The 1% Club (American game show)

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The 1% Club
The 1%25 Club FOX titlecard.jpg
Genre Game show
Based on
The 1% Club
by
  • Dean Nabarro
  • Andy Auerbach
Directed by
  • Carrie Havel (season 1)
  • Ashley S. Gorman (season 2)
Presented by
Theme music composerTwin Petes
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producers
  • Ryan O'Dowd
  • Krystal Whitney
  • Dean Nabarro
  • Andy Auerbach
  • Wes Kauble
Production locations
Camera setup Multi-camera
Production companies Fox Entertainment (2025)
Original release
Network
ReleaseMay 23, 2024 (2024-05-23) 
present

The 1% Club is an American game show that premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 23, 2024. Based on the British game show of the same name, each episode features 100 contestants competing to solve skill and logic-based puzzles of increasing difficulty, as gauged by a survey of Americans, for a chance to win a jackpot of up to $100,000.

Contents

Produced by Magnum Media and BBC Studios Los Angeles in association with Amazon MGM Studios, the first season was hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt, with Amazon entering into an agreement with Fox to sublicense the series for broadcast television. In January 2025, The 1% Club was renewed by Fox for a second season with new host Joel McHale, which premiered on June 10, 2025.

Format

All questions used on the show are taken from a set that has been previously posed to a group of people chosen from throughout the United States. The questions are classified by the percentage who answered correctly, with lower percentages indicating higher difficulty levels. A total of 15 questions are used per episode, starting at 90% and decreasing to 1%.

The game begins with 100 contestants, each of whom is given a $1,000 stake. After a question is asked, they have 30 seconds to lock in their responses. All contestants who either answer incorrectly or fail to respond in time are eliminated, and their money is added to the day's jackpot. Prior to the fifth question (50%), all remaining contestants are given a pass, which they may use to skip any one question other than the final one (1%). In order to use a pass, however, a contestant must put their $1,000 into the jackpot. Prior to the ninth question (30%), any contestants who have not yet used their pass are given a chance to leave the game at this point and keep their money; those who have used their pass must continue. (For the first episode only, this offer was made prior to the eighth question at 35%.)

All contestants who either answer the 5% question correctly or pass it become eligible to win the jackpot. They may accept equal shares of $10,000 and leave the game, or attempt the 1% question. The jackpot is divided equally among all contestants who attempt the question and answer it correctly. Those who have not used their pass keep their original $1,000 if they lose, or have it added to their share of the jackpot if they win.

If a question ends with only one contestant still in the game, that contestant may either accept $10,000 and stop playing, or advance directly to the 1% question.

The maximum winnings total for a single contestant is $100,000, requiring that all the money held by the other 99 go into the jackpot due to wrong answers or passes.

Question123456789101112131415
Percentage90%80%70%60%50%45%40%35%30%25%20%15%10%5%1%

Production

On October 17, 2023, it was announced that Amazon Prime Video had ordered the series. [2] On March 4, 2024, Patton Oswalt was announced as host; it was also announced that Fox had entered into a sublicensing agreement to also air the series on broadcast television. [3]

On January 23, 2025, Fox renewed the series for a second season without Amazon's involvement; Joel McHale would replace Oswalt as host. [4] In April 2025, Fox announced that the second season would premiere on June 10, 2025. [5]

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally released
First releasedLast released
1 13May 23, 2024 (2024-05-23)September 10, 2024 (2024-09-10)
2 TBAJune 10, 2025 (2025-06-10)TBA

