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Chaser Darragh Ennis has candidly disclosed a strict rule the Chasers must adhere to on the popular ITV quiz show, declaring that breaking this rule would constitute a criminal act. The ace,
who rubs shoulders with Mark Labbett, Anne Hegerty, Shaun Wallace, Paul Sinha, and Jenny Ryan, stated that they must never intentionally allow contestants to win. In an exclusive chat with
Express.co.uk at his quiz event in Southport's Atkinson theatre, when queried about whether they let contestants win, he emphatically said: "No. Literally it is a crime, it's
a criminal offence. Because tax-free winnings means that you are facilitating tax evasion, and if there is one person that will come after you it is the taxman. "So, no, we never ever
do that. It's unprofessional anyway, but it is also a crime." READ MORE: ITV THIS MORNING DIVIDES FANS AS CAT DEELEY'S OUTFIT 'LOOKS LIKE SHE'S BEEN OUT ALL
NIGHT' Darragh, who has experienced 'The Chase' both as a quizzer and now as a formidable Chaser alongside host Bradley Walsh, reflected on his earlier game-show days stating,
"there was nothing left, no money". He recalls that after winning £1,575 as his share during his stint as a contestant, he had “already spent” it by the time he returned home.
Opening up about his initial appearance on 'The Chase', Darragh revealed he wasn't drawn by the love of quizzing; rather, it was financial necessity that propelled him onto
the ITV programme. Darragh shared his unique entry into the quizzing world, saying: "I needed a door for my house. That's why I got into quizzing. "I bought my first house in
Oxford and I swear you don't want to know how much it costs to buy a house up in Oxford," reports the Express. The 44 year old quiz ace went on: "The previous owners said that
they would leave the fridge freezer behind, but they didn't. "I didn't have enough money to buy a fridge freezer. My brother had to buy me one. "We had maxed credit
cards, everything. There was nothing left, no money." He also revealed the bizarre situation at home: "And the old owners had also taken the back door of the house and left us with
a conservatory door that couldn't be locked, so we couldn't lock our house. "I didn't have enough money and I wasn't going to make enough any time soon, with having
to pay off credit cards, so I went on TV to win a door." Reflecting on the turning point, Darragh admitted: "That money [from the show] was spent before I even got home. I never
took quizzing seriously before that. I was in a quiz league but it was just a bit of a laugh."