Lee Mack left 'surprised' after record number of The 1% Club players use pass on one question

1% Club host Lee Mack was shocked after almost 50 of the show's contestants chose to pass on a certain question.

The ITV game show is known to leave viewers and contestants scratching their heads, with questions usually proving too difficult for those playing, given as nobody has ever won the jackpot of £100,000.

Set up like an IQ test, the show presents questions based on logic more than general knowledge, with the highest amount won by anyone on the show being £99,999.

However, one question was passed by 46 of the 100 contestants on a recent episode, which left host Lee Mack shocked.

Not only that, but seven people got the question wrong, meaning that over half of that episode's contestants didn't get a correct answer.

But which question caused more than 50 people to miss out?

It was a word question, and it read: "Which of these words can have two of its letters swapped over and still result in a valid word?"

Contestants were presented with three potential answers to choose from: 'Conversation', 'Dialogue' and 'Chat.'

30 seconds were put on the clock, and a lot of those on the show were completely lost for an answer.

You can have a go at home before we reveal the answer.

As time ran out, Mack revealed that it was 'Conversation', as both the 'V' and 'S' could be swapped with each other to create 'Conservation'.

The host couldn't believe that so many people had chosen to pass, even letting the players know how surprised he was by the decision.

He told contestants: "Now, you've just broken a record you lot, because, between you, you have just used 46 passes!"

The players gasped upon being told the monumental number, and couldn't believe they missed out on the fairly obvious answer, in hindsight.

Mack was shocked with the 46 people that passed (ITV)

While no-one has ever won the jackpot, it doesn't mean that contestants haven't come close.

Earlier this month, Steve stood with a chance to win £100,000, but fell at the final question, which read: "What two letters replace the question marks,

"TE times T equals MESSAGE. TO times IN equals POISON. E times ?? equals LEAVE."

Giving the final answer of 'NE', he was ultimately unsuccessful, with the answer actually proving to be 'IT', which was heartbreaking for the finalist.

He was told: "If you replace 'times' with 'X', you form words with the same meaning as the words on the right."

Basically, 'TE times T' would be 'TEXT', 'TO times IN' would be 'TOXIN' and 'E times ??(IT)' would become 'EXIT'.