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Introduction
Mark Labbett is an English quizzer and television personality. Since 2009 he has been one of the “chasers” on the ITV game show The Chase and from June 2021 one of the chasers on ABC’s version of The Chase in the United States.
He previously appeared between 2013 and 2015 on GSN’s American version as their sole chaser, and between 2016 and 2020 as one of six chasers on the Australian version. His nickname on these shows is “The Beast”.
Labbett has appeared as a contestant on several other television quiz shows and is a regular in quizzing competitions.
Early life
| Name | Mark Labbett |
| Net Worth | $$ million |
| Occupation | TV personality |
| Age | 56 years |
| Height | 1.73m |
Mark Andrew Labbett was born on August 15, 1965 (age 56 years) in Tiverton, Devon, United Kingdom. He is the son of Carolyn Labbet and Jon Labbett. He has two younger brothers, Paul and Philip. Labbett obtained a Master of Arts degree in mathematics from Exeter College, Oxford, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in secondary education from the University of Exeter, and legal CPE and LPC qualifications from the University of Glamorgan (now the University of South Wales).
Career
Mark Labbett was a mathematics and physical education supply teacher at Caldicot School in Caldicot, Monmouthshire, South Wales. He became interested in quizzing when working at Butlins holiday camp, where he supplemented his income with winnings from the quiz machines. His pub quiz team won a weekend in Paris in April 2001 after competing in the national competition Jumbo Quiz.
He appeared on Mastermind in 1999, where his specialist subject was the Olympic Games. He appeared again on Mastermind in 2000, with the animated television show The Simpsons as his specialist subject. Also in 2000, he competed on Countdown, narrowly losing his first game on a crucial conundrum.
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In 2001, he appeared on Stake Out, where he was the second contestant eliminated during the Face-Off round. In 2003, he appeared in Grand Slam, where he lost against Clive Spate in his first match.
In 2004, he won £500 on the Channel 5 show BrainTeaser, and a year later he won £1,500 on BBC One’s SUDO-Q. He appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? twice, firstly on the fastest finger first in Series 18 broadcast on 5 November 2005.
He returned the following series (19) and made the hot seat, winning £32,000 across two episodes in April 2006. In 2005, he also won £32,000 on Millionaire Live, a live version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? that toured seaside resorts throughout the summer. As captain, he led the Welsh quiz team to fifth place in the 2006 European Quizzing Championships.
Labbett’s team, the Rugby Boys, won BBC Four’s Only Connect in 2009. Other television appearances include The National Lottery People’s Quiz (2007) where he came second in the grand final, University Challenge, and Are You an Egghead? However, in 2012, Labbett was ranked 89th in the World Quizzing Championships.
In 2016, Labbett took part in the three-part ITV series Sugar-Free Farm, when he revealed he has false teeth, as a result of eating too much sugar. That same year, it was announced that he would become a producer for Hull-based wrestling promoti on New Generation Wrestling (NGW).
The Chase
Mark Labbett is one of the “chasers” in the ITV teatime quiz The Chase, first broadcast in 2009 and hosted by Bradley Walsh. In the show, his nickname is “The Beast”, a two-pronged nickname referencing both his stature and his surname (Labbett sounds like the French la bête, meaning “the beast”).
In August 2013, Labbett appeared as the only chaser on the American version of The Chase on Game Show Network. He also appeared as one of the seven chasers on the Australian version of The Chase on the Seven Network, alongside fellow UK chasers Anne Hegerty and Shaun Wallace. His weakest subjects are horse racing and soap operas.
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He noted that the American version posed far more difficulties for him, as American game shows typically allow far more competent contestants than British or Australian shows; he stated that his most challenging opponent was James Holzhauer, co-winner of the first American version of The Chase and later a famous Jeopardy! contestant and participant in that show’s “Greatest of All Time” tournament. (Holzhauer’s Jeopardy! success led to his becoming a chaser on the second U.S. version of The Chase, in which Labbett would join for its second season.)
Wife
Mark Labbett was married to his second cousin Katie Labbett, who is 27 years his junior, they had their wedding in October 2014 at Arundel Cathedral. They separated in 2020. Labbett’s favorite football team is Sheffield United. However, Labbett moved to Caldicot, Monmouthshire, in 1998 and then to nearby Newport in 2003 before moving to Moorgate, Rotherham, in 2013. He lives in or near Herefordshire.
Mark Labbett net worth
How much is Mark Labbett worth? Mark Labbett’s net worth is estimated at around $4 million. His main source of income is from his career as a television presenter and quizzer. Labbett’s successful career has earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy cars trips. He is one of the richest television presenters in the United Kingdom.