Deal or No Deal - 4th-10th February

Well, after the high drama of last week, this week was a little more mundane, which is perhaps what we needed to calm us down after last week.

Monday 4th: Adam
Winnings: £900
Dealt at: 2-box
Highest offer: £3,500 (8-box)
Box value: 50p

A pretty unlucky, and emotional, game. Adam just didn't have the luck on his side for much of the match, but £900 is a decent sum of money. Much better than 50p anyway.

Tuesday 5th: Hannah
Winnings: £8,500
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £8,500 (5-box)
Box value: £5,000

Just what we needed after Adam's unfortunate game: a perfectly timed deal for a good offer. Can't ask for more than that.

Wednesday 6th: Pete
Winnings: £6,000
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £10,099.50 (14-box)
Box value: 10p

Didn't see much of this one, as I got home later than usual, but another sensible decision that paid off perfectly. It looked like a trainwreck at one point, but Pete managed to keep the £75,000 long enough for a bailout. A good result considering what had happened earlier on.

Thursday 7th: Zoe
Winnings: £100
Opened the box
Highest offer: £3,000 (5-box)
Box value: £100

A pretty horrific trainwreck. Zoe shouldn't regret her 5-box no deal very much; she mad three higher reds, and it was incredibly unlucky to hit the 10% chance of losing all three.

Friday 8th: Tom
Winnings: £12,000
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £12,000
Box value: £10

Again, a very unlucky game is countered next day by a Banker spanking from a sensible deal. Not much more to say, except that Tom may well have gone on and crashed had his partner not been there to steady the ship. Friends and family influencing the player is often unwelcome, especially if it goes wrong after they induce a deal (Paul's game from last May comes to mind).

Sunday 10th: Michael
Winnings: £3,500
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £13,000 (17-box and 14-box)
Box value: 1p

Michael was a lively character, though much calmer than Giuseppe was last week! It looked like his game was destined for disaster after the two very generous first offers, but he just managed to escape out with a decent sum before it capitulated completely.

So, overall, a low key week, which is perhaps for the best, with a themed week coming up. Love Week starts tomorrow, and runs all week; so lets hope for some good games, and a better Love Week than the last two.