Rachel Riley on Beat the Chasers 2024

Bradley Walsh hosts as the Sensational Six come together to take on celebrities Jo Brand, Kirsty Gallacher, Rachel Riley, Dion Dublin and Gareth Malone... but can any of the stars Beat the Chasers?
From the Celebrity Special that aired 19 January 2024

[@tonygriffin3464]

That explosion of emotion from Rachel was unexpected and awesome!

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

8:37! Awesome stuff :)

[@cheerfulcharlie9916]

I love how delighted she was 😄 She wasn’t greedy, she played her game well and came out with a huge amount of money which she was happy about - good on her!

[@harleyjo4875]

It wouldn’t matter if she was greedy it was all going to charity anyhow.

[@OptimusGPrime]

@@harleyjo4875 It does matter. If she had gone for a higher amount and lost, her charity wouldn't have received anything. She played it smart, and sought a goal that was obtainable.

[@livewithintention1625]

Her astonishment and joy at the end is SO lovely, so very very sweet, actually made me nearly cry haha

[@harleyjo4875]

Yeah it was pretty tight.

[@Cyba_IT]

There were ninjas cutting onions here too!

[@peterh3889]

Same ❤ Rachel (and Susie)

[@lewdogzombies]

I love how Mark said C for the sunshine vitamin, I feel like everyone knows that the sun provides vitamin D

[@Zombie-lx3sh]

Technically, the sun doesn't provide vitamin D, it lets your body produce it. But yeah, everyone should know that. Stress under time constraint can make you do silly things though.

[@washellwash1802]

Oranges are often associated with sunshine, and vitamin C. I can see how he got there under pressure.

[@tmbsilver1313]

Sunny D mate lol.

[@hextree]

He was probably thinking of the old Sunny D drink, which contained vitamin C. I instinctively thought of the same thing.

[@connagh11]

@@tmbsilver1313mate I haven’t had that in years they 100% have to have it in my local co-op (only shop by mine open until 11pm) 🤣🤣

[@AndymacYNWA]

You can see the exact point she remembers she’s on the tv after the shock and excitement of the win

[@TheChappers]

I was at the filming of this in March. She was nervous as hell during the whole thing but well done, Rachel!

[@Isleofskye]

That really came across and she is very experienced so I was surprised:)

[@thornbottle]

I was there too, a few rows up to the right of where they enter :) What happened to the news reader and steven mangan though?

[@antology7]

It must have been the pressures of everyone's expectations on her because she seems invincible on Countdown.

[@terrytownsend5583]

I’m Spartacus

[@NeroVingian40]

Yeah, even in this clip, she was frowning almost all the way through it.

[@TheKing-sn5xi]

It is absolutely impossible NOT to love Rachel. What a lovely human being.

[@jacobpaint]

She pisses me off that she is so perfect in every bloody way that you can't dislike her... I like to imagine that she's a real piece of work when the cameras aren't on her 😂

[@kimsmyth1381]

Another celebrity happy with covid lockdowns and restriction of freedoms. Just one more naive smart person.

[@BIGGGESTAL]

She left her husband 😂😂

[@db1816]

To hear her talking about Jeremy corbin like a card carrying nazi was pretty infuriating

[@steviemac3038]

She’s a massive man United fan, as am I so that’s fine with me, but if you want to knock her down a little you could use that 😂

[@greigdalgleish493]

She beat the chase twice and now she’s beaten the chasers, is there no end to her talent? 😊

[@conniebenny]

Dancing? ;-)

[@user-ou6jr5gt6d]

I would like her to beat me

[@FishplateFilms]

@@conniebenny LMAO ...first thing I thought of.....

[@atroxie]

rofl @@conniebenny

[@Tornaxx]

She wasn't great on Richard Osman's House Of Games

[@TheAllKnowingTribute]

D'youknow what, it is a bizarre sight for me, seeing Rachel Riley outside of a quiz show that isn't 8 of 10 does countdown. And im glad she beat the chasers. So glad.😊

[@markylon]

what about countdown

[@rlosangeleskings]

4th time beating those "slackers"...😹😹😹

[@sarcasticstartrek7719]

@@markylon they don't watch it - unless there's jokes and bright lights, they don't understand it. They most likely don't even realise Countdown is its own thing.

