Have you ever wondered if you're the smartest person
in the room, your office, or maybe even your hometown?
That's me!
Think you'd be smarter than half the country,
top 10%, or maybe even the top 1%?
I'm hoping, man.
But I got to pee really bad right now, so I don't know.
Doesn't matter where you went to school
or what you do for a living.
I raise rare chickens.
Wow. How do they taste?
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. We don't eat them.
Oh! So sorry.
The 1% Club levels the playing field for everyone.
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.
What shape comes next here?
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.
There's a lot of game to get through
and a lot of me to put up with,
so let's get this over quickly, everyone.
Good luck to all 100 of you.
Thanks for being here.
And now your first challenge--
taking me seriously as a host.
Okay.
And now your second challenge is the 90% question.
Your time starts now.
Oh! You all have
a pained look that says,
"Why isn't Ken Jeong
hosting this?"
And that is time.
Put your cowboy hats down.
Let's see how many of you got the question right
and how many of you are out of the game?
One.
We lost only one.
Which means we've got 99 of you left.
Carolyn, would you like to see the answer?
I know what it is.
Oh, you do?
That was very kind of you, Carolyn.
You made it slightly easier
for the rest of them.
Here's the answer.
Carolyn, what did you put?
Don't say it.
Well, I'm gonna say it unless you want to say it.
Alright.
You put "bump house."
What's a bump house?
I couldn't think of anything. I was nervous, first question.
- Okay. Yeah. - Just--
What would you have done with all that money?
Buy a beach house.
Can I have a second chance?
Yeah. Alright. Yeah, it's fine.
You guys want to let her back in the game?
Yeah. That's how game shows work.
We're like, "Eh, we feel bad. You just stay right in.
Alright." - Awesome!
Well, Carolyn, I'm sure this will not be
the last time we talk to you.
Let's talk to somebody who got it right--
Hunter.
Hunter, you look familiar.
Where do I know you from, Hunter?
I was on season 1 of "Farmer Wants a Wife."
Wait.
I don't mean to do any hat profiling here,
but I'm counting more cowboy hats.
Are there other farmers here?
Four of you were on "Farmer Wants a Wife."
Alright. How many of you have a wife?
- None of us, man. - Zero!
Okay. Farmer still needs a wife.
Alright.
Hunter, if you take off the hat, do you stop being a farmer?
Well, no. I have to take the hat off,
show the ladies I'm not bald.
Oh.
So, Hunter, you're a cattle rancher for real?
I'm a sixth-generation cattle producer based out of Georgia.
Are you saying that if you were married to you,
you could eat steak every night?
Yeah. We don't tell that to the heart doctor,
but I do enjoy a good steak.
Alright.
Does anybody want to marry Hunter here?
Right there.
This is working out great.
- I'm telling you. - Alright.
The $1,000 of each contestant who got the question wrong
now goes into the prize pot,
which now is at...
Yep, $1,000.
You're welcome.
And I will personally match that amount up to $0.
Here is the 80% question.
Your time starts now.
Hey, this looks like
the line to get into
my last stand-up show.
That is time.
Cowboys, put down your mustaches.
Let's see who triumphed
and who messed up big-time and is off the show.
Blue light, do your thing.
We lost nine of you on that question,
which means we have 90 of you left.
Carolyn now feels better, right? - I feel better.
Alright. Here's the answer.
Let's talk to somebody who got it wrong--
Jermaine.
FBI.
No answer, it says here.
I'm the sacrificial lamb.
No, no, no, no. That was Carolyn.
What were you gonna do with the money?
- So, I'm a sweaty guy. - Uh-huh.
And I recently learned about a surgery
where you can get the sweat glands removed
out of your armpits.
- Oh. - And as a big hugger,
I figure it's my civil duty, so...
Oh. Alright.
They shoot Botox into your armpits?
That's something I've done before,
but it's only temporary.
Yeah. That's why your armpits look so young--
- Right. - From the Botox.
Alright. Jermaine. Well, thanks for being here.
Let's talk to somebody who got it right--
Lesley Ann. Hey. - That's me.
What do you do?
I am actually, during the day, a insurance agent.
But at night, I'm a paranormal investigator.
Uh-huh.
So you're a ghost hunter? - Yes.
Oh, that was so cool 10 years ago.
So, I actually-- Oh, no.
So when you saw "Poltergeist,"
you were like "This documentary is great."
I can't help it. I'm sorry.
- I know. - Lesley Ann, thank you.
The prize pot just grew another $9,000, everybody.
