Have you ever wondered if you're the smartest person
in the room, your office, or maybe even your hometown?
Not yet.
Think you'd be smarter than half the country?
Top 10%? Or maybe even the top 1%?
It's not looking too good.
It doesn't matter where you went to school
or what you do for a living.
Very part time group fitness instructor.
Very part time?
I work one day a week.
Oh, my gosh, how rich are you?
"The 1% Club" levels the playing field for everyone.
And tonight we're giving 100 contestants
a second chance to win.
May or may not have gone out at 80% last time.
No, no. You did.
Before the show, we asked people
from all over the United States a list of our unique questions
that are designed to test logic, common sense,
and how our brain actually works.
Tonight we'll be asking those exact questions
to our 100 contestants,
beginning with the easiest one that 90% of America got right
and ending with the hardest question
that only 1% of the American public answered correctly.
At the start of each show,
every contestant is given a $1,000 stake.
If they get any question wrong, they're out of the game
and their $1,000 goes into the prize pot.
We lost 36 of you.
It's a bloodbath out here.
Whoever gets the furthest tonight
gets the chance to answer the final 1% question
and take home up to $100,000.
I'll be doing the asking tonight,
and here doing the answering are these 100 contestants.
I'm Joel McHale, and it's time to play "The 1% Club."
Hi there. This is second chance night.
All of these contestants were eliminated
on past episodes of the show,
and they're back tonight looking for redemption
or because they just love to be punished.
Hey, whatever floats your boat.
Let's play the game, shall we?
Whoo, whoo, whoo!
Please say hello to your old friend,
a question that 1 out of every 10 Americans
we polled got wrong.
Here is your 90% question.
Your time starts now.
And which is the worst to use as a pillow?
That is time, everybody.
You guys have been here before, so stop writing!
Let's see how many of you got this question right
and how many of you are out of the game.
No!
Oh, we just lost seven of you on that question.
Guys, that means we have 93 of you left.
Here's the answer, everybody.
Alright, let's talk to the losers.
Here we go.
Welcome back to the show...
for just a moment.
Leon.
So, Leon. - Hey, Joel. What's up?
How's it hanging? - Well, just to the left.
Love your jokes.
Not a great time for me right now.
I'm so mad.
You got it wrong. What happened?
I literally thought I was gonna eat up everybody in here, okay?
- Right. - That did not happen, clearly,
because I was reading this question and I was like,
"What?"
Like, I'm still a loser!
Leon, thank you for being here.
But here's the good news.
There's six other people that got it wrong.
Shaed. Where is Shaed?
- No! - It's okay.
It's okay. It's okay it's okay, okay?
Shaed, what happened?
I didn't even look at the top of any of the kettles
because the colors-- I'm like,
"Maybe it's not a real kettle. It's blue."
You know, they all have a spout.
I was just like, it's the odd man out.
Shaed, how far did you get last time?
I don't even think you want to know.
No, no, no, no. America would like to know.
The 20% question.
You got all the way to the 20% question?
I'm not a dummy. I promise.
Well, the jury's out right now.
Alright, the $1,000 of every contestant
who answered incorrectly now goes into the prize pot,
which is now at...
$7,000.
Thank you.
Second chance contestants who were just eliminated,
welcome back to the cold blue light of failure.
Let's move on.
Here is your 80% question.
Your time starts now.
Guys, we ran these prints through a crime lab,
and this suspect has the weirdest fingertips
anyone has ever seen.
That is time, everybody.
Let's reveal which of our second chance contestants
are getting really good at wrong answers.
Blue light, do your thing.
Ohh. Ohh.
We just lost 16 of you on that question.
Are you guys not taking this show seriously?
My Lord.
Which means we have got 77 of you left.
Here's the answer.
Oh, my gosh.
Alright, let's start with Marquinta.
Beesh!
Oh, yes, you are 100% that beesh.
That's going way back, guys.
Marquinta, what happened?
Man, I knew it spelled "code," and I hit D instead of C.
And then you pushed "confirm"?
And then I hit "confirm."
And you're like, "I can't-- Why am I--
No, I don't want that. Why are you doing that again?!"
I just said I was gonna win the 1%.
How far did you get last time, Marquinta?
80%.
So, you know, I mean, it's about right.
What would you have done
with the money, Marquinta?
Well, I was gonna get implants.
- What kind? - Dental.
Oh.
