The 1% Club viewers call final question the easiest ever, but could you have solved it?
The final question on The 1% Club left viewers divided, with some insisting it was one of the easiest 1% questions the show has ever asked.
Three contestants reached the final stage of the ITV quiz show and were faced with a puzzle that would determine whether they could claim a share of the £93,000 prize pot.
Hosted by comedian Lee Mack, the episode quickly sparked a debate online after viewers saw the seemingly straightforward challenge.
Could you work out the final answer?
The puzzle showed a diagram made up of branching paths. Contestants were told that, starting from the marked START point, LLL = A and RRR = H.
They then had to work out which word was represented by a series of directions:
LLR, LLL, LRR, RRL, RLL
The key was recognising that L meant left and R meant right. Starting from the same point each time, contestants had to follow the corresponding path through the diagram until reaching a letter at the bottom.
Following the paths produces the letters B, A, D, G and E, spelling:
BADGE
The solution was also confirmed by viewers discussing the episode after it aired.
Viewers couldn’t agree on how difficult it was
The fact that all three contestants got the answer right only added to the reaction online.
Some viewers thought the puzzle was remarkably easy for a question supposedly designed for the final 1% of contestants.
One viewer described it as “the easiest 1% question ever”, while another said they found the 1% challenge easier than the 5% question earlier in the episode.
But others had a very different experience.
One viewer admitted they had not even understood what the question was asking, let alone worked out the answer.
That split was reflected in online discussion after the episode. Some people immediately spotted that L and R represented left and right, while others struggled to see how the instructions connected to the diagram.
Three contestants shared £31,000
All three finalists chose to attempt the final question rather than walk away with a smaller amount.
Their decision paid off.
Because each contestant correctly identified BADGE, the £93,000 prize was divided between them, with each taking home £31,000.
Lee Mack also found time for a joke after the result.
Speaking to one of the winners, who was a vicar, the host remarked that money could not buy happiness.
The contestant replied: “No, but it can buy you a better class of sadness.”
What makes The 1% Club different?
Unlike traditional television quizzes, The 1% Club does not focus on general knowledge.
The format begins with 100 contestants, who face a series of questions designed around reasoning, logic and common sense. The challenges become progressively harder, with the final question intended to be solved by only a very small proportion of people.
That is also why a question that looks simple can cause problems. Contestants have to identify exactly what the puzzle is asking and spot the detail that unlocks the solution.
In this case, the crucial step was recognising that the strings of Ls and Rs were instructions for navigating the diagram from the START point.
The October 2025 episode proved that even a question some viewers considered extremely easy could still leave others completely stumped.
The 1% Club continues to air on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.