Lee Mack stumps everyone with The 1% Club's impossible final question - can you answer it?

The 1% Club: Lee Mack poses the 30% question

The 1% Club, known for its brain-busting challenges, presented another head-scratcher in Saturday's (December 21) repeat episode with Lee Mack at the helm.

In a nail-biting finale, all four contenders faltered on the ultimate 1% question, living up to the show's formidable reputation. But would you have fared any better?

The conundrum posed was: "In this sequence what number would logically come next."

The baffling sequence given was: "24846594_".

Each contestant in the studio was perplexed, each guessing differently. Host Lee Mack disclosed that none had cracked it, resulting in a lost opportunity to split £96,000.

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The final 1% question (Image: ITV)

But can you crack the code?

While contestants are constrained to a mere 30 seconds, take this opportunity to see if you can guess the right answer.

Take your time unless you're ready to check the solution below. Hold off scrolling if you're still pondering or believe you've solved it.

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The Answer

Lee Mack unveiled the logic behind the sequence, linking it directly to the question asked.

He revealed: "The number sequence relates to the number of letters in the words in the question. "Next" has four letters."

Thus, "in" corresponds to two letters, "this" to four, "sequence" to eight, and so forth.

Kudos if you deduced the answer! If not, there's always the next challenge.

Anticipation builds for The 1% Club's return to ITV1 in 2025, with the first 18 episodes of series four slated for early 2025. ITV has also greenlit a fifth series of the cerebral game show.

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Lee Mack stumps everyone with The 1% Club's impossible final question - can you answer it?

Lee Mack stumps everyone with The 1% Club's impossible final question - can you answer it?

Lee Mack stumps everyone with The 1% Club's impossible final question - can you answer it?

Lee Mack stumps everyone with The 1% Club's impossible final question - can you answer it?

Lee Mack stumps everyone with The 1% Club's impossible final question - can you answer it?