Tonight by my favourite youngest daughter Olivia (dad is very proud)
Deal or no deal appears on the screen .We say hello noel while he starts up with the usual waffle. Poor man, he tries so hard to make it un repetitive.
I seem to remember Noel attacking someone for wearing a deck chair for a shirt well Noel, not setting the perfect example today are we!
Who’s going come out here with a 45 minute appointment with the banker from hell he says, well yes, that sounds like a fabulous game to play, Noel would be a great salesman wouldn’t he? It’s Ashok, who takes the walk of wealth today with box 8,
Ashok shows us some pictures of his grandparents who are from Northern India along with Ashok, who took an international flight to play on deal or no deal. Well who wouldn’t? We also see a picture of one of Ashok’s friends who looks like he’s lost in the 70s. It’s nice to here Noel speak with intelligence as he reads a poem that Ashok has written about deal or no deal. Noel gets a sense of passion in Ashok and feels that the banker will understand him. We will have to find out if Noel is right.
Once again we are told that the independent adjudicator is the only one who knows where the boxes are, well I bet the independent adjudicator is sitting is quite happily on a beach somewhere with a drink in his hand while we are sucked into watching this intense game! I wonder how you can become the independent adjudicator maybe ill be one of those when I’m older: P
Anyway we start the game with round one, strangely enough.
The first box is from Vic with the £10,000, its ok.
The next box is number 3 with the £5 which is much better.
Then we have Box 18 with £1
Mark box 7 £35,000 Ashok notes that this is not blue, how intelligent of him.
To end the round Sally takes out the £1. The banker phones up Noel for a chat and states that when he heard international jet set and former model, Ashok wasn’t what he had in mind. The banker is slightly nicer and says he feels that Ashok is a good reader of the game and so gives him the kind offer of £7,000. Ashok heard this offer and saw that it was good but he doesn’t accept the offer. No way he says and then corrects himself to the more traditional saying of no deal.
Round two starts of with Alan and box 4, he reveals the £20,000 the audience suck the air from the room. A rather gentlemanly fellow feels that his box, number 5, is warm, and produces the £100. How rather gentlemanly of him!
Noel assures us that we will be back to see what happens in the game of way or no way and we are left with Carl who tells us with all the fake enthusiasm in the world that we could win the contents of the blue boxes, how exciting Carl!
So Ashok is a former model?!? For what, may I ask? I understand the poetry but modelling?? Not so very Ashok I think. After the break Sue and box 14 gives us another blue with lots of cheers. (Sorry didn’t see which one) Ashok has the banker’s attention and the offer has gone up to £21,000 well the banker is obviously worried about Ashok because that is a fantastic offer but Ashok says no deal.
Next round and Linda takes the £3,000 out of the game. Pierre thinks that box 19 is a low one and the 250k is out of reach for Ashok, oh Pierre you were so wrong. But Ashok is ok after a slight lapse but the offer isn’t going be great. John with box 11 hasn’t got the 1p but he has got the £10 and that will do for Ashok. We will say goodbye to the incredible offer of £21,000 as the banker sounds happier. His offer is £12,000 pounds which, with the quarter mil gone, is still a decent offer from the banker who is definitely intimidated by Ashok , but who wouldn’t be with his glasses and his neat shirt and impeccably tidy hair. No deal.
Next round starts with Box 22 and £750 is out of the game. Box 12 contains £500 and this is looking like a better round. Ashok who seems to be feeling lucky asks the audience. Is this game of deal or no deal or who wants to be a millionaire?
As Ashok discovers how to work a microphone Noel, sounding like the crocodile hunter observing an interesting mammal, gives us a break. The majority of the audience has chosen box 6 and Ashok decides to go with the audience. I’m really confused where has deal or no deal gone? Why are we watching who wants to be a millionaire? Anyway the majority suck as poor Ashok chooses box 6 and reveals the 50k. The banker will be laughing, and he is. He compliments the audience on their sound advice. Apparently an incredibly generous offer according to the banker who normally lies when he says this, but £15,000 is not at all a bad offer for the board in front of us and the nerve racking music comes on while we wait for the answer. This is a waste since Ashok says perfectly calmly, no deal. Ashok wants a quickie. I cannot bear to listen to the irony and the jokes.
Box 13 kills off the £75,000 and box 16 attacks the £100,000. Luckily the round ends with a blue. (sorry the quickie was too quick! I couldn’t get the amount!!)But it doesn’t matter the board is ruined. The banker is laughing again. He says whoever would have thought a quickie with Ashok would be so pleasurable. I think there going to have to put deal or no deal after the watershed soon and the offer is £2,500. No deal.
They decide to go back to Ashok’s original method of measured progress and box 21 is opened with 10p inside. It works. Next box 15 gives us £1000 so now were trying to find the 1p.Ashok chooses box 9 with the highest number left with box £15,000 , Oh dear ,but Ashok is reasonable about his loss even though the mood is subdued.
The bankers respects Ashok at this point for his quality of courage, he offers of £120. No deal. But the final blow is that we find that between the 1p and the £250 Ashok has the £250 in his box, he wanted to join the 1p club.
When Ashok took the walk of wealth I honestly thought he would do very well and for a few rounds he was, unfortunately it peaked and then all went down hill for him. It wasn’t an emotional game because Ashok was not an emotional person and it stayed calm even throughout the tough moments.
Ashok won £250
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Pat M gets a yellow card
Just in case you've forgotten what this glorious woman is about, have a look at this
Monday, June 26, 2006
Ryan's game
Coffee flavoured short sleeved cornetto seems to be the order of the day for this rainy Monday show. The dream factory celebrates Wimbledon week, with green boxes decorated with yellow balls. The studio is centre court and the audience will predictably be making the usual racquet (groan).
A somewhat portly, older looking Brian McFadden, aka Ryan, a field sales something or other, considers himself a lucky person and especially lucky today with box 15.
Round 1
Noel calls for belief…….as per usual
Ryan faces the dilemma of saving his special numbers until the end or getting them out of the way first.
Sue, box 7 – 10p a great start appreciated by all.
Paul, box 11 - £100 – Paul’s teeth are a bit scary.
Linda B, Box 8 - 50p
Nick, box ? - 1p
Chris, box 17 – £1000
Bryan remarks on the phenomenon of fellow contestants ‘morphing’ from ordinary sane drinking partners each evening into brainless plebs the minute they sit in the chair. He confirms that he also has morphed with all those past players and can now no longer think or count up to three without his fingers and toes being brought into play.
The Banker announces a score of 15-love. Ryan needs the ‘love’ bit explaining and looks suspiciously at Noel’s attempt at an explanation. Just tell me the offer Noel he begs. It is £12,000 which is nice, according to Bryan/Ryan who hopes he hasn’t peaked too early – ask me the question please – No deal.
Round2
Alan, box 21 – Nana Ryan’s birthday – oops - £35,000
Monica, box 20 - £10
Sally completes this round with box 5 – break point to the ads. Sally then rushes to the microphone and breathlessly announces the money to be won at home for the very reasonable cost of £1 per call (– not all calls will be successful she tells us – but all calls will be charged.)
Oh dear, Sally’s box contained £250,000. Bryan/Ryan is gutted, but still feeling strong. The offer from the man on the phone – is £4,000 – No deal from the hot seat.
Round 3
Amy, box 22 - £10,000
Linda, Box 13 - £100,000 spookily forecast from the chair prior to it being opened.
Pierre, box ? £15,000
According to the banker Bryan/Ryan advised Shirley to deal at £16,000, he disagrees and the banker asks to speak to him. Bryan offers to dish the dirt on all the other contestants in return for a good offer. Noel has the phone back for the actual offer, which turns out to be a disappointing £5,500 – No hesitation - No deal.
Round 4 – a quickie is decided upon.
Roy, box 19 - £250
Woody? box 6 - £1
John, box 18 –
To the break again and Sally is still flogging the game at home.
Back from the ads to John and the last in this, not so quickie round, reveals £50.
3 blues and 5 reds remain on the board.
There is much debate around the upcoming offer – Argy bargy goes on around writing it in the book and whispering in ears. The actual offer is £15,500.
A sweep is asked for and Noel tries to get away with doing it from where he is standing. Bryan/Ryan suggests that Noel is getting a bit lazy and he should go along in the usual way. He does as he is asked and most of the contestants advise no deal.
Bryan/Ryan agonises, he is very tempted to deal but doesn’t want to be a chicken. He declares he would rather go one deal too soon than one too late. It takes twice but eventually he manages to get out the – deal answer.
Hypothetical round 5
Janelle, box 9 - £750
Vic, box 14 - £3,000
Ashok, box 10 - £5
Gutted is the answer to Noel’s question of how he feels now. Game set and match to the banker the offer would have been £25,000 Ryan tells us he would have dealt at this point.
Round 6
Debbie, box 4 - £20,000
Connel, box 1 - £75,000 elicits a huge round of applause.
Melanie, box 2 - £5,000
The last two boxes are £500 and £50,000. The offer at this point would have been £12,000. Bryan/Ryan tells us he would never have risked such an amount on, what is essentially, the flip of a coin. Noel opens up box 15 to the huge delight of the studio revealing Bryan/Ryan’s box had just £500 in it.
Ryan looks genuinely happy with his game and his winnings. Once again he seems a very popular member of the DOND social scene who will be missed. I liked him a lot.
Until next time – Sue
Ryan won £15,500
A somewhat portly, older looking Brian McFadden, aka Ryan, a field sales something or other, considers himself a lucky person and especially lucky today with box 15.
Round 1
Noel calls for belief…….as per usual
Ryan faces the dilemma of saving his special numbers until the end or getting them out of the way first.
Sue, box 7 – 10p a great start appreciated by all.
Paul, box 11 - £100 – Paul’s teeth are a bit scary.
Linda B, Box 8 - 50p
Nick, box ? - 1p
Chris, box 17 – £1000
Bryan remarks on the phenomenon of fellow contestants ‘morphing’ from ordinary sane drinking partners each evening into brainless plebs the minute they sit in the chair. He confirms that he also has morphed with all those past players and can now no longer think or count up to three without his fingers and toes being brought into play.
The Banker announces a score of 15-love. Ryan needs the ‘love’ bit explaining and looks suspiciously at Noel’s attempt at an explanation. Just tell me the offer Noel he begs. It is £12,000 which is nice, according to Bryan/Ryan who hopes he hasn’t peaked too early – ask me the question please – No deal.
Round2
Alan, box 21 – Nana Ryan’s birthday – oops - £35,000
Monica, box 20 - £10
Sally completes this round with box 5 – break point to the ads. Sally then rushes to the microphone and breathlessly announces the money to be won at home for the very reasonable cost of £1 per call (– not all calls will be successful she tells us – but all calls will be charged.)
Oh dear, Sally’s box contained £250,000. Bryan/Ryan is gutted, but still feeling strong. The offer from the man on the phone – is £4,000 – No deal from the hot seat.
Round 3
Amy, box 22 - £10,000
Linda, Box 13 - £100,000 spookily forecast from the chair prior to it being opened.
Pierre, box ? £15,000
According to the banker Bryan/Ryan advised Shirley to deal at £16,000, he disagrees and the banker asks to speak to him. Bryan offers to dish the dirt on all the other contestants in return for a good offer. Noel has the phone back for the actual offer, which turns out to be a disappointing £5,500 – No hesitation - No deal.
Round 4 – a quickie is decided upon.
Roy, box 19 - £250
Woody? box 6 - £1
John, box 18 –
To the break again and Sally is still flogging the game at home.
Back from the ads to John and the last in this, not so quickie round, reveals £50.
3 blues and 5 reds remain on the board.
There is much debate around the upcoming offer – Argy bargy goes on around writing it in the book and whispering in ears. The actual offer is £15,500.
A sweep is asked for and Noel tries to get away with doing it from where he is standing. Bryan/Ryan suggests that Noel is getting a bit lazy and he should go along in the usual way. He does as he is asked and most of the contestants advise no deal.
Bryan/Ryan agonises, he is very tempted to deal but doesn’t want to be a chicken. He declares he would rather go one deal too soon than one too late. It takes twice but eventually he manages to get out the – deal answer.
Hypothetical round 5
Janelle, box 9 - £750
Vic, box 14 - £3,000
Ashok, box 10 - £5
Gutted is the answer to Noel’s question of how he feels now. Game set and match to the banker the offer would have been £25,000 Ryan tells us he would have dealt at this point.
Round 6
Debbie, box 4 - £20,000
Connel, box 1 - £75,000 elicits a huge round of applause.
Melanie, box 2 - £5,000
The last two boxes are £500 and £50,000. The offer at this point would have been £12,000. Bryan/Ryan tells us he would never have risked such an amount on, what is essentially, the flip of a coin. Noel opens up box 15 to the huge delight of the studio revealing Bryan/Ryan’s box had just £500 in it.
Ryan looks genuinely happy with his game and his winnings. Once again he seems a very popular member of the DOND social scene who will be missed. I liked him a lot.
Until next time – Sue
Ryan won £15,500
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Pennie's Game Report
Hanging on the wire,
I’m waiting for the change
I'm dancing through the fire,
Just to catch a flame
And feel real again.
(Paul Weller, You do something to me)
Noel recommended courage, this was what it took to move from good to great. After the standard waffle Noel is forced to deliver as part of his contract we moved closer to playing the game, 'Lets find a vic...a client for the banker', he said pretending to correct himself. Today it was Pennie, the weeping Su Pollard of the East Wing. Pennie was wearing ragged jeans as she hopped and skipped the walk of wealth with box 14. Noel accused her of dressing from the dump, so she ran round him, burrowed in his back pocket and pulled out a yellow card. Pennie was scared of hieghts, drowning, death and the number 13, 'God i sound a bit mad don't I'. The mad person was Pennelope Bashman from Wakesfield, with three children, no mention of hubby, and her sister Cherie was in the audience...well Hello Cherie. Her photo was of her baby twins, cherubs in classic Ruebens style. Her other daughter Zoe drew a picture of her on DOND when she first found out she had got a place - she had spookily drawn the box 14. Pennie was very excited, a mother of three young children, and maybe back home she was doing it all, so this was her big moment and she was going to grab it with both fists.
Round one: Sally, box 11 - £100,000, the seond highest amount had gone with the very first box. Ashok, box 4 - £500 - Pennie had morphed into a Maori warrior, a completely over the top reaction to a mediocre second box. Mick was next with box 5 - £1 - Pennie's excitement was growing if that was possible. Linda E, box 15 - £250,000 - 'that shut her up', I nearly wrote, but her mouth was wide open for the longest time, and I mean wide, she was the envy of basking sharks the world over....but she didn't cry, not a tear, not a drop. 'Sue, box 20', Pennie's voice broken, betraying the emotion underneath - £50. 'I cannot believe that, thats not funny, thats not nice', was Yorkshire Pennie's summary of the game so far - but at least she wasn't crying. The banker's offer was £1313, her most feared number, twice - 'no deal'.
Round two: Mel, box 16 - £5000. Pennie blowing kisses, Mel nodding like a rock star accepting plaudits. Ryan next with box 7 - £3000. Then Pennie introduced the break, and this was straight into DOND from the good old days: Pennie was in my living room, begging me to come back after the break while she had a cup of tea and a chat about the game, the same way Michael Cane Alfie talked to the camera. After the break Monica opened box 10 - 10p - the tea must have had something in it, we had now moved from excited to frenzied, Pennie was jumping and screaming like a banshee. The offer had reached £7013. Pennie explained that Daughter zoe, was born on the 13th, at 13 minutes past 13.00. 'And she weighed 13 pounds', joked Noel. Pennie laughed, 'no my twins were big babies though, 7lbs and 6lbs'. Noel pointed out to her, apparently for the first time, that her twins had weighed a combined 13 pounds.
Round three: She went for a quickie. Connel, box 2 - 50p, Buddy, box 1 - £100. By this point Penny was hysterical and then she went for box 8 - £35,000 (missed who it was). The offer now was £11012. Pennie crunched up in her chair to view the board, then sat back - 'No deal'. In looking round to the audience, she turned into Lee - 'come on'. It was difficult to get into this game because of the noise, the screaming was all too over the top, and it was spoiling what at its core was turnig into a very strong board considering hw badly Pennie had started.
Round four: Alan, box 3 - £10. She rushed across to hug him. Chris, box 9 - £5 - pennie running on the spot alloose parts boucing everywhere. 'Come on Kate, come on' said Pennie, pushing herself on - I have no idea who Kate was, perhaps Pennie can come on here and tell us. Noel welcomed us back after the break, declaring that the board was strong and wouldn't it be amazing if the next blue was 1p. Pierre was selected to open box 12 - he opened the lid on 1p - suspiciously convenient, I suspect an attempt by Endemol to change Noel's image as the harbinger of doom everytime he talks up a position. Pennie rushed across to Pierre hugged him, and then the tears started. But they were soon gone - the board was too strong for tears, six reds against two blues. She went round the contestants, they all said 'no deal', her 'gorgeous sister was a chicken and would 'deal', Pennie had all the ba......nerve in that family - No deal' she shouted with all the fervour of a rabied kamikaze.
Round five: Roy, Box 21 - £1000. Concentrate advised Noel, as if concentrating would make any difference in a completely random game of choice. Janelle opened Box 6 - £750 - Pennie was now beyond acting, she had evolved into her own charicature, completely uncontrolled and from Noel's view uncontrollable - 'don't start the tears yet', said Noel, way too late. Box 19, Linda B - £15,000. Pennie screaed, the crowd roared, Cherie sat flushed and very attractive, with shoulder length blonde hair, and a fresh open face that you could imagine smiling up, dishevelled from half way up a hay barn....sorry back to the game. The board was now left with one blue and four reds including £75k and £50k. Cherie's view was 'oooo I can't believe it, blooming heck' just like the Boddingtons beer advert. The offer was now £25,000, and for the second time tonight we looked down a very long dark tunnel, Pennie's reaction was to sit motion less catching fies with her cvernous mouth. People around the room were petrified of what she was going to do, she held the photo of her twins, turned to Noel - No deal.
Round six: Someone had flicked Pennie's nuclear switch, she just kept reaching new heights of over-the-top-ness. Vic, box 18 - £75,000. 'No, but we still have the 50', said Noel immediately, hoping to fill the void that was no more Pennie. Mark, box 17 - £20,000. 'We are still alive', re-assured Noel, but Pennie was panicking, 'ooo two bad numbers...'. She steadied, Amy box 13 - £250. Suddenly Pennie had done it, it took moments to sink in, Pennie was going home with at least £10,000. She ran across to Amy and hugged her. The banker phoned - 'wow', he said, it was exhausting. The offer was now £30,000, immediately a man from the audience shouted 'take it'. Pennie, calmed a little, sat in her chair, her eyes through Hank Marvins glasses, looked straight ahead, 'This is my lucky day and I don't do things by halves, ask me the question'. The gorgeous Cherie was now beyond fear, beyond death itself, no matter what her sister did now, it wouldn't matter. Pennie gave all the signals that she was going on, but then she turned to Noel with the biggest smile, because she had the biggest mouth -'Deal'.
