20 CONTESTANTS OUT… ONE COUNTING QUESTION CHANGED THE ENTIRE GAME. A brutal 45% question on The 1% Club wiped out 20 of the remaining players in just 30 seconds after they were asked to count something that looked deceptively simple. With one-fifth of the field eliminated in a single round, the jackpot surged—and so did the disbelief inside the studio. Most contestants were convinced they had the right number. Then Lee Mack revealed the hidden detail that even caught him out during rehearsals, leaving players stunned by what they had missed.

THE 1% Club eliminated a whopping 20 players thanks to a tricky numbers question – but could you have got it right?

Contestants are regularly left stumped on the ITV quiz – which tests logic and common sense rather than general knowledge.

Quiz: How many left hands are in this photo of hands in a circle?
Could you correctly answer this tricky The 1% Club question?Credit: ITV
Overhead view of the "20 Out" game show set.
A whopping 20 players were eliminated in the studioCredit: ITV
Man in suit speaking on game show.
Host Lee Mack was on hand to reveal the correct answerCredit: ITV

A previous episode saw 20 people knocked out on a tricky 45% question.

Lee Mack was on top form as the game edged towards the latter stages.

He asked the remaining players: “How many left hands are there in this photo?”

The audience were then shown pairs of hands arranged together in a circle.

They tried to work out the right answer in 30 seconds, with Lee quipping: “Tell you what, throw one single Malteser in there, and you’d cause a riot.”

Once time was up, it was revealed 20 people gave the wrong answer and were therefore out.

The correct answer turned out to be eight – and Lee pointed out an additional hand which had stumped him in rehearsals.

In a different episode, 15 contestants were eliminated on a difficult letters-based question.

For this 70% puzzle, Lee asked: “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

“Is a sentence that uses every letter in the alphabet but which letter appears the most?”

The 1% Club contestants had the choice between either A, E, I or O.

Another instalment saw 25 players flummoxed and eliminated on an “easy” picture question.

Contestants were shown side-by-side photos of a clock and a pair of flies.

This outcome shocked even Lee, as he remarked: “I was not expecting that.”

Elsewhere, a past player opened up about her time appearing in the ITV quiz.

The contestant – whose episode aired earlier this year – discussed a strict show rule.

She also gave an insight into filming secrets, compared to what viewers at home see.

Quiz question: How many left hands are in the photo?  The answer is 8.
Did you manage to work it out?Credit: ITV