The 1% Club Viewers Slam £96,000 Final Question As The Easiest Ever — But Two Contestants Still Walk Away With A Huge Cash Prize
The 1% Club is known for putting contestants through some seriously difficult brainteasers, but one £96,000 final question left viewers questioning whether the show had suddenly gone easy on its players.
On Saturday’s episode, just three contestants, Courtney, Wayne and Sam, made it all the way to the final challenge. With a life-changing jackpot on the line, they faced one last question that would determine whether they walked away with a share of the money.
One Simple Counting Question Divides The Finalists
Lee Mack presented the trio with an unusual challenge:
How many dots, including those used in punctuation and letters, appear in the wording of the question?
Courtney failed to make it past the final hurdle, but Wayne and Sam both worked out the correct answer: 17.
The explanation was surprisingly straightforward. Contestants simply had to count every dot, including those above letters and the punctuation marks appearing in the question itself.
Viewers Call It The Easiest 1% Question Ever
The result quickly sparked debate among viewers, with many arguing that the final challenge was nowhere near as difficult as the questions usually reserved for the 1% stage.
One viewer called the challenge embarrassing, while another described it as an easy 1% question.
Others were equally surprised, with one commenting that counting dots felt unusually simple compared with the notoriously difficult puzzles featured on the programme.
Another viewer admitted that the answer seemed almost too obvious, saying they initially suspected there had to be a catch.
Two Contestants Share The £96,000 Jackpot
Despite the criticism surrounding the question, Wayne and Sam had plenty of reason to celebrate.
By answering correctly, the pair secured the £96,000 jackpot and split the money equally, taking home an impressive £48,000 each.
Courtney, meanwhile, missed out on the final prize after making the last mistake.
For a show famous for leaving contestants completely stumped, the episode delivered an unusually straightforward ending — although two players certainly won’t be complaining about the result.