Noel lifted the lid, Pennie had £10,000, she had dealt at exactly the right time. Debbie had the £50,000 in box 22.
This was a game of two levels, at one it was a great game, where Pennie showed bags of courage, and at another it was like watching 1970s Professional Wrestling with Ken Walton - way, way over the top.
Pennie won £30,000
I’m waiting for the change
I'm dancing through the fire,
Just to catch a flame
And feel real again.
(Paul Weller, You do something to me)
Noel recommended courage, this was what it took to move from good to great. After the standard waffle Noel is forced to deliver as part of his contract we moved closer to playing the game, 'Lets find a vic...a client for the banker', he said pretending to correct himself. Today it was Pennie, the weeping Su Pollard of the East Wing. Pennie was wearing ragged jeans as she hopped and skipped the walk of wealth with box 14. Noel accused her of dressing from the dump, so she ran round him, burrowed in his back pocket and pulled out a yellow card. Pennie was scared of hieghts, drowning, death and the number 13, 'God i sound a bit mad don't I'. The mad person was Pennelope Bashman from Wakesfield, with three children, no mention of hubby, and her sister Cherie was in the audience...well Hello Cherie. Her photo was of her baby twins, cherubs in classic Ruebens style. Her other daughter Zoe drew a picture of her on DOND when she first found out she had got a place - she had spookily drawn the box 14. Pennie was very excited, a mother of three young children, and maybe back home she was doing it all, so this was her big moment and she was going to grab it with both fists.
Round one: Sally, box 11 - £100,000, the seond highest amount had gone with the very first box. Ashok, box 4 - £500 - Pennie had morphed into a Maori warrior, a completely over the top reaction to a mediocre second box. Mick was next with box 5 - £1 - Pennie's excitement was growing if that was possible. Linda E, box 15 - £250,000 - 'that shut her up', I nearly wrote, but her mouth was wide open for the longest time, and I mean wide, she was the envy of basking sharks the world over....but she didn't cry, not a tear, not a drop. 'Sue, box 20', Pennie's voice broken, betraying the emotion underneath - £50. 'I cannot believe that, thats not funny, thats not nice', was Yorkshire Pennie's summary of the game so far - but at least she wasn't crying. The banker's offer was £1313, her most feared number, twice - 'no deal'.
Round two: Mel, box 16 - £5000. Pennie blowing kisses, Mel nodding like a rock star accepting plaudits. Ryan next with box 7 - £3000. Then Pennie introduced the break, and this was straight into DOND from the good old days: Pennie was in my living room, begging me to come back after the break while she had a cup of tea and a chat about the game, the same way Michael Cane Alfie talked to the camera. After the break Monica opened box 10 - 10p - the tea must have had something in it, we had now moved from excited to frenzied, Pennie was jumping and screaming like a banshee. The offer had reached £7013. Pennie explained that Daughter zoe, was born on the 13th, at 13 minutes past 13.00. 'And she weighed 13 pounds', joked Noel. Pennie laughed, 'no my twins were big babies though, 7lbs and 6lbs'. Noel pointed out to her, apparently for the first time, that her twins had weighed a combined 13 pounds.
Round three: She went for a quickie. Connel, box 2 - 50p, Buddy, box 1 - £100. By this point Penny was hysterical and then she went for box 8 - £35,000 (missed who it was). The offer now was £11012. Pennie crunched up in her chair to view the board, then sat back - 'No deal'. In looking round to the audience, she turned into Lee - 'come on'. It was difficult to get into this game because of the noise, the screaming was all too over the top, and it was spoiling what at its core was turnig into a very strong board considering hw badly Pennie had started.
Round four: Alan, box 3 - £10. She rushed across to hug him. Chris, box 9 - £5 - pennie running on the spot alloose parts boucing everywhere. 'Come on Kate, come on' said Pennie, pushing herself on - I have no idea who Kate was, perhaps Pennie can come on here and tell us. Noel welcomed us back after the break, declaring that the board was strong and wouldn't it be amazing if the next blue was 1p. Pierre was selected to open box 12 - he opened the lid on 1p - suspiciously convenient, I suspect an attempt by Endemol to change Noel's image as the harbinger of doom everytime he talks up a position. Pennie rushed across to Pierre hugged him, and then the tears started. But they were soon gone - the board was too strong for tears, six reds against two blues. She went round the contestants, they all said 'no deal', her 'gorgeous sister was a chicken and would 'deal', Pennie had all the ba......nerve in that family - No deal' she shouted with all the fervour of a rabied kamikaze.
Round five: Roy, Box 21 - £1000. Concentrate advised Noel, as if concentrating would make any difference in a completely random game of choice. Janelle opened Box 6 - £750 - Pennie was now beyond acting, she had evolved into her own charicature, completely uncontrolled and from Noel's view uncontrollable - 'don't start the tears yet', said Noel, way too late. Box 19, Linda B - £15,000. Pennie screaed, the crowd roared, Cherie sat flushed and very attractive, with shoulder length blonde hair, and a fresh open face that you could imagine smiling up, dishevelled from half way up a hay barn....sorry back to the game. The board was now left with one blue and four reds including £75k and £50k. Cherie's view was 'oooo I can't believe it, blooming heck' just like the Boddingtons beer advert. The offer was now £25,000, and for the second time tonight we looked down a very long dark tunnel, Pennie's reaction was to sit motion less catching fies with her cvernous mouth. People around the room were petrified of what she was going to do, she held the photo of her twins, turned to Noel - No deal.
Round six: Someone had flicked Pennie's nuclear switch, she just kept reaching new heights of over-the-top-ness. Vic, box 18 - £75,000. 'No, but we still have the 50', said Noel immediately, hoping to fill the void that was no more Pennie. Mark, box 17 - £20,000. 'We are still alive', re-assured Noel, but Pennie was panicking, 'ooo two bad numbers...'. She steadied, Amy box 13 - £250. Suddenly Pennie had done it, it took moments to sink in, Pennie was going home with at least £10,000. She ran across to Amy and hugged her. The banker phoned - 'wow', he said, it was exhausting. The offer was now £30,000, immediately a man from the audience shouted 'take it'. Pennie, calmed a little, sat in her chair, her eyes through Hank Marvins glasses, looked straight ahead, 'This is my lucky day and I don't do things by halves, ask me the question'. The gorgeous Cherie was now beyond fear, beyond death itself, no matter what her sister did now, it wouldn't matter. Pennie gave all the signals that she was going on, but then she turned to Noel with the biggest smile, because she had the biggest mouth -'Deal'.
Noel lifted the lid, Pennie had £10,000, she had dealt at exactly the right time. Debbie had the £50,000 in box 22.
This was a game of two levels, at one it was a great game, where Pennie showed bags of courage, and at another it was like watching 1970s Professional Wrestling with Ken Walton - way, way over the top.
Pennie won £30,000
Friday, June 23, 2006
Hit Parade - Chart 15
Well there it is, Dave W has finally toppled the Queen of DOND. We had a recount, but its official, and what is more he is puling away from the rest strongly. With Lucy, following her re-appearance in last week's Hall of Fame, also sweeping past into second place as she trails in Dave W's wake. Pat M has settled into third place but I suspect she may well be back up as she has a very strong following. Beccais continuing to make good progress, and mysteriously, so is the banker - who ridiculously is even more popular than Kirsty (call up the hague, this is surely a crime against humanity). Raj has dropped to seventh while Noel continues to languish in eigthth. And finally this week, we have lost Lofty and gained Suzanne, while Jo has started a steady climb.
1. Dave W (Pat M)
2. Lucy (Dave W)
3. Pat M (Raj)
4. Becca (Lucy)
5. Banker (Kirsty)
6. Kirsty (Banker)
7. Raj (Becca)
8. Noel (Noel)
9. Jo (Lofty)
10.Suzanne (Jo)
1. Dave W (Pat M)
2. Lucy (Dave W)
3. Pat M (Raj)
4. Becca (Lucy)
5. Banker (Kirsty)
6. Kirsty (Banker)
7. Raj (Becca)
8. Noel (Noel)
9. Jo (Lofty)
10.Suzanne (Jo)
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Wayne's Game Report
By Olivia, my favourite youngest daughter
Noel appears on the screen. I must say his shirt isn’t too bad today .He’s managed to stay away from the dodgy patterns. Welcome to the dream factory he says as we wait to find out whose game it is today. A few jokes about cleaning the chair after the games being between a box and a hard place gets the mood going and then were off.
Its Wayne the brain's turn to take the walk of wealth today, he strides to his throne with a big grin on his face and, for some unknown reason, two red boxes.
We are told that the second box is a little gift for an important person in Wayne’s game. A lovely thought says Noel quite honestly.
In front of us sits Wayne Laken from Blackpool. With box number 4. Noel reads from his card that the bankers opinion on Wayne is that he’s a ‘fountain of opinion’, giving strong advice and maybe not too cleverly making himself stand out to the banker, which isn’t always a great idea.
Wayne’s lucky number is nine and we can be sure that the banker will use this in his own little game.
‘I’m just full of life’ he says a little unconvincingly and so he’s sent to take a walk for a bit of energy while Noel comments on his posture as any mother would. But Noel is not a mother so that doesn’t make sense!!
After a few dodgy jokes about Wayne’s building career the opening round is started with Mark and box number 3 with the 50p. Of course an immediate lift and for the viewers the game is off.
Second is Ash with box number 11 and a not so pleasing £15,000. The positive mood in the studio is slightly weakened but Wayne moves on quickly. Third is Linda, box 1 and £50,000 is blown out of the game. The audience do the expected sharp intake of breath but Wayne, who is now living up to his ‘full of life’ comment just laughs it off and moves on. For some reason he feels he has to take box 17 with Ryan which produces the £5,000 and to end the round, Melanie and box 14 gives us the £1,000
Wayne says with rationality that he feels it wasn’t a great round but there’s a lot of blues to play with, and he’s right. However Noel feels that the Banker will do something quite horrible and he will do throughout the game. He answers the phone. ‘Good afternoon it’s Wayne’s Wednesday’, after that I expected Noel to take the bankers order.
‘The day has come.’ Says Noel as he imitates the banker’s voice and steals Wayne’s seat while Wayne giggles in the background. ‘He’s grinning when he’s winning’. Playing Wayne’s lucky number the offer is £9.99. This just shows the viewers that this is going to be a very interesting game and so after some hissing and booing, and some mock hard thinking Wayne replies with No Deal – of course.
Round two starts off with some more antics from Noel, who I’m beginning to think maybe a bit of a drama queen but no one else could do his job so I won’t complain. Shirley opens Box 21 and reveals the £500 followed by Sue and box 12 with the £100 greeted by cheers from the audience. Wayne is spot on. Monica and box 18 are chosen next. Noel is wary that Monica is wearing red and so we are told to come back after the break to see if it bears any relevance.
The break comes on and Paul from the west wing tells us in a slightly ‘I’m reading this from a piece of paper’ voice that we could win the contents of the blue boxes if we bothered to phone in. After the break we see that Monica’s red top is not relevance and the 1p is taken from the game definitely enhancing the mood in the studio.
‘How can we get him up from £9.99.’ asks Noel reminding us of the shocking offer from the banker. He has increased all the way to £999 more hissing and air sucking but then we were told that Noel has finished his sentence yet and we should add 19 thousand to the offer. A whopping second offer. Noel comments that nobody has ever walked at this point, and at £19,999, Wayne doesn’t either and says no deal and with conviction.
After that offer the pressure is on. Round three and Linda begins with box 19 and the £3,000. Not a blue but it’s alright comments Noel. Janelle with box 16 tragically reveals the £250,000 with the studio in complete shock but Wayne just moves on and more cheers are heard as we for once forget about the quarter mil and see the £750.
Noel asks Amy, subjecting her to attention from the banker. Trying not to make herself too obvious she states that he will come down but not back down to £9.99.
Noels feelings are that this game has a strange feel to it and after thinking about it I feel the same way. Taking Mega-Nasty as a compliment the bankers offer was £9,999. Not a bad offer but along way from £19,999.
No deal says Wayne and looks eager to move on.
Buddy starts the next round with box 22 and the £1. Sally next with box 15 and, Oh dear, the £75,000. It’s happened again says Noel and once again Wayne moves on fast.
After the break we get some antics from Vic this time rather than Noel,(makes a nice change), the £100,000 is taken out the game. Damn that Vic he’s such a trouble maker!
It was, as Noel nicely put it, a destructive round! Sue feels she can’t speak, although to be perfectly honest it doesn’t look like that happens to her much.
The banker is commissioning a portrait of himself standing on Wayne while hes lying on the floor with a Bankers victory flag in his hand. Maybe not a great work of art but some people are just different. The offer is £1,999. No deal and straight away
Not a great board for the start of the next round but Paul opens box 16 and after thinking blue, reveals a blue. The £10 is taken off the board. ‘We’re not going to see red at all’ says Noel. Next up is Penny with box number 7 and the £35,000, not easily ignored and followed by the £20,000, the highest number left on the board.
Noel lied! A very bitter end to the 4th round.
Poor Wayne he has a weak smile but he cant hide the look of devastation hiding behind it. According to the banker ‘contrary to the impression he gave he was dreading this game as he was sure Wayne would take a lot of money from him’
But with the offer £999 this was an all or peanuts game. Wayne asks sue but she’s useless and after a nail biting wait, a surprise for everyone, ‘full of life’ Wayne the brain, deals. Wayne says Deal after a nerve wrecking wait. A crushed man.
Noel states that there’s an ‘aroma of defeat in the air.’
Now it’s just picking the last big number, £10,000 and Amy and box 20 does that for Wayne. Now its just left to the boring bit where we pick off the last of the blues to end the game. Pierre and Box 13 have the 50p. The bankers offer would have been £99 carrying on the 9 theme he also admits that he might hold off the portrait as even though it was an emotionally crushing game for Wayne he has still beaten the banker. Wayne would have gone all the way. He then decides to expose what was in his little red box: a dummy for the banker, the sucker!! Noel after worrying about what exactly he was pulling out of the box uncovers £250 in Wayne’s box.
A devastating game for Wayne but he’s enjoyed himself.
Nice for him since we are all emotional wrecks at the moment!
Wayne won £999
Noel appears on the screen. I must say his shirt isn’t too bad today .He’s managed to stay away from the dodgy patterns. Welcome to the dream factory he says as we wait to find out whose game it is today. A few jokes about cleaning the chair after the games being between a box and a hard place gets the mood going and then were off.
Its Wayne the brain's turn to take the walk of wealth today, he strides to his throne with a big grin on his face and, for some unknown reason, two red boxes.
We are told that the second box is a little gift for an important person in Wayne’s game. A lovely thought says Noel quite honestly.
In front of us sits Wayne Laken from Blackpool. With box number 4. Noel reads from his card that the bankers opinion on Wayne is that he’s a ‘fountain of opinion’, giving strong advice and maybe not too cleverly making himself stand out to the banker, which isn’t always a great idea.
Wayne’s lucky number is nine and we can be sure that the banker will use this in his own little game.
‘I’m just full of life’ he says a little unconvincingly and so he’s sent to take a walk for a bit of energy while Noel comments on his posture as any mother would. But Noel is not a mother so that doesn’t make sense!!
After a few dodgy jokes about Wayne’s building career the opening round is started with Mark and box number 3 with the 50p. Of course an immediate lift and for the viewers the game is off.
Second is Ash with box number 11 and a not so pleasing £15,000. The positive mood in the studio is slightly weakened but Wayne moves on quickly. Third is Linda, box 1 and £50,000 is blown out of the game. The audience do the expected sharp intake of breath but Wayne, who is now living up to his ‘full of life’ comment just laughs it off and moves on. For some reason he feels he has to take box 17 with Ryan which produces the £5,000 and to end the round, Melanie and box 14 gives us the £1,000
Wayne says with rationality that he feels it wasn’t a great round but there’s a lot of blues to play with, and he’s right. However Noel feels that the Banker will do something quite horrible and he will do throughout the game. He answers the phone. ‘Good afternoon it’s Wayne’s Wednesday’, after that I expected Noel to take the bankers order.
‘The day has come.’ Says Noel as he imitates the banker’s voice and steals Wayne’s seat while Wayne giggles in the background. ‘He’s grinning when he’s winning’. Playing Wayne’s lucky number the offer is £9.99. This just shows the viewers that this is going to be a very interesting game and so after some hissing and booing, and some mock hard thinking Wayne replies with No Deal – of course.
Round two starts off with some more antics from Noel, who I’m beginning to think maybe a bit of a drama queen but no one else could do his job so I won’t complain. Shirley opens Box 21 and reveals the £500 followed by Sue and box 12 with the £100 greeted by cheers from the audience. Wayne is spot on. Monica and box 18 are chosen next. Noel is wary that Monica is wearing red and so we are told to come back after the break to see if it bears any relevance.
The break comes on and Paul from the west wing tells us in a slightly ‘I’m reading this from a piece of paper’ voice that we could win the contents of the blue boxes if we bothered to phone in. After the break we see that Monica’s red top is not relevance and the 1p is taken from the game definitely enhancing the mood in the studio.
‘How can we get him up from £9.99.’ asks Noel reminding us of the shocking offer from the banker. He has increased all the way to £999 more hissing and air sucking but then we were told that Noel has finished his sentence yet and we should add 19 thousand to the offer. A whopping second offer. Noel comments that nobody has ever walked at this point, and at £19,999, Wayne doesn’t either and says no deal and with conviction.
After that offer the pressure is on. Round three and Linda begins with box 19 and the £3,000. Not a blue but it’s alright comments Noel. Janelle with box 16 tragically reveals the £250,000 with the studio in complete shock but Wayne just moves on and more cheers are heard as we for once forget about the quarter mil and see the £750.
Noel asks Amy, subjecting her to attention from the banker. Trying not to make herself too obvious she states that he will come down but not back down to £9.99.
Noels feelings are that this game has a strange feel to it and after thinking about it I feel the same way. Taking Mega-Nasty as a compliment the bankers offer was £9,999. Not a bad offer but along way from £19,999.
No deal says Wayne and looks eager to move on.
Buddy starts the next round with box 22 and the £1. Sally next with box 15 and, Oh dear, the £75,000. It’s happened again says Noel and once again Wayne moves on fast.
After the break we get some antics from Vic this time rather than Noel,(makes a nice change), the £100,000 is taken out the game. Damn that Vic he’s such a trouble maker!
It was, as Noel nicely put it, a destructive round! Sue feels she can’t speak, although to be perfectly honest it doesn’t look like that happens to her much.
The banker is commissioning a portrait of himself standing on Wayne while hes lying on the floor with a Bankers victory flag in his hand. Maybe not a great work of art but some people are just different. The offer is £1,999. No deal and straight away
Not a great board for the start of the next round but Paul opens box 16 and after thinking blue, reveals a blue. The £10 is taken off the board. ‘We’re not going to see red at all’ says Noel. Next up is Penny with box number 7 and the £35,000, not easily ignored and followed by the £20,000, the highest number left on the board.
Noel lied! A very bitter end to the 4th round.
