An ITV gameshow winner says he “lost control” of his body when he unexpectedly bagged £99,000.
Daniel O’Halloran, 24, said he “never in his wildest dreams,” thought he would win The 1% Club on Saturday ( April 27 ).
The quiz show, which is hosted by comedian Lee Mack, sees 100 contestants answer questions based on reasoning, logic and maths.
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Daniel, from Rock Ferry, unexpectedly joined the show after his superfan mum applied for him to take part.
The 1% Club sees contestants compete to reach the final in a bid to win up to £100,000.
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But in the last round, they have to answer a final question which only 1% of the country can get right.
Speaking about his gameshow journey, Daniel said: “I was quite confident in getting to the latter stages of the show, but I never in my wildest dreams imagined taking home that much money. I thought if I got to £10,000 with no money to fall back on, I’d take the £10,000 and wouldn’t gamble.”
Daniel initially was going to take the £10,000 until he decided it was too much of a safe option.
His gut feeling proved right after his last maths question was announced as correct.
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“I lost control of my body,” said Daniel. “I was running around celebrating on stage in total shock. I never thought I’d be standing there on the show, let alone winning it.”
Daniel said the toughest part of the process was keeping his winning news a secret from his loved ones.
He added: “It was very difficult, there were some moments I nearly blurted it out or my family would ask me and I couldn’t keep the smile on my face. I only told my grandma and a few friends.”
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The rest of his family found out about his win when the show aired last week.
Daniel continued: “When they were watching it, they couldn’t believe I’d done it. It was the best thing to see.
“They were in total shock – they said some things you probably couldn’t print in the paper! They couldn’t believe I’d kept it secret.”
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