THE 1% Club eliminated a whopping 20 players thanks to a tricky numbers question – but could you have got it right?
Contestants are regularly left stumped on the ITV quiz – which tests logic and common sense rather than general knowledge.
A previous episode saw 20 people knocked out on a tricky 45% question.
Lee Mack was on top form as the game edged towards the latter stages.
He asked the remaining players: “How many left hands are there in this photo?”
The audience were then shown pairs of hands arranged together in a circle.
They tried to work out the right answer in 30 seconds, with Lee quipping: “Tell you what, throw one single Malteser in there, and you’d cause a riot.”
Once time was up, it was revealed 20 people gave the wrong answer and were therefore out.
The correct answer turned out to be eight – and Lee pointed out an additional hand which had stumped him in rehearsals.
In a different episode, 15 contestants were eliminated on a difficult letters-based question.
For this 70% puzzle, Lee asked: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
“Is a sentence that uses every letter in the alphabet but which letter appears the most?”
The 1% Club contestants had the choice between either A, E, I or O.
Another instalment saw 25 players flummoxed and eliminated on an “easy” picture question.
Contestants were shown side-by-side photos of a clock and a pair of flies.
This outcome shocked even Lee, as he remarked: “I was not expecting that.”
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Elsewhere, a past player opened up about her time appearing in the ITV quiz.
The contestant – whose episode aired earlier this year – discussed a strict show rule.
She also gave an insight into filming secrets, compared to what viewers at home see.
The 1% Club airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
