Yahoo News ITV The 1% Club viewers scratch heads as 'hardest question ever' leaves everyone stumped
The 1% Club left viewers and contestants perplexed after airing what's been dubbed the 'hardest question ever'.
The final brain-teaser, which supposedly only 1% of Brits can crack, saw all contestants at a loss on Saturday night's show (April 21). It's prompted the question: could you have fared any better?
Lee Mack was back at the helm of the ITV quiz show, where contestants face increasingly difficult questions that test logic rather than academic knowledge. In a tense finale, the three remaining contestants opted not to attempt an answer for the chance to win a substantial cash prize - a wise choice as it turned out, with none able to solve the conundrum.
Audiences at home were just as confused. One viewer took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their astonishment: "This was probably the hardest question I have ever seen." Another agreed, saying: "Definitely one of the hardest 1% questions there's been for a while... didn't get anywhere near it (got the rest using my pass)," reports Birmingham Live.
Another added their thoughts post-broadcast: "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."
One more chimed in: "That 1% question was a toughie. Never would have got that in 30s. Or possibly ever! ".
The perplexing puzzle presented to the contestants was as follows:.
Jamaica + Japan = 124.
Argentina + Armenia = 1245.
France + Brazil = 23.
England + Germany =.
In the game show, contestants are granted just 30 seconds to solve the questions. Fortunately the final trio didn't walk away empty handed. They still secured a cool £3,333 as they decided against attempting the final question.
Managed to crack it?
If you're still piecing it together, better glance elsewhere because we're revealing the answer right below.
The resolution
Lee Mack shed light on the mystery, explaining: "The numbers are the positions of any shared letters...e.g Argentina and Armenia share the 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th letters. So England and Germany is 56, for the A and the N."