Look at that. Look at it go.
$10,000!
Let's move on.
We pooled one Joel McHale,
and 100% of him said
this next question was the hardest one yet.
I give you the 70% question.
Your time starts now.
Hey.
Looks of frustration,
angry, muttering.
You guys remind me
of my lovely wife.
That is time.
Tablets down, chins up.
Full hearts can't lose...
except for these people.
We lost seven of you on that question,
which means we've got 83 of you left.
And the answer is...
Lesley Ann, you look like a ghost now.
I know.
Thank you for being here.
Let's go to one of many farmers, Ryan.
Oh, God.
- You're single, huh? - In a good relationship now.
- You are? - Yes, yes.
She's probably smarter at this than I am.
But yeah. - You...
Look. You've made it through three questions.
Can I leave with--
You know, a little bit of something right...
What kind of farmer are you?
Just a horse farmer.
- Oh. Alright, alright, alright. - Yep, yep.
Alright Ryan. Good luck to you.
The prize pot is now at...
$17,000.
Thank you for your donation.
Time for your next question.
60% of people polled answered this correctly
when I called them at home
and interrupted their family dinner.
Here now the 60% question.
Your time starts now.
And more importantly,
why was I not cast in any
of these "Legion" movies?
That is time.
Carolyn, hang out.
Let's see who got the question wrong.
What is happening?
We just lost 19 of you to that question,
which means we have 64 of you left.
Oh, yeah. Now people are like, "What is going on?"
Okay. Here's the answer.
Domonique, you got it right.
- I did. - What do you do, Domonique?
I'm a doctor of physical therapy,
with a specialty in geriatrics.
So I love helping old ladies
with their balance and their back pain.
So do I!
What are you gonna do with the money if you win?
I have always historically been not successful with dating,
so I would use the money to hire a dating coach.
Oh.
Well, I happen to know some...
cowboys that...
I've heard.
...are available.
Have you ever worked on a ranch?
I have not.
I don't like to get my hands dirty.
Okay. Never mind, then.
We have this new show on Fox
called "Physical Therapist Wants a Husband."
Yes! Sign me up!
Alright, Domonique.
Thank you for being here.
The prize pot is now--
It's a doozy.
$36,000.
Boy, did that jump up fast.
Don't go anywhere,
unless you're having a medical emergency.
And remember that hospitals have TVs, too.
More "1% Club" after this.
Welcome back to "The 1% Club,"
where questions are challenging,
the prize pot is growing,
and the host is... somewhat tolerable.
For any of the next 10 questions,
you can use your $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 will go straight into the prize pot,
so use your pass wisely.
Alright. Don't tell this to any of the people
who've already been eliminated,
but this is where the game actually gets competitive.
Sorry, Carolyn.
Alright. This is the 50% question.
Your time starts now.
And if this is what
the tickets cost,
I do not want to see
what they're charging
for nachos.
That is time.
Let's see who answered correctly and who did not.
Oh, my word.
We just lost 22 of you
on that last question,
which means we've got 42 of you left.
And seven of you used your pass.
And the answer is...
Let's talk to somebody who got it wrong--
Seaburn. - What's happening man?
What did you answer on this one?
It was the VIP ticket,
because right there, I literally was like, "Okay.
Maybe it will drop it down some.
But, then, if you purchase the senior-citizen ticket
by June 29, it will still be the same price.
So, you know, Grandpa--
- he gets to see Kendrick.
Man, your Chris Tucker impression is incredible.
Alright, Seaburn. Thanks for being here.
Let's talk to our first farmer to be eliminated--
Landon.
Landon, so, "Farmer Wants a Wife"--
How was it?
You know, it's a lot like this show,
except for this is less stressful.
This is less stressful?
Yeah. No, I'll take this all day
over five women at my house.
Landon, how does it feel to lose to the other farmers?
Well, I'm seeing a blue light down there,
so only half of them beat me.
Easy!
Alright, farmers. Here's the prize pot now.
$65,000.
That got up there fast.
Alright. The prize pot keeps getting bigger.
Questions keep getting harder.
That's just game-show science.
This is the 45% question.
Your time starts now.
And if that show existed,
would the producers
also regret hiring me
as a host?
That is time, everybody.
Let's see who got it wrong.
Four.
We just lost four on that question,
which means we've got 38 of you left.
And three of you used your pass.
Alright. Here's the answer.
Let's talk to somebody who can't do math--
Zach.
Hey, Zach. - Hey.
Zach, what do you do for a living
other than luxuriate in your own hair?