[@TheAllKnowingTribute]

@@sarcasticstartrek7719 actually I'm in a different country, we don't get the regular countdown, for some reason, one of our networks decided to pick up 8 out of 10 cats does then, several years later, 8 out 10, I'm only familiar with the original show through anecdotes from Susie or Rachel and any time Jimmy makes Carol jokes at Rachel's expense

[@TheAllKnowingTribute]

@@sarcasticstartrek7719 but uhm, thank you for making assumptions and belittling my intelligence by comparing my attention span to that of a toddler.

[@amwhippolite4600]

As a contestant, sadly not a winner, on the Dutch version.of this game, i know the pressure you feel on the clock. Very well done and truly deserved.

[@liamwalsh4008]

There's a Dutch version of this? "And here dey come de Chashersh: De Beest! De Foxen! De Menaas! De one what looksh like a round Queen Beatrix! De Sinaasappelman! 🍊 De Dyke Destroyer!"

[@ramboshamone9888]

@@liamwalsh4008 This is such an underrated comment. 10 stroop waffles out of 3 wooden cloggs.

[@FarmerJAB]

@@liamwalsh4008idiot

[@KEK_404]

The Dutch version aye? So no money is on offer when you win?

[@FarmerJAB]

How interesting! What was the experience like?

[@Banthah]

When she realised she’s won. Cute as it gets!

[@hugohackenbush1554]

Rachel Riley is enchantingly delightful.

[@aneng64]

...for a Nazi.

[@hugohackenbush1554]

@@aneng64 She's a Nazi? Riley? Oops! I meant really.

[@SteveProcterPhotography]

She's such a stunning & wonderful lady, and here she shows her true emotions, what a great sight to see ❤

[@Locutus]

She had some difficult questions. It was impressive how she knew the answers and stayed composed.

[@bobreed250]

She’s absolutely gorgeous !

[@larey12]

Not as hot as she used to be but still looking good for someone approaching 40.

[@thrusta100]

Even my old man who is 82 says that, but has she been seen without fakeup?...

[@smithers4420]

@@larey12 She's approaching 40 now? :O. I'm sure count down women get old twice as fast as the rest of us lol

[@larey12]

@@smithers4420 - Have to say that Carol Vorderman looks pretty damn good for 102.

[@patagualianmostly7437]

@@larey12 Yeah,,, she has a new career; Stunt double for the Michelin Man.

[@FPInvention]

Bless her, she's so nervous but she's gorgeous as ever

[@Isleofskye]

A Guy ,on here,was at the recording and,you're right,he saif that she was extremely nervous.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@Isleofskye You're literally quoting what another commenter said, how do you know he's not lying?

[@Isleofskye]

@@CB-xr1eg That comment could apply to, virtually, anything and, as you said,I quoted him, which makes it clear it was his opinion so any viewers can judge whether they believe him. It's not like me, for example, saying "Fred is NOT well because Tom has seen him and said so" as opposed to "Fres is not well ACCORDING to Tom, who has seen him! See the difference?

[@natdenchfield8061]

@@Isleofskye You said "you're right", implying that she was indeed nervous, a fact. I guess what you really meant was "you're right that she was observed to be nervous" ... but it was expressed in such a way that implied the former in normal English structure.

[@Isleofskye]

@@natdenchfield8061 Yes. you're right.

[@redranger4953]

8:03 had me laughing. Much like how an irritated wife corrects her husband.

[@dielaughing73]

It was a pretty easy question

[@fatbelly27]

She absolutely blitzed that. Genuinely smart.

[@sebastiananthony5442]

Intelligent but not smart should have gone for 30 thousand pounds it was only 2 extra seconds for chasing fools

[@noteynote4873]

​@@sebastiananthony5442u BIG fool

[@georgefmb]

@@sebastiananthony5442thank you captain hindsight

[@Simpleexperiments741]

Thanks for posting this I recorded it but I went out for 10 minutes I didn't watch this part and I've been looming for this for 2-3 weeks

[@RitchieCollins]

Some of the questions in the beginning were ridiculous, well done Rachel.