Poor Wayne he has a weak smile but he cant hide the look of devastation hiding behind it. According to the banker ‘contrary to the impression he gave he was dreading this game as he was sure Wayne would take a lot of money from him’
But with the offer £999 this was an all or peanuts game. Wayne asks sue but she’s useless and after a nail biting wait, a surprise for everyone, ‘full of life’ Wayne the brain, deals. Wayne says Deal after a nerve wrecking wait. A crushed man.
Noel states that there’s an ‘aroma of defeat in the air.’
Now it’s just picking the last big number, £10,000 and Amy and box 20 does that for Wayne. Now its just left to the boring bit where we pick off the last of the blues to end the game. Pierre and Box 13 have the 50p. The bankers offer would have been £99 carrying on the 9 theme he also admits that he might hold off the portrait as even though it was an emotionally crushing game for Wayne he has still beaten the banker. Wayne would have gone all the way. He then decides to expose what was in his little red box: a dummy for the banker, the sucker!! Noel after worrying about what exactly he was pulling out of the box uncovers £250 in Wayne’s box.
A devastating game for Wayne but he’s enjoyed himself.
Nice for him since we are all emotional wrecks at the moment!
Wayne won £999
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Yvonne's game
Noel is looking particularly flowery today – people should be turning over in their droves to watch the footie. Only us few connoisseurs remain blinded to, (or by?) his outfit.
Yvonne is randomly selected, a vision in purple carrying box 16. Philip Robert & Amy are her children and one of those has given her grandchildren who she has brought pics of. She definitely doesn’t look old enough, although she has a look of the older Sheila Hancock about her - with Latin twist perhaps. It turns out that she is on a respite break from caring for her invalid husband for the last 15 years. The now legendary donders socialising has been a real treat for the last three weeks and she thanks all her fellow contestants for helping make this break brilliant. She has only ‘random selection’ as her system.
Round 1
Ashok, box 1 - £3,000
Pierre, box 22 – 50p
Mark, Box 17 - £50,000 This number is apparently unlucky in Italy, it is their version of our 13 explains Pierre.
Mel, box 21 - £50
Monica, (newbie) box 14 - £100,000
I like Yvonne, she does look a genuinely optimistic and happy person and appears to be well liked by all in the studio too. The banker requested she talk to him and despite being terribly polite to her the offer is £1800. Yvonne will just “carry on” the reply is no deal.
Round 2
Sally, box 8 - £1
Vic, box 10 – 10p - with an illusive smile called for by Noel.
Bianca, box 2 - £20,000
“Never mind” Yvonne tells us – she expects the banker to look after his money and the offer to be low. The offer is £7,000 which is surprisingly high all things considered. Yvonne thinks there are a couple more deals yet – no deal to £7k.
Round 3
Connel, box 15 - £5,000
Jenelle, box 4 - £250,000 she is wearing a strange black glove affair. Is this representative of a wannabe black widow or does she just have strange tastes in fashion.
Amy, box 3 - £1,000
‘Tricky’ is the banker’s take on this one – he requests Wayne’s opinion which causes a few chuckles around the studio. £6,500 to £7,000 says Wayne the brain. The banker agrees – the offer is £6,500. Yvonne is pretty transparent and doesn’t need to tell us that this is a lot of money to her. The audience is asked for their opinion and they seem to think she should turn this one down too. She is persuaded and the answer is a no deal. I really don’t know where I would be on this one as I know the outcome whilst writing today which does put a different slant on things.
Round 4
Ryan, box 18 - £75,000 – loud groans from those audience members who urged her to go on.
Shirley, box 8 – 1p A bit of a reprieve
Pennie, box 11 - £15,000 – despite Pennie’s prayers
There are 6 blues and 2 reds left on the board – the mood is not good and the offer is a cruel £1,500. Yvonne is in no position to be brave. However it seems she is stronger than she looks and the swift reply to £1,500 is no deal.
Round 5 – The quickie.
Box 5, Paul - £500
Box 20, Roy - £750
Box 12, Wayne - £5
At last the all blue round – the board is looking much healthier – 3 blues and 2 reds. Yvonne, looking very washed out and a bit tearful asks for Wayne’s ‘the brain’s’ prediction on this £9,200 says Wayne - £4,000 says the wicked banker – hiss boo. She asks for a sweep. The panel in the main, sits on the fence, for Yvonne’s own circumstances. Mark has a heart to heart across the studio appealing to Yvonne to think hard about this one. An agonisingly long wait is followed by a decision to deal.
Hypothetical round 6
Box 6, Al - £250
Box 7, Sue - £100
Box 19, Linda - £10 – Another all blue round - just when she didn’t need one.
Don’t feel bad, Yvonne is telling all her new friends over the noise of the phone ringing. She is still smiling whilst putting her fingers in her ears so not to hear the offer. £20,000 say’s Noel gutted for her. “But I’m here and I’ve got £4,000 you can’t go back”. She tells him. She would have dealt there and that she would not have taken a swap. Noel then reveals £10,000 in her box 16. There you are she say’s that’s only £6,000 I lost. What an amazing lady – what a lucky husband.
Once again she tells everyone how her ‘respite’ has been fantastic.
Yvonne won £4,000
Yvonne is randomly selected, a vision in purple carrying box 16. Philip Robert & Amy are her children and one of those has given her grandchildren who she has brought pics of. She definitely doesn’t look old enough, although she has a look of the older Sheila Hancock about her - with Latin twist perhaps. It turns out that she is on a respite break from caring for her invalid husband for the last 15 years. The now legendary donders socialising has been a real treat for the last three weeks and she thanks all her fellow contestants for helping make this break brilliant. She has only ‘random selection’ as her system.
Round 1
Ashok, box 1 - £3,000
Pierre, box 22 – 50p
Mark, Box 17 - £50,000 This number is apparently unlucky in Italy, it is their version of our 13 explains Pierre.
Mel, box 21 - £50
Monica, (newbie) box 14 - £100,000
I like Yvonne, she does look a genuinely optimistic and happy person and appears to be well liked by all in the studio too. The banker requested she talk to him and despite being terribly polite to her the offer is £1800. Yvonne will just “carry on” the reply is no deal.
Round 2
Sally, box 8 - £1
Vic, box 10 – 10p - with an illusive smile called for by Noel.
Bianca, box 2 - £20,000
“Never mind” Yvonne tells us – she expects the banker to look after his money and the offer to be low. The offer is £7,000 which is surprisingly high all things considered. Yvonne thinks there are a couple more deals yet – no deal to £7k.
Round 3
Connel, box 15 - £5,000
Jenelle, box 4 - £250,000 she is wearing a strange black glove affair. Is this representative of a wannabe black widow or does she just have strange tastes in fashion.
Amy, box 3 - £1,000
‘Tricky’ is the banker’s take on this one – he requests Wayne’s opinion which causes a few chuckles around the studio. £6,500 to £7,000 says Wayne the brain. The banker agrees – the offer is £6,500. Yvonne is pretty transparent and doesn’t need to tell us that this is a lot of money to her. The audience is asked for their opinion and they seem to think she should turn this one down too. She is persuaded and the answer is a no deal. I really don’t know where I would be on this one as I know the outcome whilst writing today which does put a different slant on things.
Round 4
Ryan, box 18 - £75,000 – loud groans from those audience members who urged her to go on.
Shirley, box 8 – 1p A bit of a reprieve
Pennie, box 11 - £15,000 – despite Pennie’s prayers
There are 6 blues and 2 reds left on the board – the mood is not good and the offer is a cruel £1,500. Yvonne is in no position to be brave. However it seems she is stronger than she looks and the swift reply to £1,500 is no deal.
Round 5 – The quickie.
Box 5, Paul - £500
Box 20, Roy - £750
Box 12, Wayne - £5
At last the all blue round – the board is looking much healthier – 3 blues and 2 reds. Yvonne, looking very washed out and a bit tearful asks for Wayne’s ‘the brain’s’ prediction on this £9,200 says Wayne - £4,000 says the wicked banker – hiss boo. She asks for a sweep. The panel in the main, sits on the fence, for Yvonne’s own circumstances. Mark has a heart to heart across the studio appealing to Yvonne to think hard about this one. An agonisingly long wait is followed by a decision to deal.
Hypothetical round 6
Box 6, Al - £250
Box 7, Sue - £100
Box 19, Linda - £10 – Another all blue round - just when she didn’t need one.
Don’t feel bad, Yvonne is telling all her new friends over the noise of the phone ringing. She is still smiling whilst putting her fingers in her ears so not to hear the offer. £20,000 say’s Noel gutted for her. “But I’m here and I’ve got £4,000 you can’t go back”. She tells him. She would have dealt there and that she would not have taken a swap. Noel then reveals £10,000 in her box 16. There you are she say’s that’s only £6,000 I lost. What an amazing lady – what a lucky husband.
Once again she tells everyone how her ‘respite’ has been fantastic.
Yvonne won £4,000
Tonights report...
...will be delayed unfortunately. The best laid plans and all that, I need to get back and watch a recording so the report wil not be published until around 9.00pm.
Our apologies, normal service will be resumed tomorrow.
Iain
Our apologies, normal service will be resumed tomorrow.
Iain
Monday, June 19, 2006
Eileen's game
Sorry folks I missed the intro to this game due to my laptop getting its knickers in a twist. Spookily enough this appears to be in tune with the theme for today’s show.
Eileen, a cleaning manager from Doncaster is chosen, carrying over box 7. Sadly the only part of the early preamble I recall from my panic in trying to get the computer to talk to me, is Eileen having been on daytime TV for being ‘hip’ and wearing a g-string at age 50.
Round 1
Sally, box 3 - £50
Al, box 9 - £5
Linda box 2 - £1
Yvonne, box 1 - £100,000
Sue, box 6 - £10
Nevertheless, Eileen is already annoying me (alright it could have been the laptop set me off) with her regular Aaaaayyyys and Ooooohs in keeping with the clients of most Blackpool bingo halls. She apparently thinks well of the banker as the phone rings. I don’t believe her and don’t believe he is fooled by her fake bravado. He suggests an offer of £250,000 to see her knickers, which causes a few polite chuckles around the studio. The offer is £5,250 – the reply is no deal.
Round 2
Bianca, box 13 – (without showing her knickers) is £250,000
Ashok, box 16 - £3,000
Shirley, box 14 - £100 – another loud Yeeeeaaaa from the lady in the seat.
Noel declares Eileen didn’t need £250k did she? Yes was the reply, however the £75k will be enough. The offer at this stage is £1,250 – once again it’s a no deal from Eileen.
Round 3
Mark, box 12 - £750. I really am hating this yelling and wish she would stick to just reds.
Connel, box 4 – ‘Big soft giant’ has £10,000 and saves my ears from the inevitable shout.
Melanie, box 22 - £500. Ouch again, it is sounding now like a blade saw slicing through metal. It’s a good offer Eileen, please accept £12,500 and go home now. The audience is consulted and they all agree with me (not really) sadly it’s a no deal again.
Round 4
We motor on says Noel and the board is looking very good at this point.
Pierre, box 5 - £20,000
Paul, box 10 - £250
Ryan, box 20 – after the break – 1p. Yeeeeaaaaaa, Ooooooh Gerrout – its gone wow Pass the sick bucket please.
The new offer is £16,500 please, please, take it. Wayne slaggs off the banker saying this is a load of rubbish and the phone rings back instantly Noel is asked to pass on the message – you just made a big error. Eileen by the way is looking a bit green around the gills – matching her lovely mushy pea’s coloured top. The answer is – a very brave if a little quiet – no deal.
Round 5
Wayne, box 15 - £5,000
Amy, box 8 - £50,000
Jenelle box 21 – 10p. Eileen is fanning herself frantically.
Ashok predicts the offer will be low to keep Eileen gambling away her reds. The last offer is repeated - £16,500. Noel tries to bring reality into this one – I think he is trying to make her deal – perhaps his ears are hurting too. How brave is she? The question – the answer - Deal. Fair do’s says Noel and I do think he is right.
Hypothetical - Round 6
Linda, box 17 - £1,000
Vic, box 18 - £35,000
Roy, box 19 - £75,000 – Yeeeeeesssss. for the final time - thank goodness.
The offer would have been £3,500 – No deal.
The two remaining boxes have 50p and £15,000. Noel opens Eileen’s box 7 to reveal the 50p. He goes through the routine of congratulating Eileen for selling a box worth 50p for £16,500. The pressure seems to have got to Eileen by the end of the show as we see her broken down in tears – of relief.
Georgia has just suggested the studio could have got into the spirit a bit more by chanting ‘come on Eileen’. I agree.
Eileen won £16,500
Eileen, a cleaning manager from Doncaster is chosen, carrying over box 7. Sadly the only part of the early preamble I recall from my panic in trying to get the computer to talk to me, is Eileen having been on daytime TV for being ‘hip’ and wearing a g-string at age 50.
Round 1
Sally, box 3 - £50
Al, box 9 - £5
Linda box 2 - £1
Yvonne, box 1 - £100,000
Sue, box 6 - £10
Nevertheless, Eileen is already annoying me (alright it could have been the laptop set me off) with her regular Aaaaayyyys and Ooooohs in keeping with the clients of most Blackpool bingo halls. She apparently thinks well of the banker as the phone rings. I don’t believe her and don’t believe he is fooled by her fake bravado. He suggests an offer of £250,000 to see her knickers, which causes a few polite chuckles around the studio. The offer is £5,250 – the reply is no deal.
Round 2
Bianca, box 13 – (without showing her knickers) is £250,000
Ashok, box 16 - £3,000
Shirley, box 14 - £100 – another loud Yeeeeaaaa from the lady in the seat.
Noel declares Eileen didn’t need £250k did she? Yes was the reply, however the £75k will be enough. The offer at this stage is £1,250 – once again it’s a no deal from Eileen.
Round 3
Mark, box 12 - £750. I really am hating this yelling and wish she would stick to just reds.
Connel, box 4 – ‘Big soft giant’ has £10,000 and saves my ears from the inevitable shout.
Melanie, box 22 - £500. Ouch again, it is sounding now like a blade saw slicing through metal. It’s a good offer Eileen, please accept £12,500 and go home now. The audience is consulted and they all agree with me (not really) sadly it’s a no deal again.
Round 4
We motor on says Noel and the board is looking very good at this point.
Pierre, box 5 - £20,000
Paul, box 10 - £250
Ryan, box 20 – after the break – 1p. Yeeeeaaaaaa, Ooooooh Gerrout – its gone wow Pass the sick bucket please.
The new offer is £16,500 please, please, take it. Wayne slaggs off the banker saying this is a load of rubbish and the phone rings back instantly Noel is asked to pass on the message – you just made a big error. Eileen by the way is looking a bit green around the gills – matching her lovely mushy pea’s coloured top. The answer is – a very brave if a little quiet – no deal.
Round 5
Wayne, box 15 - £5,000
Amy, box 8 - £50,000
Jenelle box 21 – 10p. Eileen is fanning herself frantically.
Ashok predicts the offer will be low to keep Eileen gambling away her reds. The last offer is repeated - £16,500. Noel tries to bring reality into this one – I think he is trying to make her deal – perhaps his ears are hurting too. How brave is she? The question – the answer - Deal. Fair do’s says Noel and I do think he is right.
Hypothetical - Round 6
Linda, box 17 - £1,000
Vic, box 18 - £35,000
Roy, box 19 - £75,000 – Yeeeeeesssss. for the final time - thank goodness.
The offer would have been £3,500 – No deal.
The two remaining boxes have 50p and £15,000. Noel opens Eileen’s box 7 to reveal the 50p. He goes through the routine of congratulating Eileen for selling a box worth 50p for £16,500. The pressure seems to have got to Eileen by the end of the show as we see her broken down in tears – of relief.
Georgia has just suggested the studio could have got into the spirit a bit more by chanting ‘come on Eileen’. I agree.
Eileen won £16,500
Sunday, June 18, 2006
Frank's Game Report
the actors and jesters are here
the stage is in darkness and clear
and no-one is quite certain
on raising the curtain
whose play it is....
(Supertramp, Crime of the Century)
And then he is there, our friendly, bearded master of ceremonies, our faciltator, coach, friend, advisor, good conscience and bad - its our Noel. Can I detect a little redness around the eyes? Celebrating Noel?
Today it was Frank, enjoying his walk of wealth with box 10. Frank Markin from Macclesfield, Corporal Jones was alive and well and sitting in front of Noel, but as we were to find out, there were many personalities within Frank, including Professor Frank Unwin, master of gobbledeguk, Frank Marvin of the Shadows,and Frank Butcher, late of Albert Square. The Frank in front of us was a rocker, he had toured US air bases for 5 years in his twenties, leaving his job as an apprentice carpenter to chase his dream. Cheryl, his wife of 40 years was in the audience; you could just imagine her as a teenager looking up at Frank from the cheap seats with adoring eyes.
Now DOND for the most part is a show with life changing amounts of money which very few people actually attain, but tonight we were about to watch the game show equivalent of Karl Wallenda's tightrope walk across Niagra Falls. One of Frank's daughters was diagnosed with MS three years ago, Frank and Carol are looking at stem cell treatment costing £20,000 to get the job done. So the stakes were enormous. Frank is a part-time spiritualist, dead people speak to him in his dreams - apparently he had correctly foretold the deaths of three people in his dreams. He was happy with death, much of the preamble contained black humour, placing a very spooky air on the nights proceedings. To finish this off he had spoken to his dad (dead) in a dream, about three months ago, and was going to use his dad's army number for the first five boxes [The number was 1436146031].
Round one: Amy, box 1 - £10,000. 'Whats in the boxes is there already, so no crying, nothing that happens is your fault and I am not going to blame you', I am sure he was looking at Pennie. 'Well said Frank, but what he said is total rubbish, he will haunt you in your dreams', warned Noel. Pennie was next with box 4 - 10p - so she ws safe. Mark, box 3 - £750, and Frank cheered like a vicar at a football match. Vic was next with box 6 - £50 - 'Come on', said Frank. Yvonne, box 14 - £50,000. His dad's army numbers had not been too bad. Noel related the banker's latest funny, he has an estranged son, they don't talk because he is a charity worker. The offer was £6031, the last 4 digits of the army number that Frank did not use - clever old banker. 'No deal' said Frank, and sat back, his hands clasped between his knees, a la Parkinson.
Round two: He was flying solo now. Elvis Presley's birthday was the eighth, (did he know anyone who was still alive?) he went for Shirley and box 8 - £20,000. Then Al with box 7 - 50p.
After the break we re-capped Lucy's show - even three months after her game, she is still in the top four of our hit parade, and she will probably go up from there after this. Aileen was next on Frank's list, 'Aileen, whack out a blue', said Noel. She opened box 12 - £100,000. Cheryl thought he was doing ok, 'he knows what he is doing'. The offer was now £5000. Frank thought it was very fair. What do you think about this. 'Go for it'. I think she meant 'no deal' - Frank took it that way anyway.
