The 1% Club seriously divides viewers over an ‘incorrect’ answer – but would you get it right?
Viewers tuned in for the latest instalment of Lee Mack‘s ITV hit, which aired on Saturday.
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.
In the latest episode, the contestants faced a baffling animal-related question: “Without reordering any letters, how many animals appear in the sequence below?”
The question included the jumbled word “PHEASANTORTOISEALION”.
Viewers attempted to answer the question on social media but fans were divided on what constituted the correct answer.
The official verdict was six animals – pheasant, sealion, ant, seal, tortoise, and lion – though there was contention over classifying an ant as an animal, reports the Mirror.
One viewer said: “#The1PercentClub An ant is NOT an animal! Outrage!”
Another added: “Pheasant is a bird, ant is an insect, seal and sealion are mammals, so the correct answer should be 2 (lion and tortoise).
“If the question was ‘how many creatures…’ then it’s 6. Bad question wording #The1PercentClub”
Another wrote: “#The1PercentClub An ant is an insect not an animal!”,
“Ant is an insect.. #The1PercentClub…” agreed another.
But other viewers disagreed and said: “The amount of people on the hashtag saying an ant isn’t an animal… #The1PercentClub.”
“To all those saying otherwise. Yes an ant is an animal. All insects are. #The1PercentClub”, added another.
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.
“Insects are animals” agreed another viewer.
“Yes, ants are animals! As all insects, they are arthropods (along with spiders, crustaceans, centipedes and millipedes). A lot of people need a visit to the Natural History Museum!” ranted another.
Later in the show, five contestants were left, vying to answer the final 1% Club question correctly.
They were given a choice of taking £10k home, which would see them all walk away with £2,000 or take on the question.
One player called Christoper decided to take his share and bow out, while the rest played on.
The rest were asked: “The words below share a specific pattern. Why could VOTING also be part of the group?'”
The words listed were Bandleader, Nickelodeo and Silverback.
Only one contestant attempted to answer the question but they got it wrong, meaning nobody took home cash.
Host Lee, 56, revealed that each word contained a metal – including lead, nickel, silver and tin.
ITV viewers at home branded the question the ‘easiest ever’ and flooded social media with comments.
One said: “That was the easiest 1% question I can remember. Thought it must be wrong as it couldn’t be that easy. Amazed not one of them had a clue.”
A second wrote: “Got this within five seconds was far too easy with silver and nickel as the start of the words and tin being the only other word in voting.”
“My 12-year-old got this. Metals in the words,” said a third.
While a fourth posted: “That seemed a pretty easy 1% Question to me?!”
The 1% Club airs on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.
