‘I saw it instantly!’ fume The 1% Club fans as they call out ‘error’ with final question – and spot alternative answer
PEOPLE watching Saturday night’s installment of The 1% Club in a bid to outguess the contestants were left confused as they spotted a ‘mistake’ in one question.
The quiz show tests the intelligence of the audience as well as the participants.
The difficulty of the questions is ranked based on what percentage of the general public would have a high enough IQ to answer them correctly, ranging from 90 to 1 per cent.
This week contestants tackled questions that 30 per cent of people should be able to answer, but some fans were left annoyed because they said there was more than one solution.
Players were asked: “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?”
Four golden balloons were visible on screen, numbered six, eight, seven and two.
The right answer was that Amrit is turning 26 and his grandad will be 78.
However, many pointed out that it was unclear if the balloons were the right way up, and the six could also be flipped turning it into a nine.
One person hit out: “It could also be 29 is one third of 87? If I had put that in the studio I would expect to appeal!!! Previous questions have used balloons to switch 6 and 9s!!!”
Another agreed: “Hmm they should’ve drawn strings on the bottoms of the balloons if they wanted to avoid people turning the 6 upside down for 29 and 87.”
A third shared their partner’s perspective, saying: “My other half is adamant that his answer of 29 is also right.
“There’s no string on those balloons, therefore you could turn the 6 upside down. 3×29=87 What do you reckon? Was he still in, or was he out of the game?”
Someone else remarked that it was “odd” that two different answers could have been correct.