£99,000 vanished because of one word puzzle that looked far too easy to fail. After surviving every round of The 1% Club, Phil and Anne rejected the guaranteed £10,000 and gambled everything on the biggest prize of the night, convinced they could crack the final challenge. Instead, one deceptively simple puzzle exposed a hidden pattern neither finalist could see, wiping out both jackpot dreams in an instant. As Lee Mack revealed the solution, viewers flooded social media, with many admitting they had fallen into the exact same trap while others insisted the finale was one of the most brutal puzzles ever shown on the programme.
The 1% Club’s difficult word question causes final two players to miss out on huge jackpot – but did you get it right? Scroll down to see…