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Statistics - Cash Builders

Statistics on this page are for daytime episodes of The Chase only. A few statistics for Celebrity Specials and The Family Chase can be found in their respective sections of the website.

Average Cash Builders By Series

Series 1 and 2 had by far the best cash builders. This is for 2 reasons. Firstly, the players were asked more questions, and secondly, they got more of them right. Players in series 3-5 also had the advantage of being asked more questions, so they also have higher cash builders.

The average cash builder in series 1 was almost £7,000. This dropped slightly for series 2, whilst series 3-5 were roughly £5,500. For series 6 onwards, it has been very consistent with players averaging about £4,800 in cash builders. The average for series 12 is the highest it's been apart from series 1-5.

For series 1, 20% of players had a cash builder of £10,000 or higher. For series 2 it was 10% of players, and series 3-5 was 3.5% of players. For series 6 onwards, this figure drops to about 0.5% of players.

For series 1, 57% of cash builder questions were answered correctly.This dropped slightly for series 2. Since then, the percentage of questions being answered correctly has been around 50%.

Series
No. Of
Episodes
Average
Cash Builder
Average No. Of
Questions Answered
Average % Of Questions
Correctly Answered
1 10 £6,950 12.0 57%
2 40 £6,650 12.2 54%
3 40 £5,406 11.0 49%
4 60 £5,692 11.1 51%
5 119 £5,273 10.3 51%
6 148 £4,814 10.0 47%
7 150 £4,787 10.0 47%
8 146 £4,796 9.7 49%
9 189 £4,824 9.5 50%
10 190 £4,822 9.6 50%
11 170 £4,735 9.4 50%
12 170 £4,935 9.4 52%
13 210 £4,899 9.2 53%
14 210 £5,065 9.4 53%
15 209 £5,203 9.5 55%
16 153 £4,815 9.4 51%
17 36 £4,507 9.2 49%
ALL 2250 £4,979 9.7 51%

Cash Builders By Series

Table showing all of the cash builder scores by series. The 3 most common counts for each series are highlighted in gold, silver and bronze respectively.

This table is too wide for your screen - scroll right to see additional columns.

Series Amount Won In Cash Builder
£0 £1,000 £2,000 £3,000 £4,000 £5,000 £6,000 £7,000 £8,000 £9,000 £10,000 £11,000 £12,000 £13,000 £14,000
1       2 4 7 7 4 6 2 4 3 1    
2     4 7 16 30 20 25 28 14 8 3 3 1 1
3 1 4 10 15 31 22 28 21 13 9 4 2      
4   2 14 23 33 38 49 38 21 10 8 1 3    
5 3 12 25 50 77 99 83 65 30 19 12 1      
6 3 19 46 90 112 105 99 65 35 13 5        
7 2 20 38 94 117 106 114 74 24 9 1 1      
8 4 16 45 88 113 104 99 68 36 9 2        
9 5 18 55 103 158 152 127 75 39 21 3        
10 9 14 48 109 161 150 128 85 37 16 2 1      
11 5 19 42 111 128 149 104 85 26 10 1        
12 3 22 48 74 127 138 139 75 35 13 4 2      
13 2 23 72 95 153 184 138 101 54 16 2        
14 2 15 50 90 160 184 158 112 51 12 4 2      
15 1 12 40 96 163 146 171 124 60 16 7        
16 1 11 40 85 122 151 108 55 29 7 3        
17   4 16 23 31 29 23 8 9 1          
ALL 41 211 593 1155 1706 1794 1595 1080 533 197 70 16 7 1 1

Best Cash Builders - Series 1 To 5

As mentioned above, the cash builder scores for series 1 to 5 were considerably higher than for series 6 onwards. So this list only shows players from series 1 to 5. You can also see how they performed in the rest of the show.

9 players had a cash builder of £12,000 or over. 5 of the 9 players lost their head-to-head - all having taken the middle offer. Only 2 of the 9 went away with any money.

1st
£14,000
Les scored 14,000 in their cash builder
Les
S2 E01 (1st shown 24/05/2010)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £14,000
Head-To-Head: played for £14,000
caught 3 from home
 

 

2nd
£13,000
Ross scored 13,000 in their cash builder
Ross
S2 E27 (1st shown 07/07/2010)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £13,000
Head-To-Head: played for £13,000
caught 1 from home
 

 

3rd
£12,000
James scored 12,000 in their cash builder
James
S1 E08 (1st shown 08/07/2009)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £12,000
Head-To-Head: played for £12,000
caught 4 from home
 

 

3rd
£12,000
Gareth scored 12,000 in their cash builder
Gareth
S2 E04 (1st shown 27/05/2010)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £12,000
Head-To-Head: banked £12,000
in total of £19,000 (4 players)
Final Chase: 10 correct answers
in target of 25
Winner: Team by 2
each player wins £4,750
3rd
£12,000
Dave scored 12,000 in their cash builder
Dave
S2 E09 (1st shown 03/06/2010)
vs. Mark Labbett
Cash Builder: £12,000
Head-To-Head: played for £12,000
caught 4 from home
 

 

