The 1% Club

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 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 series2
No. of episodes12
Production
Production locationDock10[1]
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyMagnum Media
Release
Original networkITV
Picture format16:9 1080i
Audio formatStereo
Original release9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) –
present

Gameplay

Before the show, members of the public were asked the same list of questions, including ones featured in the show. Based on the answers, it displays statistically what percentage of the UK's population should get each question correct. In the studio, 100 contestants all face a series of questions beginning with easy ones (e.g. 90% of the country can answer) to difficult ones (e.g. what 5% of the country can answer).

At the start of the show, each contestant receives a £1,000 stake, and if they get any question incorrect, they are eliminated from the game and the £1,000 stake is transferred into the prize pot. At the 50% question, whoever is left in the game from that point on has the option to pass on one question. When passing a question, their £1,000 stake enters the prize pot and they must continue into the game. At the 30% question, anyone still in the game who has not played their pass has the option to take their £1,000 stake and leave the game, or continue on. If no-one makes it past the 5% question, the strongest player(s) still play for the prize pot.

Whoever gets furthest into the quiz (the 1% question) wins a guaranteed £10,000 unless they decide to play on to the final question, where what remains in the prize pot is played for. If there are multiple players in the final round, they play for an equal share of the prize pot. If a player has not played their pass, they win £1,000 regardless of if they answer the 1% question incorrectly. An incorrect answer to the 1% question means that the player leaves with nothing.

Transmissions

Regular
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
19 April 202228 May 20228[1]
215 April 202310 June 20238[2]
3TBD 2024TBD 202416[3]

Specials
DateEntitle
December 2023Christmas Special[3]
December 2023Christmas Special[3]

International versions

As of October 2022, 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 has commissioned a series of 15 x 60-minute episodes,[2] to be hosted by comedian Shahar Hason and started broadcasting on October 24, 2022.

Country Local title Presenter Channel Broadcast Ref.
 Australia The 1% Club Jim Jefferies Seven Network 26 April 2023 – present
[4]
 France 100% Logique : la réponse est sous vos yeux Cyril Féraud France 2 24 September 2022 – present
[5]
 Germany Das 1% Quiz - Wie Clever ist Deutschland? Jörg Pilawa Sat.1 15 March 2023 – present
[6]
 Israel האחוזון העליון
HaAkhuzon HaElyon		 Shahar Hason KAN 11 24 October 2022 – present
[7]
 Netherlands De 1% Quiz Tijl Beckand RTL4 21 May 2022 – present
[8]
 Spain El 1% Arturo Valls Antena 3 2023
[9][10][11]
 United States The 1% Club TBA TBA 2023

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.[12]

References
  1. "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. "ITV commissions series three of The 1% Club". Dock10. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. "Seven Upfront 2023: Every Announcement". mediaweek.com. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. 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.
  6. "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.
  7. "שחר חסון מחלק 100 אלף שקל: כך ייראה השעשועון". Ice (in Hebrew). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. "De 1% Quiz" – via www.rtl.nl.
  9. "Spain signs up to The 1% Club: BBC Studios licenses popular entertainment format to Atresmedia Televisìon". www.bbc.co.uk. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  10. "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.
  11. "Casting abierto: ¿quieres participar en 'El 1%' de Antena 3?". www.antena3.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  12. "BBC Studios sign John Adams Leisure Limited to create first official 1% Club board game".
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