A hard one percent question saw all nine 1% Club finalists get it wrong and miss out on winning their share of the cash prize in Australia as the UK series continues airing repeats (Image: Australian TV)
The Austrailian version of show The 1% Club had viewers utterly baffled during a recent episode where not one contestant could decipher the perplexing puzzle presented to them by the host Jim Jefferies.
The tough question, which carries an enticing prize money of $100,000AUD (£53,553), was meant to test both the common sense and intelligence of the contestants.
In tense scenes, Jefferies issued the tricky riddle: “What number comes next in this sequence? You have 30 seconds to answer your time starts now.”
A confusing pyramid of numbers then flashed up on screen displaying: “1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 3, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1.”
Despite frequent time checks at ’15 seconds’ and again at ‘5 seconds’, none of the quiz participants were able to crack the mysterious code, leaving everyone in the studio and those viewers tuned in at home completely baffled.
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The prize money was not released as all contestants’ failed to answer one question correctly (Image: Australian TV)
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Finally, game show host Jefferies revealed the daunting solution: “The solution is – 13112221. For those trying this at home, here’s the trick. You count out loud what you see – so that’s one one, then two ones, then one two and one one and so on.”, reports .
With further explanation, Jefferies concluded: “The final string is – one three, one one, two twos and two ones.”
Upon realising not a single contestant was able to crack the code, the host couldn’t help making light of the situation by quipping, “Ah man, that sucks.”
Lee Mack presents the British version of ITV’s The 1% Club (Image: ITV)
Social media was abuzz after a particularly challenging question on a recent episode, with one user commenting, “Unless you’ve seen a puzzle like this before, I’d be amazed if someone got it within that amount of time.”
Another chimed in, saying, “Hard to get in 30 seconds if you’ve never seen it before. But I’m guessing that’s the whole point! ” The controversy follows allegations of cheating against UK contestant Jason Duckett on The 1% Club just months ago. Jason and his wife Rowena appeared on the show, hosted by Lee Mack, aged 55, where they faced the tricky question: “To which body part can you add one letter at the start to make it the word for the job it does,” with the correct answer being “ear” to make “hear”.
However, footage of Jason seemingly rubbing his ears as a possible clue to his wife sparked speculation among viewers, leading to heated discussions online.
The 1% Club airs Saturdays on ITV1