Sunday 11 November 2012

Deal or No Deal - 5th-10th November

Oh dear. What a week it’s been. Nothing seems to have gone right this week, for several different reasons.


Monday 5th: Smithy
Winnings: £9,000
Dealt at: 11-box
Highest offer: £66,000 (2-box)
Box value: £250,000

Smithy was certainly a memorable character on the wings, but his game seemed to descend into silliness. When he did focus on the game, he surprised many with a rather cautious 11-box deal. Which was rather unfairly punished by the £250,000 being in the box. Still, at least Smithy was able to handle selling the £250,000 well; in fact, he did it better than some players who’ve won over three times what he won!

Tuesday 6th: Mick
Winnings: £1,000
Opened the box
Highest offer: £4,400 (8-box)
Box value: £1,000

When you’re biggest offer if a lowly £4,400, you know you’ve had a poor game in terms of luck. Of course, it would’ve been nice if he’d dealt there for a Banker spanking, but such a low stakes gamble was well worth the punt. Shame the game fell apart, but at least he got a consolation £1,000 from the box. Considering the game beforehand, to win a four-figure sum is a result in itself.

Wednesday 7th: Betty
Winnings: £20,000
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £78,000 (2-box)
Box value: £250,000

Another selling of the jackpot, but from a much more reasonable deal than Smithy’s. In fact, with just the £250,000 higher, it was a very sensible decision. Just unlucky that the £250,000 was in the box really. An enjoyable game though.

Thursday 8th: Mev
Winnings: 1p
Opened the box
Highest offer: £13,000 (17-box)
Box value: 1p

Mev made it clear early on that ‘what will be will be’, which suggested he was going all the way. Some says it’s typical that, after two £250,000 sellings in the games prior, we finally get a determined player, and he wins 1p. It’s unfortunate, yes, but Mev was able to handle it well. That said, he did seem a bit rattled when the Banker didn’t give him a final offer due to not thinking he could buy him, and simply offering the swap. Like Betty’s, an enjoyable game despite the outcome.

Friday 9th: Carrie
Winnings: £5
Opened the box
Highest offer: £8,517 (11-box)
Box value: £5

A second consecutive blue win. However, while Mev got a couple of decent offers worthy of considering, Carrie was pretty much forced to the end by terrible luck. Terribly unfortunate. However the Banker later gave her a present for her son, an aspergers syndrome sufferer and huge fan of the show, which was a miniature box replica.

Saturday 10th: Win
Winnings: £30,000
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £90,000 (2-box)
Box value: £250,000

No idea why the weekend game was on Saturday this week, not to mention at 12:55pm (it’s on Saturday again next weekend, at an even earlier 12:40pm).

Win was a memorable player, at 91 years of age, and very pleasant to watch. Her board was one of the strongest for a while, and, though her deal at £30,000 may have been cautious with four of the Power 5 left, it was perfectly reasonable for her. The £250,000 may have been sold for the third time this week, but Win didn’t seem bothered at all. And who would be if you had £30,000 consolation?

Overall, an unfortunate week for the show. Once again, we can only hope for better things to come next week.

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