A CONTESTANT on The 1% Club missed out on a huge jackpot after struggling with the final question.

Lee Mack, 56, returned to the airwaves once again as he surprised an ITV audience with a new lot of common sense questions.

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Lee Mack was excited as one contestant made it to the 1% QuestionCredit: ITV

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Contestant Brett had a choice between $10K or £96kCredit: itv

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The host looked worried as the contestant chose to gamble the amassed fortuneCredit: ITV
The player in question, named Brett, managed to get every single answer right on The 1% Club.

In terms of format, contestants must answer questions relating to little-known facts until they reach the final puzzle, which only 1% of the public can solve.

The players were whittled down round by round until only one remained to face the one percent question.

When the final question arrived, although he could have walked away with £10,000, he chose to take a risk and play for the ultimate jackpot.

If he answered correctly, he would win a whopping £96,000 and join the prestigious 1% Club.

The host asked him to fill in the gaps of several sentences using the same four-letter word so that they made sense.

When it was time to answer, Brett looked completely stunned by the question’s difficulty.

He sighed through the 30 second time limit he was given as he visibly struggled to think of an answer.

“I didn’t know it. I put last. I just couldn’t see it,” he explained to the actor and comedian.

Unfortunately, his answer was incorrect; Lee was looking for the word “only”.

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So the correct sentences read: “Only I am certain that he read the man’s notes. I am certain that only he had read the man’s notes. I am certain that he had read the man’s only notes.”

Many gasps and sounds of shock echoed through the audience as the realisation of the loss sunk in.

Lee consoled the contestant, saying: “Brett, unlucky. That was a big gamble.

ITVX – Home of the Huns

Here are all the programmes heading to ITVX’s Home of the Huns

Absolutely Fabulous
Bad Girls
Birds of a Feather
Footballers Wives
The Only Way is Essex
The Love of Dogs with Alison Hammond
Loose Women
The Real Housewives of Cheshire
Gemma Collins Diva Forever and Ever
Drama Queens
Benidorm
Joanna Lumley’s Spice Trail Adventure
Joanna Lumley’s Great Cities of the World
Cruising with Jane McDonald
My Mum, Your Dad
Coronation Street
Emmerdale
An Audience with Kylie
British Soap Awards

“You did brilliant to get this far and you have of course got your £1,000. SO congratulations.

“Unfortunately you didn’t make it into the 1% Club, but you can walk away knowing that you did better than the rest of the people in this room tonight, so well done you!”

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The player was completely stumped by the question after getting to the last roundCredit: ITV

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He took the gamble, but unfortunately he just didn’t know the right answerCredit: ITV
The 1% Club continues on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.