He continued sheepishly: “But my worst game show moment and this was a bad one.
“I currently hold the record for the largest amount of money ever lost on The Chase… which is £104,000.”
Matt gasped as he noted that would have gone to a charity of the players’ choice if they had of won.
Embarrassed, Dan admitted the mistake didn’t come from his lack of general knowledge, but for trying to show off.
“I did really well in the cash builder – annihilated it – and then Paul Sinha said, ‘We’d like to offer you £104,000,’ and I felt very confident,” he remembered.