[Jon]

If they only win a couple of grand then either the entire team had bad cash builders or everyone took the low offer (yeah, not everyone getting to the final would reduce the cash too, but more often than not, if it's not a full team, the Chaser catches them). The prize money on The Chase usually is five figures, albeit divided among up to four contestants.

You don’t have to take everything literally. My point is a £250,000 jackpot would mean people were regularly winning much more significant amounts of money on that, rather than their flagship afternoon quiz.