THE 1% Club’s questions once again proved to be too much for most after one query wiped out almost a fifth of the studio.
During one particularly savage round, 18 hopefuls were sent home when they failed to spot the correct sequences of letters. Did you manage to get it right?
The jaw-dropping moment unfolded in series two, episode five of the hit ITV quiz show, where host Lee Mack watched in disbelief as a simple-sounding question exposed just how tricky the game can be.
Players were shown four words and asked to spot the one that does not contain three consecutive letters from the alphabet.
The options were, Unopenable, Understandable, Unquestionable, and Undefineable.
It might look easy on the surface, but spotting sequences like ‘DEF’ or ‘RST’ hidden in the words proved harder than expected.
Players had just 30 seconds to examine the words and pick out the correct answer.
The answer turned out to be C, ‘Unquestionable’. ‘ Unopenable’ contains ‘NOP’, ‘Undefineable’ includes ‘DEF’, and ‘Understandable’ also hides ‘RST’. That left as the only one without a consecutive alphabetical trio, making it the right answer.
Eighteen contestants failed to spot it, knocking them out of the game in one fell swoop. The shock exit had jaws dropping in the studio.
Host Lee Mack kept his cool, but couldn’t hide his surprise as players who had breezed through earlier rounds were taken out by the sneaky wording.
The question came late in the game, reserved for the sharpest minds — but it still managed to trip up even the most confident contestants.
Previously, a whopping 20 players were wiped out in a brutally challenging picture question.
The result of the 30% question changed the face of the game, shedding half of the remaining current players.
Lee read aloud to the group: “How many RIGHT FOOTPRINTS can you see in the sand.”
An image was then displayed showcasing an assortment of footprints in the sand.
Players were then given 30 seconds to differentiate between the right and left feet.
The image then turned the eight right feet green in order to correctly display which of the options the players should have been looking at.
The 1% Club airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
ALDI Ireland shoppers are sure to love a new item in the middle aisle that costs less than €10 and keeps gardens free from pests.
The bargain supermarket is set to stock the shelves with a range of gardening staples.
The new Clear Slug Barrier is priced at €8.99.
It is designed to protect your vegetables, fruit and ornamental crops from slugs and snails.
It features rain-resistant granules, which protect your plants for “a long time”.
The granules blend in with the soil for a great-looking garden, meaning gardeners do not have to worry about it looking like an eyesore.
And for those who worry about the use of chemicals in your garden, they will be pleased to hear that it is 100 percent organic.
This means it is safe for pets, children, and wildlife while providing a strong natural barrier to plants.
The 2.5kg package can cover up to 60 plants, guaranteeing the protection of most of your plants in the flower beds.
The product will be available to purchase in stores nationwide from tomorrow, June 8.
Customers online have shared their reviews of using the bargain product on their plants.
One person wrote: “Excellent slug deterrent.”
Another customer added: “Slugs and snails don’t crawl over this so can’t destroy your prized plants.
“Doesn’t kill them so the hedgehogs & birds can still feed on them with no risk of poisoning.
The third person said: “I only use it as a last resort, but it has not let me down.”
Aldi Ireland is also selling the Miracle Gro Pour & Feed 1L for just €4.49.
The product offers liquid plant food, ideal for all plants indoors and outdoors, making it worth your money throughout the seasons.
It is designed to ensure your plants grow healthily and beautifully.
And the best thing is that it is easy to apply, no dilution, meaning no hassle for anyone.
The product is also available to purchase in stores from tomorrow.
AN abandoned fairytale theme park that cost just under £118million was forced to close after just four years.
Mirapolis opened in 1987 in Courdimanche, France – less than an hour via train from Paris – featuring French legends and stories throughout the attraction.
Architect Anne Fourcade was inspired to create the park after visiting the Disneyland theme park in California in 1980.
Rides included ‘The Dark Ride’, which was inspired by ‘City of Ys’ legend.
The ride was modern for the time, with a terrifying sea monster, sunken head and an underwater scene that even had animatronics.
It was thought it could have been a rival to Disneyland Paris, which opened in 1992 and was around an hour away, with both based on fairytales and childhood stories.
Not only that, but it hoped to welcome as many as 600,000 tourists a year, according to AD magazine.
Yet according to the LA Times, the “French theme park experience began only in 1987,” which meant a boom in new attractions that weren’t being run correctly.
After just four years the park was closed, waiting to be rebuilt.
It was reportedly one of the biggest financial fails of the history of France.
The expectations for the park were said to have been too optimistic and were based off of incorrect market research.
This included looking at American tourists compared to French tourists, when it came to elements like eating habits and ticket prices.
Not only that, but the stories and characters the park was based on were mainly only known to French locals, unlike the international fame of Disney‘s characters.
After the closure of the amusement park back in 1991, it sat abandoned for a year waiting for a buyer.
When a buyer didn’t emerge, a crew of journalists and operators created a film on the closed-down park with the attractions being opened for one last time.
From 1993 onwards, the buildings were gradually demolished, with some of the rides sent to other amusement parks.