Yeah.
I'm actually an event planner.
I've been event-planning my whole life.
I do everything from parades, outdoor concerts.
I worked at a puppet museum.
I led tours. I did scavenger hunts.
I worked at an escape game.
Are you in a--
I don't know, "Margaritaville" tribute band, too?
No, but I feel like I bring that 5:00 somewhere energy
wherever I go. - Okay. Alright.
Zach, thank you for being here.
Let's see our prize pot and how much it has grown.
$71,000.
That's a lot of money.
If you've made it this far, I have a reward for you.
It's the 40% question.
Your time starts now.
And how many sharks are lurking
just below the surface?
That is time.
Let's see who answered correctly
and, you know, who screwed up.
Eight. We just lost eight of you on that question,
which means we've got 30 of you left.
And five of you used your pass.
Eight people went out,
and eight is the answer.
Let's talk to somebody who got it right.
Rita, how did you figure it out?
I have no idea.
I counted it twice. But I guess I got it.
- You got it! - Yeah. Thank god.
What would you do with the money?
Good question. I'm glad you asked.
Oh, well, I'm the host, so this works out great.
My fiancé and I just bought a house.
All he keeps talking about is those high-tech bidet toilets.
- Yeah. - Like the ones from Japan.
So I would do that for him.
Do they cost like $99,000?
Close. I don't know. I'm not sure.
Alright. Good luck with the rest of the show.
Let's look at the prize pot.
$81,000.
But that amount will go up
if a bunch of you are nice enough
to get this next question wrong.
This is your 35% question.
Your time starts now.
Hey, why wasn't I invited
to Jessie's birthday?
Oh, that's right.
I got sick in her bounce house
last year.
That's right.
That is time, everybody.
Put your candles down.
Let's see who got that one right
and who got it wrong.
Nobody went out.
And nobody used their pass.
The answer is...
Parker, you got it right. - I did.
Are you confident that you're gonna win this thing?
Yeah. I've always been very competitive.
In high school, I broke a swim record
that had been set before I was born,
and it still exists today.
It's still my record. So...
Wow.
Wait till we get to the swimming part of The 1% Club.
There was a question about synchronized swimming,
and no one talked to me during it.
We have had some confident people on the show,
and it's usually famous last words.
Still have my pass and everything.
Okay. Well, now, I'm not rooting as much.
So let's look at the prize pot.
Nobody went out, so the prize pot is still...
$81,000.
But it's definitely gonna go up from there.
Eight questions down.
The prize pot is growing, the contestant pool is shrinking,
and the host is "this close" to peeing his pants.
See what happens
when "The 1% Club" returns.
It's "The 1% Club,"
where 30 remaining contestants are competing for a prize pot
that grows bigger with each elimination...
which sounds more gross than I wanted it to.
19 of you still have your $1,000.
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.
Two of you, Rachel and Katie,
have decided to take the thousand dollars
and leave the show.
Congratulations. Let's continue the game.
It's our 30% question.
Your time starts now.
Most of these
would make terrible
high-school mascots.
That is time.
Hit the computer music.
We just lost seven of you on that question,
which means we've got 21 of you left.
And eight of you used your pass.
The answer is...
And now I am hungry.
Let's talk to somebody who got it wrong--
Liz. Hey, Liz.
- Hi. - So you got it wrong.
I did. I panicked and panic-picked "B."
What would you have done with the money?
I have a collection of bodice rippers.
Imagine your grandmother's historical romances
with the Fabio, like, half-naked.
You know, deep "V."
I would have used the money to track more down.
I didn't know they were called bodice rippers.
They are.
A lot of them are cowboy romances or Western romances.
Those are called chap rippers.
Liz, thanks for being here.
And let's see where we are with the prize pot, shall we?
$90,000.
Very, very nice.
Contestants, brace yourself.
Here's your 25% question.
Your time starts now.
These are your options
at the world's dorkiest
tattoo parlor.
Time's up, everybody.
Let's see who got it right
and of course who got it wrong.
We only lost one on that question,
which means we've got 20 of you left.
And one of you used your pass.
Let's see the answer.
Let's talk to somebody who got it right--
Parker. - Hi.
According to our producers, you got it in 10 seconds.
Oh. That's pretty good.
Yeah.
What would you do with the money?
So, you know that nine-month world cruise that happened?
I want to do something like that, but, like--
I have no idea what you're talking about.
So, last year, there was a nine-month cruise
where everyone was on the same cruise for literally nine months
and went all around the world.
