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Privacy NoticeOn The 1% Club on Saturday, 24 August the stakes were high as contestants chewed over brain-teasers meant for only the smartest in the nation. On ITV’s gripping quiz show, viewers watched as a whopping 100 contenders were put to the test with questions that typically just a fraction of the population can crack. Saturday’s edition of the competition cruised along until it hit the 70% question when suddenly 19 participants got the boot simultaneously, including one who did her sums right but then flubbed the entire question. As host Lee Mack offered a sympathetic ear about her blunder, he said: “You counted correctly but you misread it. It’s a long question, fair enough, but you can’t get a chance to re-read it.”
Lee Mack is the host of ITV’s The 1% Club
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Quizzed by Lee about her dreams for the prize money, the contestant shared a quip about spicing up her wheelchair, “I’d like to pimp this baby out. I’m thinking flames on the side, maybe a smoke machine,” she said, reports the Liverpool Echo. “You don’t want flames on the side, people will be throwing water on you,” Lee said in response. To which she replied: “I also want a smoke machine and maybe some entrance music as well.”
Lee asked one contestant what she’d have spent the prize money on
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Sign up to OK’s TV newsletter to get updates sent to your inbox for free Lee, clearly amused and bewildered by her wishlist, responded: “You’re saying you’re going to walk into places with a smoke machine, fire and entrance music…” But she didn’t miss a beat, correcting him: “I’m not saying I’m going to walk into places, that’s the whole point,” prompting a collective moan from the crowd. The contestant gestured to her wheelchair while making her point, prompting Lee to respond with a chuckle: “Maybe… Alright. You got me on that. You know what I meant, don’t you?” With a smile, the contestant nodded in agreement as the audience broke into applause, then everyone settled down to continue the game show.
Lee told the contestant “got me” following her witty remark
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The iconic moment comes after Jim Jefferies, who presents the Australian version of the hit game show, revealed that a heavily pregnant make-up artist had gone into labour while filming an episode of the Australian spin-off. “She went into labour while doing my hair and make-up,” he told 7NEWS.com.au. “To begin with, she just thought she was having a bit of a tummy rumble or something, but she went into labour! To her credit, she finished my hair and make-up, and doing my hair is no easy job — it’s a real smoke-and-mirrors show to get that thing looking alright.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnLee Mack
