Deal or No Deal - 18th-24th June

OK, I'm going to try something different this week. These recaps are getting too hard to write, so, from now, I'm going to give a quick stats recap for each show, and provide a bit of commentary if I feel the need to.

Monday 18th: Angela
Winnings: £4,000
Dealt at: 2-box
Highest offer: £10,000 (14-box and 8-box)
Box value: £10

Well, Angela certainly played further into the game than perhaps she should have, and dealt one or two rounds too late, but she at least avoided a crash, which is always a good thing.

Tuesday 19th: Elaine
Winnings: £20,000
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £50,000 (2-box)
Box value: £250,000

An enjoyable game, and an intruiging one too, with the 1p and the £250,000 staying to the end. The new term for this ending is the 'Scream finish', coined by regular pilgrim and forum contributor John.

Wednesday 20th: Chris
Winnings: £11,000
Dealt at: 11-box
Highest offer: £16,000 (5-box)
Box value: £5

Another third offer deal, but not a daft one, and Chris missed out on a further £5,000, so still a good result.

Thursday 21st: Mary
Winnings: 1p
Opened the box
Highest offer: £8,000 (8-box)
Box value: 1p

Mary was certainly a memorable player, though not nessecarily for the right reasons (many found her repeatant laughter annoying). The game itself was a pretty much unavoidable trainwreck.

Friday 22nd: Ali
Winnings: £40,000
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £40,000 (8-box)
Box value: £100,000

Best game of the week by miles, no matter what the gamblers say. Ali made a sensible 8-box decision, but left a final two of 10p and £100,000. The Banker offered the 'Banker's Gamble', which Ali sensibly turned down. Alas, it was not the right thing to do, but, then, better to have regrets and £40,000, than regrets and 10p, I say!

Sunday 24th: Wayne
Winnings: £28,250
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £42,000 (5-box)
Box value: £500

Good game to finish off the week. Wayne was a good player, who made a very sensible decision. If he'd gone one more round, it would've paid off, but, ultimately, he made a good call, as the game collapsed after 5-box.

Not a bad week by any means. The Banker has hinted on Twitter that there are some big games coming up, so we look forward to those. I am also suspecting a new series of University Challenge may be around the corner soon too, so I'll report back on that soon as well. When that returns, I'll have something else to write about on here!