Beat The Chasers Contestant Misses £100,000 by Just ONE Second After Building a Huge 20-Second Lead

Rahim missed out on £100k by just one secondCredit: ITV

A Beat The Chasers contestant came agonisingly close to an extraordinary £100,000 victory after leaving all five Chasers with just one second on their clock — only for the entire advantage to disappear in a dramatic final stretch.

Student Rahim took the biggest possible gamble by choosing to face all five Chasers for the enormous six-figure prize.

Initially, the risk appeared to be paying off spectacularly.

Rahim Races Into a Huge Lead

He had 20 seconds left on the clock – but failed to get any questions rightCredit: ITV

Rahim demonstrated remarkable speed from the beginning, frequently answering or passing before Bradley Walsh had even finished delivering the questions.

As the contest approached its conclusion, he appeared to have put himself in an almost unbeatable position.

The Chasers had been reduced to just one second.

Rahim still had 20 seconds.

With such a huge advantage, a £100,000 victory suddenly appeared within touching distance.

But then everything changed.

20 Seconds Disappear in Brutal Fashion

The student appeared to buckle under the pressureCredit: ITV

Under mounting pressure, Rahim struggled to find another correct answer.

He answered three questions incorrectly and passed on another as precious seconds disappeared from his clock.

The Chasers still had that single second remaining.

Eventually, Rahim’s entire 20-second advantage vanished.

He had lost £100,000 by the narrowest possible margin.

Rahim responded with a casual shrug, but Bradley was far more devastated. The host put his head down on the desk in disbelief at what he had just witnessed.

Bradley Tips Rahim for a Very Different Future

Host Bradley was visibly devastated for himCredit: ITV

Despite the painful defeat, Rahim’s performance clearly impressed the professionals.

Paul Sinha praised the extraordinary speed with which the student had handled questions he knew, noting how quickly Rahim was willing to answer or move on rather than waste valuable time.

Bradley went even further.

The presenter suggested that if Rahim continued quizzing, he could one day find himself sitting on the opposite side of the studio — alongside the professional Chasers.

Paul offered some words of encouragement

Viewers were equally stunned by the ending, with many struggling to understand how a contestant who had held a 20-second advantage against just one remaining second could still leave without the £100,000.

It turned what looked like a near-certain victory into one of Beat The Chasers’ most painful finishes — with a six-figure jackpot ultimately separated from Rahim by a single second.

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