Round three: Linda, box 18 - 1p. 'Yeah', said parson Frank, 'I think I will go with Melanie now', Noel looked across at her and licked his lips, 'yeah so will I'. Melanie didn't say 'no', she just opened her box 2 - £250,000. Frank was not smiling anymore. 'Concentrate on the £75k now Frank', said Noel from the other end of the studio, he was probably scribbling a telephone number for Melanie. After the break Bianca opened box 16 - £5000. The board had six blues against five reds, his best hope being the £75k with £35k in reserve. Corporal Jones was in his element, determined to go on, while Noel was trying to help him stop for the bankers call. Even after the offer of £2500, Frank was for going on immediately, without the need for question - the audience were in fits of laughter at Frank's confusion.
Round four: Sue, box 13 - £5. 'I am not as silly as I look', said Frank, 'don't take a vote on it Frank' said Noel stoking the audience. Box 5, Roy - £100. Wayne was going to be next. 'Aren't you going to ask his advice' asked Noel, referring to Wayne's perdiction that he had the £100k in the last game - he actually had the £10k. 'What was that part of ladies underwear on your head last night? asked Noel. Wayne blushed, 'I'd been given the booby prize', said Wayne as he collapsed over his box - maybe the fact that Noel knew this might explain his bloodshot eyes, had he finally gone to one of these crazy hotel parties? Wayne opened box 22 - £250. Kirsty was also on the show from the Hall of Fame, she was going to use her winnings to enhance her chest line, but we weren't allowed to find out if she had actually done it yet - never mind, she was still as gorgeous as ever (I wonder if I have time to learn cosmetic surgery). The offer was now £9500. 'I am thinking that £10,500 is a...', Noel corrected him,'its an old trick...'. Frank waffled on while Noel went to sleep on a lady's shoulder, not all of him, just his head. Eventually Frank was ready - 'no deal', he said, and he said it with courage. Cheryl seemed horrified.
Round five: 'Now come on, this is the serious part of the show', said Frank, the audience were falling about because Noel was pointing across at Cheryl's flushed face. In linking to the break he said 'you are watching decree nisi or no decree nisi, Cheryl is going to murder Frank if he gets this wrong'. After the break box 9 was £500 (I missed who had the box). Sally next with box 15 - £1000. 'This was planned you know' said Frank, smiling like Godfrey. Finally for the round he went for Linda, box 19 - £1. Now this was good - Frank had four reds against a single blue, and the £75k was still there. The banker said Matt, Kirsty and Lucy were the symbols of courage - and then he complemented Frank on his courage in taking on Cheryl. The offer now was £20,000 - this was what he needed for his daughter, surely he would deal. 'At the worst I could have £10 in here', said Frank trying to make sense of his position, Cheryl buried her head in her hands. Cheryl eventually shouted out, 'don't do it Frank'. Noel referred back to her comment at the end of round two, 'you mean go for it?' Cheryl looked slightly startled and then sent him an encrypted message - 'Its your game....Frank'. Of course he dealt, he was closer to death than he could possibly have realised, and Cheryl was louder than anyone else in cheering his decision.
Round six: Box 11 - £10. Ashok, box 21 - £15,000.Pierre, box 20 - £75,000. The offer would have been £12,000.
Frank had £35,000 in his box, but he didn't care. Connel had the missing £3000 in box 17.
I have no idea what Endemol would have done had Frank left with 1p, but this was a game where it was hard to laugh if you kept the big picture in mind - 'Frank come on down, lets see if you can win an operation which might just save your daughter's life'. I think I can just about remember a sketch along these lines in Monty Python - a show full of ideas that they thought funny because they were so impossible.
Anyway Frank won the amount they needed, and I wish them well.
Frank won £20,000.
the stage is in darkness and clear
and no-one is quite certain
on raising the curtain
whose play it is....
(Supertramp, Crime of the Century)
And then he is there, our friendly, bearded master of ceremonies, our faciltator, coach, friend, advisor, good conscience and bad - its our Noel. Can I detect a little redness around the eyes? Celebrating Noel?
Today it was Frank, enjoying his walk of wealth with box 10. Frank Markin from Macclesfield, Corporal Jones was alive and well and sitting in front of Noel, but as we were to find out, there were many personalities within Frank, including Professor Frank Unwin, master of gobbledeguk, Frank Marvin of the Shadows,and Frank Butcher, late of Albert Square. The Frank in front of us was a rocker, he had toured US air bases for 5 years in his twenties, leaving his job as an apprentice carpenter to chase his dream. Cheryl, his wife of 40 years was in the audience; you could just imagine her as a teenager looking up at Frank from the cheap seats with adoring eyes.
Now DOND for the most part is a show with life changing amounts of money which very few people actually attain, but tonight we were about to watch the game show equivalent of Karl Wallenda's tightrope walk across Niagra Falls. One of Frank's daughters was diagnosed with MS three years ago, Frank and Carol are looking at stem cell treatment costing £20,000 to get the job done. So the stakes were enormous. Frank is a part-time spiritualist, dead people speak to him in his dreams - apparently he had correctly foretold the deaths of three people in his dreams. He was happy with death, much of the preamble contained black humour, placing a very spooky air on the nights proceedings. To finish this off he had spoken to his dad (dead) in a dream, about three months ago, and was going to use his dad's army number for the first five boxes [The number was 1436146031].
Round one: Amy, box 1 - £10,000. 'Whats in the boxes is there already, so no crying, nothing that happens is your fault and I am not going to blame you', I am sure he was looking at Pennie. 'Well said Frank, but what he said is total rubbish, he will haunt you in your dreams', warned Noel. Pennie was next with box 4 - 10p - so she ws safe. Mark, box 3 - £750, and Frank cheered like a vicar at a football match. Vic was next with box 6 - £50 - 'Come on', said Frank. Yvonne, box 14 - £50,000. His dad's army numbers had not been too bad. Noel related the banker's latest funny, he has an estranged son, they don't talk because he is a charity worker. The offer was £6031, the last 4 digits of the army number that Frank did not use - clever old banker. 'No deal' said Frank, and sat back, his hands clasped between his knees, a la Parkinson.
Round two: He was flying solo now. Elvis Presley's birthday was the eighth, (did he know anyone who was still alive?) he went for Shirley and box 8 - £20,000. Then Al with box 7 - 50p.
After the break we re-capped Lucy's show - even three months after her game, she is still in the top four of our hit parade, and she will probably go up from there after this. Aileen was next on Frank's list, 'Aileen, whack out a blue', said Noel. She opened box 12 - £100,000. Cheryl thought he was doing ok, 'he knows what he is doing'. The offer was now £5000. Frank thought it was very fair. What do you think about this. 'Go for it'. I think she meant 'no deal' - Frank took it that way anyway.
Round three: Linda, box 18 - 1p. 'Yeah', said parson Frank, 'I think I will go with Melanie now', Noel looked across at her and licked his lips, 'yeah so will I'. Melanie didn't say 'no', she just opened her box 2 - £250,000. Frank was not smiling anymore. 'Concentrate on the £75k now Frank', said Noel from the other end of the studio, he was probably scribbling a telephone number for Melanie. After the break Bianca opened box 16 - £5000. The board had six blues against five reds, his best hope being the £75k with £35k in reserve. Corporal Jones was in his element, determined to go on, while Noel was trying to help him stop for the bankers call. Even after the offer of £2500, Frank was for going on immediately, without the need for question - the audience were in fits of laughter at Frank's confusion.
Round four: Sue, box 13 - £5. 'I am not as silly as I look', said Frank, 'don't take a vote on it Frank' said Noel stoking the audience. Box 5, Roy - £100. Wayne was going to be next. 'Aren't you going to ask his advice' asked Noel, referring to Wayne's perdiction that he had the £100k in the last game - he actually had the £10k. 'What was that part of ladies underwear on your head last night? asked Noel. Wayne blushed, 'I'd been given the booby prize', said Wayne as he collapsed over his box - maybe the fact that Noel knew this might explain his bloodshot eyes, had he finally gone to one of these crazy hotel parties? Wayne opened box 22 - £250. Kirsty was also on the show from the Hall of Fame, she was going to use her winnings to enhance her chest line, but we weren't allowed to find out if she had actually done it yet - never mind, she was still as gorgeous as ever (I wonder if I have time to learn cosmetic surgery). The offer was now £9500. 'I am thinking that £10,500 is a...', Noel corrected him,'its an old trick...'. Frank waffled on while Noel went to sleep on a lady's shoulder, not all of him, just his head. Eventually Frank was ready - 'no deal', he said, and he said it with courage. Cheryl seemed horrified.
Round five: 'Now come on, this is the serious part of the show', said Frank, the audience were falling about because Noel was pointing across at Cheryl's flushed face. In linking to the break he said 'you are watching decree nisi or no decree nisi, Cheryl is going to murder Frank if he gets this wrong'. After the break box 9 was £500 (I missed who had the box). Sally next with box 15 - £1000. 'This was planned you know' said Frank, smiling like Godfrey. Finally for the round he went for Linda, box 19 - £1. Now this was good - Frank had four reds against a single blue, and the £75k was still there. The banker said Matt, Kirsty and Lucy were the symbols of courage - and then he complemented Frank on his courage in taking on Cheryl. The offer now was £20,000 - this was what he needed for his daughter, surely he would deal. 'At the worst I could have £10 in here', said Frank trying to make sense of his position, Cheryl buried her head in her hands. Cheryl eventually shouted out, 'don't do it Frank'. Noel referred back to her comment at the end of round two, 'you mean go for it?' Cheryl looked slightly startled and then sent him an encrypted message - 'Its your game....Frank'. Of course he dealt, he was closer to death than he could possibly have realised, and Cheryl was louder than anyone else in cheering his decision.
Round six: Box 11 - £10. Ashok, box 21 - £15,000.Pierre, box 20 - £75,000. The offer would have been £12,000.
Frank had £35,000 in his box, but he didn't care. Connel had the missing £3000 in box 17.
I have no idea what Endemol would have done had Frank left with 1p, but this was a game where it was hard to laugh if you kept the big picture in mind - 'Frank come on down, lets see if you can win an operation which might just save your daughter's life'. I think I can just about remember a sketch along these lines in Monty Python - a show full of ideas that they thought funny because they were so impossible.
Anyway Frank won the amount they needed, and I wish them well.
Frank won £20,000.
Friday, June 16, 2006
Ron's game
Another day, another game and another appalling shirt! I feel absolutely privileged to be writing the report for the 200th game of Deal or No Deal! (I really really do, no sarcasm at all) An interesting statistic that the banker has given away over £3.25 million in this series.
Today is big Ron’s show, box number 8, you can’t miss him, in more ways than one, what a shirt! I think they should start a new club within Deal or No Deal, not just the 1p shirt but the shocking shirts! Ron is a hypnotherapist from Surrey and coincidently his lucky number is eight, let’s hope it works after this week. He has some rocks! The most important is the pink one (really?), he has won the lottery twice since receiving the pink rock and it represents money. Another thought to nibble at is that he has 22 pieces of this rock and is willing to share his fortunes with the others.
Round one
Amy number 6- £10,000
Alan number 9- £15,000
Frank number 2- £10
Shirley number3- £50
Ryan number 22-£5
Just three words to say about that round I feel.
Cool, Calm, Collected
Ron’s seems very comfortable and so he should with that shirt (He is comfortable about something at least) An interesting dig at the banker saying that he needs therapy!
First offer- £9200- Santa says……………………… no deal
Round two
Debbie number 1-£35,000
Chrissie number 19- £75,000
What a hooter in the audience!!! Not his best side!!!
Pierre number 20-£250,000!!OUCH!!
Players who each chicken flavoured crisps have averaged over£23,000
Players who eat beef flavour have averaged just £7000
Second offer £1200 – Santa says………………… no deal
Round three
Ooooooo a quickie with Noel, I’m really questioning Ron now.
Paul number 5-50p
Ashock number 21-£1000
Lee number15-£750
Bankers third offer £6200- Santa says…………….. no deal
Chrissie offers Ron a quickie, a change in lifestyle maybe? Of course I’m only joking I love pink, please don’t take any offence.
Another phone call from the banker insuring the next to be the worst round, with a complete disagreement from Ron who takes Chrissie up on that offer.
Round four
Vic number 14-£100
Yvonne number 11- £250
Ilene number 7-£1
How wrong the banker was, what a fantastic round and a reassuring statistic from Noel encouraging Big Ron’s confidence. Naughty Noel making dirty deal or no deal comments about his quickies with contestants.
Bankers fourth offer £13,000- Santa says………….. no deal
Round five
Mark number 12- £50,000
Wayne number 4 -£3000
Penny number 13-£5000
Bankers fifth offer £13201- Santa says………….. no deal
Gambling territory, with the odds happily told from our very own deal or no deal bookie Joseph
Round six
Joseph number 16- 1p ( an uplifted smile brings back everyone’s smiles)
Mel number 17-10p Once again penny is crying and it seems that Lee has had too much caffeine before the show, as he throws himself in and out of the air like a yo-yo.
Linda number 18-£100,000 (There go those smiles)
Bankers sixth offer £5200-Santa says……… no deal-Santa says……. no swap
NOel opened the box and there it was £20,000!!!
Round of applause for big Ron’s colourful game,
What a finish to an awful week as Bianca box number 10 reveals the £500.
Georgia xxxx
Ron won £20,000
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Today is big Ron’s show, box number 8, you can’t miss him, in more ways than one, what a shirt! I think they should start a new club within Deal or No Deal, not just the 1p shirt but the shocking shirts! Ron is a hypnotherapist from Surrey and coincidently his lucky number is eight, let’s hope it works after this week. He has some rocks! The most important is the pink one (really?), he has won the lottery twice since receiving the pink rock and it represents money. Another thought to nibble at is that he has 22 pieces of this rock and is willing to share his fortunes with the others.
Round one
Amy number 6- £10,000
Alan number 9- £15,000
Frank number 2- £10
Shirley number3- £50
Ryan number 22-£5
Just three words to say about that round I feel.
Cool, Calm, Collected
Ron’s seems very comfortable and so he should with that shirt (He is comfortable about something at least) An interesting dig at the banker saying that he needs therapy!
First offer- £9200- Santa says……………………… no deal
Round two
Debbie number 1-£35,000
Chrissie number 19- £75,000
What a hooter in the audience!!! Not his best side!!!
Pierre number 20-£250,000!!OUCH!!
Players who each chicken flavoured crisps have averaged over£23,000
Players who eat beef flavour have averaged just £7000
Second offer £1200 – Santa says………………… no deal
Round three
Ooooooo a quickie with Noel, I’m really questioning Ron now.
Paul number 5-50p
Ashock number 21-£1000
Lee number15-£750
Bankers third offer £6200- Santa says…………….. no deal
Chrissie offers Ron a quickie, a change in lifestyle maybe? Of course I’m only joking I love pink, please don’t take any offence.
Another phone call from the banker insuring the next to be the worst round, with a complete disagreement from Ron who takes Chrissie up on that offer.
Round four
Vic number 14-£100
Yvonne number 11- £250
Ilene number 7-£1
How wrong the banker was, what a fantastic round and a reassuring statistic from Noel encouraging Big Ron’s confidence. Naughty Noel making dirty deal or no deal comments about his quickies with contestants.
Bankers fourth offer £13,000- Santa says………….. no deal
Round five
Mark number 12- £50,000
Wayne number 4 -£3000
Penny number 13-£5000
Bankers fifth offer £13201- Santa says………….. no deal
Gambling territory, with the odds happily told from our very own deal or no deal bookie Joseph
Round six
Joseph number 16- 1p ( an uplifted smile brings back everyone’s smiles)
Mel number 17-10p Once again penny is crying and it seems that Lee has had too much caffeine before the show, as he throws himself in and out of the air like a yo-yo.
Linda number 18-£100,000 (There go those smiles)
Bankers sixth offer £5200-Santa says……… no deal-Santa says……. no swap
NOel opened the box and there it was £20,000!!!
Round of applause for big Ron’s colourful game,
What a finish to an awful week as Bianca box number 10 reveals the £500.
Georgia xxxx
Ron won £20,000
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Thursday, June 15, 2006
Chat together
I have just created a very basic chat facility that will allow you to talk to each other. For the sake of speed of development, it is extremely basic, but I will upgrade it gradually over the next few weeks. I know the screen refresh is annoying, it will be the first thing to disappear, probably by Saturday.
The link for chat is near the top of the page on the right, but since you are here...chat.
Enjoy
Iain
The link for chat is near the top of the page on the right, but since you are here...chat.
Enjoy
Iain
Trevor's game
“Get rid of the blues” says the voice over man before today’s show. I’m not sure if Nessie and Scott will agree with that sentiment.
It’s a grey barcode shirt today for Noel – I like it better than the flowery jobs. Wicked Wednesday is spelled out to us – The banker paid out a total of £15 across both shows yesterday put that way it is a bit shocking.
Trevor, brings his box 19 to the table today and puts it facing the wrong way round which Noel makes a meal of. Trevor and Lorraine have 10 children between them some from previous relationships. He looks very cuddly in his fuscia pink jumper which is a bit oversized, suggesting perhaps, that he is no stranger to the sweetie shop. Mum, Dad and Topsy the dog are with him (pictorially) – Mum had 8 kids but also fostered 40 more. He loves them all to bits and I can hear emotion in is voice already. His system is based on a set of numbers drawn out from bingo balls supplied by his Dad and written down prior to this show.
Round 1
Yvonne, box 18- £750.
Wayne, box 4 - £10
Debbie, box 3 - £100 produces a jig from Trev
Mark, box 9 - £75,000
Ted, box 10 - 10p
The banker tells Noel he had a great meal yesterday – Nessie, lightly grilled, followed by Scott, well done. All to be washed down today with a bottle of Trevor. The offer is £5,010. No deal from Trev.
Round 2
Frank, (Kelly’s eye) box 1 – 1p – Relief bounces around the studio.
Shelley, box 22 - £1,000
Big Ron, (one fat lady) box 8 – Trevor is told to apologise to big Ron for being rude - £15,000
The offer is £10,005 deal or no deal? – No deal
Round 3
Chrissie, (legs) 11 - £500
Melanie, box 17 - £250
Ashok, box 20 - £50 It’s round 3 and there are only 3 blues left on the board and 8 reds - warning signals are sounding in my ears.
Trevor was chatting to Morris last night and declares he would have taken the same decision as Morris did declining the £105,000 offer. The banker declares he doesn’t believe Trev. The offer is aimed at Mr Safety – £25,000. A quick no deal is Trev’s answer. “Now it begins”, he says and I believe he means it. Does the banker?
Round 4
Pennie, box ? - £100,000
Eileen, box 16 - £3,000
Linda, box 15 - After the break - £1. Trev is pacing in front of the seating now, generating support from the audience. Jo, when asked, suggests the offer should be around the £30k mark. The banker phones and asks how much to shut Joseph up? The offer - he sticks at £25,000. Lozzie with her broad Geordie accent is called down despite her protestations that she is jinxed. She places herself on Trev’s knee and we all await his confident no deal. Deal or no deal Trev – “Deal” Lorraine jumps off his knee and says "what'r'u doin man?" Everyone including Noel (and me) is seriously shocked. Trev is apologising to everyone and Noel is looking at him, waiting for him to say he was just joking. But he isn’t, he is just a damn good actor who had us all fooled totally. Well done that man.
Round 5
The system is already down on paper and Trev proceeds.
