Lee Macks The 1% Club: Kids Special with Disney Trip!

Fans of The 1% Club are in for a treat as the popular game show is . 

This will no doubt be exciting news to any families with young children who also enjoy playing along with the ITV quiz show at home - with show bosses saying they have been inundated with requests for a children's version. 

The show aims to find the top one per cent of participants through a series of increasingly difficult logic-based questions.

But now, in a new twist, those participants will be children and the usual prize pot of up to £100,000 will be replaced with a trip to Disneyworld in . 

A minimum age requirement was a necessity for the quiz show, but it could still see a child as young as nine emerge victorious when the show airs on May 24 at 8pm. 

told potential participants that they were looking for children from a variety of backgrounds to once again create an accurate one per cent club.

The broadcaster said in their casting call last year: 'This show is all about how your brain works rather than what you learn at school. We have had four series of the over 18s 1% Club and now it's the kids turn.

'We are looking for children aged 9 to 15 from the UK. We encourage people from all ethnic backgrounds and those who are disabled to apply as we want to show a true representation of the UK.' 

News of the kids' special comes just days after ITV announced that the widely popular game show had been .

Hosted by , the show debuted in 2022 and tests contestants' logic and common sense, rather than general knowledge. 

Players achieve this by correctly answering a conundrum only 1 per cent of the population is expected to get right.

The show has enjoyed huge success, including three wins for the National Television Award for Best Quiz Show. 

It has now been confirmed the much-loved programme is returning for three further series. 

Reacting to the news, Lee said: 'I'm delighted that ITV has given us three more series to discover Great British clever clogs. 

'I just told my family how old I would be when these three series are over, but apparently I got it wrong. Which shows you how well I'd do as a contestant.' 

ITV's Director of Factual Entertainment, Sue Murphy, added: 'We're thrilled to be renewing The 1% Club for a further three years. 

'The show has become a huge hit with viewers of all ages. With Lee at the helm as always, we can't wait to bring more series and specials to the viewers.  

'It's a brilliant entertainment show with a unique format that viewers love to play along with at home, and its broad appeal makes it a hugely valuable part of our slate on ITV.'

In addition to more series and specials of The 1% Club, viewers will also see the return of later this year as well as the The 1% Club Kids Special is due to air this month.

The 1% Club Kids' will airs on ITV1 and ITVX at 8pm on Saturday, May 24.