I was seconds away from winning £100k on ITV game show before shock confession saw me branded ‘greedy sod’
A CONTESTANT was seconds away from winning £100,000 a game show before he made a shock confession that saw him branded as a “greedy sod” by the presenter.
Kevin Jones hoped to bag the whopping sum on ITV’s popular game show, The 1% Club which aired the repeat episode on Saturday night.
However, presenter and comedian, Lee Mack was shocked to learn that he had already scooped up an eye-watering cash prize.
When asked whether he was usually unlucky, Kevin responded: “I’ve been lucky in the past.
“I’ve won the lottery, £6.1miliion to be precise.”
This revelation prompted a loud cheer from the audience, who were amazed at Kevin’s fortune.
A stunned Lee jokingly said: “6 million quid? And you want another £100 grand? You greedy sod!”
Unfortunately for Kevin, he didn’t make it past the 90 per cent question.
He had gone on the show to challenge himself but added that he was disappointed with his performance.
The game show begins with 100 contestants as they compete to make it to the end of the show.
They have to use their logic, reasoning and common sense as they are whittled down to one final question that only 1% of the country can answer correctly.
This is all to try and take home the jackpot prize of up to £100,000.
However, the show divided viewers after bosses revealed a contestant who rose to fame on reality TV.
Big Brother star Yinrun, 25, who came in fourth place on the rebooted social experiment, appeared on The 1% Club.
Bosses confirmed that the gameshow was filmed long before her stint in the infamous house.
On X – formerly known as Twitter – The 1% Club posted a screenshot of the upcoming episode where Yinrun appeared on the studio’s big screen.
They wrote: “This Saturday will be the last episode of this current series. The episode was filmed quite a while ago.
“Anyone recognise one of the contestants playing here before she made her other TV appearance?”
They added: “We absolutely loved having her on the show – she was great fun! #the1percentclub.”
Users were divided over the announcement as some loved the news, but other fans were not so impressed.
One fan gushed: “Yinrun from Last Year’s Big Brother Series,” with a lovely GIF of the star.
“Is that Yinrun from Big Brother?”, excitedly penned a second user.
Whilst a third exclaimed: “Looking forward to watching the last episode and to see Yinrun from Big Brother! 
#The1PercentClub.”
However, a fourth wrote: “Not got a clue who she is. Where should I have seen her before?”
“Oh for god’s sake, not another Big Brother star …” moaned a fifth user.
And a potential sixth viewer joked: “Did she cry?”
It comes after fans of The Chase threatened to switch off after a ‘painful’ celebrity special was thrown into chaos.
And ITV has announced a twisted new game show with an award-winning actor as the host – and it makes The Chase and Tipping Point look tame