Lee, box 7 - £50,000
Pierre (newbie), box 2 - 50p
Allan, box 12 - £5,000
The hypothetical offer would have been £40,000. One deal too early Noel stating the obvious.
Round 6
Bianca, box 14 - £250,000 the whole studio is grinning, Lorraine has her hands over her mouth
Theresa, box 13 - £5
Amy, Box 6 -£10k
The remaining numbers on the board are £20k and £35k, the offer would have been £27k – would he have gone on at this point asks Noel? – yes hypothetically. Noel opens Trev’s box to reveal £20k.
Trevor apologises to everyone once again for the deception, but he had rightly judged that's the way the game should be played. Noel asks if he fooled himself, did the deal fly from his mouth sort of accidentally? No Trev says, they have just spent that amount doing up a house and to his mind dealing there meant it has cost him nothing. He deserves an Oscar for that performance. What a nice man and how clever is that?
NB Don’t ever take him on at poker.
Regards all - Sue
Trevor won £25,000
It’s a grey barcode shirt today for Noel – I like it better than the flowery jobs. Wicked Wednesday is spelled out to us – The banker paid out a total of £15 across both shows yesterday put that way it is a bit shocking.
Trevor, brings his box 19 to the table today and puts it facing the wrong way round which Noel makes a meal of. Trevor and Lorraine have 10 children between them some from previous relationships. He looks very cuddly in his fuscia pink jumper which is a bit oversized, suggesting perhaps, that he is no stranger to the sweetie shop. Mum, Dad and Topsy the dog are with him (pictorially) – Mum had 8 kids but also fostered 40 more. He loves them all to bits and I can hear emotion in is voice already. His system is based on a set of numbers drawn out from bingo balls supplied by his Dad and written down prior to this show.
Round 1
Yvonne, box 18- £750.
Wayne, box 4 - £10
Debbie, box 3 - £100 produces a jig from Trev
Mark, box 9 - £75,000
Ted, box 10 - 10p
The banker tells Noel he had a great meal yesterday – Nessie, lightly grilled, followed by Scott, well done. All to be washed down today with a bottle of Trevor. The offer is £5,010. No deal from Trev.
Round 2
Frank, (Kelly’s eye) box 1 – 1p – Relief bounces around the studio.
Shelley, box 22 - £1,000
Big Ron, (one fat lady) box 8 – Trevor is told to apologise to big Ron for being rude - £15,000
The offer is £10,005 deal or no deal? – No deal
Round 3
Chrissie, (legs) 11 - £500
Melanie, box 17 - £250
Ashok, box 20 - £50 It’s round 3 and there are only 3 blues left on the board and 8 reds - warning signals are sounding in my ears.
Trevor was chatting to Morris last night and declares he would have taken the same decision as Morris did declining the £105,000 offer. The banker declares he doesn’t believe Trev. The offer is aimed at Mr Safety – £25,000. A quick no deal is Trev’s answer. “Now it begins”, he says and I believe he means it. Does the banker?
Round 4
Pennie, box ? - £100,000
Eileen, box 16 - £3,000
Linda, box 15 - After the break - £1. Trev is pacing in front of the seating now, generating support from the audience. Jo, when asked, suggests the offer should be around the £30k mark. The banker phones and asks how much to shut Joseph up? The offer - he sticks at £25,000. Lozzie with her broad Geordie accent is called down despite her protestations that she is jinxed. She places herself on Trev’s knee and we all await his confident no deal. Deal or no deal Trev – “Deal” Lorraine jumps off his knee and says "what'r'u doin man?" Everyone including Noel (and me) is seriously shocked. Trev is apologising to everyone and Noel is looking at him, waiting for him to say he was just joking. But he isn’t, he is just a damn good actor who had us all fooled totally. Well done that man.
Round 5
The system is already down on paper and Trev proceeds.
Lee, box 7 - £50,000
Pierre (newbie), box 2 - 50p
Allan, box 12 - £5,000
The hypothetical offer would have been £40,000. One deal too early Noel stating the obvious.
Round 6
Bianca, box 14 - £250,000 the whole studio is grinning, Lorraine has her hands over her mouth
Theresa, box 13 - £5
Amy, Box 6 -£10k
The remaining numbers on the board are £20k and £35k, the offer would have been £27k – would he have gone on at this point asks Noel? – yes hypothetically. Noel opens Trev’s box to reveal £20k.
Trevor apologises to everyone once again for the deception, but he had rightly judged that's the way the game should be played. Noel asks if he fooled himself, did the deal fly from his mouth sort of accidentally? No Trev says, they have just spent that amount doing up a house and to his mind dealing there meant it has cost him nothing. He deserves an Oscar for that performance. What a nice man and how clever is that?
NB Don’t ever take him on at poker.
Regards all - Sue
Trevor won £25,000
Hit Parade - Chart 14
The battle between Dave W and Pat M is now full on - despite Pat M joining our blog, she is being challenged for the top spot by Dave W who has a very strong following. However Pat remains Queen, and perhaps as Dave W's game disappears over the horizon she will pull away again....but who knows? Raj continues to climb the ranks, this time bumping Lucy, with Kirsty closing on her heels from below. For the first time in the chart's history, the Banker is beating Noel, who this week fell three places. And between the two is the gorgeous Becca (who I am sure could do better ;-)). And as Jo comes in, Morris disappears beneath the line.
1. Pat M (Pat M)
2. Dave W (Dave W)
3. Raj (Lucy)
4. Lucy (Raj)
5. Kirsty (Noel)
6. Banker (Kirsty)
7. Becca (Morris)
8. Noel (Banker)
9. Lofty (Lofty)
10.Jo (Becca)
1. Pat M (Pat M)
2. Dave W (Dave W)
3. Raj (Lucy)
4. Lucy (Raj)
5. Kirsty (Noel)
6. Banker (Kirsty)
7. Becca (Morris)
8. Noel (Banker)
9. Lofty (Lofty)
10.Jo (Becca)
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Nessie's game
The voice-over man introduces Noel as a two timer this afternoon. He is looking quite fit if you like that sort of thing, in his short-sleeved Granny’s nightie patterned shirt. He wonders once again if this is going to be the show with the first ‘quarterofamillionaire.’ (My spell check really hates that word)
It’s Nessie’s chance for a try and she carries across box 20. Welcome to Nessie Wednesday say’s Noel. Photo’s of Stepdaughter Rosie 16 and Kiera 7 are displayed also the baby, Aiden who is 3. She runs a toddler music group called twinkle tots. Nessie confesses to setting out for Heathrow one day and ending up at Bristol, geography is not her speciality. Noel spells out all she needs to know in the studio today. She tells us that when she was in insurance the first call of the day was very important, if that person was nice then usually the rest of the calls were nice. The phone rings instantly and Nessie begs Noel not to answer it – he delights her and the audience by switching it off.
Round 1
Chrissie, box 11, - £50
Eileen, box 6 - £5
Ashok, box 5 - £100
Allen, box 1 - 1p
Frank, box 13 - £100,000…………………………………
Nessie is described as the mysterious lady of the sea just like that other lady. I am assuming he means loch not sea. The offer is £5,013 – Our Nessie recounts what she knows about the banker he apparently likes dogs, swimming, massages, poker and according to Noel he likes wearing a pink romper suit. She invites him to twinkle tots but declines his offer absolutely.
Round 2
Debbie, box 3 - £35,000
Ryan, box 22 - £5,000
Theresa, box 12 – Noel advises caution, Theresa has had lots of high reds in the past and is wearing so much red today she almost melts into the box. Nessie insists she wants this one, but now Noel calls the break. Back again and the hesitation is drawn out a bit but Theresa remains the choice and gobsmackingly (spell check very unhappy now) she has £250,000 in her box. The offer made to a silent audience is £1300 the answer is of course no deal.
Round 3
Wayne, box 15 - 50p
Pennie, box 7 - £10,000
Mark, box 16 - £3,000
It’s alright, but it’s not, but it is, Nessie tells us. Noel points out that she still has two life changing sums of money on the board. The offer at this stage is £9,000 Husband, partner or Jimmy Osmond look-alike advises her to go on, she complies.
Round 4
Preservation orders are placed on £50k and £75 for this round according to Noel he has sorted it for her.
Joseph, box 10 - £1,000
Trevor, box 14 - £500
Melanie, box 8 – result after the break is - £1.
The preservation orders worked at least.
“Tot-tastic” is Nessie’s reaction to her situation. Banker’s offer is £13,000. The ageing long-haired lover from Liverpool is called down for his advice – Oh dear - no deal.
Round 5
Scott, box 21 - £20,000
Amy, box 9 - £75,000…………..not good
Ron, box 18 - £750 – thank you Santa
This seems to be the point in the show where she has to decide to go all the way to win big money. The offer is £5,013 – positive energy is requested from the studio and she obviously feels up to the challenge. Hubby states the obvious when asked – it’s all or nothing. She is a bit worried about going home with just 10p but bravely if a bit hesitantly, goes for no deal. For what it’s worth I am very worried at this point
Round 6
Linda (newbie), box 19 - £250
Ayleen box 4 - £50,000………………………silence
Lee, box 17 – 10p – completely unfounded relief is the only way to describe the atmosphere here. They are trying to build her up after the disappointment of losing the £75k. The board now has £10 or £15,000 - £4,000 is the offer on the table. The audience urges her to go for it but it is clearly a big personal decision for them. Agonizingly she goes for no deal – Nessie is in tears, she really does not want the option to swap and visibly jumps as the phone rings, she looks in pain. Her final decision in her game is - no swap.
Noel states he is terrified at this point to open her box – indeed the whole studio appears to collapse along with the little group around the table when it is revealed to contain the £10.
Nessie ended with a ‘Tot-tastic’ and I personally think she looks a very happy Mum with a gorgeous family. Pity they couldn’t have Daz’s pony but I don’t think they really need it. Well done you guys – be happy.
Sue
Nessie won - £10.
It’s Nessie’s chance for a try and she carries across box 20. Welcome to Nessie Wednesday say’s Noel. Photo’s of Stepdaughter Rosie 16 and Kiera 7 are displayed also the baby, Aiden who is 3. She runs a toddler music group called twinkle tots. Nessie confesses to setting out for Heathrow one day and ending up at Bristol, geography is not her speciality. Noel spells out all she needs to know in the studio today. She tells us that when she was in insurance the first call of the day was very important, if that person was nice then usually the rest of the calls were nice. The phone rings instantly and Nessie begs Noel not to answer it – he delights her and the audience by switching it off.
Round 1
Chrissie, box 11, - £50
Eileen, box 6 - £5
Ashok, box 5 - £100
Allen, box 1 - 1p
Frank, box 13 - £100,000…………………………………
Nessie is described as the mysterious lady of the sea just like that other lady. I am assuming he means loch not sea. The offer is £5,013 – Our Nessie recounts what she knows about the banker he apparently likes dogs, swimming, massages, poker and according to Noel he likes wearing a pink romper suit. She invites him to twinkle tots but declines his offer absolutely.
Round 2
Debbie, box 3 - £35,000
Ryan, box 22 - £5,000
Theresa, box 12 – Noel advises caution, Theresa has had lots of high reds in the past and is wearing so much red today she almost melts into the box. Nessie insists she wants this one, but now Noel calls the break. Back again and the hesitation is drawn out a bit but Theresa remains the choice and gobsmackingly (spell check very unhappy now) she has £250,000 in her box. The offer made to a silent audience is £1300 the answer is of course no deal.
Round 3
Wayne, box 15 - 50p
Pennie, box 7 - £10,000
Mark, box 16 - £3,000
It’s alright, but it’s not, but it is, Nessie tells us. Noel points out that she still has two life changing sums of money on the board. The offer at this stage is £9,000 Husband, partner or Jimmy Osmond look-alike advises her to go on, she complies.
Round 4
Preservation orders are placed on £50k and £75 for this round according to Noel he has sorted it for her.
Joseph, box 10 - £1,000
Trevor, box 14 - £500
Melanie, box 8 – result after the break is - £1.
The preservation orders worked at least.
“Tot-tastic” is Nessie’s reaction to her situation. Banker’s offer is £13,000. The ageing long-haired lover from Liverpool is called down for his advice – Oh dear - no deal.
Round 5
Scott, box 21 - £20,000
Amy, box 9 - £75,000…………..not good
Ron, box 18 - £750 – thank you Santa
This seems to be the point in the show where she has to decide to go all the way to win big money. The offer is £5,013 – positive energy is requested from the studio and she obviously feels up to the challenge. Hubby states the obvious when asked – it’s all or nothing. She is a bit worried about going home with just 10p but bravely if a bit hesitantly, goes for no deal. For what it’s worth I am very worried at this point
Round 6
Linda (newbie), box 19 - £250
Ayleen box 4 - £50,000………………………silence
Lee, box 17 – 10p – completely unfounded relief is the only way to describe the atmosphere here. They are trying to build her up after the disappointment of losing the £75k. The board now has £10 or £15,000 - £4,000 is the offer on the table. The audience urges her to go for it but it is clearly a big personal decision for them. Agonizingly she goes for no deal – Nessie is in tears, she really does not want the option to swap and visibly jumps as the phone rings, she looks in pain. Her final decision in her game is - no swap.
Noel states he is terrified at this point to open her box – indeed the whole studio appears to collapse along with the little group around the table when it is revealed to contain the £10.
Nessie ended with a ‘Tot-tastic’ and I personally think she looks a very happy Mum with a gorgeous family. Pity they couldn’t have Daz’s pony but I don’t think they really need it. Well done you guys – be happy.
Sue
Nessie won - £10.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Daz's Game Report
Noel declares an emphatic good afternoon to both wings building up to a big ad for this evenings show as this is double week. Noel continues vamping up the game for his new viewers who have tuned in following on from last nights show. Personally I think Steve’s write up was one of the funniest ever, probably more entertaining than the game itself. I so hope ‘Alison’ doesn’t read it.
Daz is selected to walk the walk carrying over his box 22. Darren Daz Wooley claims his selection was a massive shock (surprise). His photo’s of his two girls are displayed, he requests loads of energy from his fellow contestants, and is off. A round of applause before selecting a single box and he starts with the Newbie who is nameless with box 19, he has £750. Theresa next and box 10 has £50 inside. Jo, box 1 with £3k is next. Pennie/Sue Pollard has box 2 and the 10p is swiped off the board. Nessie has box 8 today, she finishes this first round with £10k. Noel requests the emerging Frank Spencer (Daz is an amateur impressionist) puts his own prediction in Noel’s black book. The banker’s offer this round is £11,000 which is apparently the second highest opening offer ever. The question is asked – no deal is fired straight back. If Daz can generate positivity with noise he is going to do well. The whole ‘American marine about to go into battle’ look is actually quite scary.
Round 2
Box 21, presided over by Ashok, contains the £5. Lee’s box 17 is left for later. Scott and box 14 is next on the list and £100k is neatly despatched. Jimmy Saville, (aka Daz) announces the break. Ron with box 13 is next and GI Daz does a very scary dance when he gets the 1p. The offer is made to Mr Saville with a big cigar and Noel screws it up by doing Tommy Cooper. Jokes over the real offer is £7,500 which is rejected straight away.
Round 3
Yvonne’s box 11 contains £15k. Joseph has £10 in box number 18. One more is called for, box 20, Frank has £1000. Daz is ‘loving’ the board right now. The banker suggests he is all front and the offer to prize him out of the seat is £13,500. I get the impression Daz would rather chew off his own foot than accept that. No deal.
Round 4
Pivotal quickie is called for. Box 16 opened by Trevor - £35k, box 9 was Amy - £1, finally Mark has £100 in box 12. Daz is fast becoming the drill sergeant not one of the troops, he is really very loud. The phone is left ringing whilst Noel and Daz have a long discussion over it – very annoying. We go to the break with the phone still ringing. Back again he finally answers it – the offer is £19,900. Scott’s opinion is sought and Dazs ask for the question once again. This decision looks more painful and he takes several long seconds deliberating – deal is the answer – for the girls who he has promised a pony. This wasn’t his target but he has seen lots of games go ‘down the swannie’.
Round 5
Hypothetical next choice is number 7 Eileen who opens £750. Bianca next with £250k in box 15 - I think she was, and remains, his ‘special’ friend. Melanie and box 3 next has £5k. The board still has 20k 50k & 75k displayed. The offer would have been £10k.
Round 6
Still seeking the remaining three big numbers he starts with Wayne who has £75k. Daz’s celebration looks akin to David Beckham scoring the winning goal in the world cup final. Chrissie and box 4 is next she is sure she has a big number - she does, it’s the £50k. He has 50p £500 and £20k left on the board – he has already beaten the banker but Noel calls for the sweetest ending ie. To find the last £20k. The responsibility fall on Debbie box 5 and she produces the goods - £20k. Daz is fighting back the tears – as is Debs. The phone rings and ‘Frank Spencer’ suggests to it that he has a bit of a problem. The offer would have been £200. Daz declares that if he had still been playing at this point that money would have gone straight behind the bar for tonight. Daz’s box 22 actually contained £500. Box 17 saved until last, contained 50pence.
Daz was loud, very loud, and when he then tackled Frank Spencer imitations between bouts of evil, cruel drill sergeant, he looked positively schizophrenic. But despite it all, he played well, and dealt at exactly the right time, however I can’t say I enjoyed the game.
A reminder that there is another show at 8.00pm, and our third guest reporter - Adie - will be making his debut report at around 11.00pm. Good luck Adie x.
Sue
Daz won £19,900
Daz is selected to walk the walk carrying over his box 22. Darren Daz Wooley claims his selection was a massive shock (surprise). His photo’s of his two girls are displayed, he requests loads of energy from his fellow contestants, and is off. A round of applause before selecting a single box and he starts with the Newbie who is nameless with box 19, he has £750. Theresa next and box 10 has £50 inside. Jo, box 1 with £3k is next. Pennie/Sue Pollard has box 2 and the 10p is swiped off the board. Nessie has box 8 today, she finishes this first round with £10k. Noel requests the emerging Frank Spencer (Daz is an amateur impressionist) puts his own prediction in Noel’s black book. The banker’s offer this round is £11,000 which is apparently the second highest opening offer ever. The question is asked – no deal is fired straight back. If Daz can generate positivity with noise he is going to do well. The whole ‘American marine about to go into battle’ look is actually quite scary.
Round 2
Box 21, presided over by Ashok, contains the £5. Lee’s box 17 is left for later. Scott and box 14 is next on the list and £100k is neatly despatched. Jimmy Saville, (aka Daz) announces the break. Ron with box 13 is next and GI Daz does a very scary dance when he gets the 1p. The offer is made to Mr Saville with a big cigar and Noel screws it up by doing Tommy Cooper. Jokes over the real offer is £7,500 which is rejected straight away.
Round 3
Yvonne’s box 11 contains £15k. Joseph has £10 in box number 18. One more is called for, box 20, Frank has £1000. Daz is ‘loving’ the board right now. The banker suggests he is all front and the offer to prize him out of the seat is £13,500. I get the impression Daz would rather chew off his own foot than accept that. No deal.
