ITV The 1% Club airs 'hardest question ever' as everyone in the studio is stumped

The 1% Club aired its 'hardest question ever' tonight according to baffled viewers. The final question - which only 1% of the British public are able to solve - left everyone in the studio stumped as well, but could you answer it?

Comedian Lee Mack returned to hot the ITV quiz show, where the questions gets increasingly harder. But they aren't based on school smarts, but your logic.

The three remaining players in the final all chose not to answer the question for a shot at big money. And it was a good decision as none of them could work it out.

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Viewers were equally puzzled. One wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "This was probably the hardest question I have ever seen." A second echoed: "Definitely one of the hardest 1% questions there's been for a while... didn't get anywhere near it (got the rest using my paass)."

A third commented: "Just finished watching slightly behind live broadcast, and there’s no way I would have got this. Hardest question I’ve seen in a long time. Congrats to the three who won £3,333, particularly Charlotte for getting so far without buying a pass."

"That 1% question was a toughie. Never would have got that in 30s. Or possibly ever!"

The question

Contestants were shown the following puzzle and asked to fill in the missing number.

Jamaica + Japan = 124

Argentina + Armenia + 1245

France + Brazil = 23

England + Germany =

The players on the show are given just 30 seconds to answer the tricky questions. The three contestants in the final took home £3,333 each as they opted not to answer the final question.

Have you solved it yet?

We'll be giving the answer below, so look away if you haven't finished.

The answer

Lee Mack revealed: "The numbers are the positions of any shared letters...e.g Argentina and Armenia share the 1st, 2cnd, 4th and 5th letters. So England and Germany is 56, for the A and the N."