The ITV quiz show has sparked fresh debate after viewers challenged an answer they believed should have been 17 rather than 25.
Fans of The 1% Club have raised questions over another potentially incorrect answer, with viewers arguing that the wording of a puzzle may have made the show’s official solution wrong.
Hosted by comedian Lee Mack, the ITV gameshow challenges contestants to solve increasingly difficult questions designed to test their logic and reasoning. While the opening rounds may appear relatively simple, the puzzles become progressively harder, leaving only a small number of players in the running for the top prize of £100,000.
Viewers at home are encouraged to play along, too. However, a question featured last week left some fans frustrated, with the debate marking the second time in a single week that viewers had questioned the accuracy of an answer.
Viewers Argue Over Whether the Answer Was 17 or 25
The question at the centre of the controversy asked: “If you had eight fingers on your left hand, six fingers on your right hand, the same number of toes on your right foot as your left hand and three toes on your left foot, how many fingers and toes would you have on total?”
The programme gave 25 as the correct answer, but some viewers argued that the wording pointed to a different solution.
One viewer took to social media to explain their reasoning, writing: “Surely this is 17 @1PercentClubITV, ‘The same number of toes on your right foot as your left hand’ means the same number of toes on my right foot as there are toes on my left hand = 0. 8 + 6 + 0 + 3 = 17.”
The argument centred on the phrase comparing the number of toes on the right foot with the left hand. According to those who challenged the answer, the question should have referred explicitly to the number of fingers on the left hand if the intended answer was 25.
Another viewer agreed that the wording was confusing, pointing out that precision is particularly important on a show built around carefully phrased questions.
“Given this show is all about how the questions are phrased, it’s a bit of a cock up on their part that they didn’t say ‘the same number of toes on your right foot as the number of fingers on your left hand,” they wrote.
The original poster agreed, adding: “Yes… I thought it was 17 because spotting that sort of detail within the question seemed to be the point of the questions.”
Other Fans Admit They Were Caught Out
The discussion also prompted viewers who had initially accepted the answer of 25 to reconsider their responses.
One admitted: “I’m a little annoyed with myself that I got this ‘correct’ with 25. Because you are spot on, and the answer should have been 17 phrased as it is.”
Another viewer described experiencing the same confusion, writing: “I put 25, then re-read and thought I messed it up and it was 17 as well.”
The disagreement highlights the fine line between testing contestants’ attention to detail and presenting a question whose wording can be interpreted in more than one way.
Independent Adjudicator Reportedly Accepted 17
According to a post on the Digital Spy forum dedicated to the show, an independent adjudicator was reportedly brought in after a contestant challenged the question.
The forum user claimed: “The independent adjudicator had to be called in on this one cos someone gave an answer about this. Their answer was accepted.”
If accurate, the account suggests that 17 was also accepted as a valid answer, despite 25 being presented as the correct solution during the programme.
LADbible has contacted ITV for comment on the disputed question.
The debate comes after viewers questioned another answer on The 1% Club earlier in the same week, adding to scrutiny of the show’s puzzles and the importance of getting every detail of their wording right.