I think that's called the Navy.
Um, yeah, but, like,
I want to do it in a fun way,
where I don't have to, you know, fight or be in the Navy.
Alright, Parker. Good luck to you.
Alright. Let's see who else got it right.
Steven S. - Hi.
Steven got that right in 3.2 seconds, everybody.
Whoo!
How did you do that?
Well, I looked for the symbols
that were in common.
So I found the two ampersands and the two slashes,
and that just left number 4.
Are you a farmer, as well?
No.
You want to try?
Alright. Let's see.
- There we go. - Whoo-hoo!
Yeah!
Okay.
Thank God we screened for lice before the show.
Let's see what the last question did to the prize pot.
$91,000.
20 contestants remain in our quest
to find out who will make it to the end.
for a chance at a $100,000 jackpot.
More thrilling discoveries and challenging questions
when "The 1% Club" returns.
Welcome back to "The 1% Club,"
where, thanks to new Fox technology,
we were able to see and hear everything you did at home
during the break.
We're nearing the end of the show,
where you'll finally be free of me.
Before that,
the contestants who make it furthest
will win their share of $10,000.
Or they can risk that share
and tackle the 1% question
for a chance at everything in the prize pot,
currently at $91,000.
A lot of money.
If you still have your $1,000 left, you can pay for a pass,
but you can't use it on the 1% question.
Seven of you still have a pass
and you've got four questions left to use it.
Here's the 20% question.
Your time starts now.
And, uh, is there
any other way
I can watch nine football
games at the same time?
This is... the worst
sports bar ever.
Your time is up.
Let's see who answered correctly
and of course who did not.
Seven of you on that last question are out.
Which means we've got 13 of you left.
Three of you used your pass. And we lost two more farmers.
Our last two.
You guys are gonna have to find a wife somewhere else
and, you know, a bunch of money.
Here's the answer, everybody.
If they gave this question to me on a desert island,
I would have just died of old age.
Now let's talk to Ryan.
Did you know that you're out of the show?
No-- Well...
to be honest, I was right there,
and I chose eight instead of nine
because I looked at the number eight there,
and I was like, "Alright. That's a square."
Well, I got bad news for you, Ryan.
Squares are also rectangles.
That's what my neighbor told me.
Liz told you that?
- Okay. - Don't listen to me. I'm out.
Yeah.
Well, Ryan, you are the mellowest person
we've ever had on this show.
No. I've been nervous this entire time.
- You have been nervous the entire time? - Yes.
And that's, like, a little bit of a relief now that I'm out,
because I've, like, been just freaking out every question.
That's amazing. And the whole time,
I thought you had, like, 12 gummies in you.
Ryan, thank you for being here.
You got really far.
Let's talk to somebody who got it right
and is very excited about it-- Jamilah.
- Hi! - How you doing?
I've never seen someone display so much relief
on every question.
I almost died. I did.
What would you do with the money, Jamilah?
I actually have a dog. Her name is Blueberry.
She's 4 now. So I want to see if I can get my baby a grille.
Get her grille fixed.
- Oh. This-- - She needs her teeth.
You're gonna get veneers for your dog.
I'll do anything for the puppy.
Alright. You've made it very deep into the game.
- Thank you. - Let's look at the prize pot.
$95,000.
Wow!
Contestants, your next question
befuddled 85% of the people we polled.
It was a mass befuddlement.
Here is the 15% question.
Your time starts now.
Whoa!
There are seven days
of the week?
This is a hard question.
Your time is up.
Let's see who answered correctly
and of course who did not.
We lost two of you on that question,
which means we've got 11 of you left.
And one used your pass.
Here's the answer.
Alright. Let's talk to somebody who got it right-- Jeff.
Hey, Jeff.
Jeff, how did you figure that out?
Well, I knew it wasn't "A," 'cause that's all of them.
So, then, I started with Sunday, and I figured,
"Alright, let's go with "U." And bop, bop, bop, bop.
So it got it pretty quick. - So, Jeff, you're smart.
I don't know about that.
What would you do with the money?
I would take my basement.
I want to redo it in the style of, like, an English pub
with, like, a big mahogany bar
and a pool table and dart board, the whole thing.
- Are you married? - I am.
Well, if you put that basement in,
not for long.
Well, Jeff, thanks for being here.
Let's talk to somebody else who got it right.
Maxwell, where are you? - Yeah!
Whoo! - Wow.
Wow. It's nice to see Robin Thicke on another show.
Listen.
I am not blurring any lines.
Oh! You are quick.