[@thornbottle]

I was there that day, was a good show, its free to go so sign up people and experience it

[@cpjuliansp]

Smart, beautiful and nice... I love Rachel!

[@they-call-me-martin3837]

simp & cuck

[@jwtrio]

So happy for Rachel, shes a true national treasure in the making!

[@stevekeeves9363]

Great stuff, good to watch this as i fell asleep when it was on and i love Rachel

[@MrZanderLaw]

I’m pretty sure this was recorded on a Sunday as Rachel was on Sunday Brunch on CH4 and they were knocking back Drinks 🍸 and then she said ‘What am I doing, I’m going to record Beat the chasers next’ lol

[@escapedlunatic27]

When the contestant gets asked which is the coldest season and the chasers get asked what Dr Barnardo's first name was, I can't help thinking that the difficulty levels are somewhat biased in the contestant's favour!

[@mcgoverg1]

But there were 3 of them against her.

[@fmcm7715]

@@mcgoverg1I always think they have the questions a bit easier for the celebrity contestants so there’s a better chance they’ll win some money for their charity.

[@didrikmesicek4825]

Yeah, absolute joke. I don't think she even got any proper quizzing questions

[@bluebehir]

and yet the chaser got vitamin D wrong. Seemed like a "gimme" question right there. Maybe there's just a list of questions, and whoever gets them gets them.

[@lewdogzombies]

But the sunshine vitamin is obviously D for most people and Mark got it wrong

[@markneedham752]

MBE. Bloody marvellous. A good pick at last.

[@ricksimon9867]

4:30 - It is a little mean. First ATM was in 1967, and the devaluation of the pound happened in the early 1970s. Of course it would make no sense to have a ten quid limit after that, but in 1967, ten quid was worth roughly 200 pounds today.

[@thomasdalton1508]

If we look at inflation from the first ATM in June 1967 (a few months before Wilson devalued the pound) to a decade later in June 1976 (pretty much exactly when the pound hit its low against the dollar), prices increased by a factor of about 2.6. That's a lot less than the factor a 5 difference between the correct answer and Rachel's guess. £50 was still a lot of money after the devaluation in the early 70's.

[@jillosler9353]

​​@@thomasdalton1508 Today the MAXIMUM you can take out is still a lot. Very few people ever take out the MAXIMUM amount they can.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@thomasdalton1508 Ladies & Gentlemen, we have a complete nerd in the comment section.

[@mrsoikawa]

he should join DullMensClub@@CB-xr1eg

[@Oligodendrocyte139]

My first ATM card in about 78 did indeed have a £10 limit. In fact, it was £10 or nothing 😊.

[@jerichospin]

Reg Varney was the first man to use an ATM in England. Two days later, the first person to forget his PIN was Blakey...

[@Qwentar]

Seeing Rachels excitement is purely wonderful.

[@billmccomb4629]

I've always loved watching Rachel on "Countdown". Obviously she's beautiful, but she's also quite brilliant. And here on "Chasers" she again proves it.

[@bobbysleft-eye3345]

Rachal Riley. Living proof that beauty is only skin deep.

[@miserablew1zrd916]

Rachel is always a class act! Bravo on the win for the children!

[@DylanSargesson]

The format doesn't really make much sense - having more chasers playing doesn't necessarily make them quicker, because the main thing that ticks down the clock is the host reading the questions, not the answering. That being said, Rachel did great. Beautiful and so happy with herself.

[@skarmtsk]

The advantage more comes in the wider range of knowledge multiple people have compared to just one

[@stevenfairlie3407]

she's a complete delight

[@FedericoDLP]

Rachel is so good when it is necessary to take a guess. All the first questions were guess questions. I have seen her do this in the Chase before.

[@CB-xr1eg]

Not so good when guessing the cash point question was she?

