The 1% Club wipes out 20 players on tricky numbers question – could you beat the clock and get it right?

The Sun

13-06-2025

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.
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A previous episode saw 20 people knocked out on a tricky 45% question.
Lee Mack was on top form as the game edged towards its later 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 single Malteaser in there, 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 an 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 eliminates 15 players on difficult letters question - but are you smarter and can answer in under 30 seconds?
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 then 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".
The 1% Club's Most Difficult Questions
The 1% Club sees 100 contestants try and make it to the 1% question and be in with a chance to win a share of the jackpot. Here are just some of the show's most difficult teasers.
Players had to compare and contrast three images of butterflies then explain which of the butterflies were exactly the same on both sides. Find the image and answer here.
Players were shown groups of six symbols then asked which were in the same order whether you read them from left to right or right to left. Find the image and answer here.
Players were asked how many different combinations were there of displaying four digits on one hand. Find the answer here.
Peter had recently found his old diary that he'd written in secret code but he couldn't remember how to decipher what he wrote. Players were asked to crack the code and find out what the bold word was. WH89 I GR1W UP I WA92 21 B8 A 5L1RI72. Find the image and answer here.
Players were tasked with working out how many eyes they could see in an image, which was made up of letters, symbols and emojis. Find the image and the answer here.
A 1% question was based on a grid of numbers going in ascending order from 1 to 49. Starting on 25, the middle square, SEEN took you to square 27. From there, NEW took you to 20. From there, which square would SEWN take you to? Find the image and the answer here.
And finally, an easy one - What common food in bold has had its letters rearranged into alphabetical order? ABDER If you really don't know you can find the answer here.
Elsewhere, a past player recently 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.
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