The Dark Destroyer was keen to reveal some show secrets (Picture: Rex Features)

He may be a Chaser, but Shaun Wallace became the quiz master recently, when he took over an Air New Zealand flight and gave his fellow fliers a test of their own.

The man otherwise known as the Dark Destroyer took over the AV system on board and delivered five questions to stunned passengers on a flight between Wellington and Queenstown.

He then revealed tidbits about the show, including that there is a three-year wait list for contestants hoping to appear on the TV.

Shaun took over the plane’s AV system recently (Picture: Alex Hickson)

We repeat – a THREE YEAR wait list. We hope all you hopeful punters are patient.

According to Facebook group Believe It Or Not Quiz Events who posted video of Shaun, 48, chatting with the passengers, he added a few more things we might not know about the show.

He also revealed not even host Bradley Walsh knows what Chaser will appear and walk down the gangplank, and they all come out of different doors.





Heâs commandeered the AV system mid flight here between Queenstown and Wellington, but Shaun Wallace imparted on us some inside knowledge of The Chase whilst he was here too. Six things you wouldnât know: (number 6 is a beauty…)1. Waiting list for contestants is around three years.2. Not only contestants but Bradley Walsh has no idea at all which Chaser will appear, as Chasers are kept separate from him and contestants – they all come through different doors!3. Episodes are not shown in the order they are recorded (each Chaser records three in a row each day) otherwise the Chasers always win – currently Shaun is on an 18 episode winning streak and Anne a streak of 30!4. The amounts the contestants are offered are determined by the producers, and those amounts depend on how many contestants have won on the cash builder…5. Shaun is the only Chaser who win or lose will meet and greet the contestants post game.6. Paul (Sinnerman) and Shaun are on a London Tuesday night pub quiz team, and only win 50% of the time! Geplaatst door Believe It Or Not Quiz Nights op Maandag 25 februari 2019

While we might assume episodes are not filmed in the order they make the telly, Shaun said he was currently on a 18-episode winning streak.

Impressive!

Aside from the amount contestants are offered by the Chaser – determined by the producers, he said – Shaun also claimed that win or lose he is the only Chaser to meet and greet the contestants afterwards.

Oh, also, in case you were wondering, fellow Chaser Paul ‘Sinnerman’ Sinha and Shaun are on a London Tuesday night pub quiz team, and only win ’50 per cent’ of the time which we find really hard to believe.

Shaun has previously opened up about his life while penning his memoir. Through giving us a glimpse of his life behind the quiz, he wanted to inspire others.

‘With hard work and a bit of talent, you can go wherever you want to go,’ he stressed to Metro.co.uk. ‘Don’t be afraid to dare to dream – you can dream.

‘Anything can happen in the future and that’s why I like to go into schools and tell them you can be the next Chaser, you can be the next quiz master, you could be the person who can stop cancer.

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‘That’s what I hope people will take from it.

‘It just goes to show don’t allow adversity or knock backs to change your life. You’ve got to just keep going.’

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