OK, I've made the decision to stop doing my weekly DoND summaries at the end of this month, and do one big summary of the major games at the end of every month. It's part of my attempts to get some different stuff on here, rather than purely UC and DoND.
This week, though, deserves a full summary. What a week!
Monday 11th: Pete
Winnings: £7,950
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £67,000 (2-box)
Box value: £250,000
Oh dear, poor old Pete. He was oh so unlucky to bring the Jackpot to the table, then wipe out all the other big sums while keeping the bottom four, meaning the offers weren't going to rise hugely. And under the circumstances, his decision to deal was by no means a bad one. Alas, it does mean he has broken the record for the lowest the £250,000 has been sold for, usurping Katie Chipchase's record of £8,000 from last July. Poor chap.
And then came Cheltenham, which took up most of Channel 4 for the week, and forced DoND back into it's old running length of 50 minutes. Unfortunately, on Tuesday, inclement weather meant Cheltenham overran, and DoND was pulled at short notice! The solution: move all the shows back a day, and slot the Friday show in on Saturday lunchtime. Simples! 'squeak!'
Wednesday 13th: Kristian
Winnings: £15,000
Opened the box
Highest offer: £7,250 (11-box)
Box value: £15,000
Well, this was well worth the wait! The first Banker spanking from a box win since Scott won £50,000 last August! Although, to be fair, Kristian was probably forced to go all the way by the boxes, which didn't fall for him throughout. But a very welcome result nonetheless.
Thursday 14th: Kia
Winnings: £5,000
Opened the box
Highest offer: £15,000 (17-box)
Box value: £5,000
A pretty tense game, here. The gambles Kia took were calculated, no where near reckless, and £5,000 was a decent result. Under the circumstances, it's hard to tell whether she was always going to go all the way, or if she was just chasing her first offer. We'll likely never know.
Friday 15th: Alan
Winnings: £12,000
Dealt at: 5-box
Highest offer: £18,500 (2-box)
Box value: £50,000
Alan was a lively character, and he was full of anecdotes, which caused lots of humour whenever he seemed to begin a long one! His decision to deal was very reasonable, and it was a shame that it didn't work out, but he gave us a good enough game, which is all we can really ask for.
Saturday 16th: Lyanne
Winnings: £13,013
Dealt at: 8-box
Highest offer: £62,062 (2-box)
Box value: £50,000
It's a shame that Lyanne's show got moved from it's Friday slot to Saturday lunchtime, but that's the wya things go sometimes. Her deal was perfectly understandable, and it's a shame that the proveout went so badly wrong, leaving £50,000 and £75,000 to the end.
Sunday 17th: Amy
Winnings: £28,000
Dealt at: 2-box
Highest offer: £28,000 (2-box)
Box value: 50p
One of the most surprising Banker spankings of all time! Especially given that the board was weak half way through. Whether Amy was gambling on her own accord, or whether the events of the past week were on her mind, we'll likely never know. But it paid off spectacularly! And, given how emotional she was getting during the final round, it's a good thing it did.
Overall, a very eventful week for the show! Maybe there is some merit in these weekly summaries after all. Will decide for sure whether to discontinue these later on.
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