“THE ANSWER LOOKS OBVIOUS… AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHY SO MANY PEOPLE GET IT WRONG.” The 1% Club has built its reputation on a simple but ruthless trick: convincing contestants they’ve solved the puzzle before they’ve truly understood it. Time after time, players confidently lock in answers that feel correct, only to discover they’ve fallen into the exact trap the question was designed to create. The most frustrating part isn’t getting it wrong — it’s watching the solution appear seconds later and realizing the clue was hiding in plain sight the entire time. The smartest players aren’t the ones who think fastest; they’re the ones who know when not to trust their first instinct.

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IT has been on our screens for three years, but last Saturday saw only the fifth person win big on brain-boggling TV quiz The 1% Club – with no one ever taking the full £100,000 up for grabs.

The ITV show, hosted by Lee Mack, features 100 contestants trying to answer increasingly difficult logic-based questions before a final riddle, which only one per cent of the public have got right.

Lee Mack on The 1% Club.
The 1% Club, hosted by Lee Mack, features 100 contestants trying to answer increasingly difficult logic-based questions

But how would you fare? Test yourself as Josh Saunders shares an exclusive quiz for Sun readers.

The first eight questions are from the final round, then there are six “easy” ones that players on the show got wrong.

Give yourself 30 seconds for each. The answers are below.

1.

What is the next letter in this sequence: SENT?

2.

Word puzzle: Find the four-letter word that completes the sentences.

3.

Number sequence puzzle: What number comes next in the sequence 24846594?

4.

Illustration of a number eight in a cube; what word is represented by this picture?

5.

How many triangles are in this image? A large triangle is divided into smaller triangles.

6.

Math problem: In a room of 100 people, 99% are left-handed. How many left-handed people must leave to make it 98%?

7.

Word puzzle: What two letters make new words when placed before "CAR" and "ABLE"?

8.

Word puzzle: Why does VOTING fit with BANDLEADER, NICKELODEON, and SILVERBACK?

NOW FOR THE EASY ONES

1.

Illustration of a Christmas-themed spot-the-difference puzzle.

2.

Clock flies puzzle.

3.

Illustration of a puppet and puppeteer; question asks which hand moves the puppet's left arm.

4.

Quiz: Which word has the most vowels: vowel, consonant, letter?

5.

Quiz question: Literally speaking, which meal ends quickly? Options: Breakfast, Dinner.

6.

Text-based math problem: Three people take turns counting from 1 to 20. Who says 20?

ANSWERS

1) F for Forty. The others are the initials of numbers 17 to 39.

2) Only.

3) 4. The digits relate to the number of letters in each word of the question above it.

4) Incubate. In cube eight.

5) 18.

6) 50. That will leave 49 left-handed people in a room of 50.

7) Vi. Making vicar and viable.

8) They all contain the names of metals – voTINg, bandLEADer, NICKELodeon, SILVERback.

9) Santa’s legs.

10) Time flies.

11) Right hand.

12) Consonant. It has three vowels.

13) Break-FAST.

14) Emily.