[@FedericoDLP]

@@CB-xr1eg Are you a Corbynite?

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@FedericoDLP Wtf? Why bring politics into it? Are you American?🙄

[@FedericoDLP]

@@CB-xr1eg I asked you a simple question: Are you a Corbynite, then I will know who I am talking to.

[@CB-xr1eg]

@@FedericoDLP As far as that question goes, I have the right to remain silent, and I'm exercising that right.😐

[@dmontes133]

Rachel is a goddess!!!

[@davidb2331]

WOW😇 she could definitely be a chaser!

[@JB-ud2fr]

She was genuinely nervous ❤

[@Chrissaces1]

Let’s face it, the difference of 38 to 40 seconds for the difference of £10k in the prize pot, should have gone for the £30k in my opinion

[@VanillaLibrarian]

That extra chaser can make a lot of difference, though.

[@Si74l0rd]

33% more jeopardy with an extra chaser, but 50% more reward.

[@Chrissaces1]

Only 1 chaser can answer at once, so I wouldn’t even say 33% more jeopardy, as their knowledge bases will overlap a lot, so probably a lot less than 33% additional risk to add a chaser

[@Si74l0rd]

@@Chrissaces1 Yeah I agree, and 2 seconds could be critical, but she still had a huge margin of safety. I'd understand staying under a certain amount to duck a specific chaser, but that wasn't the case either. She underplayed her hand.

[@daveclark3337]

I know this is a celebrity version … but that was so easy

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

3:23 - Rachel, being a great mathematician on her feet, PLUS using her logic and sense of how people function in society these days - that was a great educated guess! I hadn't even thought of the "asleep" aspect ... and so I guess that when people are awake - active and very keen people probably check their phone every 4 /5/ 6 minutes or even 7 / 8, so that bumps it up to 12? Great thinking by Rachel, especially under the lights and cameras while she's being tested!

[@robc8593]

She was also on Catchphrase and showed herself to be smarter than the others.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

Congratulations to rachel for beating the chasers

[@srga66]

"which is the coldest season" seriously? 😂

[@palmeristo]

" that money will be great for the kids.. The charity kids" hmm.. 😂

[@jimmyagnos2887]

I think it’s impossible not to love Rachel Riley, she such an amazing humble woman

[@RobertSmith-rj9md]

I like Rachel lovely girl xx

[@charlenerathgeb8217]

She is brilliant. And adorable

[@Si74l0rd]

Super easy questions for the most part, but still a thorough trouncing.

[@Its_just_me_again]

i got every question correct except for the coldest season. i couldve sworn the answer was ice salt?

[@twlightzone2065]

Please More "Beat The Chasers" !!!

[@manuel4044]

Rachel Riley is such an adorable and classy person. Such a fantastic role model for our whole society. If only we could have more people like her amongst us.

[@washellwash1802]

And to think she's an Essex girl! Really broke the stereotype

[@steveb936]

well done Girl

[@DerhamPaul-vo8fr]

She's very pretty

[@V12F1Demon]

Gosh....shes gorgeous and pretty with brains!! How rare is that!?

[@PedroJaimeObrien]

she was on the chase socceraid special season 9

[@declangaming24]

Do you know what would of been funny if the 1st offer was 30 seconds

[@Fatality101]

Good girl Rachel u made the right choice 😁🎉

[@JamesStewart-lx5wb]

She can do no wrong. Except dance. Other than that she's perfect in every single other possible way.

[@ThePsiclone]

Seriously? What's the coldest season of the year? You know she went to Oxford right? Not BBC-playschool

[@Jimjolnir]

Good ol' schmanny fella

[@matthalpin1981]

8:35 Her reaction. So wonderful.

[@user-ol3xe5fz4u]

hey Rachel..do some work on the new holocaust in Gaza!!!!!

[@martinredr]

You just have to love Rachel for what a person she is... 😀

[@tazdivil6527]

Now I wanna see Rachel Riley vs Mark “the beast” Labbet in a maths contest.

