The 1% Club

British game show

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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| 4
No. of episodes| 50
Production
Production location| Dock10[1]
Running time| ca. 45 minutes (excluding 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 on "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.

## 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 furthest 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. In addition, any contestants who reach the 1% question without using their pass or giving an incorrect answer keep their £1,000 irrespective of the final outcome.

## Transmissions

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### Regular

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Series | Start date | End date | Episodes

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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
4[4] | 25 January 2025 | 24 May 2025 | 16[5]
TBD

### Specials

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Date | Special

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25 December 2023 | Christmas Special[3]
26 December 2024 | Christmas Special[3]
7 June 2025 | Soccer Aid Special[5]

## Awards and nominations

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In 2023, the show won a National Television Award in the quiz/game show category.[6]

Year | Group | Award | Result

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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.[7]

Country | Name | Host(s) | TV station | Premiere | Finale | Ref(s)

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Australia | The 1% Club | Jim Jefferies | Seven Network | 26 April 2023  | present  | [8]
France | 100% Logique : la réponse est sous vos yeux | Cyril Féraud | France 2 | 24 September 2022  | present  | [9]
100% Logique : entraînez-vous ! | 11 November 2024  |
Germany | Das 1% Quiz – Wie clever ist Deutschland? | Jörg Pilawa | Sat.1 | 15 March 2023  | present  | [10]
Greece | Το Club του 1% | Petros Polychronidis  | Star | 2025  | present  | [11][12]
Hungary | Az 1% Klub – Mennyire okos Magyarország? |  Tibor Kasza | TV2 | 15 December 2024  | present  | [13][14]
Israel | האחוזון העליון
HaAkhuzon HaElyon | Shahar Hason  | KAN 11 | 24 October 2022  | present  | [15]
Mexico | El Círculo del 1% | Escorpión Dorado  | Azteca Uno | 9 June 2024  | present  | [16]
Netherlands | De 1% Quiz | Tijl Beckand | RTL 4 | 21 May 2022  | 1 October 2022  | [17]
Spain | El 1% | Arturo Valls | Antena 3 | 17 April 2024  | present  | [18][19][20]
Turkey | The 1% Club | TBA | TV8 | 2025  | present  | [21]
Ukraine | Клуб 1% | Timur Miroshnychenko | 1+1 Ukraine | 22 September 2024  | present  | [22][23]
United States | The 1% Club | Patton Oswalt (season 1)
Joel McHale (season 2–present) | Amazon Prime Video | 23 May 2024  | 10 September 2024  | [24][25]
Fox | 10 June 2025  | present  | [26]

## 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.[27]

## 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 c "ITV commissions series three of The 1% Club". Dock10. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
4. ^ "ITV commissions 200% more of The 1% Club". Dock10. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
5. ^ a b 1% Club, The [@1PercentClub] (8 November 2024). "And that's a wrap. Series 4 filming done and the set has been packed up. 16 episodes and a Soccer Aid special. Genuinely excited for everyone to see them and play along. #the1percentclub" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 November 2024 – via Twitter.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
6. ^ "Happy Valley: Sarah Lancashire wins big at National Television Awards". BBC News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
7. ^ "The 1% Club | BBC Studios Formats | Screenings | C21Media". c21media.net. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
8. ^ "Seven Upfront 2023: Every Announcement". mediaweek.com. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "The 1% Club Gravitates to Greece". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
12. ^ "Πέτρος Πολυχρονίδης: Ο Παρουσιαστής Του Club Του 1% Στο Star | Star.gr". www.star.gr. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
13. ^ "The 1% Club format reaches a dozen international territory sales". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
14. ^ "Kasza Tibor fogja vezetni a TV2 vadonatúj nagyszabású showműsorát". SorozatWiki (in Hungarian). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
15. ^ "שחר חסון מחלק 100 אלף שקל: כך ייראה השעשועון". Ice (in Hebrew). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
16. ^ "BBC Studios and TV Azteca strike deal to bring The 1% Club to Mexico". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
17. ^ "De 1% Quiz" – via www.rtl.nl.
18. ^ "Spain signs up to The 1% Club: BBC Studios licenses popular entertainment format to Atresmedia Televisìon". BBC. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
19. ^ "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.
20. ^ "Casting abierto: ¿quieres participar en 'El 1%' de Antena 3?". www.antena3.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
21. ^ "Acunmedya takes BBC Studios gameshow format The 1% Club to Turkey".
22. ^ "The 1% Club format reaches a dozen international territory sales". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
23. ^ "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.
24. ^ White, Peter (17 October 2023). "Amazon Prime Video To Adapt UK Game Show 'The 1% Club'".
25. ^ "The 1% Club". Amazon MGM Studios Press. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
26. ^ "FOX Broadcasting Company | Full Episodes, Shows, Schedule".
27. ^ "BBC Studios sign John Adams Leisure Limited to create first official 1% Club board game".

## External links

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

*[No.]: Number
*[TBA]: To be announced