Well, with all the fallout from Nong's game, it's easy to forget that there were five other games this week, all good in their own way, so here we go:
Monday 30th: Liz
Winnings: £22,000
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £33,000 (2-box)
Box value: 10p
Didn't see much of Monday's show, as I was out for the day. I arrived back during the final break to see Liz faced with a tough board of three blues and five reds. Two blues and a red went in the fifth round, leading to an offer of £22,000. With just £35,000 and £100,000 remaining, Liz very sensibly called it a day. The £100,000 remained undiscovered in the proveout, staying to the end with 10p. The Banker claimed the offer would have been £33,000, which many have described as rubbish. Luckily, though, Liz had the 10p, so a decent result to start the week.
Tuesday 31st: Mike
Winnings: £8,000
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £10,000 (17-box)
Box value: 50p
After waiting on the wings for 30 shows (the most anyone has waited for a long time), Mike finally came out to play on his 31st show. It started strongly, but then collapsed in the middle stages, leaving £20,000 and £50,000 as the only reds. Mike managed to hold on to them just long enough to get a respectable 5-box bailout of £8,000, which he took, and, pleasingly, the game collapsed in the proveout, giving him a good result.
Wednesday 1st: Craig
Winnings: £250
Opened the box
Highest offer: £10,000 (14-box)
Box value: £250
Well, this was an interesting one. After recovering from a tough start, Craig then went on an unfortunate run, wiping out reds, leaving £20,000 as the only significant sum. He kept it to 5-box though, and the Banker gave him the chance to open one box, and then get another offer. This was repeated at 4-box. Craig got some genuinely good offers throughout the final round, £5,700 at 3-box being good for the board. The £20,000 stayed to 2-box with £250, and the Banker offered £8,000. Arguable either way. Craig decided to go for it, but, alas, 'twas not to be. He certainly have us a tense game though (well, not as tense as Nong's, but you get the idea).
Thursday 2nd: Milli
Winnings: £13,000
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £13,000 (5-box)
Box value: 10p
A fairly low key game, as one can tell by the surprisingly small amount of post-show comments on the forum. Milli was pleasant enough; she kept calm and collected when things went wrong in the mid stages, and recovered to a 5-box offer of £13,000. With just £100,000 and £50,000 higher, she decided to deal, and was proved right to do so, when both big sums went in the final round, confirming a 'Banker spanking'.
Friday 3rd: John
Winnings: £13,000
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £13,000 (8-box)
Box value: 10p
It may have been the second consecutive selling of the 10p for £13,000, resulting in a 'Banker spanking', but John's game couldn't have been more different to Milli's. After wiping out three of the Power 5 in the mid round, John remained calm, and two good rounds saw the board swing towards his favour. The Banker initially offered £7,000. John's daughter said it was good, but she knew he'd go for it. This, coupled with some remarks John made earlier, scared the Banker to the extent that he upped the offer to £11,000, and then again to £13,000. After much deliberation, John dealt. The £100,000 went in the fifth round, but the £35,000 remained elusive to 2-box. However, the final offer would've been £10,000, so John remained ahead. And 10p in the box confirmed a 'Banker spanking'. Well played by John, a great game that sent us into Nong's extraordinary game on a high.
Well, true to say, even without Nong's jackpot win, it's been a very good week for the show (almost as good as it has been for Team GB). I'm going away next week, but I'll be back by Sunday, so no change to the usual summary plans.
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