[@RagingDemon69]

Yesssssss Rachel killed it

[@PedroJaimeObrien]

she was on the celebrity chase twice

[@MrMusic238]

woah I've never seen Rachel show that much emotion

[@leontinemccain5170]

Why is Rachel looking like Catherine Ryan here???😂😂😂😂

[@paulhayton3423]

What a Gem.

[@ferglesnerk]

She's just the brightest ray of sunshine anywhere on Earth. Good onya, Rachel.

[@woodpeckerdrums6254]

BEAUTIFUL maid .....stunning

[@waynekilgour393]

Guess why I watch countdown.

[@linen8231]

Notice how at 4:23, Brad says "Correct answer is?" When he should've asked if 'c' WAS the correct answer. Could be that it's all pre-determined or that he just knew the answer since he's so old (sorry Bradley)

[@freelancehugh6919]

The dark destroyer is wrong. Barclays Enfield cash machine was operational in 1966 - though Reg arney was the first person to be photographed using it the next year.

[@judsdragon]

the questions to the chasers seemed to take a lot longer to read out than Rachels, i doubt its been manipulated for charity purposes thats just my takeaway

[@davidhoward4715]

Your takeaway is wrong.

[@IAmAshleyBailez]

If she wasn't a Tory, she would be a dream woman

[@poorquay5732]

The Right Side of the Bell Curve - the beautiful people.

[@andrewandkaryntoulson1803]

What all beauty and no brain! 🤣

[@20x20]

I'll be a chaser if Rachel would only beat me

[@q.e.d.9112]

What a beautiful, natural, sweet and lovely person she is with her killer looks, her laser mind and her bright and bubbly personality. Her girlish glee at the end was absolutely delightful. Well done, Rachel.

[@stysner4580]

So she got an MBE then started to spew nonsense on Twitter... Yikes.

[@floyd8740]

whay would you give them 38 seconds for 20k, and not take 40 seconds for 30k??

[@waynehardy6955]

Because then you also have another chaser who could know the answers they didn’t so Brad wouldn’t have to ask them extra questions

[@pwhitten42]

Extremely attractive and intelligent. Brilliant lady.

[@davidgilliland2658]

Stunning girl xxxx

[@egyptology22]

She's always been my free pass!

[@DK_Son]

She's so lovely. I knew she could have gotten that extra 10k for an extra 2 seconds. That seemed worth the leap.

[@rad4924]

If anyone could beat the chasers, Rachel Riley could.

[@L1VE3V1L]

Rachel is an unusual mix of extremely hot and extremely smart. She’s awesome.

[@denisburgess2966]

@gbxr1eg it was a spelling mistake as if you didn't know it.

[@NorthernLab5]

Such a beautiful, intelligent, all round lovely woman

[@thewarpcore2891]

Title should be 'The local bike on Beat the Chasers'

[@hcrun]

God, she's a lovely young woman. 🙂

[@eggspanda2475]

she had ridiculously easy questions

[@BarryWallace-se8lz]

They always make them easier for charity shows.

[@thomasmount7388]

i love you Rachel, but I knew the Brussels statue lol

[@ctakitimu]

But to be fair, all the viewers of this knew at least one of the answers. I would have got one less right than her while sitting comfortably at home. Up there in the center of attention, maybe I would have got none right. My brain would have looked around and said 'nope, I'm out. I'll leave you with basic motor function'

[@nickmalligan3517]

Rachel Riley is just so beautiful. What a catch.

[@ngarcia103]

If Rachel was looking at the middle two values, 3 chasers made more sense. An entire extra chaser doesn't seem worth it for only a £10,000 increase and 2 extra seconds.

[@Si74l0rd]

Only a 10k increase is 50% more, and only 33% more jeopardy adding another chaser. Even with the 2 second offset, mathematically 30k was the better option for risk and reward.

[@gorgolyt]

comments section is a high simping zone

[@dez3540]

Welcome to 2024

[@jeremywhite92]

I mean, Riley is reknown for being intelligent, so never good to bet against her.

[@ericosb4503]

She played it on second easiest mode.

[@paulbaddiley7326]

Rachel's questions were so easy