Maxwell, you've made it very far onto the show.
What would you do with the money?
I have to ride
every single operational roller coaster in the world,
and I have to also audibly pass gas
on each of those roller coasters.
You're single, huh?
No. Absolutely not.
- Really? - So, I have a lovely fiancée.
Her name is Lizzie.
Farmers, even he has a fiancée.
Alright. Thank you very much, Maxwell.
Thank you for being here. - Thank you.
Well-played.
Let's see how much the prize pot has grown.
$96,000.
We have 11 contestants remaining,
and I have four minutes left on my parking meter,
so let's wrap things up.
When we come back,
find out if any of these fine people
have what it takes to join the 1% club
and win a prize of up to $98,000 right here on Fox.
Welcome back to "The 1% Club."
We started with 100 contestants
and so far have eliminated 89,
all of whom have since been debating
whether my hair is real.
It is. I just moved it around.
The contestants that make it the furthest in the game
will win a share of $10,000.
But if they're feeling brave,
they can risk their share of the 10 grand
by taking on the 1% question
for a chance to win everything in the prize pot,
which is currently at $96,000.
But if anyone's gonna win it,
they need to survive our last three questions.
Two of you still have your pass-- Jeff and Steven.
And you've got two questions left to use it.
Here is your 10% question.
Your time starts now.
Your time is up.
Let's see who is still in the game.
We just lost two of you on that question,
which means we have nine of you left.
And Jeff and Steven did not use their pass.
Here's the answer.
Let's talk to somebody who got it right-- Jared.
Hey, Jared. - Hello.
Did you make a bet
to ride roller coasters and pass gas around the world?
I did not.
Well, what would you do with the money?
I like doing big LEGO builds.
Did you think this was "LEGO Masters"?
I took a wrong turn, and they let me stay.
Where is Will Arnett when you need him?
I've done, like, the Titanic build
and Saturn V and all those.
I would just see how many sets $100,000 could buy.
I mean, that's a lot of LEGOs.
Thank you. Jared.
As always, the $1,000 of everyone
who got the question wrong or paid for a pass
goes into the prize pot.
Let's look at it.
$96,000 still.
Everyone who was eliminated already used their passes,
so the prize pot stays the same.
Here is your 5% question.
Your time starts now.
That is time.
Let's see who is still in the game.
We lost two of you on that last question,
which means we've got seven of you left.
The answer is...
Let's look at the prize pot.
$96,000.
Congratulations, Steven and Jeff.
You didn't use your pass throughout the whole game,
which means that whatever happens tonight,
you're leaving here with $1,000.
Carolyn, how are you doing?
Great. When we come back,
Maxwell, Rita, Parker, Steven, Josh, Jeff, and Jared--
sounds like a boy band--
will decide whether to risk it all
and tackle the 1% question
when "The 1% Club" returns.
Whoo! Whoo!
From 100 contestants to you 7.
You're 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,
which entitles you to lounge access
at nearly a dozen airports nationwide.
But first, you need to make a decision.
Either you can leave the show tonight
and take your share of $10,000, which is...
$1,428...
...or you can risk it all on the 1% question.
If you're right,
you split everything in the prize pot--
$96,000-- with any other winner.
If you're wrong, you leave with nothing...
unless you've held on to your $1,000 the whole time,
like Jeff and Steven.
It's time to decide now.
All seven stay in the game.
Jared, Parker, Jeff, Josh, Steven, Rita, and Maxwell
are going to take on the 1% question.
Here it is.
Good luck.
Your time starts now.
That's time.
Right now your answers are locked in
and you can't change them,
so we might as well ask you about them.
Steven...
What did you put as your answer, Steven?
I froze up.
I saw the letters going down the right side,
and I said, "COMPASS."
But that's not even six letters.
- Rita, what was your answer? - I put "BOTTOM."
Okay. Maxwell, what did you put?
I wrote down "CORRECT,"
but that is seven letters.
Josh, what did you put?
"BOTTOM."
Alright. Parker, how about you?
"BOTTOM."
- Jeff, what did you put? - "BOTTOM."
- Jared. - "BOTTOM."
Five people said bottom.
Here is the answer.
For $96,000...
If you send the climber down the letters...
You guys are gonna split $96,000.
Let's hear it for our winners.
You have won $19,200 each.
And Jeff is leaving with $20,200,
because he still had his pass.
Steven also won $1,000.
Congratulations. Good job.
Nicely done. Nicely done. Nicely done.
Congratulations.
We will see you all next time. Good night.