The 1% Club

The 1% Club is a British game show that has aired on ITV since 9 April 2022 and is hosted by Lee Mack. The show is styled as an IQ test and the questions are not based on general knowledge, like many shows, but of "logic and common sense". The top prize achievable is £100,000. The first series averaged 4.39 million viewers across its span of eight episodes.

The 1% Club
GenreGame show
Created by
  • Dean Nabarro
  • Andy Auerbach
Presented byLee Mack
Theme music composerTwin Petes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes16
Production
Production locationDock10[1]
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companyMagnum Media Studios
Release
Original networkITV
Original release9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) –
present

Gameplay

All questions used during the game are taken from a set that have been put to members of the general public prior to the show. The questions are classified by the percentage of participants who answered correctly; those with lower percentages are considered to be more difficult.

One hundred contestants are each given a £1,000 stake at the beginning of the game. The host asks 15 questions of increasing difficulty (90% to 1%), each of which has a 30-second time limit, and the contestants secretly lock in their answers on their mobile phones or tablets. If a contestant misses a question, they are eliminated with their stake added to the final prize pot.

Upon reaching the fifth question (50%), each remaining contestant is given the option to pass on any one question except the last (1%). In order to pass, a contestant must put their £1,000 into the prize pot. Upon reaching the ninth question (30%), any contestants who have not yet used their pass may either keep their £1,000 and leave the game, or continue playing; those who have used their pass must continue.

All contestants who answer the 14th question (5%) correctly, or who advance the farthest in the game if all 100 are eliminated, become finalists. They may each choose to take an equal share of £10,000 and leave the game, or attempt the 1% question. Any contestants who attempt the question and answer it correctly receive equal shares of the prize pot; those who miss it receive nothing. However, any contestants who reach the 1% question without using their pass or giving an incorrect answer are guaranteed a minimum of £1,000 regardless of the final outcome.

Transmissions

Regular
SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
19 April 202228 May 20228
215 April 202310 June 20238

Awards and nominations

In 2023 the show won a National Television Award in the quiz/game show category.[2]

YearGroupAwardResult
2022 National Television Awards Quiz Game Show Nominated
2023 TRIC Awards Game Show Nominated
National Television Awards Quiz Game Show Won

International versions

As of October 2023, BBC Studios has licensed the format in six territories. It has sold to France 2 in France, RTL4 in the Netherlands, Antena 3 in Spain, Sat.1 in Germany, and Seven Network in Australia. Israeli public broadcaster KAN 11 commissioned a series of 15 x 60-minute episodes.[3] Hosted by comedian Shahar Hason, it started broadcasting on 24 October 2022.

Country Local title Presenter Channel Broadcast Ref.
 Australia The 1% Club Jim Jefferies Seven Network 26 April 2023 – present
[4]
 France 100% Logique : la réponse est sous vos yeux Cyril Féraud France 2 24 September 2022 – present
[5]
 Germany Das 1% Quiz - Wie Clever ist Deutschland? Jörg Pilawa Sat.1 15 March 2023 – present
[6]
 Israel האחוזון העליון
HaAkhuzon HaElyon		 Shahar Hason KAN 11 24 October 2022 – present
[7]
 Netherlands De 1% Quiz Tijl Beckand RTL4 21 May 2022 – present
[8]
 Spain El 1% Arturo Valls Antena 3 2023
[9][10][11]
 Turkey TBA TBA TV8 2024
[12]
 United States The 1% Club TBA Amazon Prime Video 2024
[13]

Games

In 2022, BBC Studios signed a licensing deal with John Adams Leisure to develop, manufacture and distribute a table-top board game based on the game show under the Ideal label for a Summer 2023 release.[14]

References
  1. "Lee Mack will host a brand new ITV quiz The 1% Club". Dock10. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. "Happy Valley: Sarah Lancashire wins big at National Television Awards". BBC News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. "ITV commissions second series of The 1% Club". Dock10. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. "Seven Upfront 2023: Every Announcement". mediaweek.com. 25 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  5. Berry, Chloé (24 September 2022). "100% logique, la réponse est sous vos yeux : les internautes, conquis par le concept, se prennent au jeu sur les réseaux sociaux" [100% logical, the answer is right in front of you: Internet users, won over by the concept, are getting caught up in the game on social networks]. www.programme-tv.net (in French). Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  6. "The 1% Club heads to Germany: BBC Studios licenses popular entertainment format to SevenOne Entertainment Group". www.bbc.com. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. "שחר חסון מחלק 100 אלף שקל: כך ייראה השעשועון". Ice (in Hebrew). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. "De 1% Quiz" – via www.rtl.nl.
  9. "Spain signs up to The 1% Club: BBC Studios licenses popular entertainment format to Atresmedia Televisìon". BBC. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  10. "Arturo Valls vuelve a los concursos de Antena 3: será el presentador de El Club del 1%" [Arturo Valls returns to Antena 3 contests: he will be the presenter of El Club del 1%"]. ELMUNDO (in Spanish). 27 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  11. "Casting abierto: ¿quieres participar en 'El 1%' de Antena 3?". www.antena3.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  12. "Acunmedya takes BBC Studios gameshow format The 1% Club to Turkey".
  13. White, Peter (17 October 2023). "Amazon Prime Video To Adapt UK Game Show 'The 1% Club'".
  14. "BBC Studios sign John Adams Leisure Limited to create first official 1% Club board game".
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