ITV The 1% Club fans spot 'error' in question as they 'work out' multiple correct answers
ITV's The 1% Club has been caught up in a question controversy after viewers claimed there was more than one correct answer to a seemingly simple query.
Lee Mack, the show's host known for his sharp wit, leads the Saturday night quiz that challenges contestants with progressively difficult questions to identify the top 1% of brainiacs capable of solving the final puzzle in just 30 seconds.
The game begins with questions that 90% of people should get right, but as the show progresses, the difficulty level soars, leaving only the smartest contenders to face the ultimate 1% question.
However, this week's episode sparked debate not over the intense finale, but over a question from the 30% round that left viewers scratching their heads: "Amrit and his grandad share the same birthday. Their birthday balloons arrive muddled up. Amrit's grandad is three times older than him. How old is Amrit? ".
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The 1% Club fan spotted an 'error' in the question as they think there are two possible answers (Image: ITV)But some astute viewers suggested another possible solution. A fan messaged the show's Instagram, arguing: "My other half is adamant that his answer of 29 is also right."
They added: "There's no string on those balloons, therefore you could turn the 6 upside down. 3x29=87 What do you reckon? Was he still in, or was he out of the game? ".
The 1% Club has witnessed a historic moment when contestants faced what's been dubbed the toughest question to date. Earlier in April, during the intense quiz show, a record was shattered when an unprecedented number of players chose to pass rather than tackle a particularly challenging question.
Host Lee Mack, aged 55, informed both the participants and viewers that they had just set a new benchmark on the programme. The tricky query appeared at the 60% difficulty level, which is the ninth question out of a total of fifteen.
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In a surprising turn of events, 39 contestants opted to use their passes to advance, avoiding the risk of eliminationa first for the show.
Lee shared the remarkable statistics: "We lost four people on that one. Here's an interesting thing you lot have just broke a record on The 1% Club."
He continued, visibly astounded, "Because four people went out but it's not only four people that didn't know it. 39 people used a pass. 39. I think that's the only time ever on the history of this show more people used a pass than actually knew the answer. I'm genuinely shook."
For those curious about whether they could have breezed past this round, the stump-worthy question was: "Which of these is the odd one out in this CONUNDRUM? " The options given were CORD, NORM, NOUN, or MOON.
The correct answer?
MOON. It stands out as the sole word that cannot be formed using the letters from the word CONUNDRUM.
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