• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
ITV’s The 1% Club contestant accused of cheating after viewers spot subtle gesture

Home> Entertainment> TV

Updated 08:58 30 May 2024 GMT+1Published 08:40 30 May 2024 GMT+1

ITV’s The 1% Club contestant accused of cheating after viewers spot subtle gesture

Viewers reckoned there was a bit of cheating going on during Saturday's show

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Look, sure, we love to see people do well and to win - but there’s no denying that plenty of us Brits love to look for things to kick off and complain about.

Almost as much as we love to watch a good quiz or game show on the telly.

And out of the lists of things for us to shout answers at the screen for, The 1% Club is an absolute favourite.

So viewers were in for a big Saturday night (25 May) when they took to complaining about one of the contestants supposedly ‘cheating’ on the ITV show.

Advert

Hosted by Lee Mack, the quiz show sees 100 members of the public putting their logic, common sense and intelligence to the test.

After they’ve worked through levels of questions, usually losing a fair few people along the way, any remaining contestant who correctly answers the question that only one percent of the nation got right wins a share of up to £100,000.

During the weekend’s episode, viewers began accusing Jason Duckett of cheating by rubbing on his ears as a signal.

This was the question they said he sent a 'signal' for. (ITV)
This was the question they said he sent a 'signal' for. (ITV)

The bloke was on The 1% Club with his wife Rowena, who was also on as a contestant in the studio.

Advert

For the ‘20 percent’ question, Mack asked: “To which body part can you add one letter at the start to make it the word for the job it does.”

Not exactly the trickiest of questions, the correct answer was ‘ear’ because, obviously, add a ‘h’ and you’ve got ‘hear’.

But viewers spotted Jason rubbing on his ear lobes and accused him of signalling to his wife as to what the answer was.

“Bit naughty from Mr Duckett there rubbing his ear,” one wrote on X, as another said they reckon there was a ‘bit of cheating going on’.

They said he was cheating. (ITV)
They said he was cheating. (ITV)

Advert

However, there’s one big problem with the accusations: the husband and wife were already eliminated anyway.

Jason told The Sun: “I almost admire the creativity of someone to come up with that because I hadn’t thought of that.

“There was nothing to gain for either of us. We were both out. Anything I was doing it was to just sort of calm myself.”

After being eliminated, the contestants remain in their seats and watch the rest of the quiz play out.

“If you spin it, you could say my arms are folded. Was the answer harm and arm?” the Londoner added.

Advert

Well, the bloke's got a point.

LADbible has contacted ITV for comment.

Featured Image Credit: ITV

Topics: The 1% Club, ITV, TV and Film

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

X

@jessbattison_

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

an hour ago
2 hours ago
  • an hour ago

    Antiques Roadshow guest told jacket is worth £200,000 after it was worn by one of world's most famous men

    The jacket was given a six-figure valuation by an expert

    Entertainment
  • an hour ago

    Reason why Netflix introduced ‘diabolical’ new update as fans threaten to cancel subscriptions

    The people have spoken... and they don't like change

    Entertainment
  • 2 hours ago

    Stifler actor revealed major effects American Pie character had on him after revealing comeback stance

    The actor has had a new film added to Netflix and it will be sure to have people wondering if he'll come back as Stifler

    Entertainment
  • 2 hours ago

    Sabrina Carpenter defends her image after X-rated album cover faces major backlash

    The singer's reliance on retro aesthetics and raunchy lyrics has proven controversial

    Entertainment
  • The 1% Club viewers left baffled after 'easy' question eliminates 12 contestants
  • The 1% Club viewers left shocked after ‘easy’ question knocks out more than quarter of contestants
  • Lee Mack pauses The 1% Club to issue apology to contestant for his comments after they gave wrong answer
  • The 1% Club final question some viewers think not even ‘0.1%’ of people would know