Well, apart from Monday, it's been another quiet week on the DoND front.
Monday 21st: Steph
Winnings: £13,500
Dealt at: 11-box
Highest offer: £21,000 (8-box)
Box value: 1p
Well, we very nearly made history here, with Steph very nearly dealing the very generous first offer of £16,500! After that, his actual deal was a bit weak by comparison, but he managed to avoid the nightmare ending, being left with 1p and 10p at the end! And he also became the second person to have the worst possible final three (1p, 10p and 50p).
Tuesday 22nd: Becky
Winnings: £8,000
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £21,000 (5-box)
Box value: £1,000
Not much to say here, except that the game featured a sub-plot of Noel trying to find a boyfriend for Becky, who was single. Why Noel makes a big deal out of such things, no-one knows. Some say it's time for the show to go back to 45 minutes, like in the old days. I'm not really bothered myself.
Wednesday 23rd: Irene
Winnings: £8,500
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £14,000 (5-box)
Box value:£10
Again, not much to say. Remarkably similar game to Becky's offer wise.
Thursday 24th: David
Winnings: £9,200
Dealt at: 11-box
Highest offer: £12,000 (8-box)
Box value: £750
Again, the player dealt one round short of the peak. Though David did it at 11-box.
Friday 25th: Louise
Winnings: £20,000
Dealt at: 11-box
Highest offer: £26,000 (5-box)
Box value: £3,000
Have we ever had three 11-box deals in under a week before? (Maybe once, in 2007, IIRC) Can't blame her for dealing on a board that, as Noel said, was probably a bit too strong for her. Noel said in his intro today that, contrary to what you may think, boards like lots of reds left are often harder to play than ones with lots of blues, as you're being offered a huge sum of money on a very tempting looking board.
Sunday 27th: Waraporn
Winnings: £1
Opened the box
Highest offer: £10,555 (14-box)
Box value: £1
And that, I'm afraid, is the end of the red run that had been going on since Boxing Day(!). At least an unavoidable trainwreck, and not as a result of a questionable gamble gone wrong (like, say, Tony from last month). Shame, as Waraporn was nice enough, and she took her crash perfectly in her stride.
So, apart from Steph's game, and maybe Louise's, a pretty uneventful week for the show. Quite a contrast to January last year, which saw five Power 5 wins. Will we get some good games to end January? I can only hope for the best, regardless of how big the win.
Three 11-box Deals in five did happen once, and it was indeed in 2007. March, to be exact. Started on the Monday with Philip providing a surprising one after being talked up as a massive gambler; it almost paid off. Rita dealt at 11-box on Wednesday, having reached a target that was very personal to her; the proveout was unfortunate, as she had £100k. Finally, Anne-Marie on Friday dealt a very generous 11-box offer of £12k, but Noel produced one of his worst ever guilt trips, and got his wish when the Banker popped in a hypothetical AMO at 8-box and the £15k was on the table.
ReplyDeleteThe subsequent Sunday player turned down practically the mean at 11-box before dealing a less generous offer on an all-red five-box (albeit a higher cash amount, converted to an OPW). Gee, I wonder why...