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Fans of The 1% Club were left fuming over a ‘terrible question’ on a recent episode – with many insisting it ‘doesn’t even make sense’ after host Lee Mack accepted what they believed was the wrong answer.
The ITV quiz show, fronted by comedian Lee, sees 100 contestants gradually whittled down as they attempt to answer 15 logic-based questions.
Each round becomes more difficult, starting with one that 90 per cent of respondents were able to solve correctly.
The questions then get progressively tougher, with only a fraction of the public able to work out the answers – all the way down to the final conundrum that just one per cent are expected to get right.
But it was the 20 per cent question on Saturday night’s episode that got everyone talking.
Contestants were shown a photo clue and asked: ‘Which prominent UK person is this rhyming code for?’
Fans of The 1% Club were left fuming over a ‘terrible question’ – with many insisting it ‘doesn’t even make sense’ after host Lee Mack accepted what they believed was the wrong answer
The image featured a deer and a llama – with the supposed solution being Labour leader Keir Starmer.
Yet viewers at home were not convinced. One fumed: ‘That doesn’t rhyme, Llama does not rhyme with Starmer. Terrible question’ – a view echoed by others who commented ‘not even close’ and ‘nope not at all’.
Another unimpressed fan tweeted: ‘But that doesn’t even make sense,’ while another added: ‘How does that rhyme at all?’
The backlash comes as a former contestant on ITV’s The 1% Club has revealed what comedy legend Lee Mack is really like when the cameras aren’t rolling, giving fans an insight into the star’s off-screen persona.
Billie, who appeared on the programme in October 2023, has now told all about the experience, from the application process to how often Mack interacted with players on set.
Billie told the Express: ‘My husband and I are big fans of Lee Mack. We think he’s incredible. He’s so quick-witted that I don’t think there are many people on telly that can really keep up with him.
However, Billie explained that ‘when Lee did appear, his focus was very much on the job at hand.’
That said, when he did come onto the set, he was obviously wired for sound and a director was talking to him and he didn’t have much room for communication with anybody except for the director.’
Contestants were shown a photo clue and asked: which prominent UK person is this rhyming code for? – the picture was of a deer and a llama and the answer was Keir Starmer
Billie added: ‘There wasn’t an awful lot of opportunity for him to have free flow conversation with us on set.
‘You could tell he was on it trying to just do his best, but constantly had somebody in his ear going to the next thing, onto the next thing.’
They explained that the production team had appreciated their cheeky and forthcoming answers during the application process, noting that their confidence and outgoing nature had made them stand out.
Billie also recalled that ITV had provided guidance on handling social media attention, including tips on privacy settings and safeguarding themselves from online trolling once their appearance aired.
Reflecting on their time on the show, they admitted that they had been eliminated early, around the third question, which allowed them to sit back and observe the dynamics of the set without the pressure to win.
The 1% Club airs Saturdays on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.