You thought-- Oh, you just thought--
Everyone thought-- Everyone was like,
"Oh, alright."
Have you thought about getting breast, too?
No. They're there.
Alright.
You are 100% fun on the show.
Thank you.
Let's check how big the prize pot is now.
This is $23,000.
Congratulations, everyone.
You've completed 13% of the game.
This is your 70% question.
Your time starts now.
And how long until they realize
the mall went out of business in the late 1990s?
That is time, everybody.
Second chances in life are incredibly rare.
Let's see who just totally bungled theirs.
Blue light, do your thing.
4.
We just lost 4 of you on that question,
which means we've got 73 of you left.
The answer is...
Nicole. - What's up?
- You got it right. - I did.
So, what happened after your first appearance, Nicole?
You ever been haunted by your regrets?
Uh, like I am right now?
Yes. - Yeah.
I'm telling you, I got out on the--
I guessed the 25% question last time, and I went home.
I was having night sweats, diarrhea.
- Oh, my God. - Yes.
Thank God for these details.
Keep going, Nicole.
Now I'm here trying to un-embarrass my kids.
Well, it is not working,
even though you're still in the game.
I think they'll laugh at what I say.
Yeah, we'll be good. - I think-- Yeah.
Please tell more people about your, um, anxious poops.
It's great.
Alright, after that round, the prize pot is now at...
...$27,000.
And now, as it was foretold in the ancient scrolls
uploaded to my tablet doohickey,
here is the 60% question.
Your time starts now.
This is everything I pack for a beach vacation.
I get really weird tan lines, guys.
That is time, everybody.
Let's see who got that question wrong, shall we?
Blue light, do your thing.
We just lost 3 of you on that question,
which means we've got 70 of you left.
Here comes the answer.
Let's talk to somebody who got it wrong.
Myra. - Wah-wah.
Guys, Myra is part of a traveling dance troupe.
Myra, even though you're out of the game
and won't get the money, do you want to dance?
Sure, if I can have...
- Come on down. - ...my partner?
Yeah. We're gonna have
a good old-fashioned dance-off.
Come on down.
Take your positions.
Alright, here we go.
Alright, who's the winner?
We go here?
Myra, you're the winner.
Thank you guys. - Thank you. Thank you.
Alright. Thank you.
You guys ready to see the prize pot now
after that dance-off? Here it is.
$30,000.
30 of our second chance contestants
have been eliminated.
Guess they'll have to try again
on our third, fourth, and fifth chance episodes.
A bunch of people are still in it,
but the questions get even tougher
when "The 1% Club" returns.
Welcome back to "The 1% Club."
These contestants were all eliminated on a past show,
so we're giving them a second chance
to either succeed or fail again.
For all of you that have
survived up to this point, I've got great news for you.
For any of the next 10 questions,
you can use the $1,000 we gave you to pay for a pass
and move on to the next question.
You can only do this once,
and your $1,000 goes straight into the prize pot,
so use your pass wisely.
Here is the 50% question.
Your time starts now.
Ah, this is the weirdest tailgate party
I've ever been to.
That is time, everybody.
Let's see who answered correctly
and who did not answer it correctly.
Here we go.
Wow, we just lost 9 of you on that question,
which means we've got 61 of you left.
And 3 of you used your pass.
Here comes the answer.
Let's talk to somebody who got it wrong.
David. - Hey, Joel.
Hey, David. What happened?
She was the only one telling the truth,
but the question said could be named Casey.
And her name very well could be Casey.
So the answer should have been one instead of what I put,
which was zero. - Ah.
You sang for us the first time. - I did. I did.
Do you have a second chance jingle you'd like to sing?
Oh, sure. Can everyone-- One, two.
♪ We lost ♪
♪ It went by like a glance ♪
♪ But we're back, it's the second chance ♪
Yeah! Damn!
David. - Yes.
Very good.
David, thank you for everything. - For sure.
Let's look at the prize pot.
$42,000.
Second chance contestants,
get ready to tangle with your arch nemesis,
the 45% question.
Your time starts now.
Alright, who spilled my pasties again?
I'm on the main stage in five minutes, guys.
That is time, everybody.
Let's see who for a second time this calendar year
just got eliminated.
Blue light, do your thing.
Zero. Hey, look at you guys!
Hey, we lost nobody on that question,
which means we've got 61 of you left.
5 of you used your pass.
Let's see the answer.
