A Destination X star claimed his loss came from a ‘dodgy’ task
21:50, 14 Aug 2025Updated 22:18, 14 Aug 2025
Destination X is a new BBC gameshow which sees 13 strangers attempt to win £100,000(Image: BBC)
A Destination X contestant has blamed his loss on a “dodgy” task, insisting he was “cheated”.
Josh is one of the six remaining players in Rob Brydon’s BBC gameshow, as he attempts to win £100,000 in the reality competition that’s been dubbed a mix of The Traitors and Race Across The World.
While he won an advantage in yesterday’s episode, tonight (Thursday 14 August) saw him teamed up in a challenge with record-breaker Nick, and the pair failed to score highly against the others.
When they failed to quickly answer questions about clues they’d seen in Venice, both Josh and Nick attempted to claim it was a faulty buzzer holding them back.
Nick and Josh fumed over their loss on Destination X(Image: BBC)READ MORE: How many Strictly Come Dancing celebrity contestants are there for 2025 seriesREAD MORE: Celebrity SAS star says she lost ‘dignity’ as she details horrifying injury
“I feel cheated, the buzzers weren’t working,” Josh fumed. “It wasn’t fair.”
He had been insisting throughout the challenge that the buzzer “wasn’t working” and was “dodgy”.
“I feel like the button was dodgy, I’m pretty sure I pressed it first and I know for a fact I’ve got very good reactions.”
At one point, he even asked host Rob: “Can I have a word? That’s out of order!”
The tense gameshow is almost reaching its end(Image: BBC/TwoFour)
“Get over it Josh, you’re just too slow!” one fan replied on X.
Another said: “Josh blaming the button is hilarious.”
Someone else laughed: “Josh and Nick claiming the buzzer doesn’t work. Sore losers.”
Meanwhile, Josh and Nick’s competitor Darren laughed: “Josh and Nick weren’t very gracious in defeat whatsoever, which made it all the more sweeter. I loved it.”
They were branded “sore losers”(Image: BBC/TwoFour)
Ahead of entering the game, Josh feared people would find him “cocky”, saying: “They might think I’m quite cocky but I just believe in self love. If you can’t love yourself, you can’t start to do things.”
The 26-year-old pilot added: “I have a lot of qualities that can help me within the game such as flight training and I also know meteorology and navigation. I’m quite a social person as well. I’ve got a good mix of intelligence and sociability.”
Destination X is available to watch on BBC iPlayer.