The 1% Club contestant asked ‘hardest question ever’ on show and gets it spot on – as stunned fans say ‘Hats off’
A CONTESTANT on The 1% Club has correctly answered ‘the hardest question ever’ and walked away with the jackpot prize.
The ITV game show, that’s hosted by comedian Lee Mack, has become a huge hit since launching in 2022.
It sees 100 contestants compete for a £100,000 prize pot by answering 15 logic-inspired questions that get progressively harder.
It kicks off with a question which 90 per cent of the population polled got right.
It then goes on to ask questions which smaller and smaller percentages of the country got right, culminating with a 1% question.
Since The 1% Club‘s debut the programme has been adapted in other countries, such as Australia.
And fans down under have been left gobsmacked after a contestant walked away with $100,000 (£50k) after cracking one of the ‘hardest questions.
Viewers watched as Michael attempted to guess the last question of the competition in just 30 seconds.
The Aussie was asked: “If January equals 717, March equals 5315 and June equals 4624, then what does August equal?”
In nail-biting scenes the clock ticked down to zero as Michael changed his answer before time ran out.
He guessed 6848 which was the correct answer as the audience erupted into applause for Michael.
Fans also flooded social media with comments, as one wrote: “That was seriously an impressive answer! He nailed it like a true champion!”
A second said: “I’m impressed, I was stumped.”
“Wow amazing that he got that, very clever,” said a third fan praising Michael.
The answer is 6848 is because August has six letters and it’s the eight month of the year – if you multiply both numbers together you get 48.
January is 717, March is 5315 and for June it’s 4624.
Hardest Quiz Show Questions
Would you know the answers to some of quizzing TV's hardest questions
- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire – Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the “worst” question in the show’s history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: “From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?” The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000.
- The 1% Club – Viewers of Lee Mack’s popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: “Edna’s birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen’s birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir’s birthday must be the ‘X’ of January.” It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir’s birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence.
- The Chase – The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up one of the most bizarre questions to ever grace the programme. One of the questions asked the player: “Someone with a nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?” The options were – sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots – with Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes.