Watch the moment The 1% Club contestant wins ITV game show’s biggest ever jackpot
RECORDS were smashed in the latest episode of The 1% Club as one contestant scooped the show's biggest-ever jackpot.
Viewers tuned in for the latest instalment of Lee Mack's ITV hit, which aired on Saturday, to be met with an episode that will go down in history.
The popular programme sees 100 contestants compete for a £100,000 prize pot by answering 15 logic-inspired questions that get progressively harder through the rounds.
It kicks off with a question which 90 per cent of the population polled got right, then poses brain-teasers which smaller and smaller percentages of the country got right, culminating with a 1% question.
Contestant Matthew bagged a life-changing £99,000 when he answered the final question of the challenge correctly.
The final question was an anagram - and saw five competitors in with a chance of the prize.
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Yet the other four admitted they were clueless, leaving Matthew to theorise a word and sent it through.
After a short pause, show anchor Lee Mack told him his response was correct.
He confirmed the response was 'elephant' which prompted a huge smile and fist pump from the contestant, who donned an orange shirt and glasses for his TV stint.
Lee then told him: “Congratulations Matthew! You are the winner to everything in the prize pot! That's £99,000!”
On social media, one fan was quick to write: "Huge credit to you Matthew honestly that is sublime!
"Handled the pressure well, enjoy the prize."
Only three other players have previously won The 1% Club.
NOT HAPPY
Previously, show fans called out an "incorrect" answer on the hit series - and were left less than impressed.
During the episode, the contestants faced a baffling animal-related question which read: "Without reordering any letters, how many animals appear in the sequence below?"
The question included the jumbled word "PHEASANTORTOISEALION".
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- Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Earlier this year, fans were left outraged after what they described as the "worst" question in the show's history. Host Jeremy Clarkson asked: “From the 2000 awards ceremony onwards, the Best Actress Oscar has never been won by a woman whose surname begins with which one of these letters?” The multiple choice answers were between G, K, M and W. In the end, and with the £32,000 safe, player Glen had to make a guess and went for G. It turned out to be correct as Nicole Kidman, Frances McDormand and Kate Winslet are among the stars who have won the Best Actress gong since 2000.
- The 1% Club - Viewers of Lee Mack's popular ITV show were left dumbfounded by a question that also left the players perplexed. The query went as follows: "Edna's birthday is on the 6th of April and Jen's birthday falls on the 15th of October, therefore Amir's birthday must be the 'X' of January." It turns out the conundrum links the numbers with its position in the sentence, so 6th is the sixth word and 15th is the fifteenth word. Therefore, Amir’s birthday is January 24th, corresponding to the 24th word in the sentence.
- The Chase - The ITV daytime favourite left fans scratching their heads when it threw up one of the most bizarre questions to ever grace the programme. One of the questions asked the player: "Someone with a nightshade intolerance should avoid eating what?" The options were - sweetcorn, potatoes, carrots - with Steve selecting sweetcorn but the correct answer was potatoes.
Viewers attempted to answer the question on social media but fans were divided on what constituted the correct answer.
Later, Lee revealed the answer was six animals - pheasant, sealion, ant, seal, tortoise, and lion but fans weren't as sure.
One viewer said: "#The1PercentClub An ant is NOT an animal! Outrage!"
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Previously, one contestant was tasked with the "hardest question ever" - and got it spot on.
Yet others missed out on a whopping £96K cash pot after failing to answer the "easiest ever"; question correctly.