Among the team of three that beat the Chaser last Friday was a student who used the money to pay for his rent and utilities.
The team faced The Dark Destroyer in the final chase with a score of only 14 and won a whopping £17,000 between them, meaning they left the studio with £5,666 each.
University of Sheffield student Tom Burton was part of the team and he used his winnings to return to university to study for his Masters in Journalism.
He said: “I told Bradley Walsh I would use it for university, and that’s what I’ve done.”
Although he saved most of his money to pay for his rent and bills while he was studying, Tom said he did treat himself to a new shirt and trousers.
On Friday, Tom gathered with his university friends to watch the episode as it aired.
The 28-year-old from Oswestry in Shropshire has previously applied to be on Pointless and Bargain Hunt.
He said: “It’s always been a bit of a dream of mine to get on daytime TV.
“I never saw myself as being an amazing contestant, but I always averaged about five or six thousand in my cash builder so I figured I wouldn’t embarrass myself too badly.”
Tom said he applied online and had to pass both a phone and online audition before being put into a casting pool for the TV show.
He said one of his teammates waited in the casting pool for three years before being called to go on the show, but he only had to wait for seven months.
Tom played it safe by taking the middle offer of the £7,000 he earned from his cash builder, he said he had practiced taking the higher offer at home but often lost.
He said: “I could feel my pulse in my throat.
“I barely slept a wink the night before, I was up all night with anxiety and palpitations and when I got into the studio my whole body was just shaking.”
