The 1% Club Viewers Spot Glaring ‘Error’ in Tricky Puzzler
Fans of the hit ITV gameshow The 1% Club were left fuming after spotting what they believed to be a major error in one of the show’s questions, sparking widespread debate among viewers at home.
Hosted by comedian Lee Mack, the show challenges 100 contestants with increasingly difficult logic and riddle-based questions—dropping from easy 90% questions down to the ultimate 1% question—as they compete for a prize of up to £100,000.
The Controversial Question
The puzzle that caused uproar among viewers was:
“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 in total?”
While the show officially ruled 25 as the correct answer, a multitude of viewers at home were adamant the math—and the phrasing—pointed to a completely different number.
Why Fans Argued for 17
Disgruntled fans took to social media to point out what they considered a poorly phrased trick in the question.
One viewer broke down their logic online:
“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. $8 + 6 + 0 + 3 = 17$.”
Another viewer agreed, pointing out that the show is usually meticulous about wording:
“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’.”
Independent Adjudicator Steps In
The confusion caused a massive divide on forums like Digital Spy, with many fans admitting they second-guessed themselves during the broadcast. According to reports from viewers following the production closely, the backlash was significant enough that an independent adjudicator had to be called in, with reports confirming that alternate answers—such as 17—were ultimately accepted due to the ambiguous wording.