The Chase fans were left stunned tonight when a contestant managed to win £70,000 – the highest ever jackpot won by a solo player in the history of the show.
Friday night’s episode saw Judith go up against Jenny Ryan, aka The Vixen, in the final round of the gameshow after the rest of her team got knocked out.
She decided to go for the higher amount and managed to walk away with a staggering £70,000.
Judith got 20 questions right in the final chase – which is really impressive in itself – and also managed to successfully push Jenny back a number of times.
Once the time hit zero, Bradley Walsh praised Judith’s “extraordinary” gameplay, adding that it was the “highest figure ever won by a solo player.”
He walked over to give her a hug, telling her that he had “never seen anything like it” as Jenny gave her a standing ovation.
Fans soon took to Twitter to celebrate Judith’s victory.
Judith is killing it!!! Push her back girl!!! #thechase pic.twitter.com/NLhMO7tNtn
— Chanice Hird (@Chanice_H12) February 8, 2019
Come on Judith, 20 is a good score #TheChase pic.twitter.com/2O4zIdEvgK
— Wayne Clarke (@WayneMClarke4) February 8, 2019
Judith 👏👏 #TheChase pic.twitter.com/rYoxHS5GRt
— Ryan Bodman (@ryanbod12) February 8, 2019
Judith on The Chase, UNREAL pic.twitter.com/Vv6IzO15va
— Alex ❁ (@AlexStripp) February 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/JDC19781/status/1093950512410624000
Wow, never in all my years of watching #TheChase have I seen any one single person perform so well. Just amazing. Enjoy your £70,000 Judith pic.twitter.com/l6ixuSDfuS
— Andy Wedge (@andy_wedge) February 8, 2019
https://twitter.com/awizardharreh/status/1093930754327879680
https://twitter.com/Sheena_McS/status/1093931184021819398
Scenes around the country watching Judith take home £70K on #TheChase pic.twitter.com/dZtNeEbryw
— Designated Dan (@Designated_Dan) February 8, 2019
Ahead of the episode, Jenny took to Twitter to tell fans that she had been waiting for the episode – as Judith had been such a “memorable” contestant.
After the big moment, she added:
“ALL HAIL JUDITH! If I remember correctly, Judith was a standby contestant, and only found out she was on the show 24 hours before recording. I was well and truly beaten.”