Let's talk to Mike C. Where is Mike C.?
- Right behind you, baby. - Yeah. Mike--
- It's good to see you again. - It's nice to see you, Mike.
Why did you use your pass?
Because this is the question I got knocked out last time,
and I was like, "You know what? No.
I want to go just a little bit further."
- Okay. - And like I say,
you got to risk it to get that biscuit,
and I had to risk it a little bit, so...
It's either I come home with everything
or I come home with nothing!
That's what I told my wife before I left--
"Everything or nothing, babe. There's no in between."
- Wow. - I'm sorry.
I'm very excitable.
Mike, what would you do with the money?
Oh, man. I just want to go
to the grocery store and buy someone's groceries
and be like, "Hey, there you go."
- Yeah. - Come on.
Can you guys imagine if you were at the grocery store
and Mike walks up behind you and goes,
"Hey, can I buy your groceries?
Here's some money!"
"Take money, take money, take money,
take money, take money!"
Thank you for being here, Mike.
Good luck with the rest of the show.
- Whoo! - Let's go to the prize pot.
How much has it grown?
$47,000.
Yeah, that queasiness you're feeling is either nerves
or the backstage seafood tower has turned.
The next question won't help.
It's much harder.
Here is your 40% question.
Your time starts now.
McHale City was founded in the early 1970s,
but in the right lighting,
it can pass for a city in its late 30s.
That is time.
Let's see who answered correctly
and who really boneheaded it.
Oh, we just lost 12 of you on that question,
which means we've got 49 of you left.
3 of you used your pass.
Let's see the answer.
Let's go right back to Mike C., shall we?
Who needs $100,000 when you can talk to Joel McHale?
Mike, you're back in the game! You're back in!
Let's talk to Erica Raye. - That's me, Joel.
- Oh, hey, Erica. - The loan shark girl.
She said she wanted to be her mom's loan shark, which is--
if you know, it's someone who lends you money
for a short period of time for very high interest,
and if you don't pay, they usually break your legs.
- I changed it, though. - What did you change it to?
Okay, so, I wanted to get 100% virgin Cambodian hair.
It sounds vain of me, but that hair's expensive.
It's like $5,000.
So you no longer want to help your mom?
No. No.
And now you want some hair?
Well, I can't get it now because, you know...
And what's so crazy-- This is why, like--
A message to America--
don't ever second-guess yourself.
Because I put 3. I promise you, I put 3.
Oh, wait, no, no, I didn't put 3, but I meant to put 3.
I meant to put 3. - You meant-- Okay.
I meant to put 3.
So, America, second-guess yourself.
Don't put the wrong answer.
Alright, let's check the prize pot now.
$57,000.
How many of you have gotten further tonight
than you did when you were eliminated?
That's amazing.
And there's no way that'll last.
Okay, here is your 35% question.
Your time starts now.
And what was I thinking when I had these tiles
installed in my shower?
You know how dyslexic I am.
That is time, everyone.
Let's see who got that one right and who screwed it up.
3.
We just lost 3 of you on that question,
which means we have 47 of you left.
And 15 of you used your pass.
Let's see the answer.
Let's start with someone who did not get it right.
Liz. - Hi, Joel.
Hi, Liz. How are you?
I've been better, Joel. I've been better.
Now, Liz, you're supposed to be good with words, right?
I'm the bodice ripper girl, historical romance girl.
And you know who would make a great cover model?
Joel McHale.
Maybe with a little bronzer, I could do that?
Yeah, a little bronzer, a deep V,
some, like, fan action.
I think you'd sell.
The books would be flying.
Okay, you're back in the game. Back in the game.
You're back in the game. Way to go, Liz.
Alright, you're back in the game.
I'm kidding.
Let's see where the prize pot is now.
Look at all that pass money-- $73,000.
And it's gonna go up from there.
We've got 47 contestants left
and $73,000 in the prize pot.
Don't go anywhere unless you're heading to the kitchen,
in which case, grab me a snack, something light.
More "1% Club" on Fox after this.
Welcome back to "The 1% Club."
47 contestants are still in the game,
playing for a prize pot that continues to grow.
But as always, the real prize is friendship.
27 of you still have your pass.
So all of you can either keep going
and hope to make it to the 1% question
and win up to $100,000,
or you can take a guaranteed $1,000 right now
and leave the show.
Please make your decision now.
