A CONTESTANT on The 1% Club branded herself ‘thick’ after getting an easy picture question wrong – would you make the same mistake?
The ITV quiz show, hosted by Lee Mack, has been known to stump players on certain questions.
Those lucky enough to reach the very end – the 1% question – have a chance to win up to £100,000.
One contestant was left feeling slightly embarrassed after slipping up on a relatively straightforward picture question.
It asked: “Which of these Vincent van Gogh self-portraits has been altered?”
Players had just 30 seconds to examine three photos of the famous painter and pick out the correct answer.
The answer turned out to be C – as this featured the legendary Dutch artist wearing earbuds, which weren’t invented for another 100-years after his death in 1890.
The faked image also played on the fact Van Gogh infamously also cut off one of his ears during a furious row with artist Paul Gaugin.
After revealing four people got it wrong, Lee turned his attention to one of these players – Margaret.
“Thick as two short planks”, Margaret quipped after the spotlight was put on her.
The contestant revealed she’d initially chosen C as her answer – only to change her mind.
When asked by Lee for her reasons behind changing, Margaret replied: “God alone knows, I don’t.”
Previously, a whopping 20 players were wiped out in a brutally challenging picture question.
The result of the 30% question changed the face of the game, shedding half of the remaining current players.
Lee read aloud to the group: “How many RIGHT FOOTPRINTS can you see in the sand.”
An image was then displayed showcasing an assortment of footprints in the sand.
Players were then given 30 seconds to differentiate between the right and left feet.
However, many of the contestants were unable to do so and arrived at different answers.
Lee then confirmed that the correct answer was in fact, eight.
The image then turned the eight right feet green in order to correctly display which of the options the players should have been looking at.
The 1% Club airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
