Bradley Walsh Loses It Over Outrageous The Chase Answers Before Scott Mills Stuns Him With the Correct Choice
The ITV host struggled through “Doz Balls,” “Deez Nuts” and “Dem Plums” — only to be left stunned when the most unlikely-sounding option turned out to be right
Bradley Walsh has faced thousands of questions during his years hosting The Chase, but one particularly unusual set of multiple-choice answers proved almost impossible for him to deliver with a straight face.
The presenter was hosting a celebrity special when Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills was confronted with a question about a third-party US presidential candidate.
The question itself sounded straightforward enough: “In 2015, the third party US Presidential candidate had what name?”
Then the three possible answers appeared:
A) Doz Balls
B) Deez Nuts
C) Dem Plums
Walsh immediately began struggling to keep his composure — and things only became funnier when Mills confidently selected the answer the host appeared least willing to believe.
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Three answers leave Bradley struggling
Host Bradley Walsh asked Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills the question and started laughing straight away
Mills was part of a celebrity team alongside actress Sunetra Sarker, boxer Anthony Ogogo and television presenter Johnny Ball.
The group were playing against Anne “The Governess” Hegerty, hoping to build a substantial prize fund for charity.
But before the serious business of the Final Chase, Mills’ encounter produced one of the episode’s funniest moments.
Walsh began laughing almost as soon as he started reading the possible answers. The studio audience joined in, but it was the third option, “Dem Plums,” that finally sent the host over the edge.
“Oh goodness me, it’s got to be Doz Balls, it can’t be Deez Nuts or Dem Plums,” Walsh said as he attempted to make sense of the choices.
Mills, however, had other ideas.
He selected “Deez Nuts.”
“Why’ve you gone for that?”
Viewers watching The Chase couldn’t believe the programme included did such an innuendo-laden question
Walsh clearly wasn’t convinced.
“Why’ve you gone for that?” he asked.
Mills explained that all three answers sounded ridiculous, but he was certain it wasn’t going to be “Dem Plums.”
Sunetra Sarker could also be seen laughing as the unusual exchange continued, while Walsh remained skeptical about Mills’ choice.
Then the correct answer appeared.
It was Deez Nuts.
Walsh reacted by pretending to faint in disbelief before recovering and congratulating Mills for somehow identifying the correct answer. He described the reveal as “amazing.”
And there really was an explanation behind the seemingly absurd option.
Deez Nuts was the name used by Brady C. Olson, who attracted attention in 2015 after filing as a satirical presidential candidate. His campaign became an internet phenomenon during that year’s developing US election race.
The Governess gets caught out too
Scott went for ‘Deez Nuts’ as the answer which Bradley clearly didn’t think was real and shouted ‘Why’ve you gone for that?’
Walsh wasn’t the only person who failed to believe “Deez Nuts” could possibly be the answer.
Hegerty selected “Doz Balls,” meaning Mills gained an important advantage over The Governess.
Mills was playing for £3,000 and eventually succeeded in getting the money back to his team.
But an even bigger contribution was still to come.
Sunetra Sarker produced the standout financial result of the episode by securing an enormous £70,000, helping push the team’s total prize fund to £77,000.
That left the celebrities with a sizeable amount at stake when they reached the Final Chase.
£77,000 on the line
Contestants (left to right) Johnny Ball, Anthony Ogogo and Sunetra Sarker were also laughing
Three players ultimately took their places in the Final Chase and managed to establish a target of 19 for Hegerty to catch.
It turned into an exceptionally close finish.
The Governess worked her way through the questions and eventually caught the team with just one second remaining, denying them the £77,000 charity jackpot.
It was a painful conclusion after the celebrities had come so close, particularly following Sarker’s huge contribution to the prize fund.
But the result wasn’t the only part of the episode that stuck in viewers’ minds.
Viewers react to the bizarre question
The unusual presidential question quickly generated reactions from people watching at home.
Christopher Wood wrote: “What a question!”
Another viewer said they were “howling” after discovering that Deez Nuts was genuinely the correct answer, while others expressed disbelief that the unusual name had made its way onto The Chase.
The episode aired on April 3, 2016, with coverage of the memorable exchange appearing the following day.
For longtime viewers, Walsh’s inability to get through the answers also recalled several previous occasions when the wording of a question had completely destroyed his composure.
Perhaps the most famous came in 2011, when he had to ask which sport German athlete Fanny Chmelar competed in. Walsh’s reaction to her name became one of The Chase’s best-known viral clips.
Another memorable question involved the color of a giant cockerel artwork displayed on the Fourth Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square, with the wording once again leaving the presenter struggling to continue.
Yet the Scott Mills exchange had an additional twist.
This time, the answer that sounded so ridiculous Bradley could barely believe anyone would choose it wasn’t merely there to make him laugh.
It was actually correct.