Deal or No Deal - 18th-24th February

Well, after the drama of Love Week, this week was a pretty good follow up, with some interesting discussion points.

Monday 18th: Ryan
Winnings: £26,000
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £67,000 (2-box)
Box value: 1p

Well, £26,000 may not have been a terribly good offer at 5-box, but it was still a lot of money, so I don't blame Ryan for dealing. Unfortunate that he avoided the £250,000 in the proveout, but it did mean that he got the honour of being the first male of have the 'Scream ending'! (1p and £250,000)

Tuesday 19th: Jenny
Winnings: £750
Opened the box
Highest offer: £4,000 (11-box)
Box value: £750

Terribly unlucky game really. When your highest offer's £4,000, you know it's an unlucky game. We've seen worse, and at least Jenny got a high blue out of it, rather than pocket change.

Wednesday 20th: Theo
Winnings: £22,250
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £55,000 (2-box)
Box value: £100,000

Theo was a good player, and he was a good sport, performing a dance to YMCA when the Banker played it in response to him reminding him of them. Again, the offer he dealt wasn't terribly good, but it was a good sum of money, and it's a shame that he had the big money in his box after he dealt.

Thursday 21st: Maggie
Winnings: £8,000
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £8,000 (5-box)
Box value: £1,000

Good to see a Banker spanking; Maggie and her husband were good sports. Pregnant players have had mixed fortunes, either getting OPWs, or winning low sums.

Friday 22nd: Dave
Winnings: £15,000 (£10,000 for him + £5,000 for the Royal Marsden Hospital)
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £22,000 (5-box)
Box value: £5,000

Dave was a great player, who had his mind on donating some winnings to the Hospital's radio station, which he worked for, and was facing closure. Odd that the normally charity hating Banker should make such a large donation, but it was enough to get him to deal.

Sunday 24th: Margaret
Winnings: £4,000
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £29,500 (2-box)
Box value: £750

Another pretty unlucky game. Wiping out all the big money bar one early on often dents your confidence, and results in a modest deal. Shame that, after Margaret dealt, her luck turned and she missed the £75,000. But at least it wasn't in the box, which would've been bad after a game like that.

Overall, a pleasingly average week, with no game standing out, but plenty of talking points. Hopefully, more good stuff to come.