Two Sisters Push Mark “The Beast” Labbett to the Limit in a Final Chase That Comes Down to the Clock

A pair of sisters walked onto The Family Chase knowing they would eventually have to face one of the programme’s most intimidating opponents.

What followed turned into a tense Final Chase as the sisters attempted to protect their prize fund against Mark “The Beast” Labbett, with the pressure building dramatically as the clock counted down.

For Bradley Walsh, it was another reminder that even one of the show’s strongest Chasers can find himself under serious pressure when contestants work well together.

The Sisters Earn Their Shot at The Beast

Labbett has built his reputation on The Chase through his formidable general knowledge and ability to hunt down contestants’ targets with frightening speed.

That made the sisters’ task straightforward but daunting: build the strongest possible position and then watch as The Beast attempted to erase it.

Once the Final Chase began, however, the sisters refused to make things comfortable for him.

Working quickly through Bradley’s questions, they established the target Labbett would have to chase within his own two-minute round.

Then their job changed completely.

All they could do was watch.

The Beast Begins Hunting Down Their Target

When Labbett’s clock started, his experience immediately became apparent.

Answers came rapidly as he began closing the gap between himself and the sisters. With every correct response, their advantage became smaller and the possibility of being caught grew larger.

But The Family Chase can change on a single mistake.

Whenever a Chaser answers incorrectly, the contestants can attempt a pushback. A correct response can move the Chaser another step away from the target — while simultaneously taking precious seconds from the clock.

Against someone as fast as The Beast, those opportunities can become crucial.

The sisters needed to take advantage of every one they received.

Then the Final Minute Changes Everything

With roughly a minute remaining, the chase entered its most intense stretch.

Labbett was still moving toward the target, but the sisters continued fighting to keep enough distance between themselves and the Chaser.

Bradley fired out questions.

The scoreboard kept changing.

The clock continued disappearing.

What had begun as a straightforward pursuit suddenly became a genuine race between Labbett’s knowledge and the few seconds remaining on the screen.

One mistake could give the sisters breathing room.

One quick sequence of correct answers could put The Beast right back on their heels.

Neither side had much room left for error.

The Clock Becomes Their Biggest Ally

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As the final seconds approached, the atmosphere changed again.

Labbett needed answers immediately. There was no longer enough time to pause, reconsider or recover comfortably from a mistake.

The sisters could only stand at their podium and watch the countdown.

For contestants on The Chase, this can be the most brutal part of the entire game. Their own round is finished, but their money remains at risk until the final second disappears.

Labbett continued pushing.

Bradley continued asking.

And suddenly the remaining time mattered just as much as the remaining questions.

A Finish That Shows Why the Final Chase Works So Well

The appeal of The Chase has always come from its remarkably simple final format.

Contestants build a target.

The Chaser gets two minutes to catch it.

But when the margin becomes narrow enough, those two minutes can produce extraordinarily tense television.

This particular showdown had everything the format needs: an imposing Chaser, two determined contestants, crucial mistakes and a clock that refused to give anyone much breathing room.

For the sisters, all of their earlier work ultimately came down to watching Mark Labbett race through one final sequence of questions before the buzzer.

And it was the closing stretch — when The Beast suddenly found himself battling not only the sisters’ target but the rapidly disappearing seconds — that turned their appearance into one of those Family Chase moments viewers still return to watch.