If you were to win a lot of money on a TV gameshow, where would you travel to?
The Bahamas, maybe Barbados, or perhaps Bali - but as much as we love Basingstoke, you wouldn't expect someone to put the Hampshire town on their 'must go to' list.
However, that was exactly what one contestant on The Chase did last night as they said that if they won the jackpot on the ITV show, they would travel to our very own town.
PR Consultant and journalist Rachel, from Cardiff, told presenter Bradley Walsh: "People come on here and say I want to go to Australia and the Bahamas, I want to go to Basingstoke."
She said that she had always wanted to go indoor sky-diving - and the iFly wind tunnel would give her the perfect opportunity on her visit to the home of Jane Austen.
But chaser Paul Sinha said that she should "upscale" her ambitions after a great cash builder that saw her earn £6,000 - from Basingstoke to Aldershot.
And on offering her £54,000 to take a step closer to the chaser, he said "upscale to Winchester".
Rachel managed to get back for the final chase, the three contestants banking £12,000 between them.
They were able to get 15 steps ahead in the final, with an impressive display from Rachel, but it ended in heartbreak as the chaser caught them with just one second left on the clock.
Let's hope that Rachel still gets to Basingstoke to complete her indoor sky-diving dream.
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