Just watched the finale. Agree with the comments, it was a bit of an anticlimax.

Overall I enjoyed the series though.

7 hours ago, Suedehead2 said:

The final highlighted a bit of a flaw in the format. We ended up with two contestants competing in a category (cricketers) they knew nothing about. That made it a bit of a farce.

I thought that in between shows, they were able to do some revising? I guess they'd only do that for subjects that they thought they were likely to face, which is easier to work out earlier in the run.

35 minutes ago, Hassaan said:

I thought that in between shows, they were able to do some revising? I guess they'd only do that for subjects that they thought they were likely to face, which is easier to work out earlier in the run.

It's all filmed over 2-3 days though I think.

So whilst you have some time to revise it's not like it's a whole week.

On 08/03/2026 at 22:01, Suedehead2 said:

The final highlighted a bit of a flaw in the format. We ended up with two contestants competing in a category (cricketers) they knew nothing about. That made it a bit of a farce.

That's literally the premise of the entire series though? It's not really a flaw, it's just the game and the way it's played - and is a huge deciding factor as to whether people decide they want to stay and play or wait to defend it.

I just think the categories in the very final duel just didn't appeal to me so I lost interest a bit. Even as a movie buff, I'm not really a James Bond fan and would have just done guesses myself

Although saying that about "categories not appealing to me so I was losing interest"... the US States round was incredibly exciting but that was probably down to it being 2 of the contestants I actually really liked lol.

17 hours ago, Tafty said:

That's literally the premise of the entire series though? It's not really a flaw, it's just the game and the way it's played - and is a huge deciding factor as to whether people decide they want to stay and play or wait to defend it.

That's all very well when only one of the contestants knows nothing about the subject, but it gets a bit silly when they are both clueless.

That said, nerves clearly play a part. I find it hard to believe that someone who has entered a general knowledge quiz can look at a map showing Canada and guess that it might be India.

Even though the issue of who has more "squares* (they aren't squares) by the final is somewhat arbitrary, perhaps the format of the final should be

1) The subject originally chosen by the contestant with more "squares"

2) A neutral subject

3) The subject originally chosen by the other contestant

Would another series work?

4 hours ago, Mack said:

Would another series work?

There have been five series in the Netherlands and the USA with several other countries having two or more. Yes, contestants might have more idea of how to play it tactically, but that doesn't mean another series wouldn't work.

I wondered how may series The 1% Club could manage as people got more used to the style of the questions, but it is still going strong after five series.