Beat The Chasers viewers ripped into the show after a ‘harsh and ridiculous’ opening question during Thursday’s episode of the ITV show. 

Contestant Ray took on Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan and Darragh Ennis in a bid to win some money. 

Host Bradley Walsh read out his first question which read: ‘In 1894, Queen Victoria bought an oil painting by Daniel Mytens of “Charles I and Henrietta Maria Departing for…” what?’

Shortly after asking it he shouted: ‘What is that for a first question?!’

The TV star then shared the three possible answers: The Chase, The Apprentice and The Twilight Zone.  

Ray confessed: ‘I haven’t got a clue.’

Beat The Chasers viewers all said the same thing about a ‘harsh and ridiculous’ opening question on Thursday evening

Host Bradley Walsh was shocked with the question and said ‘What is that for a first question?!’

Despite that, he went for it and decided to go with the last option, The Twilight Zone. 

Unfortunately Ray got it wrong as it was in fact The Chase.  

Bradley told him: ‘Oh Ray. I am so sorry mate.’ 

Those watching at home all flocked to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share their frustrations for the player.   

One said on the platform: ‘That was an awful first question. I don’t understand why they broadcast the people that get the first question wrong and can’t play on. If that were me I definitely wouldn’t want to be on tv!’  

Another added: ‘I can’t believe they gave him that question for is first question.’ 

A third fumed: ‘What a bloody ridiculous first question.’ 

A fourth chimed in: ‘Getting that as 1st question seemed a bit harsh.’ 

‘#BeattheChasers it’s a weird first question,’ a fifth wrote.  

While a sixth tweeted: ‘Justice for Ray! That was a crap first question.’ 

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Another added: ‘Nasty first question that.’ 

An eight asked: ‘WTF was that first question? Give Ray another go!’

Despite Ray’s huge fail, the first player, Daniel, managed to bag himself an incredible £30k.

The contestant beat the Chasers with 40 seconds to spare. 

And even Mark Labbett AKA The Beast took to X to congratulate him.

Mark wrote on his account: ‘I think that is only the second time the chasers have been beaten despite playing perfectly.

‘A time offer of less than 40 seconds is huge!’

Beat The Chasers airs on ITV and is available to stream on ITVX.