3rd
£12,000
Christine scored 12,000 in their cash builder
Christine
S2 E12 (1st shown 08/06/2010)
vs. Mark Labbett
Cash Builder: £12,000
Head-To-Head: banked £12,000
in total of £22,000 (2 players)
Final Chase: 14 correct answers
in target of 26
Winner: Chaser by 0:03
3rd
£12,000
Stu scored 12,000 in their cash builder
Stu
S4 E21 (1st shown 03/10/2011)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £12,000
Head-To-Head: banked £12,000
in total of £16,000 (2 players)
Final Chase: 11 correct answers
in target of 19
Winner: Chaser by 0:33
3rd
£12,000
Stuart scored 12,000 in their cash builder
Stuart
S4 E22 (1st shown 04/10/2011)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £12,000
Head-To-Head: banked £12,000
in total of £22,000 (4 players)
Final Chase: 8 correct answers
in target of 23
Winner: Team by 3
each player wins £5,500
3rd
£12,000
Nick scored 12,000 in their cash builder
Nick
S4 E26 (1st shown 10/10/2011)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £12,000
Head-To-Head: played for £12,000
caught 1 from home
Final Chase: 14 correct answers
in target of 15 (Lazarus game)
Winner: Chaser by 0:23

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Best Cash Builders - Series 6 Onwards

As mentioned above, the cash builder scores for series 1 to 5 were considerably higher than for series 6 onwards. So this list only shows players from series 6 onwards. You can also see how they performed in the rest of the show.

From series 6 onwards, 22 players have had a cash builder of £10,000 or over. 18 of the 22 players made it through to the final chase, and 13 of those players went home with some money.

1st
£11,000
John scored 11,000 in their cash builder
John
S7 E029 (1st shown 10/10/2013)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £11,000
Head-To-Head: banked £33,000
in total of £39,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 8 correct answers
in target of 19
Winner: Team by 1
each player wins £13,000
1st
£11,000
Brian scored 11,000 in their cash builder
Brian
S10 E132 (1st shown 10/01/2017)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £11,000
Head-To-Head: banked £11,000
in total of £17,000 (2 players)
Final Chase: 13 correct answers
in target of 20
Winner: Team by 4
each player wins £8,500
1st
£11,000
Colin scored 11,000 in their cash builder
Colin
S12 E008 (1st shown 19/04/2018)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £11,000
Head-To-Head: banked £11,000
in total of £20,000 (4 players)
Final Chase: 4 correct answers
in target of 21+1
Winner: Team by 4
each player wins £5,000
1st
£11,000
James scored 11,000 in their cash builder
James
S12 E049 (1st shown 25/09/2018)
vs. Mark Labbett
Cash Builder: £11,000
Head-To-Head: banked £11,000
in total of £24,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 15 correct answers
in target of 22
Winner: Team by 4
each player wins £8,000
1st
£11,000
Mike scored 11,000 in their cash builder
Mike
S14 E145 (1st shown 01/02/2022)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £11,000
Head-To-Head: banked £11,000
in total of £21,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 4 correct answers
in target of 19
Winner: Chaser by 0:03
1st
£11,000
John scored 11,000 in their cash builder
John
S14 E167 (1st shown 15/02/2022)
vs. Mark Labbett
Cash Builder: £11,000
Head-To-Head: banked £11,000
in total of £21,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 6 correct answers
in target of 20
Winner: Team by 4
each player wins £7,000
7th
£10,000
Nick scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Nick
S6 E034 (1st shown 13/12/2012)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £14,000 (2 players)
Final Chase: 15 correct answers
in target of 20
Winner: Chaser by 0:23
7th
£10,000
Joel scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Joel
S6 E046 (1st shown 09/01/2013)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £20,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 5 correct answers
in target of 22
Winner: Chaser by 0:14
7th
£10,000
Tony scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Tony
S6 E051 (1st shown 16/01/2013)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £22,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 12 correct answers
in target of 22
Winner: Team by 7
each player wins £7,333
7th
£10,000
Stuart scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Stuart
S6 E054 (1st shown 21/01/2013)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £10,000
caught 4 from home
 

 

7th
£10,000
Helen scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Helen
S6 E107 (1st shown 25/04/2013)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £16,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 13 correct answers
in target of 22
Winner: Team by 5
each player wins £5,333
7th
£10,000
Bill scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Bill
S7 E008 (1st shown 11/09/2013)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £14,000 (2 players)
Final Chase: 8 correct answers
in target of 16
Winner: Chaser by 0:35
7th
£10,000
Sally scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Sally
S8 E044 (1st shown 20/11/2014)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £17,000 (4 players)
Final Chase: 10 correct answers
in target of 24
Winner: Team by 11
each player wins £4,250
7th
£10,000
David scored 10,000 in their cash builder
David
S8 E099 (1st shown 06/03/2015)
vs. Mark Labbett
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £10,000
caught 1 from home
Final Chase: 14 correct answers
in target of 15+1 (Lazarus game)
Winner: Chaser by 0:29
7th
£10,000
Paul scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Paul
S9 E049 (1st shown 29/09/2015)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £20,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 7 correct answers
in target of 19
Winner: Team by 1
each player wins £6,667
7th
£10,000
Andy scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Andy
S9 E145 (1st shown 19/02/2016)
vs. Mark Labbett
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £50,000
caught 5 from home
 

