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The 1% Club contestant hits back at claims he cheated after viewers spotted suspicious clue

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Published 11:36 30 May 2024 GMT+1

The 1% Club contestant hits back at claims he cheated after viewers spotted suspicious clue

He responded to critics after they spotted him 'hinting' towards one of the answers to other contestants

Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair

The contestant that was accused of cheating on the 1% Club has hit back at these claims after viewers thought they spotted something suspicious.

ITV's beloved game show has garnered a lot of controversy over the weekend following Saturday's (25 May) episode, and it's not all because of a certain Big Brother star's appearance.

The latest season of Lee Mack's hit show came to a close, with 100 members of the public put to the test, as per usual.

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On the show, contestants work through a number of questions, dropping out one by one, with remaining contestants given the ultimate '1% question', as only 1% of the UK's population have got it right, with a chance of winning £100,000.

But at the weekend, a lot of viewers watching at home pointing their fingers at Jason Duckett, accusing him of cheating.

He was spotted rubbing his ears during a question, signalling an answer to other contestants (one of whom was his wife), which was perceived by many to be bending the rules.

It all happened during the 20% question, which was: "To which body part can you add one letter at the start to make it the word for the job it does?"

The man in question appeared to be touching his ears, which was the right answer after all.

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Duckett was caught in 4K, as the kids say. (ITV)
Duckett was caught in 4K, as the kids say. (ITV)

But the DJ has now hit back at these claims, insisting that it was a coincidence.

"I almost admire the creativity of someone to come up with that because I hadn’t thought of that," Duckett explained to The Sun.

"There was nothing to gain for either of us (him and his wife). We were both out. Anything I was doing it was to just sort of calm myself,

"If you spin it, you could say my arms are folded. Was the answer harm and arm?" The contestant concluded.

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Host Mack spoke to Duckett's wife, Rowena, after she was knocked out, who claimed that he looked 'smug' after 'beating her' at the game.

The answer was 'hear' and 'ear'. (ITV)
The answer was 'hear' and 'ear'. (ITV)

With some viewers saying on social media that it was 'a bit naughty from Mr Duckett' to rub his ear, and that they 'saw the Duckett bloke cheating by pointing to his ear', it prompted a response from the show's X account itself.

The 1% Club account wrote: "Maybe he had ear ache."

But an official statement has also been issued, as a 1% Club spokesperson told The Sun: "Any game show worth its salt attracts conspiracy theories. But happily, initial inquiries quickly established that there were no grounds for suspicion."

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Looks like he's in the clear.

LADbible has contacted ITV for comment.

Featured Image Credit: ITV

Topics: Social Media, ITV, The 1% Club, TV

Joshua Nair
Joshua Nair

Joshua Nair is a journalist at LADbible. Born in Malaysia and raised in Dubai, he has always been interested in writing about a range of subjects, from sports to trending pop culture news. After graduating from Oxford Brookes University with a BA in Media, Journalism and Publishing, he got a job freelance writing for SPORTbible while working in marketing before landing a full-time role at LADbible. Unfortunately, he's unhealthily obsessed with Manchester United, which takes its toll on his mental and physical health. Daily.

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