The 1% Club saw a whopping 10 players axed from the ITV show after the 90% question tripped them up, leaving host Lee Mack gobsmacked
A seemingly ‘easy’ question on The 1% Club saw a shocking 10 contestants booted off the ITV show, leaving host Lee Mack gobsmacked.
In an unusual twist on the game show, the 90% question, typically the easiest to answer, knocked out 10 players.
The questions on The 1% Club are tested on the public before airing, with the percentage of correct answers determining each round’s difficulty. The final question is one that only 1% of the public answered correctly.
However, a recent question, which 90% of the public answered correctly, managed to trip up several contestants.
They had half a minute to answer: “Logically, which of these children’s characters could be included in this sequence? Humpty Dumpty, Tinky Winky, Andy Pandy.”
The two options given to the 100 players were Postman Pat and Incy Wincy.
Despite seeming obvious to many, 10 players were left scratching their heads and got it wrong, reports Belfast Live.
“The right answer is Incy Wincy because the sequence is made up of characters whose names rhyme so Incy Wincy is the only correct option,” Lee clarified.
Ten contestants incorrectly chose Postman Pat, meaning their stint on The 1% Club ended after the first round.
One contestant, Sharon, explained her mistake to Lee: “I put Incy Wincy as he is a spider and the rest are all sort of people.”
This prompted many players to laugh, with Lee seizing the chance to make a witty remark. He quipped: “Hang on, the rest of them are real people? Apart from the fact, none of them are real people – I don’t think any of them are humans in fact!”
This comes after a recent episode of The 1% Club where a staggering 25 contestants were eliminated by the 90 per cent question, leaving viewers stunned.
The tricky query was: “Which of the following words contain the most vowels?” Contestants had to choose between vowel, consonant and letter.
Despite being a seemingly simple task, ‘consonant’ was the correct answer, yet a whopping one-quarter of the show’s participants faltered on this question, leading to their swift exit from the competition.
The 1% Club airs on Saturdays on ITV1 at 9pm.