Harry, Meghan Markle on ‘last chance’: Royal insider reveals Netflix executives are ‘exhausted’The 1% Club viewers complained the quiz show had been 'dumbed down' for the new series. The 1 quiz show, hosted by comedian , has just returned with its fourth series, but fans felt there was too much focus on the 'quirky' contestants, and that it distracted from the questions. The second episode of the new series aired on Tuesday, 10 December and saw Mack chatting to contestants in between questions - including an accountant whose dream was to retire and buy an ice cream van, a drama student who worked in an escape room and another who had changed his name to that of a Transformer. And with six contestants making it to the 1% question final, many claimed the questions were too easy. Hit game show The 1% Club has become increasingly popular since it launched in 2022. It is not based on general knowledge, but styled like an IQ test, with questions that require logic and common sense to realise the correct answer. That often leaves viewers and complaining the questions are too difficult. But during Tuesday night's episode they were complaining the questions were too easy and that the show had been 'dumbed down' to showcase Mack's jokes. During the game show Mack chatted to several audience members. The first contestant he spoke to, James, revealed he was was hoping to pay for a vasectomy with the prize money if he won, as he had three children under five and added: "I haven't slept in a bout five years and I'm done". Another contestant, accountant Natalie revealed she would like to buy an ice cream van and retire early, "just work summers, that's nice". There were several couples among the 100 contestants, and a brother and sister who shared the surname Mistry. Contestant Antony revealed his middle name was Optimus Prime, as he had changed it by deed poll because he was such a big fan of when he was younger. Six male contestants made it through to the final to answer the 1% question. prompting some to claim the questions were too easy. But all of them failed to answer the last question correctly - which was to identify what word was represented by a picture of the number '8' in a box. Ladies & gentlemen, THE 1% question! 🤩 🤩 🤩 — The 1% Club (@1PercentClubITV) The answer was 'incubate'. Many viewers felt Mack's chats with the audience distracted from the thrill of playing along with the gameshow. One on social media platform X: "What’s happened to this show. It’s forgot it’s a quiz show, It’s turned into an audience of cranks just for Lee to get laughs... Quiz dumbed down, Audience dumbed up #The1PercentClub" Another : "They've dumbed it down this series #The1PercentClub" And someone else : "Why do these programmes all go from normal people as contestants to wannabes who seem despo for fame." But other liked the interesting audience members and wanted to know more. One : "I love the banter between Lee and the contestants. But the questions need to be harder. #the1percentclub" Other viewers felt the questions were too easy, especially when so many made it through to the final. One : "If you have this many people at the end then it means the questions are too easy i fear #The1PercentClub" Another : "Either I'm a bloody genius or these questions are way too easy... #The1PercentClub" And somebody else : "Why is it so easy today? I've got nearly every answer! #The1PercentClub" Many viewers could not believe contestant Antony had really changed his middle name to Optimus Prime. One : "Did he just call himself Optimus Prime? Is he a human Transformer? #The1PercentClub" Another on Blue Sky: "This guy named himself after Transformers? He must be Michael Bay's favourite person. #The1PercentClub" And someone else : "Why would you add Optimus Prime to your name? #The1PercentClub"Tokio Marine North America Services Named One of Computerworld's 2025 Best Places to Work in IT
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