The 1% Club
Genre	Game show
Created by	Dean Nabarro Andy Auerbach
Presented by	Lee Mack
Theme music composer	Twin Petes
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	17
Production
Production location	Dock10[1]
Running time	60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company	Magnum Media
Original release
Network	ITV
Release	9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) – present

The 1% Club is a British game show that has aired on ITV since 9 April 2022 and is hosted by Lee Mack. The show is styled as an IQ test and the questions are not based on general knowledge, like many shows, but of "logic and common sense". The top prize achievable is £100,000. The first series averaged 4.39 million viewers across its span of eight episodes, whilst the second series averaged 4.51 million viewers. The Christmas special had an official viewership of 4.78 million viewers: the 19th highest show of the week and 4th highest out of ITV programmes.

Gameplay

All questions used during the game are taken from a set that have been put to members of the general public prior to the show. The questions are classified by the percentage of participants who answered correctly; those with lower percentages are considered to be more difficult.

One hundred contestants are each given a £1,000 stake at the beginning of the game. The host asks 15 questions of increasing difficulty (90% to 1%), each of which has a 30-second time limit, and the contestants secretly lock in their answers on their mobile phones or tablets. If a contestant misses a question, they are eliminated with their stake added to the final prize pot.

Upon reaching the fifth question (50%), each remaining contestant is given the option to pass on any one question except the last (1%). In order to pass, a contestant must put their £1,000 into the prize pot. Upon reaching the ninth question (30%), any contestants who have not yet used their pass may either keep their £1,000 and leave the game, or continue playing; those who have used their pass must continue.

All contestants who answer the 14th question (5%) correctly, or who advance the farthest in the game if all 100 are eliminated, become finalists. They may each choose to take an equal share of £10,000 and leave the game, or attempt the 1% question. Any contestants who attempt the question and answer it correctly receive equal shares of the prize pot; those who miss it receive nothing. However, any contestants who reach the 1% question without using their pass or giving an incorrect answer are guaranteed a minimum of £1,000 regardless of the final outcome.

Transmissions

Awards and nominations

In 2023, the show won a National Television Award in the quiz/game show category.^[3]

International versions

As of October 2023, BBC Studios has licensed the format in six territories. It has sold to France 2 in France, RTL4 in the Netherlands, Antena 3 in Spain, Sat.1 in Germany, and Seven Network in Australia. Israeli public broadcaster KAN 11 commissioned a series of 15 x 60-minute episodes.^[4] Hosted by comedian Shahar Hason, it started broadcasting on 24 October 2022.

Country	Local title	Presenter	Channel	Broadcast	Ref.
Australia	The 1% Club	Jim Jefferies	Seven Network	26 April 2023 – present	[5]
France	100% Logique : la réponse est sous vos yeux	Cyril Féraud	France 2	24 September 2022 – present	[6]
Germany	Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland?	Jörg Pilawa	Sat.1	15 March 2023 – present	[7]
Israel	האחוזון העליון HaAkhuzon HaElyon	Shahar Hason	KAN 11	24 October 2022 – present	[8]
Netherlands	De 1% Quiz	Tijl Beckand	RTL4	21 May 2022 – present	[9]
Spain	El 1%	Arturo Valls	Antena 3	2024	[10][11][12]
Turkey	TBA	TBA	TV8	2024	[13]
United States	The 1% Club	Wanda Sykes	Amazon Prime Video	2024	[14]

Games

In 2022, BBC Studios signed a licensing deal with John Adams Leisure to develop, manufacture and distribute a table-top board game based on the game show under the Ideal label for a Summer 2023 release.^[15]

References

External links

• The 1% Club at IMDb
• The 1% Club at UKGameshows.com