Four of you have decided to leave the show,
to take the money and run,
but the rest of them decided to stay.
Contestants, here is your second chance
to possibly be eliminated this exact stage of the game.
Here is your 30% question.
Your time starts now.
And will that one domino that was left out
ever learn to trust again?
Your time is up.
Blue light, ka-thunk some people into oblivion.
We just lost 3 of you on that question,
which means we have 40 of you left.
And 2 of you used your pass.
Here's the answer.
Let's talk to Jermaine.
So, Jermaine, how far did you get in the last show?
So, I struggled with some, um, technical difficulties
with the tablet... - Uh-huh.
...and may or may not have gone out at 80% last time.
No, no. You did.
So, you're blaming the tablet?
I didn't say that. - It seemed like--
Did that seem like what he was doing?
What would you do with the money?
Um, I was thinking 100% virgin Cambodian hair maybe.
Is it virgin Cambodian hair?
Yeah. The hair is virgin.
So, I can't speak on the rest, but...
- Okay. - Yeah.
Is it for your head?
Yeah.
Let's see what the prize pot is at now.
It has gone up to $76,000,
so I think three of those passes are used.
We are reaching the trickiest part of the game,
where the questions get way more difficult
and my jokes about your wardrobe get way more hurtful.
Here is your 25% question.
Your time starts now.
And how confusing is it when each of them
asks for a senior discount?
Good lord.
Time's up, everybody.
Blue light, go get 'em!
13. Oh, man.
We just lost 13 of you on that question,
which means we've got 27 of you left.
And 8 of you used your pass.
You guys want to see the answer?
- Yes! - Here it is.
My dyslexia did four backflips.
My lord. Let's talk to Rahbynn.
How's it going? - Oh, my gosh!
I knew the answer.
I needed, like, two more seconds.
We would love to give you those two seconds back,
but you could have used your pass.
Right, I should have just took the money!
Or you could have used the pass to get past the question.
I should have just took the money.
Okay.
It went horrible.
Rahbynn, how did you prepare for this show?
You know what I used.
I use my ChatGTP.
That might have been the problem.
Uh...
You should have taken the money, right?
Right, I should have just took the money.
Rahbynn, you should have your own show.
I would watch it every day. Okay.
- Great. - Alright, let's see
what the prize pot is at now.
$86,000.
When we come back, our remaining 27 contestants
will answer even harder questions
for a chance at the 1% question
and the opportunity to see what my hair looks like up close--
yes-- when "The 1% Club" returns.
Welcome back to "The 1% Club."
It's second chance night, and we're giving
people eliminated on a past episode another shot.
27 remaining contestants can earn a fortune
by correctly answering questions,
and the host can earn a fortune simply by reading this sentence.
Our players who make it the furthest
will win a share of $10,000,
or they can risk that share and take on the 1% question
for a chance to win everything in the prize pot.
If you still have your $1,000 left, you can pay for a pass,
but you can't use it on the 1% question.
Here is your 20% question.
Your time starts now.
Behold-- the world's most boring drone show.
Your time is up.
Let's see who answered correctly and who did not.
Here we go.
We just lost 10 of you on that question,
which means 17 of you are left.
And 6 of you used your pass.
The answer is...
The words "left" and "around" do not have arrows
pointing in a direction that create a real word.
Let's talk to Michael S, who used his pass.
- Hey. That's me. - Oh, hi, Michael.
- Oh, hi. - Who's watching for you
at home, Michael? - My wife, Jessie,
and my two little toddlers, Craig and Sabrina,
who are very excited for me to be talking to you
because they are huge fans of a movie of yours.
Keep going with my résumé. Keep going.
They're very excited that I'm here with spy daddy
on another mission. - Thank you. Thank you so much.
"Spy Daddy" is also my stripper name.
Whoo!
Alright, let's look at the prize pot.
Oof. $92,000.
Now, many of you second chance contestants
are closer to the prize pot than you've ever been before.
So stop staring at the prize pot.
You're making it nervous, okay?
Here's your 15% question.
Your time starts now.
And with houses this close together, how many of them
can hear each other use the bathroom?
That is time, everyone.
Let's see who answered this correctly
and, you know, the other version of it.
Blue light, do your thing.
We just lost four of you on that question,
which means we have 13 of you left.
And 4 of you used your passes.
There are no passes left in the game.
You want to see that answer?
Here it is.
Let's talk to Andrew.
- I'm right here. - Andrew.
