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Philip A wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 9:05 pm No 1% Club on 11th of May because of Eurovision. ITV will show Bond instead.

Is it one of the rapey ones ?

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:17 pm

Philip A wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 9:05 pm No 1% Club on 11th of May because of Eurovision. ITV will show Bond instead.

Is it one of the rapey ones ?

It really isn't a joke

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 8:17 pm

Philip A wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 9:05 pm No 1% Club on 11th of May because of Eurovision. ITV will show Bond instead.

Is it one of the rapey ones ?

I think you need to take a break from the forum. Really not cool.

I think this is a bit of an overreaction.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 8:49 am I think this is a bit of an overreaction.

It would certainly do him good.

It still doesn't sit very well with me as a comment, even if I possibly judged it a bit severely in my half-awake state.

Elliott Mellor wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 9:09 am

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 8:49 am I think this is a bit of an overreaction.

It would certainly do him good.

It still doesn't sit very well with me as a comment, even if I possibly judged it a bit severely in my half-awake state.

Been there , done that , got the t shirt.
I suggest you block me

The question on squares of 4 chips from 4*3 chips had a couple of unsuccessful arguments; the answer was 6. Some argued you could make 2 3*3 squares, but that would make 2 squares of 9 chips (8 on the perimeter and 1 in the middle, read the question!). Others argued you could make two squares rotated 45 degrees, but that would also leave a chip in the middle, leaving a + or x of 5 chips. The question clearly stipulated squares of 4 chips.

Philip A wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 9:21 pm The question on squares of 4 chips from 4*3 chips had a couple of unsuccessful arguments; the answer was 6. Some argued you could make 2 3*3 squares, but that would make 2 squares of 9 chips (8 on the perimeter and 1 in the middle, read the question!). Others argued you could make two squares rotated 45 degrees, but that would also leave a chip in the middle, leaving a + or x of 5 chips. The question clearly stipulated squares of 4 chips.

I think the 1% Club has too many questions where 30 seconds isn't enough time.

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 7:06 am

Philip A wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 9:21 pm The question on squares of 4 chips from 4*3 chips had a couple of unsuccessful arguments; the answer was 6. Some argued you could make 2 3*3 squares, but that would make 2 squares of 9 chips (8 on the perimeter and 1 in the middle, read the question!). Others argued you could make two squares rotated 45 degrees, but that would also leave a chip in the middle, leaving a + or x of 5 chips. The question clearly stipulated squares of 4 chips.

I think the 1% Club has too many questions where 30 seconds isn't enough time.

I disagree. The jackpot winners prove otherwise. It’s good practice to try to solve them all without pausing the TV.

Philip A wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 8:43 am

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 7:06 am

Philip A wrote: ↑Tue May 07, 2024 9:21 pm The question on squares of 4 chips from 4*3 chips had a couple of unsuccessful arguments; the answer was 6. Some argued you could make 2 3*3 squares, but that would make 2 squares of 9 chips (8 on the perimeter and 1 in the middle, read the question!). Others argued you could make two squares rotated 45 degrees, but that would also leave a chip in the middle, leaving a + or x of 5 chips. The question clearly stipulated squares of 4 chips.

I think the 1% Club has too many questions where 30 seconds isn't enough time.

I disagree. The jackpot winners prove otherwise. It’s good practice to try to solve them all without pausing the TV.

I get more fun pausing , just like I do at the Countdown conundrum.
I usually only pause as the time runs out as I like to try and solve in real time but prefer to solve rather than get told

Last show on 25th May before it breaks up for the summer and autumn, which was recorded in 2022 (as was last week’s). But it will be back at Christmas time. It will feature Yinrun from last year’s Big Brother (ITV 2 version).

I'm not sure who decides the difficulty level of each question but the question about the smiling or sad faces in last nights recording (, 25th May) were much harder than the next four that followed.
The 1% question was not easy I thought it was some kind of symmetry but run out of time

New episodes on 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th December 2024. These are the remaining episodes of Series 3 which were not originally broadcast as planned.

Who comes up with the order of questions the 90% question was harder , to me , than the 1% question in last night's show (9th December )

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 2:53 pm Who comes up with the order of questions the 90% question was harder , to me , than the 1% question in last night's show (9th December )

No-one necessarily dictates the order per se.

The order is decided by the results of the nationwide survey, which is carried out to the public before the show, like Family Fortunes and Pointless.

For example, if 95% of the survey answered a question corretly, that question would be set at the 90% level.

But it’s quite a big survey, unlike the questions on Family Fortunes and Pointless which are only polled to 100 people. The 1% Club survey is polled to thousands.

Because of the nature and scale of the survey, and the way different brains work, it’s inevitable that the next question may appear much easier to some people than the previous question.

I was shocked, but not surprised, that 20% fell at the first hurdle on the 90% question, when you consider that there are 100 people out of a UK population of 70 m, plus the studio lights and cameras. Your brain just doesn’t act as it should when pressure beats you.

1% question was rubbish tonight. It was a wtf, not an aaah.

(To be clear, I didn't recognise the picture displayed as what it was supposed to represent - it looked like a keyboard key or button!)

Fiona T wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:00 pm 1% question was rubbish tonight. It was a wtf, not an aaah.

(To be clear, I didn't recognise the picture displayed as what it was supposed to represent - it looked like a keyboard key or button!)

It looked like a jewel.

Yeah I couldn't decide what it was supposed to be.