Round 4
Pivotal quickie is called for. Box 16 opened by Trevor - £35k, box 9 was Amy - £1, finally Mark has £100 in box 12. Daz is fast becoming the drill sergeant not one of the troops, he is really very loud. The phone is left ringing whilst Noel and Daz have a long discussion over it – very annoying. We go to the break with the phone still ringing. Back again he finally answers it – the offer is £19,900. Scott’s opinion is sought and Dazs ask for the question once again. This decision looks more painful and he takes several long seconds deliberating – deal is the answer – for the girls who he has promised a pony. This wasn’t his target but he has seen lots of games go ‘down the swannie’.
Round 5
Hypothetical next choice is number 7 Eileen who opens £750. Bianca next with £250k in box 15 - I think she was, and remains, his ‘special’ friend. Melanie and box 3 next has £5k. The board still has 20k 50k & 75k displayed. The offer would have been £10k.
Round 6
Still seeking the remaining three big numbers he starts with Wayne who has £75k. Daz’s celebration looks akin to David Beckham scoring the winning goal in the world cup final. Chrissie and box 4 is next she is sure she has a big number - she does, it’s the £50k. He has 50p £500 and £20k left on the board – he has already beaten the banker but Noel calls for the sweetest ending ie. To find the last £20k. The responsibility fall on Debbie box 5 and she produces the goods - £20k. Daz is fighting back the tears – as is Debs. The phone rings and ‘Frank Spencer’ suggests to it that he has a bit of a problem. The offer would have been £200. Daz declares that if he had still been playing at this point that money would have gone straight behind the bar for tonight. Daz’s box 22 actually contained £500. Box 17 saved until last, contained 50pence.
Daz was loud, very loud, and when he then tackled Frank Spencer imitations between bouts of evil, cruel drill sergeant, he looked positively schizophrenic. But despite it all, he played well, and dealt at exactly the right time, however I can’t say I enjoyed the game.
A reminder that there is another show at 8.00pm, and our third guest reporter - Adie - will be making his debut report at around 11.00pm. Good luck Adie x.
Sue
Daz won £19,900
Wednesday Night's Report
DONDUK proudly presents....Pat M. Yes, Pat will be writing the report on Wenesday's 8 o'clock game. I can't wait!
And tonight at 8.00pm it will be Adie, who always takes an incisive and interesting view on DOND play, this blog just oozes quality.
The reports will not actually be published until approximately 2 hours after the shows have finished broadcasting, at least thats true of Adie's, God knows about Pat.
Iain
And tonight at 8.00pm it will be Adie, who always takes an incisive and interesting view on DOND play, this blog just oozes quality.
The reports will not actually be published until approximately 2 hours after the shows have finished broadcasting, at least thats true of Adie's, God knows about Pat.
Iain
Tan describes his DOND experience
I have been badgering Tan for a few weeks now to describe what it felt to go through the DOND experience. Finally he has responded....and how. He has written in the present tense, and its a fascinating account. Many, many thanks Tan.
Iain
Tan writes:
I never really considered myself to be a lucky little star lol, so I kind of always thought that if the worst luck was going to happen, it'd probably be to me, lord knows I have bruised and left behind too many people in my time (for that I'm sorry and I miss you all just for the record!) :)
So anyways you know how the game turned out for me, if you didn't catch it, there is within this very blog site a very detailed description of it, to which I can say that Iain, did a very good job of capturing my moments and detailing the way I was feeling too. So you can believe in what is written lol.
The aftermath.
Firstly I would like to say I completely enjoyed being in the seat, I couldn't explain it to anyone, how it felt, to be quite so in the focal point. Everyone smiling at me and generally spurring me thru every moment, constantly reminding me that it was all about me.
I had just won a fiver and yet, I had still not grasped the fact that my moment was about to end, the show was drawing to a close. As opposed to earlier when my fellow contestants were smiling at me, now they all look slouched over the panel with sad faces. Patricia, who revealed the 'one box game' £35,000 by showing me my birthday number box was in tears. It was suddenly dawning on me that the game was indeed coming to an end. Noel shut the box showing the £5, I asked why, he simply replied, but with a little sympathy, "well it's a fiver..."
There was a moment that followed as he moved to continue the show by talking to the home viewers about what had been witnessed and how they at home could win some money (great I thought, going to be more than me whatever happens lol). The moment that followed was like a sudden strike. It's over for sure now, and I've just won a fiver. I don't think I was half as bothered as some of the other contestants as they came over to show their commiserations. It did feel better though as the show was not quite over yet! However to see Patricia crying as she did, not good, I enjoyed that none, I think she was just taking it too seriously. It made me feel like the money was suddenly to become important when; it was not.
After the first show in the morning, we go for something to eat. I never felt such a cold feeling as I did walking in there after my show, so everyone knows I just won £5 and it seems they all feared to say anything to me in case I slit me wrists or something. Becca and her mother came up to me and reminded me it was just a game and not to take it too seriously, I think they could see I was already past that. I felt at that moment that there were many people in here that really depended on making a big win and were probably struggling with the thoughts of what they would do should they face a similar fate on their date with the banker. Still I moved to push the feeling up and announced that we'd be having big drinks later in the evening.
Back at the ranch.
After a few beverages people felt the courage to get a bit more leverage and start asking me questions, and telling me that if they win big, I'm having 10% blah blah. That was the sort of conversation that I really didn't want as I wasn't robbed of anything, no one had realised that I only ever gained from this experience as they will whether they win big or small..
The eve continues, I am still consoled without the need, am getting tired of hearing it now, I wish people would just have themselves a time and stop worrying about my outcome and their own inevitable games. My first nights sleep was a bit tough in truth, I did, wonder why I picked my birthday box before other numbers that meant nothing to me. But one can't dwell on 'what could have been' was for too long, it was all much easier to deal with (excuse the pun) once I got used to the idea that everything happens for a reason.
Iain
Tan writes:
I never really considered myself to be a lucky little star lol, so I kind of always thought that if the worst luck was going to happen, it'd probably be to me, lord knows I have bruised and left behind too many people in my time (for that I'm sorry and I miss you all just for the record!) :)
So anyways you know how the game turned out for me, if you didn't catch it, there is within this very blog site a very detailed description of it, to which I can say that Iain, did a very good job of capturing my moments and detailing the way I was feeling too. So you can believe in what is written lol.
The aftermath.
Firstly I would like to say I completely enjoyed being in the seat, I couldn't explain it to anyone, how it felt, to be quite so in the focal point. Everyone smiling at me and generally spurring me thru every moment, constantly reminding me that it was all about me.
I had just won a fiver and yet, I had still not grasped the fact that my moment was about to end, the show was drawing to a close. As opposed to earlier when my fellow contestants were smiling at me, now they all look slouched over the panel with sad faces. Patricia, who revealed the 'one box game' £35,000 by showing me my birthday number box was in tears. It was suddenly dawning on me that the game was indeed coming to an end. Noel shut the box showing the £5, I asked why, he simply replied, but with a little sympathy, "well it's a fiver..."
There was a moment that followed as he moved to continue the show by talking to the home viewers about what had been witnessed and how they at home could win some money (great I thought, going to be more than me whatever happens lol). The moment that followed was like a sudden strike. It's over for sure now, and I've just won a fiver. I don't think I was half as bothered as some of the other contestants as they came over to show their commiserations. It did feel better though as the show was not quite over yet! However to see Patricia crying as she did, not good, I enjoyed that none, I think she was just taking it too seriously. It made me feel like the money was suddenly to become important when; it was not.
After the first show in the morning, we go for something to eat. I never felt such a cold feeling as I did walking in there after my show, so everyone knows I just won £5 and it seems they all feared to say anything to me in case I slit me wrists or something. Becca and her mother came up to me and reminded me it was just a game and not to take it too seriously, I think they could see I was already past that. I felt at that moment that there were many people in here that really depended on making a big win and were probably struggling with the thoughts of what they would do should they face a similar fate on their date with the banker. Still I moved to push the feeling up and announced that we'd be having big drinks later in the evening.
Back at the ranch.
After a few beverages people felt the courage to get a bit more leverage and start asking me questions, and telling me that if they win big, I'm having 10% blah blah. That was the sort of conversation that I really didn't want as I wasn't robbed of anything, no one had realised that I only ever gained from this experience as they will whether they win big or small..
The eve continues, I am still consoled without the need, am getting tired of hearing it now, I wish people would just have themselves a time and stop worrying about my outcome and their own inevitable games. My first nights sleep was a bit tough in truth, I did, wonder why I picked my birthday box before other numbers that meant nothing to me. But one can't dwell on 'what could have been' was for too long, it was all much easier to deal with (excuse the pun) once I got used to the idea that everything happens for a reason.
Monday, June 12, 2006
Louise's game
Welcome to a spectacular week, kicked off last night and on to a double deal week – groan. Noel is wearing his liquorice allsorts shirt to celebrate.
Ok the first ‘double deal dond’ contestant is selected and is Louise of the wack em out blue’s fame. She struts her stuff over to the hot seat a vision in orange t shirt and denims. She carried over a very dirty pair of Grandma’s specs from the loft – the glasses will see the blues before Louise wacks em out. She got married on a beach in Cuba and has a photo with her to show us. A Gregorey’s girl tattoo, spelt wrongly on her lower back is an indication of Louise’s luck to date. She teaches a few ‘ollogie’s (Anyone else remember Maureen Lipman’s as Beattie) college which is generally accepted as ‘fascinating’.
Round 1
She scans the boxes seeking the 1pence. Box 3 and Bianca is nearly there with £1. (just 99p out says Noel). Theresa next has box 21 containing £250. Debbie’s box 11 sends the £75k unceremoniously crashing to the floor, close on her heels is Melanie box 8 and £100k. Wayne is last in this round with his box 15 and a comparatively low £10k.The offer is £850 and straight to the question the answer is of course no deal.
Round 2
X-ray vision is desperately called for and Joseph with box 1 is chosen, he has £3k. Daz is consulted with box 14?? It has £1k?? Ashok is welcomed into the game this episode (Will he be gone by the end of the week?) he has box 10 and it has a very welcome 50p in it. (Shotgun not doing Ashok’s game with that accent – ask your teenager for the translation of that term).
The banker throws in £8,500 as an offer – no deal says Louise.
Round 3
Louise is drawn to Carlton and box 13 and screams piercingly on sight of the 1p. She has been having nightmares about being the first female in the 1p club. Penny next box 5 has yet another red -£5k. Penny manages not to cry. Big Ron number 18, wacks out the £10 to the huge relief of the studio. Lousie is nothing if not confident she say’s she introduced herself as the first £250k winner and now intends to leave as that person. The phone is allowed to ring a number of times before Noel picks up. The offer has to be better as she has a few good reds left on the board. Noel talks it up big time and the temptation is £19,000. She relates what her husband and brother would say if they were here, but falls back on her own instinct she is defiant, dangerous and downright ready for the question – however, a very subdued no deal.
Round 4
Quickie round; note to guest writers - all hands on deck needed. Eileen box 19 has £5, box 16 and Trevor has £20k, across the studio to box 17 which is Scott with £750 – everyone is happy with that except Noel who is out of breath and tired out by that quickie. Well he is getting on a bit and quickie’s should be used sparingly at that age. Noel is munching on a banana on his return from the break and discusses what the offer might be with a couple of the contestants. The offer is actually £30,000 and louise looks suitably concerned – this is big money and she obviously wants to go on – this is a no brainer to me – but lets see how much grey matter she really has with all her ‘ollogie’s. Ask me she says – he does and ……………..she deals – phew sensible girl.
Round 5
Ok Noel bigging up the rest of the show for all he’ is worth asks where she would have gone next – No 12 and Chrissie has £50. Frank’s box 4 has £50k, finally she would have chosen box 22 and Mark with £10. Louise looks crestfallen now but she couldn’t have done anything else with n offer of £30k. The hypothetical offer at this stage is £50,000.
Round 6
Louise’s voice appears to have deserted her as she can only point to the box she wants - No 2, Lee has 10p, Yvonne, no 7 has £50 and lastly she points at Nessie, box 20 and finds the £250k – huge delight in the studio. The offer would have been £22,000. The £15k and £35k remain on the board. Noel reveals Louise’s box contained the £15k. She has beaten the banker with her £30k. Louise is off to ring her husband and tell him she won a penny so no-one is to tell him if they see him.
I liked Louise she is northern so has a big advantage over those from this neck of the woods and I suspect that what you see is what you get with her they omitted to tell us how many shows she has done though.
Noel reminds us once again that he will be back at 8pm tonight. I am delighted to pass the keyboard duties on to our first guest reporter – thank you and good luck I am looking forward to watching the show without typing up frantically at the same time.
Don't forget, this is the first of two reports tonight - Steve will be beavering away and should have his report out by 10.30pm, really looking forward to that!
Sue
Louise won £30,000
Ok the first ‘double deal dond’ contestant is selected and is Louise of the wack em out blue’s fame. She struts her stuff over to the hot seat a vision in orange t shirt and denims. She carried over a very dirty pair of Grandma’s specs from the loft – the glasses will see the blues before Louise wacks em out. She got married on a beach in Cuba and has a photo with her to show us. A Gregorey’s girl tattoo, spelt wrongly on her lower back is an indication of Louise’s luck to date. She teaches a few ‘ollogie’s (Anyone else remember Maureen Lipman’s as Beattie) college which is generally accepted as ‘fascinating’.
Round 1
She scans the boxes seeking the 1pence. Box 3 and Bianca is nearly there with £1. (just 99p out says Noel). Theresa next has box 21 containing £250. Debbie’s box 11 sends the £75k unceremoniously crashing to the floor, close on her heels is Melanie box 8 and £100k. Wayne is last in this round with his box 15 and a comparatively low £10k.The offer is £850 and straight to the question the answer is of course no deal.
Round 2
X-ray vision is desperately called for and Joseph with box 1 is chosen, he has £3k. Daz is consulted with box 14?? It has £1k?? Ashok is welcomed into the game this episode (Will he be gone by the end of the week?) he has box 10 and it has a very welcome 50p in it. (Shotgun not doing Ashok’s game with that accent – ask your teenager for the translation of that term).
The banker throws in £8,500 as an offer – no deal says Louise.
Round 3
Louise is drawn to Carlton and box 13 and screams piercingly on sight of the 1p. She has been having nightmares about being the first female in the 1p club. Penny next box 5 has yet another red -£5k. Penny manages not to cry. Big Ron number 18, wacks out the £10 to the huge relief of the studio. Lousie is nothing if not confident she say’s she introduced herself as the first £250k winner and now intends to leave as that person. The phone is allowed to ring a number of times before Noel picks up. The offer has to be better as she has a few good reds left on the board. Noel talks it up big time and the temptation is £19,000. She relates what her husband and brother would say if they were here, but falls back on her own instinct she is defiant, dangerous and downright ready for the question – however, a very subdued no deal.
Round 4
Quickie round; note to guest writers - all hands on deck needed. Eileen box 19 has £5, box 16 and Trevor has £20k, across the studio to box 17 which is Scott with £750 – everyone is happy with that except Noel who is out of breath and tired out by that quickie. Well he is getting on a bit and quickie’s should be used sparingly at that age. Noel is munching on a banana on his return from the break and discusses what the offer might be with a couple of the contestants. The offer is actually £30,000 and louise looks suitably concerned – this is big money and she obviously wants to go on – this is a no brainer to me – but lets see how much grey matter she really has with all her ‘ollogie’s. Ask me she says – he does and ……………..she deals – phew sensible girl.
Round 5
Ok Noel bigging up the rest of the show for all he’ is worth asks where she would have gone next – No 12 and Chrissie has £50. Frank’s box 4 has £50k, finally she would have chosen box 22 and Mark with £10. Louise looks crestfallen now but she couldn’t have done anything else with n offer of £30k. The hypothetical offer at this stage is £50,000.
Round 6
Louise’s voice appears to have deserted her as she can only point to the box she wants - No 2, Lee has 10p, Yvonne, no 7 has £50 and lastly she points at Nessie, box 20 and finds the £250k – huge delight in the studio. The offer would have been £22,000. The £15k and £35k remain on the board. Noel reveals Louise’s box contained the £15k. She has beaten the banker with her £30k. Louise is off to ring her husband and tell him she won a penny so no-one is to tell him if they see him.
I liked Louise she is northern so has a big advantage over those from this neck of the woods and I suspect that what you see is what you get with her they omitted to tell us how many shows she has done though.
Noel reminds us once again that he will be back at 8pm tonight. I am delighted to pass the keyboard duties on to our first guest reporter – thank you and good luck I am looking forward to watching the show without typing up frantically at the same time.
Don't forget, this is the first of two reports tonight - Steve will be beavering away and should have his report out by 10.30pm, really looking forward to that!
Sue
Louise won £30,000
A post from Jonno
Jonno sent through the following as a comment against Chris' post Is Noel Losing It but its so good that I decided to create a post for it. Jonno many thanks, Iain.
I think that to criticise Noel for doing his job is to miss the point.
Perhaps DOND's current malaise can be compared with that of 'The Weakest Link' and 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' - i.e. that of their dependence on format as "entertainment dramas". If a game show is bleating about its status as drama, one of the most crucial elements is that of surprise, or "what happens next?". All too soon, Chris Tarrant's once-witty repartee with his contestants becomes the stuff of habit, once-dramatic statements become tired old catchphrases, and previously lovable quirks become annoying pillars, propping up the show far beyond its natural lifetime. Compare Chris Tarrant's schtick when going through the motions of 'Phone-a-Friend' with Anne Robinson's now-exhausted inquisition of what a contestant does for a living, and with Noel's stock phrases.
Chris: (looking up into space) Hello John? Chris Tarrant from ITV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire here!
Friend: Oooh, hello there!
Chris: (mocking) "Oooh, hello there!" We've got Brian here, and he's doing rather well actually...
Anne: So... Roger, what do you do?
Roger: I'm a (insert profession here).
Anne: Oh, are you now?
Roger: Yes.
Anne: And are you a good (insert profession here)?
Roger: I like to think so, Anne.
Anne: Oh, really? And yet you couldn’t even answer the question about (insert topic with a tenuous connection to contestant’s profession)? You can’t be a very good (insert profession), can you?
It becomes a situation in which the viewer could easily say the script along with the host, as if watching a Little Britain sketch for the 20th time, going through the motions in a pale shadow of what was once enjoyable, waiting for the catchphrases. In DOND, we've already had "the biggest game ever", "the biggest turn-around ever", "the highest offer ever", "the lowest offer ever", "the best opening round", "the worst opening round”, "you'll be back" and so on. Could it be that the catchphrases are now just a depressing imitation of what we once found genuinely exciting and funny? The problem is that the "drama" is now missing that crucial element, that of the genuinely unexpected.
