Monday 6th: Gary
Winnings: £2,800
Dealt at: 3-box extra offer
Highest offer: £11,000
Box value: £50
Well, this was fascinating. At the
second offer of £11,000, Gary asked for the question, and said ‘DEAL’ before
Noel could finish it! Noel then reminded us (as if we needed to be) that no-one
has ever dealt the second offer before. He asked Gary the full question, but
this time he said ‘NO DEAL’! Audience regular John, along with some others on
the forum, said they weren’t happy, as Gary likely would have dealt had Noel
not said that extra thing. Sure, Noel’s influence may not have been
intentional, but it still leaves a very nasty taste in the mouth.
The game collapsed afterwards,
leaving £15,000 as the highest remaining sum. Gary eventually recovered,
through being allowed to play the final round one box at a time, to an offer of
£2,800, which was enough to bail out. And the right thing to do to, as the
£15,000 went immediately afterwards, leaving an all blue finish.
Tuesday 7th: Deb
& Jan
Winnings: £14,000.50
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £34,000.50
Box value: £1
The presence of two chairs at the
table made it obvious that the twins Deb & Jan were playing. It was
interesting to observe the different reactions the twins made to the offers.
For the first three offers, they said ‘NO DEAL’ in unison. However, at the 8-box
offer of £14,000.50, Jan said ‘DEAL’ first, and Deb followed shortly
afterwards. Deb later revealed she’d have gambled had she been on her own! They
failed to uncover the £75,000 or the £250,000 in the fifth round, and the offer
would’ve (allegedly) risen to £34,000.50 (the 50p motif was due to an audience
member lending the twins a 50p to toss to decide who picked the box first), but
the £250,000 went in the final round and, although the £75,000 stayed to the
end, it wasn’t in the box, so a good result to an enjoyable game.
Wednesday 8th: Hayley
Winnings: £6,000
Dealt at: 2-box
Highest offer: £6,000 (2-box)
Box value: £15,000
After 27 shows of waiting, Hayley
was finally called out on her 28th show. A tough start left £100,000
isolated until 8-box, and, after it went, £15,000 was isolated. The Banker
allowed her to play the final round one at a time, and, incredibly, her final
three (1p, £50 and £15,000) was the same as Gary’s on Monday! After declining
the offer Gary took (£2,800), the 1p went, resulting in an offer of £6,000.
Hayley decided to bail out at this. Alas, the £15,000 was in her box, but
no-one (well, almost no-one) really seemed to mind, not even Noel! A result as
good as a ‘Banker spanking’ really.
Thursday 9th: Neil
Winnings: £2,200
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £4,000 (11-box)
Box value: £250
Neil was a likable young chap, but
another tough start left £50,000 and (again) £15,000 isolated as the only big
sums left at 8-box. The £50,000 went in the final box of the fifth round, but
Neil was still offered a respectable bailout of £2,200, which was enough for
him to deal. And the £15,000 went in the first box of the final round, so a
good result from a fairly unlucky game.
Friday 10th:
Margy-Rose
Winnings: £2,200
Dealt at: 2-box
Highest offer: £6,850 (17-box)
Box value: £5,000
A good opening round, for once, saw
a first offer of £6,850, which would prove to be the top of the game.
Margy-Rose was unlucky, as she found a big sum in pretty much every round
afterwards. At 5-box, £15,000 (again) remained with £5,000, £500 and two other
blues. After the two others blues went in the final round, £15,000 gave a sting
in the tail, leaving £500 and £5,000. A low enough stakes gamble for most to
take, but Margy-Rose decided to deal at £2,200. Alas, the £5,000 was in her
box. This was softened somewhat when, in one of his occasional RAOKs (Random
Acts of Kindness), the Banker gave Margy-Rose and her husband (an absolute
legend) a two week cruise on the Mediterranean.
Sunday 12th: Phil
Winnings: £13,000
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £13,000 (8-box)
Box value: £250
Another tough start saw three of
the Power 5 go, but the 1p and the 10p went as well, so not as bad as some. The
subsequent discovery of £75,000 left £100,000 isolated. Phil managed to keep it
to 8-box, along with £15,000 and £20,000, which initially saw an offer of
£11,500. After a show of hands on who would deal, the Banker, shocked at how
many people would gamble, upped the offer to £13,000. This was enough for Phil (and
most on the forum) to call it a day. And, pleasingly, it proved the right thing
to do, as the £100,000 went in the final box of the next round, and £15,000 and
£20,000 went in the final round, leaving an all-blue finish.
So, a pretty average week, then,
which is sort of what we needed to restore a sense of normality after Nong’s
game.
Don’t forget, University Challenge
returns from its Olympic sabbatical tomorrow, so stay tuned for a review of
that sometime tomorrow evening.
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