Answer this question. If TRUE is 1234 and LOVE is 7654, what bird is 5371324? Looks easy? Don’t be so sure. This bizarre code-breaking puzzle sent shockwaves through The 1% Club, with a staggering third of the remaining contestants getting it wrong and crashing out in a matter of seconds. The challenge sounded simple enough — until players realised there was a hidden trick they simply couldn’t see. With just 30 seconds on the clock, contestants scrambled to decode the numbers. Some stared in disbelief, others froze with their pens in mid-air, and the tension mounted as the countdown edged towards zero. Then Lee Mack revealed the answer — and the studio’s stunned reaction said everything.

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A third of The 1% Club players wiped out by tricky bird question – but can YOU crack it within 30 seconds?

A third of The 1% Club players were wiped out by a tricky bird question on Saturday’s episode of the show – but can you crack it within 30 seconds?

The latest instalment of the programme, hosted by Lee Mack, saw 100 new contestants battle it out to try and get their hands on a possible £100,000.

There was one question that left a lot of the players scratching their heads, and that was the 50% question – which saw two people leave the competition.

Lee said: ‘Answer this question. If TRUE is 1234 and LOVE is 7654, what bird is 5371324?’

After 30 seconds were up, two were booted off after getting the question incorrect.

‘We lost two people there, and 20 people used their pass. Let’s take a look at the answer…’ Lee told viewers.

A third of The 1% Club players were wiped out by a tricky bird question on Saturday's episode of the show – but can YOU crack it within 30 seconds?

A third of The 1% Club players were wiped out by a tricky bird question on Saturday’s episode of the show – but can YOU crack it within 30 seconds?

The latest instalment of the programme, hosted by Lee Mack, saw 100 new contestants battle it out to try and get their hands on a possible £100,000

The latest instalment of the programme, hosted by Lee Mack, saw 100 new contestants battle it out to try and get their hands on a possible £100,000

Player Matt explained: 'No clue and then soon as the time was up, it became quite obvious what it was'

Player Matt explained: ‘No clue and then soon as the time was up, it became quite obvious what it was’

He continued: ‘It’s VULTURE. If you replace the numbers with the appropriate letters in the question, you get VULTURE.’

The host then went to one of the players called Matt, who decided to use his pass after finding it too difficult.

Matt explained: ‘No clue and then soon as the time was up, it became quite obvious what it was.’

It comes after a seriously baffling question on The 1% Club knocked four players out and forced thirteen to admit defeat and use their pass earlier this month.

The popular quiz show aims to find the top 1% of players by asking them a series of increasingly difficult questions.

While the questions earlier in the game are meant to be easier, this particular example is proof that this is not always the case.

The question featured a graphic of three couples on a date and read: ‘Three couples are out on a date. No one is sitting next to or directly opposite their date.

‘Arran tells Nick’s date that he likes her shoes. Who is David’s date?’

A seriously baffling question on The 1% Club knocked four players out and forced thirteen to admit defeat and use their pass – but are you smart enough to answer it in just 30 seconds?

A seriously baffling question on The 1% Club knocked four players out and forced thirteen to admit defeat and use their pass – but are you smart enough to answer it in just 30 seconds?

As the clock ticked down on the show, a whopping 13 people made the executive decision to use their pass.

Meanwhile, four of those brave enough to answer ended up being wrong.

Revealing the answer to the difficult question, Lee said: ‘Given that no one can sit next to or opposite their date and we know from the question that Arran can’t be Nick’s date.

‘Nick and Charlotte must be a couple. Therefore, Hayley must be Arran’s date and Janice must be David’s date.

‘Therefore the answer is Janice.’

He was clearly baffled too and admitted: ‘It’s great when you read them out and you still don’t understand the answer.’

Just days before, a player lost out on a £96,000 prize pot after passing on an extremely difficult calendar question.

The difficult question read: ‘On their first date Noah and Evie discovered they were both born in the same year, 2001, and in the same month, May.

‘Evie asked Noah on what date in May he was born and their conversation is shown below. What is Evie’s date of birth?’

The conversation began with Noah saying: ‘If you add the two digits in the date together you get 11.’

In response, Evie replies: ‘In that case I am exactly four weeks older than you.’

At this point in the game, there was just one player left, Rebecca, and she told host Lee Mack that when she plays along at home, she typically only gets the one percent question right fifty percent of the time.

With so much money at stake and unsure of the answer, she decided to play it safe and walk away with the guaranteed £10,000 for reaching the final.

Lee went on to reveal that Rebecca’s instinct was correct and the correct answer was, in fact, May 1 – exactly 29 days earlier than her guess.

Needless to say, Rebecca looked visibly overcome with relief that she hadn’t decided to risk the £10,000 and all the progress she has made in the game.

The 1% Club hit our screens back in April 2022.

The show has aired 62 episodes across five series.

The 1% Club airs Saturdays on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.