Deal or No Deal - 15th-21st October

Well, after a week of boxes being undersold, would we see the opposite this week, a week of low box wins?

Monday 15th: Andy

Winnings: £11,000

Dealt at: 5-box

Highest offer: £11,000 (5-box)

Box value: 10p

Nope, a perfect deal, leading to a much needed Banker spanking. Just what we needed!

Tuesday 16th: Gavin

Winnings: £18,000

Dealt at: 8-box

Highest offer: £40,000 (5-box)

Box value: £75,000

Argh, just when Andy’s game gave us confidence, we get another perfectly reasonable deal get made to look bad by an unlucky proveout. Which is a shame.

Wednesday 17th: Phil

Winnings: £16,750

Dealt at: 5-box

Highest offer: £16,750 (5-box)

Box value: £750

Great result from a sensible decision. Just what we needed after Gavin’s game.

Thursday 18th: Esher

Winnings: £1,000

Opened the box

Highest offer: £60,000 (5-box)

Box value: £75,000 (swapped for £1,000)

What an extraordinary game. An against-the-odds all-blue fifth round saw Esher get a 5-box of £1,000, £35,000 and the top three, which is one of the strongest 5-boxes ever. The offer of £60,000 was rejected, only for the £250,000 to go afterwards. The Banker offered a ‘lifeline’ of £25,000, which was also rejected. £35,000 went, £35,000 was offered, and that was rejected as well. £100,000 left £1,000 and £75,000.

After being offered a very respectable £28,000, Esher asked if she could swap her box. The Banker said no, she couldn’t. She turned down the £28,000, and, just as Noel was about to open the box, the Banker called back and changed his mind!

And thus, we had one of the biggest ever crashes from a swap. The really painful bit is, if she’d left any other box to the end, she’d have has an almost certain big win! A most unfortunate affair.

Friday 19th: Billy

Winnings: £8,000

Dealt at: 8-box

Highest offer: £8,000 (8-box)

Box value: £500 (hypo-swapped for £20,000)

Just what we needed after Esher’s game. A sensible deal soured only by the hypo-swap. Technically, it’s a Banker spanking, but it will not be seen as that due to the hypo-swap, which is a shame.

Sunday 21st: Kayleigh

Winnings: £10,000

Dealt at: 5-box

Highest offer: £13,000 (17-box and 11-box)

Box value: £5,000

It’s a shame that Kayleigh didn’t deal at 11-box, like she appeared very close to doing. But she still recovered to a good bailout offer, and got out before the game fell apart.

All in all, a very good week of games, which is just what we needed after last week. Again, we can only hope for a good week of games next week to send us into Halloween week on a high.