Season 1 (2024)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [6] [7] Prime Video release dateFox air date [6] [7] Prod.
code [6]
U.S. linear viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18-49)
11"I Need a Villain!"May 23, 2024 (2024-05-23) [6] June 3, 2024OPR-1011.47 [8] 0.2/3 [8]
Episode 1 Results:
22"Santa Doesn't Do Double Negatives"June 11, 2024 (2024-06-11)June 10, 2024OPR-1061.68 [9] 0.3/3 [9]
Episode 2 Results:
33"The Quest for the BBL"June 18, 2024 (2024-06-18)June 17, 2024OPR-1071.49 [10] 0.2/2 [10]
Episode 3 Results:
44"Patton with Two T's"June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25)June 24, 2024OPR-1111.44 [11] 0.2/2 [11]
Episode 4 Results:
55"When in Doubt, Pick C"July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)July 1, 2024OPR-1081.51 [12] 0.3/3 [12]
Episode 5 Results:
66"Tick, Tick, Money"July 9, 2024 (2024-07-09)July 8, 2024OPR-1051.59 [13] 0.2/3 [13]
Episode 6 Results:
77"Reverse Psychology'd Myself"July 16, 2024 (2024-07-16)July 15, 2024OPR-1121.56 [14] 0.2/2 [14]
Episode 7 Results:
88"Your Mummified Turtle is Proud of You"July 23, 2024 (2024-07-23)July 22, 2024OPR-1031.64 [15] 0.3/3 [15]
Episode 8 Results:
99"A Lifetime Supply of Hotdogs"August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13)August 12, 2024OPR-1091.70 [16] 0.2/3 [16]
Episode 9 Results:
1010"I Heard The Goats Calling"August 20, 2024 (2024-08-20)August 19, 2024OPR-1021.62 [17] 0.2/3 [17]
Episode 10 Results:
1111"The Pasty Nightmare"August 27, 2024 (2024-08-27)August 26, 2024OPR-1041.73 [18] 0.2/3 [18]
Episode 11 Results:
1212"Budget The Luxuries First"September 3, 2024 (2024-09-03)September 2, 2024OPR-1101.58 [19] 0.2/2 [19]
Episode 12 Results:
1313"If There's One Thing I Know About, It's Eggplant"September 10, 2024 (2024-09-10)September 9, 2024OPR-1131.60 [20] 0.2/2 [20]
Episode 13 Results:

Season 2 (2025)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [6] [21] Original release date [6] [21] Prod.
code [6]
U.S. linear viewers
(millions)
Rating/share
(18-49)
141"Human Weed Whacker"June 10, 2025 (2025-06-10)OPN-1041.32 [22] 0.2/3 [22]
Episode 1 Results:
152"Shout out to Maddie"June 17, 2025 (2025-06-17)OPN-1021.37 [23] 0.2/3 [23]
Episode 2 Results:
163"Let's Goooooo!"June 24, 2025 (2025-06-24)OPN-1051.41 [24] 0.2/4 [24]
Episode 3 Results:
174"Farmer Wants A Wife...and $100,000"July 8, 2025 (2025-07-08)OPN-1061.48 [25] 0.2/3 [25]
Episode 4 Results:
185"A Rabbi, a Mascot and a Psychic Walk into a Bar"July 22, 2025 (2025-07-22)OPN-1071.45 [26] 0.2/3 [26]
Episode 5 Results:
196"Joel-O Shots"July 29, 2025 (2025-07-29)OPN-1031.49 [27] 0.2/3 [27]
Episode 6 Results:
207"What's Up, Buttercup?"August 5, 2025 (2025-08-05)OPN-1091.50 [28] 0.2/4 [28]
Episode 7 Results:
218"You're My Favorite Kicker!"August 19, 2025 (2025-08-19)OPN-1121.49 [29] 0.2/3 [29]
Episode 8 Results:
229"100% That Bish"August 26, 2025 (2025-08-26)OPN-1011.65 [30] 0.2/4 [30]
Episode 9 Results:
2310"Friendship Bracelets for Joel"September 2, 2025 (2025-09-02)OPN-111TBDTBA
Episode 10 Results:
2411"Singles Night: She Might Be Out of Your League"September 9, 2025 (2025-09-09)OPN-110TBDTBA
Episode 11 Results:
2512"Singles Night: Don't Wanna be a Nurse or a Purse"September 9, 2025 (2025-09-09)OPN-108TBDTBA
Episode 12 Results:

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