ITV's hit quiz show The 1% Club sent viewers into a frenzy this weekend, with many convinced they had spotted a glaring error that made a question completely unanswerable.
Hosted by the quick-witted Lee Mack, the show is designed to challenge the nation's brightest by posing questions that 99% of the public would supposedly get wrong. However, one particular puzzle had fans at home questioning the show's logic itself.
The question that caused the uproar was: "Which word is the odd one out: Green, Pink, Indigo, Orange?"
As contestants scratched their heads, viewers immediately took to X (formerly Twitter) to voice their disbelief. Many were adamant that 'Indigo' was the clear answer, arguing it is not a colour in the standard rainbow, while the others are.
One furious viewer posted: "This is wrong! #1PercentClub Indigo isn't in the rainbow! It's Green, Orange, Pink isn't even in there! What is this question?" Another agreed, stating: "Pink and indigo aren't in the rainbow. This question is impossible."
Yet another social media user declared the show had made a "massive mistake," highlighting the widespread confusion.
However, in a classic 1% Club twist, the answer was not based on the colours of the rainbow at all. The solution lay in linguistics. The word 'Pink' was the odd one out because it is the only one that is also a verb—you can 'pink' your eyes, meaning to half-close them.
Lee Mack expertly revealed the logic, leaving many stunned and others feeling a little foolish for not looking past the most obvious answer. The moment served as a perfect reminder that the show truly is designed to separate the good guessers from the genuine geniuses.
The incident has since gone viral, proving that even from the comfort of their sofas, viewers love nothing more than the thrill of the solve and the outrage of getting it wildly wrong.