For example, the ride ‘Dragon des Sortilèges’ went to Spreepark and Les pirates went to Meli Park.
In 1995, arguably the most iconic part of the park – the Gargantua statue – finally lost it’s head.
The statue was the second tallest hollow state in the world behind the Stature of Liberty, and was of the giant from the story ‘The Life of Gargantua’ and of ‘Pantagruel’ from the 16th century.
The Dark Ride was located inside the statue and took guests on a journey through the giant’s body with 120 animatronics.
In 2017, the park would have celebrated its 30th anniversary and to mark the occasion, an exhibition was set up showcasing the history of the park.
And in 2018, plans were revealed to built an “eco-friendly tourist resort” on the same site although this was also abandoned in 2019.
There was also a £70million Disney-like theme park that nearly opened in one of the UK’s coolest cities.
Plus, the £346milion theme park that wanted to be the ‘English Disneyland’ in the 1980s… but was never built.
PRINCESS Lilibet has been hailed as a “jigsaw girl” following her fourth birthday photo.
On Wednesday, the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle celebrated her birthday – with the duchess sharing two photos of the young tot.
One showed Princess Lilibet as a newborn, while the second was a picture of Lilibet in the present day.
However, both snaps showed a partial view of Princess Lilibet’s face for privacy.
Speaking on The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, former Sun Royal Correspondent and author Charles Rae discussed the intimate post, with host Bronte Coy saying it showed “almost Lilibet’s whole face.”
He said: “I like your definition of almost the full face.
“I’m dubbing Lilibet the jigsaw girl because over the four years, all we’ve seen is an ankle, an arm, a bit of a nose, maybe a forehead.”
He added: “I’m all for them protecting their children.
“I’ve got no problems with that as well.
“But, you know, this sort of half bits of the child, it doesn’t do anything for me.”
Royal Correspondent Sarah Hewson pointed out that the last time we had a proper portrait of Lilibet was three years ago to mark her first birthday.
She shared: “Apart from that, we haven’t really seen her face. We see the backs of them.
“We do know so little about Lilibet because they moved to California.
“They are very protective over their children’s privacy and they have every right to do so.
I’m dubbing Lilibet the jigsaw girl because over the four years, all we’ve seen is an ankle, an arm, a bit of a nose, maybe a forehead
Charles Rae
“We know that their safety is a huge issue.”
We last got a glimpse of Princess Lilibet in a little beekeeper suit, which was shared by mum Meghan on Instagram – but it was taken from behind.
Bronte continued: “They’re releasing bits of the kids, but in a very guarded way still.
“But both Harry and Meghan have been accused in the past of hypocrisy in this area.
“As a parent, of course, I do understand it is completely a prerogative what you share of your children online.
“They have said things in the past about their privacy.
“And then now Meghan having launched her Instagram in January, she has been releasing more and more of the kids, which is her decision.”
Sarah claimed it is “fair play” what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex share on Instagram now that they are no longer senior working royals.
The couple famously stepped down in 2020 and now live in the star-studded Montecito California, in a £12million mansion with Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four.
Sarah added: “With Harry and Meghan, of course, we’d all love to see more because we’re really interested in those little children.
“But I think it’s entirely fair that they say, ‘you know what, it’s on our terms’.
“And that’s what this is, very much on their terms, Meghan on her own platform, the images they choose to curate.”
She pointed out that Prince William and Princess Kate may have a different approach with their own kids, Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 10, and Prince Louis, seven.
The royal expert explained: “I think with the Waleses, they recognise that their children are going to play a part in public life.
“And they are being funded by the public as well.
“And they are going to take on significant roles in the future of the country and the monarchy.
“And therefore they recognise that they need to share.
“But they’re also quite careful about when they share those moments of their children’s lives. “And there are pretty stringent restrictions on what can be shown and what can’t.”
Charles agreed, saying: “You know, their children are eventually going to be on the royal treadmill.
“But they are very cautious with the times that the children have access to the public, or the public have access to them.”
KATE Middleton and Prince William are raising three of the most famous children in the UK - but strongly prioritise protecting their privacy as much as possible.
According to royal experts, the Prince and Princess of Wales are keen to get the balance between shielding their kids and also letting the public get to know their future king.
Royal author Phil Dampier told Fabulous: “Prince William always vowed to protect his wife and children from the problems of being a royal and in the spotlight as much as possible, and he promised Kate’s parents he would do everything in his power.
“Both William and Kate are determined that their three children will have as normal a childhood as possible to give them a good start in life.”
Instead of hiring a formal photographer to capture intimate family moments, the duchess prefers to snap them herself.
Phil said: “Kate takes her own pictures of them on birthdays and special occasions so that she can control their image, but also make sure they are happy to be photographed.”
Phil explained that the family spends a lot of time at Anmer Hall in Norfolk where they can disappear from the public gaze.
He said: “The paparazzi pretty much leave them alone and they can go off in woods and on beaches without being disturbed.
“Kate’s mum Carole is there a lot of the time and is very close to them, particularly George.
“They go to normal nurseries and mix with normal kids at school in London.”