Spoiler in link below - it looked like a). It should have looked like b). (Artist's interpretation )

https://ibb.co/T819WbH

Fiona T wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:21 pm Yeah I couldn't decide what it was supposed to be.

Spoiler in link below - it looked like a). It should have looked like b). (Artist's interpretation )

https://ibb.co/T819WbH

Even Microsoft Paint can draw better rebus puzzles!

So the actual question/picture is here (spoiler)

https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news ... ghtJPG.jpg

Knowing what it's supposed to be, I can just about see it, but to me the centre looked raised not recessed. I guess if you see it you see it, if you don't there's no way you're getting it, and none of them did! It's almost an optical illusion puzzle which doesn't seem in the spirit of the game.

Fiona T wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:00 pm 1% question was rubbish tonight. It was a wtf, not an aaah.

(To be clear, I didn't recognise the picture displayed as what it was supposed to represent - it looked like a keyboard key or button!)

I would doubt even 1% of the population would have got that right.

What was the answer then?

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:51 pm What was the answer then?

512.

Actually it was incubate.

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:56 pm

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:51 pm What was the answer then?

512.

Actually it was incubate.

The answer is ‘incubate’. “In-cube eight”.

Basically a dingbat.

I wonder if they would have taken ‘captivate’? “Captive eight”

Ian Fitzpatrick wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:27 pm

Fiona T wrote: ↑Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:00 pm 1% question was rubbish tonight. It was a wtf, not an aaah.

(To be clear, I didn't recognise the picture displayed as what it was supposed to represent - it looked like a keyboard key or button!)

I would doubt even 1% of the population would have got that right.

Agree. Some of the Twitterati got it right tbf.

Philip A wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 3:02 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:56 pm

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:51 pm What was the answer then?

512.

Actually it was incubate.

The answer is ‘incubate’. “In-cube eight”.

Basically a dingbat.

I wonder if they would have taken ‘captivate’? “Captive eight”

That would really have pissed me off, especially given that I don't pronouce "eight" the same as I do "-ate".

Although that’s it for Series 3, there’s one more special episode on Boxing Day (the festive edition).

Series 4, like the previous series, will consist of 16 episodes, and could start as early as February.

Fiona T wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:29 am So the actual question/picture is here (spoiler)

https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news ... ghtJPG.jpg

Knowing what it's supposed to be, I can just about see it, but to me the centre looked raised not recessed. I guess if you see it you see it, if you don't there's no way you're getting it, and none of them did! It's almost an optical illusion puzzle which doesn't seem in the spirit of the game.

I got this immediately just saying.

Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2024 2:41 pm

Fiona T wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 8:29 am So the actual question/picture is here (spoiler)

https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news ... ghtJPG.jpg

Knowing what it's supposed to be, I can just about see it, but to me the centre looked raised not recessed. I guess if you see it you see it, if you don't there's no way you're getting it, and none of them did! It's almost an optical illusion puzzle which doesn't seem in the spirit of the game.

I got this immediately just saying.

My wife said its an 8 in a cube then I got it as it looked like a frame to me

I'm still struggling with the super tough 1% question from Wednesday 'the 99% of 100 in the room one '
If someone could break it down for me I would appreciate it as logic suggested it was one person not 50

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2024 9:21 am I'm still struggling with the super tough 1% question from Wednesday 'the 99% of 100 in the room one '
If someone could break it down for me I would appreciate it as logic suggested it was one person not 50

99 out of 100 is 99%
If one leaves it is 98 out of 99, which is not 98%
If 50 leave however it is 49 out of 50, which is 98%

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:56 pm

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Wed Dec 11, 2024 12:51 pm What was the answer then?

512.

Actually it was incubate.

Ha - 512 was my (knowingly wrong) submitted answer

Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2024 10:05 am

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2024 9:21 am I'm still struggling with the super tough 1% question from Wednesday 'the 99% of 100 in the room one '
If someone could break it down for me I would appreciate it as logic suggested it was one person not 50

99 out of 100 is 99%
If one leaves it is 98 out of 99, which is not 98%
If 50 leave however it is 49 out of 50, which is 98%

Yes, has to be exactly 98%.

1 leaving would make it (98/99)*100=98.98989898…%
97 out of 99 would make it (97/99)*100=97.979797…% which although could round to 98% still doesn’t satisfy the question.

As entertaining as the show is , there is a finite amount of unique questions available

Series 4 begins Saturday 25th January @ 8:30 pm.

Better and solid questions this time round. Annoyed with how I got 5% wrong though, would otherwise have won after passing on 25%.

Philip A wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2025 9:36 pm Better and solid questions this time round. Annoyed with how I got 5% wrong though, would otherwise have won after passing on 25%.

Surprisingly easy 1% question the hardest one for me was the sequence of numbers question

I think tonight’s winner should play Countdown.

Philip A wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2025 9:38 pm I think tonight’s winner should play Countdown.

A very Countdowny type question with an extra clue for those not good with anagrams

Too many word questions IMO.

I got 1% straight away.

Must say the question writing has improved. Don’t think I’ve yet seen an ambiguous question this series, nor a WTF.

Although last week, I entered, ‘What comes up must come down’ instead of, ‘What goes up must come down’ and the app disallowed my answer. Harsh!

Eurovision next week so the next 1% Club is in two weeks’ time.

Soccer Aid special now on ITV X.

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Of course teapot owner Clarke Carlisle wins.

Interesting. They’re going to try a format upgrade: 5 consecutive shows with winner stays on and rollover jackpot!

https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/the1perce ... cials-ann1