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To be fair, unless they test every question on an audience beforehand, you’re always going to get ones that are in the wrong place on the ladder. That’s always happened.

The big issue with this version of the show remains the casting. Having contestants who just shrug their shoulders and say ‘that’s fair enough’ to losing out on £32,000 proves that casting is wrong. The famous Fiona Wheeler episode was on Challenge a few weeks back and her winning £32,000 was much more entertaining than seeing a Doctor or Solicitor winning big or even crashing down from £125,000. I know the fear is people who need the money won’t gamble, but that’s all down to casting and I’m sure they can get around that by casting people who aren’t risk averse. Ultimately if the money doesn’t mean a meaningful change to their lives, the might as well be playing for Monopoly money or a Mastermind glass vase.

It’s become a running joke that when I see a contestant I guess whether they’re a solicitor or some kind of doctor. Something like Beat the Chasers is cast much better.

Completely agree and people just seem to get to £125k and above with relative ease now, rather than six figure wins being something of a rarity. In many ways it doesn't feel like the money is even a factor in the game now. That last new episode was probably the best of the series getting three players within the hour with two of them really having to think about whether to play on.

I think ITV have now renewed it but scandals aside given how much they do pay out nowadays I'm surprised that doesn't work more against commissioning decisions. I'm sure the stats are out there but feels like their average payout per episode would be significantly higher than Beat the Chasers and Limitless Win, the two other big money primetime shows.