What a week it's been! I've been busy with various things, notably starting refurbishment work on my new flat, and also my school leavers prom, or 'Final Fling' as we call it. It's been a good week for Deal or No Deal too. It didn't start off very well, but things have more than picked up now!
Monday 11th: Hoda
Hoda was a delightful lady, who was playing in hope of winning some money for her grandmother in Morocco. She reached 8-box with an isolated £250,000, with a big drop back to £20,000 and £15,000. The Banker offered £8,000, which most of us would turn down to avoid selling the £250,000 for the lowest ever sum. Hoda went on, but the £250,000 went in the next round, and the game fell apart, leaving her with a final two of £500 and £10. Feeling bad for not taking £8,000, she dealt the offer of £200, only for £500 to be in the box.
Tuesday 12th: Oli
Very controversial game indeed. Oli was a nice enough chap, and he came across as a good board reader. At 11-box, the £250,000 was in play with a big drop back to £35,000 and £20,000. The Banker offered £10,000; after much debate over the likelihood of what could happen next, Oli dealt. Now, 11-box deals are generally disapproved of, with some saying it is too early; some cynics suspect the production team don't like them either. Anyway, this was no ordinary 11-box deal; this was the first 11-box deal with the £250,000 on the table. Oli missed out on offers of £17,000, £22,000 and £76,000 along the way to the reveal. Naturally, Oli gets the 'early deal gone wrong' treatment, with others taking pity on him. It could be said, however, that his game was the turning point, as things have been great ever since...
Wednesday 13th: Bobby
Bobby was a lovely old lady, who had certainly stood out on the wings for being a good character. Her 8-box deal at 19,000 was a cautious one for the board, with the £250,000, £100,000, £50,000 and £20,000 higher than it. But as it transpired, it was the perfect deal, as the big sums slowly disappeared. £50,000 stayed to the end, but with 1p as the other sum, and 1p was in the box! A great result from a cautious deal, that just goes to show some people get seduced by apparent strength of boards, and, sometimes, the prudent option is the wise one.
Thursday 14th: Jacob
An amazingly similar game to Bobby's. Jacob reached 8-box with £15,000, £20,000, £75,000 and £100,000 left; the Banker offered £11,000, low enough for most to gamble, but Jacob dealt. Like with Bobby, the prudent decision proved to be the right one, as all four higher sums vanished, resulting in a second consecutive 'Banker spanking'. £5 was in the box.
Friday 15th: Selen
The most dramatic and complicated game of the week. Selen reached 5-box with 1p, £5, £15,000, £20,000 and £100,000 left. The Banker offered £9,500, and then added the incentive of opening one box, and getting another offer. Selen played on, but the loss of £10,000 saw a stick at £9,500, plus an extra £1,000 for Hoda (which later became £2,000 and £3,000). Selen played on, and took out £5 which saw an offer of £21,000. A very brave no deal was followed by the loss of £15,000, resulting in a final two of 1p and £100,000. The Banker offered £30,000, which was a very easy deal for most of us, and Selen was no exception. Pleasingly, her deal was vindictaed when 1p was revealed in her box for a huge 'Banker spanking', the third in a row.
Sunday 17th: Gaz
Well, Selen was going to be hard to follow, but Gaz did a good job. The loss of big sums early on dented his confidence somewhat, but £75,000 stayed to 8-box with £10,000, £5,000 and various blues. The offer of £4,000 was rejected, but £75,000 went in the next box. The 5-box offer dropped to £1,200. The Banker felt confident for the first time in a while, but that confidence vanished when Gaz no dealt that offer, and pulled of the perfect all-blue round (the odds of which were 10%), leaving £5,000 and £10,000 on the board. Gaz turned down the final offer of £7,000, and £10,000 was revealed in the box for a fourth consecutive 'Banker spanking'. Another tomorrow, and the record for the most consecutive 'Banker spankings' will be broken!
So, ever since Oli's controversial game on Tuesday, things have been pretty much perfect, with the four subsequent players all getting the most out of their game. Long may this good luck continue, and let's hope it does!
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