Noel's strengths as a host are obvious from the first edition of DOND a viewer watches. As a confident, enthusiastic, positive, believing anchor of the programme, he managed to turn a potentially dull, simplistic gambling game - featuring relatively low sums of money - into one in which both studio audience and viewers are skilfully manipulated into actually caring. (I say that not in a negative sense... after all, it's what expertly made drama does best.) He did this by informing us, with a staggering sense of self-belief, and with a complete lack of subtlety or irony, that what we were watching was important. And we believed, because it was entertaining for us to do so, and because of the host and audience's almost cult-like resolute belief that positivity and support was somehow able to dictate the outcome of purely random events. It was, in fact, that very aspect that got me hooked on the programme. I was awestruck by Noel’s unshakeable belief in himself and the product, his skill in manufacturing the notion of importance to the show, and his subsequent return to the top of his profession through the power of positive thinking, self-belief and a nod to the heavens. And all this in an afternoon gameshow with no more inherent importance, weight, complexity or battling against adversity than Countdown or Fifteen-to-One.
The first inkling I got that something was wrong was a Wednesday a couple of months back. At the end of a fairly dull game, Noel advised viewers to tune in the following day as “something really big and important is going to happen”. I tuned in to discover the surprise: the top prize money had been raised to £20 000 or something. Well no, Noel, it wasn’t actually that important, since I’m not remotely interested in an unknown person winning money at ridiculous odds after presumably spending a great deal of money on phone calls.
I had tuned in especially for that edition, leaving me with the feeling that Noel’s over-hyped sense of what is “important” had rapidly lost its currency. If every single game is potentially important, nothing is important, nothing is a surprise. Aside from the winning of the top prize money (which ironically signalled the beginning of the end for ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ in its reducing the odds of surprise to zero – why is the scenario apparently so eagerly anticipated by Noel and DOND viewers?), there is little new of importance to expect, never mind the desperate gimmicks of early box-swapping and the increasingly arbitrary decisions of the “evil” Banker.
Not even the temporary publicity through the eventual winning of the top prize will help in the long term. Noel is an incredibly skilled game show host – the entire format depends on him and his reaction to events. But even he can only come up with a finite number of spontaneous reactions to a finite set of predictable events. Both the format and its host are obviously exhausted.
I think that to criticise Noel for doing his job is to miss the point.
Perhaps DOND's current malaise can be compared with that of 'The Weakest Link' and 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' - i.e. that of their dependence on format as "entertainment dramas". If a game show is bleating about its status as drama, one of the most crucial elements is that of surprise, or "what happens next?". All too soon, Chris Tarrant's once-witty repartee with his contestants becomes the stuff of habit, once-dramatic statements become tired old catchphrases, and previously lovable quirks become annoying pillars, propping up the show far beyond its natural lifetime. Compare Chris Tarrant's schtick when going through the motions of 'Phone-a-Friend' with Anne Robinson's now-exhausted inquisition of what a contestant does for a living, and with Noel's stock phrases.
Chris: (looking up into space) Hello John? Chris Tarrant from ITV's Who Wants to be a Millionaire here!
Friend: Oooh, hello there!
Chris: (mocking) "Oooh, hello there!" We've got Brian here, and he's doing rather well actually...
Anne: So... Roger, what do you do?
Roger: I'm a (insert profession here).
Anne: Oh, are you now?
Roger: Yes.
Anne: And are you a good (insert profession here)?
Roger: I like to think so, Anne.
Anne: Oh, really? And yet you couldn’t even answer the question about (insert topic with a tenuous connection to contestant’s profession)? You can’t be a very good (insert profession), can you?
It becomes a situation in which the viewer could easily say the script along with the host, as if watching a Little Britain sketch for the 20th time, going through the motions in a pale shadow of what was once enjoyable, waiting for the catchphrases. In DOND, we've already had "the biggest game ever", "the biggest turn-around ever", "the highest offer ever", "the lowest offer ever", "the best opening round", "the worst opening round”, "you'll be back" and so on. Could it be that the catchphrases are now just a depressing imitation of what we once found genuinely exciting and funny? The problem is that the "drama" is now missing that crucial element, that of the genuinely unexpected.
Noel's strengths as a host are obvious from the first edition of DOND a viewer watches. As a confident, enthusiastic, positive, believing anchor of the programme, he managed to turn a potentially dull, simplistic gambling game - featuring relatively low sums of money - into one in which both studio audience and viewers are skilfully manipulated into actually caring. (I say that not in a negative sense... after all, it's what expertly made drama does best.) He did this by informing us, with a staggering sense of self-belief, and with a complete lack of subtlety or irony, that what we were watching was important. And we believed, because it was entertaining for us to do so, and because of the host and audience's almost cult-like resolute belief that positivity and support was somehow able to dictate the outcome of purely random events. It was, in fact, that very aspect that got me hooked on the programme. I was awestruck by Noel’s unshakeable belief in himself and the product, his skill in manufacturing the notion of importance to the show, and his subsequent return to the top of his profession through the power of positive thinking, self-belief and a nod to the heavens. And all this in an afternoon gameshow with no more inherent importance, weight, complexity or battling against adversity than Countdown or Fifteen-to-One.
The first inkling I got that something was wrong was a Wednesday a couple of months back. At the end of a fairly dull game, Noel advised viewers to tune in the following day as “something really big and important is going to happen”. I tuned in to discover the surprise: the top prize money had been raised to £20 000 or something. Well no, Noel, it wasn’t actually that important, since I’m not remotely interested in an unknown person winning money at ridiculous odds after presumably spending a great deal of money on phone calls.
I had tuned in especially for that edition, leaving me with the feeling that Noel’s over-hyped sense of what is “important” had rapidly lost its currency. If every single game is potentially important, nothing is important, nothing is a surprise. Aside from the winning of the top prize money (which ironically signalled the beginning of the end for ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ in its reducing the odds of surprise to zero – why is the scenario apparently so eagerly anticipated by Noel and DOND viewers?), there is little new of importance to expect, never mind the desperate gimmicks of early box-swapping and the increasingly arbitrary decisions of the “evil” Banker.
Not even the temporary publicity through the eventual winning of the top prize will help in the long term. Noel is an incredibly skilled game show host – the entire format depends on him and his reaction to events. But even he can only come up with a finite number of spontaneous reactions to a finite set of predictable events. Both the format and its host are obviously exhausted.
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Richard's Game Report
[Tonight’s report is by Georgia, who has just finished her GCSEs and felt the need for a fresh challenge. Well done Georgia!]
An entertainment drama explained by Noel as he continued to blow his horn about the show being so popular it has been given more slots. The viewers’ prizes are doubled all next week as well as the episodes. My thoughts on this are that secretly someone from Channel 4 has read the blog and decided to give us a challenge.
Richards was tonight’s player with box 2, 42, self employed, a free-lance musician! He has aready stated his nervousness which could play against him with the banker, but, we will see.
Round 1
Daz, box 12- 50p a fairly good start I would say but there ‘is a long way to go’. Frank box 21- £35,000. Teresa, box 10- £100. Mark box 22- £5. Debbie box 8 - 1p. An excellent start to the first Sunday show but I feel it could all go down hill from here. I really like the coment by Richard ‘Its not the way you start its the way you finish’. That confident comment contrasted quite dramatically with his nervous one earlier. But it worries me when Richard then goes on to describe Scott’s ‘good massages’, is he hiding something? What really goes on when they are not stood behind those boxes? Bankers first offer- £100. Not a very nice offer considering the board and some very wise words from Joseph!! I have always wondered what would happen if after Noel has felt so confident of the contestants answer that he got it wrong. I mean what if Richard said DEAL at his point - I would love to see his face. But not today - No Deal
Round 2
Melanie, box 1- £50. Chrissie box 5- £1000. Richard is happy to be informed by Noel that this is the strongest game so far while approaching the second offer( Now there’s some trivia to keep you thinking through the break. Unfortunately I am not inclined to check!!!!) Finally for this round, Yvonne box 4- £750. Well another good round to follow the last and it looks like Richard is becoming a bit bigger within his boots. Noel leaves Richard contemplating the banker’s next offer as he mingles with the Hall of Fame where we find out that the queen of deal or no deal played on Richards birthday and on her show the £250,000 was in Box 20 (the one Richard has)
Bankers second offer £18,000. A woping great jump I feel! A slight dig at Pennie as he confers with the east wing and.......................................No Deal
Round 3
Trevor box 3- £250,000 (Not so confident anymore are we Richard?) Jo box 13-£3000. Nessie number 9-£50,000. A slightly destructive round and Richard squirms as the phone rings. Bankers third offer £4000. A whoping great drop I feel! No Deal
Again Noel confers back to the Hall of fame reassuring Richard by using them as examples that they turned their games around after losing the £250,000 in the third round. Fingers crossed Richard is the same! It’s not looking bad, that’s for sure.
Round 4
Joseph box 16- £20,000. Lee box 11- £100,000. The board is looking pretty bare now and Richard is covering his worries. Pennie box 19- £15,000. Bankers fourth offer £1100. Richard gives it some consideration, but ….No Deal. Not a brilliant round but everyone seems positive so hopes are high in the dream factory.
Round 5
Ron box 2- £5000. Carlton box 6- £1 Finally a break in the nearly new record for reds in a row (seven), is this the start of a run of blues? Scott box 15-£250.A slouched body position while waiting for the offer suggests that Richard is cool, calm and collected. Another dig at the banker to do with his massuers wages. Bankers fifth offer £6100. A quick sweep leaves Joseph the only one to stand out and say to deal. Are his words wise? The audience is undecided and Richard says ......................................Deal. An interesting choice but as Noel said, he didn’t have much help, and it leaves us thinking about who was right: the minority(deal) or the majority (no deal). Oh what a tease old Noel is, he never fails to leave us itching to find out whats going to happen next! We may think its a low price at which to surrender, but fair play to him, he thinks its enough for him. But I am sure he is regretting that £18,000.
Round 6 ( How he would have played on)
Wayne box 14-£10,000. Aileen box 17- 10p. Biancca box 7-£10. Bankers sixth offer £26,100. A fantastic offer and the regret sets in! But Richard continues to claim he has got all he needs now.
Round 7
Richard’s box 20 - £75,000 Louise box 18- £500.
A bit of a topsy-turvey game and I can’t help but think that he really didn’t enjoy being there: Noel frequently compared him to that Hall of Fame of contestants. He said that he is happy with what he left with which is great. Unfortunately he didn’t beat the Banker but a happy ending personally is alway nice!!!
Signing off now, GEORGIA XXXXXXXXX
Richard won £6100
An entertainment drama explained by Noel as he continued to blow his horn about the show being so popular it has been given more slots. The viewers’ prizes are doubled all next week as well as the episodes. My thoughts on this are that secretly someone from Channel 4 has read the blog and decided to give us a challenge.
Richards was tonight’s player with box 2, 42, self employed, a free-lance musician! He has aready stated his nervousness which could play against him with the banker, but, we will see.
Round 1
Daz, box 12- 50p a fairly good start I would say but there ‘is a long way to go’. Frank box 21- £35,000. Teresa, box 10- £100. Mark box 22- £5. Debbie box 8 - 1p. An excellent start to the first Sunday show but I feel it could all go down hill from here. I really like the coment by Richard ‘Its not the way you start its the way you finish’. That confident comment contrasted quite dramatically with his nervous one earlier. But it worries me when Richard then goes on to describe Scott’s ‘good massages’, is he hiding something? What really goes on when they are not stood behind those boxes? Bankers first offer- £100. Not a very nice offer considering the board and some very wise words from Joseph!! I have always wondered what would happen if after Noel has felt so confident of the contestants answer that he got it wrong. I mean what if Richard said DEAL at his point - I would love to see his face. But not today - No Deal
Round 2
Melanie, box 1- £50. Chrissie box 5- £1000. Richard is happy to be informed by Noel that this is the strongest game so far while approaching the second offer( Now there’s some trivia to keep you thinking through the break. Unfortunately I am not inclined to check!!!!) Finally for this round, Yvonne box 4- £750. Well another good round to follow the last and it looks like Richard is becoming a bit bigger within his boots. Noel leaves Richard contemplating the banker’s next offer as he mingles with the Hall of Fame where we find out that the queen of deal or no deal played on Richards birthday and on her show the £250,000 was in Box 20 (the one Richard has)
Bankers second offer £18,000. A woping great jump I feel! A slight dig at Pennie as he confers with the east wing and.......................................No Deal
Round 3
Trevor box 3- £250,000 (Not so confident anymore are we Richard?) Jo box 13-£3000. Nessie number 9-£50,000. A slightly destructive round and Richard squirms as the phone rings. Bankers third offer £4000. A whoping great drop I feel! No Deal
Again Noel confers back to the Hall of fame reassuring Richard by using them as examples that they turned their games around after losing the £250,000 in the third round. Fingers crossed Richard is the same! It’s not looking bad, that’s for sure.
Round 4
Joseph box 16- £20,000. Lee box 11- £100,000. The board is looking pretty bare now and Richard is covering his worries. Pennie box 19- £15,000. Bankers fourth offer £1100. Richard gives it some consideration, but ….No Deal. Not a brilliant round but everyone seems positive so hopes are high in the dream factory.
Round 5
Ron box 2- £5000. Carlton box 6- £1 Finally a break in the nearly new record for reds in a row (seven), is this the start of a run of blues? Scott box 15-£250.A slouched body position while waiting for the offer suggests that Richard is cool, calm and collected. Another dig at the banker to do with his massuers wages. Bankers fifth offer £6100. A quick sweep leaves Joseph the only one to stand out and say to deal. Are his words wise? The audience is undecided and Richard says ......................................Deal. An interesting choice but as Noel said, he didn’t have much help, and it leaves us thinking about who was right: the minority(deal) or the majority (no deal). Oh what a tease old Noel is, he never fails to leave us itching to find out whats going to happen next! We may think its a low price at which to surrender, but fair play to him, he thinks its enough for him. But I am sure he is regretting that £18,000.
Round 6 ( How he would have played on)
Wayne box 14-£10,000. Aileen box 17- 10p. Biancca box 7-£10. Bankers sixth offer £26,100. A fantastic offer and the regret sets in! But Richard continues to claim he has got all he needs now.
Round 7
Richard’s box 20 - £75,000 Louise box 18- £500.
A bit of a topsy-turvey game and I can’t help but think that he really didn’t enjoy being there: Noel frequently compared him to that Hall of Fame of contestants. He said that he is happy with what he left with which is great. Unfortunately he didn’t beat the Banker but a happy ending personally is alway nice!!!
Signing off now, GEORGIA XXXXXXXXX
Richard won £6100
Ranting for DOND
When satellites were first put into space, most people thought 'gosh thats clever', and got on with their own lives, afterall it was only Dr Strangelove and his cronnies who would use that kind of technology - not the man and woman in the street. So it was that for decades Russia and the West played the most expensive game of chess this planet has ever seen. In the meantime we in the UK, carried on our normal lives of repression, with the pubs closing at 10.00 pm, and the most daring magazine in the newsagents being Playboy. Of course the Dannish and Dutch, who had been smoking cannabis for years to get over their WWII guilt, thought nothing of films containing 100s of naked men and women having sex; they laughed at our silly British ways, until they realised what a massive market they were looking at in blackmarket pornography. Initially this was a trickle (no pun intended), but then they started to make so much money that one of them bought access to a satellite, and suddenly people all over the UK could pick up smut whenever they wanted and the authorities couldn't do a thing. Rupert Murdoch soon got the idea, and within a couple of years everyone started planting big grey metal dishes on the outside of their homes. A technology that could have allowed us to explore outer-space, is used instead to relay 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here'.
Where porn leads, the mass market will eventually follow.
Computing went the same way: first it was a small bunch of super-brained professors with buildings full of clicking machines calculating how the universe started, and then it was spotty, nerdy students swapping grainy pictures of Italian starlets in compromising positions, and now computers are everywhere, allowing generations of school kids to avoid homework, by playing Tombraiders, or 'chatting' to paedophiles.
DOND, when it first started had good people, it was fresh, the format was honest and new. The rules were not explained too often and it took a little effort to understand the game. Players understood the risks, carefully considering what the money meant to their lives before making decisions - they did not have the benefit of a long history of the game to feed into their decision making. The audience clapped in appreciation. It was almost like Sunday afternoon cricket on the village green, with afficionados appreciating the finer points of the board, and of a player's decision. But now we are in the pornography cycle of the game, decisions and board positions are over-hyped, the audience scream, stamp their feet, are even encouraged to chant, while players are there for the fame rather than the game. The true DOND fan is kept waiting longer and longer for a game displaying thought and skill. Soon we will have DOND pub games, DOND newspaper competitions, DOND books, DOND magazines, DOND blogs.... oh b****r, I've just disappeared up my own logic.
Anyway, what I am trying to say is wouldn't it be nice if we just kept DOND to ourselves? No stamping and screaming, no artificially induced tension, no advertising in The Sun newspaper - just good people, working for each other, and trying to beat The Banker. And as for the Banker, he should be a man devoid of emotion rather than one who pretends to be capable of spite, anger, retribution, even contrition.
Of course we can't have this, the age of innocence for DOND is over. We return each day like the nail-bitten, twitching gambling addicts who wait at the casino door until it opens; DOND moves inexorably from Morecombe Bay to Blackpool, while Noel evolves from Terry Wogan in to the terrifying figure of Harold Zidler (Jim Broadbent) from The Moulin Rouge.
Where porn leads, the mass market will eventually follow.
Computing went the same way: first it was a small bunch of super-brained professors with buildings full of clicking machines calculating how the universe started, and then it was spotty, nerdy students swapping grainy pictures of Italian starlets in compromising positions, and now computers are everywhere, allowing generations of school kids to avoid homework, by playing Tombraiders, or 'chatting' to paedophiles.
DOND, when it first started had good people, it was fresh, the format was honest and new. The rules were not explained too often and it took a little effort to understand the game. Players understood the risks, carefully considering what the money meant to their lives before making decisions - they did not have the benefit of a long history of the game to feed into their decision making. The audience clapped in appreciation. It was almost like Sunday afternoon cricket on the village green, with afficionados appreciating the finer points of the board, and of a player's decision. But now we are in the pornography cycle of the game, decisions and board positions are over-hyped, the audience scream, stamp their feet, are even encouraged to chant, while players are there for the fame rather than the game. The true DOND fan is kept waiting longer and longer for a game displaying thought and skill. Soon we will have DOND pub games, DOND newspaper competitions, DOND books, DOND magazines, DOND blogs.... oh b****r, I've just disappeared up my own logic.
Anyway, what I am trying to say is wouldn't it be nice if we just kept DOND to ourselves? No stamping and screaming, no artificially induced tension, no advertising in The Sun newspaper - just good people, working for each other, and trying to beat The Banker. And as for the Banker, he should be a man devoid of emotion rather than one who pretends to be capable of spite, anger, retribution, even contrition.
Of course we can't have this, the age of innocence for DOND is over. We return each day like the nail-bitten, twitching gambling addicts who wait at the casino door until it opens; DOND moves inexorably from Morecombe Bay to Blackpool, while Noel evolves from Terry Wogan in to the terrifying figure of Harold Zidler (Jim Broadbent) from The Moulin Rouge.
Don't forget tonight
Despite everything else said about overkill etc. with regard to the exta DONDs this week, don't forget that it starts tonight (Sunday) at 8.00pm (Channel 4).
Someone should pay me for this kind of public service!
Enjoy.
Someone should pay me for this kind of public service!