Where did you go out last time?
The 20%, on the question about Joel-O shots.
What do you do for a living, Andrew?
So, during the day, I'm in private equity.
- Uh-huh. - But the real job
starts at night, where I run a YouTube channel
about growing bananas. - Wow.
If you Google it, how to plant a banana tree,
I'm the first Google result.
So you can learn.
Boom!
Andrew, this is the most unexpected explanation
of what someone does for a living I have ever heard.
I did not think you were gonna say that.
- I appreciate it. - Good luck with your bananas.
Thank you.
13 contestants remain with...
$96,000 in the prize pot.
We are hurtling towards an exciting finish
with more questions, more prize money,
and, unfortunately, more me,
when "The 1% Club returns, right here on Fox.
Welcome back to "The 1% Club."
I smell money.
And whatever they spray on my suit to deodorize it.
We are down to 13 contestants,
with a prize pot of $96,000.
The contestants that make it furthest in the game
will win a share of $10,000.
But if they're feeling brave,
they can risk their share of that 10 grand
by taking on the 1% question
for a chance to win everything in the prize pot.
But if anyone's gonna win it,
they need to survive our last three questions,
which are the easiest ones yet...
for me to read.
For you, they'll be next to impossible.
Here is your 10% question. Here we go.
Your time starts now.
That is time, everybody.
Let's see who still is in the game.
Blue light, do your thing.
Nine.
We just lost nine of you on that,
which means we've got four of you left.
Wow. Let's see the answer.
That is a hard one.
Let's talk to somebody who got it right.
Hannah.
Hannah, I have read the question and now I know the answer
and I still don't know what it is.
When did you go out last time, Hannah?
At the 80% question.
- Now you're at 10%. - Oh, God!
You think it's because you didn't give me
a friendship bracelet today? - Probably.
She gave me a friendship bracelet last time.
Are you wearing any bracelets today, Hannah?
Yes, for all of my friends that are wearing theirs at home,
I have one for all of them, so...
- It's working. - Yes.
It's very impressive.
Let's see where the prize pot is now.
I think we know.
It's at $96,000.
And you are all one question away
from having a chance to take it all home.
Here is your 5% question.
Here we go.
Your time starts now.
Okay, your time is up.
Let's see who's still in the game.
Do it, blue light.
Two.
We just lost two of you on that question,
which means we have two of you left.
Oh, my God.
Hannah, Andrew, you made it.
Nicely done.
Let's see the answer.
And let's hear it for Andrew and Hannah.
Will Hannah and Andrew risk it all for a chance at $96,000?
Come back and find out.
We'll be right back with more "The 1% Club" on Fox.
Okay, from 100 contestants down to just 2 of you.
You are about to take on the final question of the game.
Get it right, and you will win up to $96,000
and become official members of the 1% club.
We apply your mandatory forehead tattoo right after the show.
Great.
But first you need to make a decision.
Either you can leave the show tonight
and take your share of $10,000, which is...
$5,000.
Okay?
A lot of money.
Or you can risk it all on the 1% question.
Time to decide now.
They're both going for the 1% question!
Oh, my God.
Hannah and Andrew are going to take on the 1% question.
Good luck. This is the 1% question.
Your time starts now.
That is time, everybody. That is time.
Oh, my God.
Right now your answers are locked in,
and you can't change them,
so we might as well talk about it.
Hannah, what was your answer?
I thought it might be a three-letter word,
so I typed in "win" while I was trying to, like, figure it out,
and then I never figured it out.
- So your answer was "win"? - Yeah.
Okay.
But no strategy to it? - No, I was just like--
I wanted to put something in.
I mean, it is better than no guess, right?
I know.
And "win" might be right.
But Andrew doesn't think so.
Andrew, what did you put?
I put "frog."
Let's go!
Whoo!
The folks in the blue light seem to agree with you.
Alright, we have heard Andrew's and Hannah's answers.
Now it's time to find out
if you're going to be joining the 1% club tonight.
For $96,000,
let's see what the answer was.
It is frog!
The banana man was right!
The banana man was right on!
Whoo!
Congratulations, Andrew.
You are walking out of here with $96,000
and are now officially in the 1% club.
We'll see you next time. Good night, everybody.
Congrats, Andrew.
Well done. Well done.
Hannah. - No!
Good job. You did great.
The banana man did it!
- Let's go! - Nicely done, banana man!