One Tiny Word Cost Them £99,000… And Almost Nobody Saw It Coming. After battling their way to the final, Phil and Anne stood just one answer away from a life-changing jackpot. With everything on the line, the last challenge appeared surprisingly simple—a short word puzzle that looked almost too easy for a £99,000 prize. But appearances were deceiving. Convinced there had to be a complicated pattern, both finalists overlooked the tiny clue hidden in plain sight. When the clock ran out, so did their chance at the jackpot. As Lee Mack revealed the ingenious solution, stunned silence turned into heated debate, with viewers split between calling it a masterclass in lateral thinking and one of the cruellest final questions the show has ever asked.
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 if…