 

7th
£10,000
Shaun scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Shaun
S9 E157 (1st shown 08/03/2016)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £43,000
caught 1 from home
 

 

7th
£10,000
James scored 10,000 in their cash builder
James
S10 E083 (1st shown 09/11/2016)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £10,000 (1 player)
Final Chase: 17 correct answers
in target of 18
Winner: Team by 1
each player wins £10,000
7th
£10,000
Terry scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Terry
S10 E113 (1st shown 04/01/2017)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £50,000
in total of £61,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 15 correct answers
in target of 22
Winner: Team by 3
each player wins £20,333
7th
£10,000
Mark scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Mark
S11 E026 (1st shown 14/06/2017)
vs. Mark Labbett
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £13,000 (2 players)
Final Chase: 9 correct answers
in target of 14
Winner: Chaser by 0:37
7th
£10,000
Matt scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Matt
S12 E058 (1st shown 08/10/2018)
vs. Jenny Ryan
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £21,000 (4 players)
Final Chase: 7 correct answers
in target of 19
Winner: Chaser by 0:17
7th
£10,000
Michael scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Michael
S12 E105 (1st shown 30/01/2019)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £25,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 11 correct answers
in target of 20
Winner: Team by 4
each player wins £8,333
7th
£10,000
Ross scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Ross
S12 E105 (1st shown 30/01/2019)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £25,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 3 correct answers
in target of 20
Winner: Team by 4
each player wins £8,333
7th
£10,000
Victoria scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Victoria
S12 E139 (1st shown 15/02/2019)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £23,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 10 correct answers
in target of 21
Winner: Team by 4
each player wins £7,667
7th
£10,000
Jody scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Jody
S13 E068 (1st shown 29/10/2019)
vs. Mark Labbett
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £10,000
caught 3 from home
 

 

7th
£10,000
Roberta scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Roberta
S13 E132 (1st shown 17/02/2020)
vs. Paul Sinha
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £10,000
caught 2 from home
 

 

7th
£10,000
Marryk scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Marryk
S14 E065 (1st shown 02/02/2021)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £10,000
caught 5 from home
 

 

7th
£10,000
Nick scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Nick
S14 E078 (1st shown 17/02/2021)
vs. Jenny Ryan
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £10,000
caught 2 from home
 

 

7th
£10,000
Barclay scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Barclay
S14 E126 (1st shown 01/06/2021)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £83,000
in total of £90,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 7 correct answers
in target of 18
Winner: Team by 2
each player wins £30,000
7th
£10,000
Lynne scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Lynne
S14 E014 (1st shown 21/09/2021)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £11,000 (2 players)
Final Chase: 8 correct answers
in target of 15
Winner: Chaser by 0:23
7th
£10,000
Esther scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Esther
S15 E015 (1st shown 23/05/2022)
vs. Jenny Ryan
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £21,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 6 correct answers
in target of 20
Winner: Team by 4
each player wins £7,000
7th
£10,000
Lorraine scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Lorraine
S15 E080 (1st shown 29/09/2022)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £10,000
caught 1 from home
 

 

7th
£10,000
Emma scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Emma
S15 E026 (1st shown 13/10/2022)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £23,000 (4 players)
Final Chase: 9 correct answers
in target of 17
Winner: Team by 3
each player wins £5,750
7th
£10,000
Pete scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Pete
S15 E073 (1st shown 10/01/2023)
vs. Anne Hegerty
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £8,000 (2 players)
Final Chase: 11 correct answers
in target of 15
Winner: Chaser by 0:16
7th
£10,000
Jill scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Jill
S15 E077 (1st shown 18/01/2023)
vs. Jenny Ryan
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £10,000
caught 1 from home
 

 

7th
£10,000
Martin scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Martin
S15 E180 (1st shown 02/05/2023)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £100,000
caught 4 from home
Final Chase: 9 correct answers
in target of 10 (Lazarus game)
Winner: Chaser by 0:55
7th
£10,000
Julie scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Julie
S15 E177 (1st shown 24/05/2023)
vs. Mark Labbett
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £90,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 6 correct answers
in target of 16
Winner: Chaser by 0:09
7th
£10,000
Terry scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Terry
S16 E018 (1st shown 29/11/2023)
vs. Jenny Ryan
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: banked £10,000
in total of £12,000 (3 players)
Final Chase: 10 correct answers
in target of 21
Winner: Team by 3
each player wins £4,000
7th
£10,000
Tom scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Tom
S16 E115 (1st shown 21/10/2024)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £60,000
caught 1 from home
 

 

7th
£10,000
Rob scored 10,000 in their cash builder
Rob
S16 E118 (1st shown 13/01/2025)
vs. Shaun Wallace
Cash Builder: £10,000
Head-To-Head: played for £10,000
caught 4 from home
 

 

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