2020, winning $60,000 against 3 chasers in the heats, and walking away with $58,000 in the final. [13]
Brandon Blackwell "The Lightning Bolt"2024 (Guest, Season 13)Appeared on the American game shows Jeopardy! , Who Wants to Be a Millionaire , The Million Second Quiz , and the British quiz show University Challenge , and has served as a chaser on the American version of The Chase since 2022. [37] [38] [14]
David Poltorak "The Professor"2024–present (Guest, Season 13, Regular Seasons 13-present)Record-setting Sale of the Century contestant, and former question writer for Sale of the Century, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Millionaire Hot Seat . Appeared on Beat The Chasers Australia in 2020. [15]
Notes

Ratings

Since debuting in September 2015, The Chase Australia has generally performed well in the ratings, often beating the Nine Network's Millionaire Hot Seat and Network Ten's 10 News First in the important 5:00 to 6:00 pm timeslot. [45] The debut episode drew 520,000 for its first half-hour, and 720,000 for its second half-hour which went up against Millionaire Hot Seat. [46] This was a key factor in Seven News regaining its crown as Australia's most-watched news service, [47] but, as of September 2017, it continues to trail Nine News across the eastern seaboard, [48] [49] [50] while it still leads comfortably in the Adelaide and Perth markets. [51]

In response to continued strong ratings for The Chase Australia throughout 2016, the Nine Network announced rival game show Millionaire Hot Seat would extend to one hour from 2017, meaning both shows competed for the same duration. [47] Despite the changes, The Chase Australia remained well ahead of Millionaire Hot Seat in the ratings, often winning by an average margin of 100,000, until the latter show's axing in November 2023. [52] [53] [54] [55] Since January 2024, The Chase Australia competes against Nine's Tipping Point Australia , produced by Banijay's Endemol Shine Australia. [56] [57]

Beat The Chasers

In August 2020, it was announced that an Australian version of Beat The Chasers would be produced. This version includes all the local Chasers of the series: Brydon Coverdale, Issa Schultz, Matt Parkinson and Cheryl Toh, as contestants try to beat them in order to win big cash prizes. [58] The series premiered on 1 November 2020 and aired on Sunday nights at 7:00 p.m. for five consecutive weeks. [59]

A single contestant plays the Cash Builder round, answering a series of multiple-choice questions worth $1,000 each. The round ends once they either miss a question or get five right; a miss on the first question immediately eliminates the contestant with no winnings. They must then decide how many chasers from two to four to face in a timed head-to-head round, with the chasers specifying a time limit for themselves (up to a maximum of 60 seconds) and offering larger cash prizes as an incentive to face more of them. The offer to face two chasers is always equal to the amount earned in the Cash Builder.

The contestant's clock is set to 60 seconds, while the chasers' clock is set to their agreed-on time. Only one clock runs at any given moment, starting with the contestant; the side in control must answer a question correctly to stop their clock and turn control over to the opposing side. The chasers must buzz-in to respond and may not confer on any questions. The contestant wins the money on offer if the chasers' clock runs out first, or nothing if their clock runs out.

Unlike the original British version, the Australian version of Beat the Chasers utilises a tournament format. The seven contestants with the highest cash winnings after the first four episodes are invited to return for a final showdown against the chasers in the fifth. The final follows the same rules, with some changes:

On 12 April 2021, it was reported that Seven has commissioned a second season of Beat The Chasers with Larry Emdur as presenter. It was also announced that Seven were negotiating for Anne Hegerty to join the four Australian chasers for the second season. [60]

Transmissions

SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
165 [a] 14 September 2015 (2015-09-14)9 December 2015 (2015-12-09)
26510 December 2015 (2015-12-10)5 May 2016 (2016-05-05)
3659 May 2016 (2016-05-09)29 August 2016 (2016-08-29)
465 [b] 30 August 2016 (2016-08-30)16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)
5260 [c] 16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)7 August 2018 (2018-08-07)
664 [d] 8 August 2018 (2018-08-08)27 November 2018 (2018-11-27)
7260 [e] 28 January 2019 (2019-01-28)14 June 2021 (2021-06-14)
86815 May 2019 (2019-05-15)5 May 2020 (2020-05-05)
9188 [f] 4 February 2020 (2020-02-04)20 July 2021 (2021-07-20)
1070 [g] 26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)24 February 2022 (2022-02-24) [h]
1112631 January 2022 (2022-01-31)6 February 2023 (2023-02-06) [i]
1212614 November 2022 (2022-11-14)8 November 2023 (2023-11-08)
1312613 November 2023 (2023-11-13)TBC 2024
14TBA2 October 2024 (2024-10-02)TBC 2025
Celebrity Specials621 August 2019 (2019-08-21)25 September 2019 (2019-09-25)
Beat The Chasers51 November 2020 (2020-11-01)29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)
Notes
  1. ↑ Two 30-minute episodes aired on 3 November 2015 and 5 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Two 30-minute episodes aired on 1 November 2016 and 3 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Two 30-minute episodes aired on 7 November 2017 and 9 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Two 30-minute episodes aired on 6 November 2018 and 8 November 2018.
  5. ↑ A 30-minute episode aired on 14 June 2021 in selected markets.
  6. ↑ Episode 112 was due to air on 4 November 2020 but was postponed due to the extended coverage of the 2020 U.S Election.
  7. ↑ Ten 30-minute episodes aired from 26 July 2021 to 6 August 2021
  8. ↑ Episodes 55 aired on 2 February 2022 and Episode 56 aired on 24 February 2022
  9. ↑ Episode 102 was due to air on 19 September 2022 but was postponed due to the coverage of the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.

The Chase Australia airs at 5:00 p.m. on weeknights in most markets, however, on the Gold Coast it airs at 4:30 pm due to Seven Gold Coast News airing at 5:30 p.m. It also airs at 4:30 in all of Regional and Remote Western Australia because of 7 WA News broadcasting statewide except Perth at 5:30 p.m. Until July 2021, episodes have typically been repeated on Fridays from March 2016 and Thursdays from October 2019. Occasionally Wednesdays sees repeat episodes. Episodes have also aired at 7:30 p.m. on 10 January and 13 January 2016, and on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. in February 2016. Two of the My Kitchen Rules specials aired at 7:30 p.m in February 2017, with the remaining two airing at 5:00 p.m..

International transmissions

In New Zealand, episodes of The Chase Australia originally aired weekly on TVNZ 1 [61] [62] and now airs on TVNZ Duke.[ citation needed ] On 14 March 2016, The Chase Australia began airing on UK TV channel Challenge, also available in Ireland, [63] [64] but this has since stopped.[ when? ]

Merchandise

A localised version of the iOS and Android game from Barnstorm Games was released. The app features five chasers (excluding Cheryl 'Tiger Mum' Toh, who had not yet appeared on the programme at the time of release) and can be played by up to four people, as in the actual show. There is one significant difference between the show and the app; only three choices are presented for questions in the Cash Builder and Final Chase rounds, and no Final Chase is played if all the players are caught in their individual chases. [65] [66]

On 13 July 2023, an updated app called The Chase: World Tour was released by Barnstorm Games, featuring the Australian chasers (now including Toh and Lejins), alongside the British and American chasers. [67]

On 8 February 2016, a board game version was released by Crown and Andrews. It features three of the chasers: Issa, Brydon, and Matt. [68] Another edition of the board game was released by Imagination Games in 2019.

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