The 1% Club ‘killer’ question that wiped out big chunk of players – would you have been able to answer it in 30 seconds?
A KILLER question on The 1% Club wiped out several players – could you have answered it in 30 seconds?
The smash-hit ITV game show focuses on logic and common sense, rather than general knowledge.
Hosted by Lee Mack, the questions become increasingly harder as contestants hope to win up to £100,000.
In the latest episode, a large number of hopefuls fell short on the 40% question.
Shown photos of three compasses, the contestants were asked: “Which of these images can never produce a correct compass image, no matter how many times you rotate it or flip it?”
Ultimately, a whopping 16 people were eliminated after giving wrong answers.
Lee went on to explain that the correct solution was B.
When North and South come into the right positions, East and West are back to front and in the wrong positions.
One viewer wrote on X: “That was a killer question. #The1PercentClub.”
While another remarked: “The 40% question has beaten me & I’m out again. This middle section is brutal.”
Meanwhile, the episode also saw one player miss out on almost £100,000 in winnings.
Two players reached the final round and had the option to either attempt to answer the 1% question and win the £94,000 jackpot.
Or, alternatively, they could choose to leave with a share of £10,000 each.
Both opted to take their half of the £10,000, rather than risk not winning anything if they didn’t get the last question right.
Lee asked the final problem which was: “Yolande takes one tablet on every day of the week that has three vowels in total in it.
“She starts this pack on 2nd March. What date will she need to start a new pack?”
While being shown what their final question would have been, it turned out one of the players, Sara, actually got the answer right.
It meant that she missed out on winning £99,000.
Hardest Quiz Show Questions
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- 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.
“I wanted to not go home empty handed,” Sara told Lee about her decision to split the £10,000.
But Sara did appear disappointed after realising she had the chance to win big, but Lee did his best to reassure her.
“I still think you’ve done the right thing considering how difficult these questions can be,” he said.
The 1% Club airs on ITV1 and ITVX.