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The 1% Club

This article is about the UK TV quiz game show. For other uses, see 1 Club.

The 1% Club is a British game show that has aired on ITV1 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 on "logic and common sense". The top prize achievable is £100,000.

The 1% Club
GenreGame show
Created by
  • Dean Nabarro
  • Andy Auerbach
Presented byLee Mack
Theme music composerTwin Petes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes33
Production
Production locationDock10[1]
Running timeca. 45 minutes
Production companyMagnum Media
Original release
NetworkITV1
Release9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) –
present

The first series averaged 4.39 million viewers across its span of eight episodes, whilst the second series averaged 4.51 million viewers.

Gameplay

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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 immediately leave the game, or continue playing; those who have used their pass must continue.

All contestants who answer the 14th question (5%) correctly or pass it, 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

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Regular

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Series Start date End date Episodes
1 9 April 2022 28 May 2022 8[1]
2 15 April 2023 10 June 2023 8[2]
3 17 February 2024 25 May 2024 16[3]
9 December 2024 12 December 2024

Christmas Specials

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Date
25 December 2023[3]

Awards and nominations

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In 2023, the show won a National Television Award in the quiz/game show category.[4]

Year Group Award Result
2022 National Television Awards Quiz Game Show Nominated
2023 TRIC Awards Game Show Nominated
National Television Awards Quiz Game Show Won
2024 National Television Awards Quiz Game Show Won

International versions

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BBC Studios holds international format and distribution rights to the series.[5]

Country Name Host(s) TV station Premiere Finale Ref(s)
  Australia The 1% Club Jim Jefferies Seven Network 26 April 2023 present [6]
  France 100% Logique : la réponse est sous vos yeux Cyril Féraud France 2 24 September 2022 present [7]
100% Logique : entraînez-vous ! 11 November 2024
  Germany Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland? Jörg Pilawa Sat.1 15 March 2023 present [8]
  Greece TBA TBA Star 2024 present [9]
  Hungary Az 1% Klub – Mennyire okos Magyarország? Tibor Kasza TV2 15 December 2024 present [10][11]
  Israel האחוזון העליון
HaAkhuzon HaElyon 		Shahar Hason KAN 11 24 October 2022 present [12]
  Mexico El Círculo del 1% Escorpión Dorado Azteca Uno 9 June 2024 present [13]
  Netherlands De 1% Quiz Tijl Beckand RTL 4 21 May 2022 1 October 2022 [14]
  Spain El 1% Arturo Valls Antena 3 17 April 2024 present [15][16][17]
  Turkey TBA TBA TV8 2024 present [18]
  Ukraine Клуб 1% Timur Miroshnychenko 1 1 Ukraine 22 September 2024 present [19][20]
  United States The 1% Club Patton Oswalt Amazon Prime Video 23 May 2024 present [21][22]
Fox 3 June 2024 [23]

Games

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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. The game was released on 18 July 2023.[24]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lee Mack will host a brand new ITV quiz The 1% Club". Dock10. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ "ITV commissions second series of The 1% Club". Dock10. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "ITV commissions series three of The 1% Club". Dock10. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Happy Valley: Sarah Lancashire wins big at National Television Awards". BBC News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ "The 1% Club | BBC Studios Formats | Screenings | C21Media". c21media.net. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Seven Upfront 2023: Every Announcement". mediaweek.com. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  7. ^ Berry, Chloé (24 September 2022). "100% logique, la réponse est sous vos yeux : les internautes, conquis par le concept, se prennent au jeu sur les réseaux sociaux" [100% logical, the answer is right in front of you: Internet users, won over by the concept, are getting caught up in the game on social networks]. www.programme-tv.net (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. ^ "The 1% Club heads to Germany: BBC Studios licenses popular entertainment format to SevenOne Entertainment Group". www.bbc.com. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  9. ^ "The 1% Club Gravitates to Greece". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  10. ^ "The 1% Club format reaches a dozen international territory sales". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Kasza Tibor fogja vezetni a TV2 vadonatúj nagyszabású showműsorát". SorozatWiki (in Hungarian). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  12. ^ "שחר חסון מחלק 100 אלף שקל: כך ייראה השעשועון". Ice (in Hebrew). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  13. ^ "BBC Studios and TV Azteca strike deal to bring The 1% Club to Mexico". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  14. ^ "De 1% Quiz" – via www.rtl.nl.
  15. ^ "Spain signs up to The 1% Club: BBC Studios licenses popular entertainment format to Atresmedia Televisìon". BBC. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Arturo Valls vuelve a los concursos de Antena 3: será el presentador de El Club del 1%" [Arturo Valls returns to Antena 3 contests: he will be the presenter of El Club del 1%"]. ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Casting abierto: ¿quieres participar en 'El 1%' de Antena 3?". www.antena3.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  18. ^ "Acunmedya takes BBC Studios gameshow format The 1% Club to Turkey".
  19. ^ "The 1% Club format reaches a dozen international territory sales". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Телеканал "1 1 Україна" запускає кастинг на проєкт про кмітливість "Клуб 1%". Офіційний сайт каналу 1 1 (in Ukrainian). 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  21. ^ White, Peter (17 October 2023). "Amazon Prime Video To Adapt UK Game Show 'The 1% Club'".
  22. ^ "The 1% Club". Amazon MGM Studios Press. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Video: First Look at "The 1% Club" Hosted by Patton Oswalt - Premiering Monday, June 3 at 9/8c on FOX!". The Futon Critic. 1 May 2024.
  24. ^ "BBC Studios sign John Adams Leisure Limited to create first official 1% Club board game".
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