Mark Labbett was left defeated as he faced a fresh batch of contestants on The Chase.
In Tuesday's episode of the ITV quiz show, The Beast squared off against Chris, Sonia, Clementine and Mark. Kicking things off was history teacher Chris, who managed to answer six questions correctly in the cash builder round.
Despite being lured by the high offer of £40,000, the 43-year-old chose to stick with his original sum of £6,000. However, the tables turned when Mark narrowed the gap between them, ultimately knocking Chris out.
Next up to challenge the chaser was 64-year-old Sonia. The office manager only succeeded in answering two questions correctly in the cash builder, making The Beast's low offer of £1,000 an obvious choice
Sonia became the first contestant in the final chase, leaving her co-star Clementine hoping to follow suit. The 20-year-old demonstrated impressive knowledge, bagging £5,000 in the initial round, reports the Express.
Rejecting both Mark's higher and lower offers, she stuck with the £5,000. The undergraduate student proved to be a valuable addition to the team, causing The Beast to fret as she made it through to the final chase.
The last contestant to face The Beast was 58-year-old Mark. Aware of the importance of making it back to assist his teammates, Mark declined the high offer, sticking with the £4,000 he earned in his cash builder. Mark successfully made it through to the final chase, leaving The Beast with a real game on his hands.
In the nail-biting final chase, the team managed to get 17 questions right, with host Bradley Walsh hinting they might have fallen short of a comfortable lead.
Despite 'The Beast' Mark Labbett's strong start, he hit a rough patch. The team capitalised on this with several successful pushbacks, leaving Mark with three questions to go and only eight seconds ticking away.
As the clock dropped to a mere two seconds, Mark conceded, watching the contestants take home a cool £10,000. "Oh my word. I am done here, so well played guys," Mark joked as the buzzer sounded the end of the game.
The Chase airs weekdays from 5pm on ITV1.