Enjoy.
Overkill
Someone needs to explain to me why Endemol are doing this? In Steve's excellent post, he highlights the danger of two shows per night, particularly the loss of familiarity/attachnment from viewer to contestant. But who, out there, has been asking for this?
Now don't get me wrong, I am a big fan of DOND, but you can have too much of a good thing. If Michelle Pfeiffer came to my door every night demanding to have her wicked way with me, eventually I would have to say, 'No Michelle, I need my own space', and close the door on her. Can you imagine how upset Michelle would be? Well its the same for DOND, Noel is going to be working his tail off to try to maintain the interest, and people are going to be switching over in their 1000s just because they have had enough.....poor Noel will be left devasted just like Michelle.
And Sue, who doesn't seem to be at all worried about Michelle coming round, has just suggested that maybe Noel was off ill at the end of May as a direct result of doing too much.
So why on Earth are you doing this Endemol?
Now don't get me wrong, I am a big fan of DOND, but you can have too much of a good thing. If Michelle Pfeiffer came to my door every night demanding to have her wicked way with me, eventually I would have to say, 'No Michelle, I need my own space', and close the door on her. Can you imagine how upset Michelle would be? Well its the same for DOND, Noel is going to be working his tail off to try to maintain the interest, and people are going to be switching over in their 1000s just because they have had enough.....poor Noel will be left devasted just like Michelle.
And Sue, who doesn't seem to be at all worried about Michelle coming round, has just suggested that maybe Noel was off ill at the end of May as a direct result of doing too much.
So why on Earth are you doing this Endemol?
Saturday, June 10, 2006
Joan's Game Report
Hi its Iain, I'm back just for today, I think I can do Saturdays, and it gives Sue a break.
Noel has a little chuckle to himself just before addressing the audience, whats going through his head? Is it the anticipation of what is about to happen, is it the excitement of what he has planned after the show, or is it just the thought of all that money he makes with each show.
Tonight its Joan, can she persuade me that she is anything different from the frumpy, school mam that she has portrayed over the last few weeks. She looked liked the still-alive member of the two fat ladies, only thinner, and she had a face which naturally seemed to frown. She took the walk of wealth sternly, with box 6. Joan was actually a sales supervisor on a cross channel ferry, and her ambition was to use her winnings to buy a cruise around the world. She was doing quite well in converting me, and then Noel let slip that she and her husband Dave were caravaners - sorry but if Hitler had left everyone else alone and taken out caravaners then this report might be in German.
Round one: Daz, box 2 - £500, Joan's fist was in the air. Louise, box 16 - £20,000, polite applause. Teresa, box 12 - £750. Richard, box 14 - 1p, hands above her head, Joan was smiling, she looked so much better when she smiled, the crowd whooping and clapping in the background. Bianca, box 13 - £5 - an almost perfect oppening round. Noel talked for the longest time while the phone rang, and then it rang off, this was all staged of course, some work some don't. The Banker wanted to know why anyone would live in something that could be dragged. 'My caravan is top of the range you know' responded Joan, somewhat irked. 'That's like saying I have some top quality mud', said the Banker ranting on to Noel. The offer was £8200 - 'No deal', she gave the offer no consideration, nobody leaves at the end of the first round.
Round two: Debbie, Box 8 - £5000. Lee, box 15 - £50,000. Joseph, box 22 - 'Have you ever been caravaning, did you enjoy it?', asked Noel. 'My wife told me to say yes'. Noel then asked 'Have you ever been cruising?', to which Joseph said 'Oh yes'. I hope we are talking about nautical stuff here? After the break, Joseph lifted the lid on box 22 - £1. Joan was becoming more animated, hands above her head clapping furiously, cheering with a voice that had known too many cigarettes. The offer now was £13,013. She asked Scott, 'Good offer, but a strong board, as good as any I have seen in the last few days'. Joan nodded in agreement, her dialogue with Scott was not a serious moment of indecison. She turned to Noel - 'No deal'.
Round three: Melanie, Box 9 - £10. Box 20 - £35,000. Ron, box 3 - £1000. For some reason at this stage it didn't feel as if we would see the big one any time soon. Mark the new guy advised that 'there was definitely another deal left on the board' - this was without knowing what the offer was. The top three were still in place, the Banker felt that while they were still there it was almost impossible to get anyone out of the chair. The offer this time was £20,000. Noel worked to make her think, trying to remind Joan of games where people had crashed and burned. Joan asked the audience, only one stood up, and he gave good advice '...£20,000 is a lot of money'. Joan seemed to think about it, but in her answer there was an emphasis which belied thought, she was playing to the gallery, like Norman Wisdom window dressing to the amusement of the street crowd, while his boss watched and fumed.
Round four: Jo, box 4 - £250. Carlton, box 7 - £100,000 - a rush of air was sucked-in across the studio - an attack on the top three. Yvonne, box 18 - after the break she opened £75,000 - suddenly this had turned into a one box game. Now if the big one went, Joan's ambitions would fall by at least £235,000. The offer was now £5000. Joan gave this even less than thought than the other four - 'No deal', she said with some anger. The trap had been set, and the bear had fallen in. The board displayed four reds against four blues.
Round five: Aileen, box 17 - £250,000 - 'it was in box 17 yesteday as well', was all Joan could think of to say. The funeral music had kicked in, the camera scanned shock and stunned members of the audience. Joan came back quiickly, Box 5, £100 - Lee. Mark, the new guy, box 1 - £50. The end of a cruel round, and the atmosphere was deathly quiet,mourning. Joan looked straight ahead, Noel was almost silent until the phone rang. According to the Banker, the offer ad shifted from a canoe to a lilo - £2999. The contestants advised 'no deal', but it was not their money. The board showed three reds against two blues, she could still have won £15,000, and this kept her going - 'No deal'.
Round six: Trevor, box 19 - 50p. This was better. Wayne, box 10 - £3000. If she could have taken out the 10p at this point, then she would be going home with at least £10,000. Joan asked the audience to chant 'blue'. Noel built up the moment trying to talk over the chants, and then Chrissie opened box 11 - £10,000. Instead of dying away this time, the audienceroared into life, realising the decison that lay ahead. In this round we had lost all of the middle ground, giving a finale with the most extreme amounts considering the board that was left. But the banker was toying with Joan, like a cat and an injured mouse - the offer was £3000, he had effectively stuck, and it seemed lower than one might expect at this point.
Joan responded immediately, 'ah what the heck, lets go all the way', for a moment I was looking at Paul O'Grady. Noel asked the question, and there was a long pause, so he asked again - 'No deal', again this seemed more for the effect than the logic. The Banker offered the swap - she declined. So Noel went to her box - he lifted the lid on 10p. 'Its ok, come on', said a stoic Joan, but the contestants were gutted. The £15,000 was with Nessie in box 21.
This was horrible to watch, and yet, of course if it was compelling. Joan should have dealt at the end of round three with £20,000, and yet I don't think it was the lure of larger amounts that made her go on, it was her own ego. The tragedy was Shakesperian, but was she Hamlet ot Malvolio, I couldn't decide.
Joan won 10p
Noel has a little chuckle to himself just before addressing the audience, whats going through his head? Is it the anticipation of what is about to happen, is it the excitement of what he has planned after the show, or is it just the thought of all that money he makes with each show.
Tonight its Joan, can she persuade me that she is anything different from the frumpy, school mam that she has portrayed over the last few weeks. She looked liked the still-alive member of the two fat ladies, only thinner, and she had a face which naturally seemed to frown. She took the walk of wealth sternly, with box 6. Joan was actually a sales supervisor on a cross channel ferry, and her ambition was to use her winnings to buy a cruise around the world. She was doing quite well in converting me, and then Noel let slip that she and her husband Dave were caravaners - sorry but if Hitler had left everyone else alone and taken out caravaners then this report might be in German.
Round one: Daz, box 2 - £500, Joan's fist was in the air. Louise, box 16 - £20,000, polite applause. Teresa, box 12 - £750. Richard, box 14 - 1p, hands above her head, Joan was smiling, she looked so much better when she smiled, the crowd whooping and clapping in the background. Bianca, box 13 - £5 - an almost perfect oppening round. Noel talked for the longest time while the phone rang, and then it rang off, this was all staged of course, some work some don't. The Banker wanted to know why anyone would live in something that could be dragged. 'My caravan is top of the range you know' responded Joan, somewhat irked. 'That's like saying I have some top quality mud', said the Banker ranting on to Noel. The offer was £8200 - 'No deal', she gave the offer no consideration, nobody leaves at the end of the first round.
Round two: Debbie, Box 8 - £5000. Lee, box 15 - £50,000. Joseph, box 22 - 'Have you ever been caravaning, did you enjoy it?', asked Noel. 'My wife told me to say yes'. Noel then asked 'Have you ever been cruising?', to which Joseph said 'Oh yes'. I hope we are talking about nautical stuff here? After the break, Joseph lifted the lid on box 22 - £1. Joan was becoming more animated, hands above her head clapping furiously, cheering with a voice that had known too many cigarettes. The offer now was £13,013. She asked Scott, 'Good offer, but a strong board, as good as any I have seen in the last few days'. Joan nodded in agreement, her dialogue with Scott was not a serious moment of indecison. She turned to Noel - 'No deal'.
Round three: Melanie, Box 9 - £10. Box 20 - £35,000. Ron, box 3 - £1000. For some reason at this stage it didn't feel as if we would see the big one any time soon. Mark the new guy advised that 'there was definitely another deal left on the board' - this was without knowing what the offer was. The top three were still in place, the Banker felt that while they were still there it was almost impossible to get anyone out of the chair. The offer this time was £20,000. Noel worked to make her think, trying to remind Joan of games where people had crashed and burned. Joan asked the audience, only one stood up, and he gave good advice '...£20,000 is a lot of money'. Joan seemed to think about it, but in her answer there was an emphasis which belied thought, she was playing to the gallery, like Norman Wisdom window dressing to the amusement of the street crowd, while his boss watched and fumed.
Round four: Jo, box 4 - £250. Carlton, box 7 - £100,000 - a rush of air was sucked-in across the studio - an attack on the top three. Yvonne, box 18 - after the break she opened £75,000 - suddenly this had turned into a one box game. Now if the big one went, Joan's ambitions would fall by at least £235,000. The offer was now £5000. Joan gave this even less than thought than the other four - 'No deal', she said with some anger. The trap had been set, and the bear had fallen in. The board displayed four reds against four blues.
Round five: Aileen, box 17 - £250,000 - 'it was in box 17 yesteday as well', was all Joan could think of to say. The funeral music had kicked in, the camera scanned shock and stunned members of the audience. Joan came back quiickly, Box 5, £100 - Lee. Mark, the new guy, box 1 - £50. The end of a cruel round, and the atmosphere was deathly quiet,mourning. Joan looked straight ahead, Noel was almost silent until the phone rang. According to the Banker, the offer ad shifted from a canoe to a lilo - £2999. The contestants advised 'no deal', but it was not their money. The board showed three reds against two blues, she could still have won £15,000, and this kept her going - 'No deal'.
Round six: Trevor, box 19 - 50p. This was better. Wayne, box 10 - £3000. If she could have taken out the 10p at this point, then she would be going home with at least £10,000. Joan asked the audience to chant 'blue'. Noel built up the moment trying to talk over the chants, and then Chrissie opened box 11 - £10,000. Instead of dying away this time, the audienceroared into life, realising the decison that lay ahead. In this round we had lost all of the middle ground, giving a finale with the most extreme amounts considering the board that was left. But the banker was toying with Joan, like a cat and an injured mouse - the offer was £3000, he had effectively stuck, and it seemed lower than one might expect at this point.
Joan responded immediately, 'ah what the heck, lets go all the way', for a moment I was looking at Paul O'Grady. Noel asked the question, and there was a long pause, so he asked again - 'No deal', again this seemed more for the effect than the logic. The Banker offered the swap - she declined. So Noel went to her box - he lifted the lid on 10p. 'Its ok, come on', said a stoic Joan, but the contestants were gutted. The £15,000 was with Nessie in box 21.
This was horrible to watch, and yet, of course if it was compelling. Joan should have dealt at the end of round three with £20,000, and yet I don't think it was the lure of larger amounts that made her go on, it was her own ego. The tragedy was Shakesperian, but was she Hamlet ot Malvolio, I couldn't decide.
Joan won 10p
Your chance for fame ;-)
As DOND is doubling up over the next week we are looking for a number of budding reporters to help out. Each day Sue will do the first game report, and we want a guest reporter to cover the second. If you would like to have a go at this then please send Iain an email saying who you are and why you would like to do this. The email should be long enough and in a tone to give an idea of your style.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Peter's game
I do believe I have seen that shirt before which answers my own question. Attitude is Noel’s key word today – Suzanne had it Becca didn’t yesterday.
Peter is chosen bringing out his box 13, I have to say I had never seen his wheelchair before and he moves it out reminding me of those ads on beeb2.
Originally from Nigeria, Peter Ogenyimi now lives in London, he is it seems a basketball player. Noel loves his attitude and wishes him luck.
Round 1
Box 21 and Bianca opens up with £50k. Scott next and box 7 with £5. Wayne box 9 and 50p. Daz opens his box number 1 next “for a number 1 guy”. Sadly it contains the £75k. Box 6 and Melanie completes the opening round with a painful £20k.
The phone rings for the first time in this game the banker suggests that as he crushes Peter he will crush everyone else who thinks so highly of him. The offer is £1,900 a bit of a subdued boo emits from the darkness. No deal is Peter’s reply to the question.
Round 2
Carlton’s box 16 has £5k. Theresa and box 10 next clears the 1p out of the way.
Finally Richard is questioned as to how he is feeling which could be quite significant after yesterday. His answer is “good it’s going to be blue” … as we go to break. Richard’s box 3 contains £10k. Peter tells us he is wants to raise money to take back to Nigeria and train kids there to play basketball. The offer is £5,800, the answer is - no deal.
Round 3
An all blue one is called for, and Joan is chosen to open box 4, she has £10.
Next is box 20 and Lee it has 50p. Last one is Nessie and box 8 produces yet another big red £10k. The studio is deathly quiet but Peter genuinely seems unaffected with his big smile. It is all about attitude. The offer is £2,200 – Peter say’s “nice offer but I know where I’m going - ask me” – no deal accompanied by another big Peter smile, no wonder everyone seems to like this guy.
Round 4
Eileen’s introduction to the game is box 5 and it contains £500. Trevor is chosen next box 22 and it has £15k. Ron is last in this round….Noel chooses this moment to break for ads. Big Ron’s box 14 is £250 and he gets a huge cheer. Peter is still looking confident Noel asks him where the £250k is and Peter tells him to wait till the end of the show. The offer is now £10,000 and the banker seems confident that he will take it. A sweep is finally requested and the general consensus seems not to deal. The answer is – no deal which seems without the usual false bravado we see from players who get swept along with the atmosphere.
Round 5
Chrissie and box 11 is selected – the £35k goes with it. Penny box 19 is next another red £3k this is unbelievable. There are 4 blues on the board: £1, £50, £100 and £750, and two reds: £1k and £250k. Joseph is next box 18 and £750 is gone.
The banker has had a change of heart – the new offer is £25k what will he do now? Peter tells himself he needs to remember his resolve to make the right decision at the right time - deal surely? The answer this time is - to deal. The noise in the studio seems to indicate complete agreement. The offer seems extraordinarily high, does the banker know more about the contents of box 13 than we do?
Round 6
Next decision would be Yvonne’s box 17 and there is the £250k - sweet. (I retract my earlier suspicions), £1000 and Jo would be his next choice with box 15. Louise has £100 in her box 12. Hello looser says Noel into the phone – the new hypothetical offer is £25. Peter has the £1 in his box and the last box (no 2) contains the 50pence.
Well done Peter, I had some difficulty understanding you whilst typing but I did get your positivity and you provided a brilliantly entertaining show.
Sue
Peter won £25,000
Peter is chosen bringing out his box 13, I have to say I had never seen his wheelchair before and he moves it out reminding me of those ads on beeb2.
Originally from Nigeria, Peter Ogenyimi now lives in London, he is it seems a basketball player. Noel loves his attitude and wishes him luck.
Round 1
Box 21 and Bianca opens up with £50k. Scott next and box 7 with £5. Wayne box 9 and 50p. Daz opens his box number 1 next “for a number 1 guy”. Sadly it contains the £75k. Box 6 and Melanie completes the opening round with a painful £20k.
The phone rings for the first time in this game the banker suggests that as he crushes Peter he will crush everyone else who thinks so highly of him. The offer is £1,900 a bit of a subdued boo emits from the darkness. No deal is Peter’s reply to the question.
Round 2
Carlton’s box 16 has £5k. Theresa and box 10 next clears the 1p out of the way.
Finally Richard is questioned as to how he is feeling which could be quite significant after yesterday. His answer is “good it’s going to be blue” … as we go to break. Richard’s box 3 contains £10k. Peter tells us he is wants to raise money to take back to Nigeria and train kids there to play basketball. The offer is £5,800, the answer is - no deal.
Round 3
An all blue one is called for, and Joan is chosen to open box 4, she has £10.
Next is box 20 and Lee it has 50p. Last one is Nessie and box 8 produces yet another big red £10k. The studio is deathly quiet but Peter genuinely seems unaffected with his big smile. It is all about attitude. The offer is £2,200 – Peter say’s “nice offer but I know where I’m going - ask me” – no deal accompanied by another big Peter smile, no wonder everyone seems to like this guy.
Round 4
Eileen’s introduction to the game is box 5 and it contains £500. Trevor is chosen next box 22 and it has £15k. Ron is last in this round….Noel chooses this moment to break for ads. Big Ron’s box 14 is £250 and he gets a huge cheer. Peter is still looking confident Noel asks him where the £250k is and Peter tells him to wait till the end of the show. The offer is now £10,000 and the banker seems confident that he will take it. A sweep is finally requested and the general consensus seems not to deal. The answer is – no deal which seems without the usual false bravado we see from players who get swept along with the atmosphere.
Round 5
Chrissie and box 11 is selected – the £35k goes with it. Penny box 19 is next another red £3k this is unbelievable. There are 4 blues on the board: £1, £50, £100 and £750, and two reds: £1k and £250k. Joseph is next box 18 and £750 is gone.
The banker has had a change of heart – the new offer is £25k what will he do now? Peter tells himself he needs to remember his resolve to make the right decision at the right time - deal surely? The answer this time is - to deal. The noise in the studio seems to indicate complete agreement. The offer seems extraordinarily high, does the banker know more about the contents of box 13 than we do?
Round 6
Next decision would be Yvonne’s box 17 and there is the £250k - sweet. (I retract my earlier suspicions), £1000 and Jo would be his next choice with box 15. Louise has £100 in her box 12. Hello looser says Noel into the phone – the new hypothetical offer is £25. Peter has the £1 in his box and the last box (no 2) contains the 50pence.
Well done Peter, I had some difficulty understanding you whilst typing but I did get your positivity and you provided a brilliantly entertaining show.
Sue
Peter won £25,000
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Previous Game Reports
DONDUK started on the 4th of March 2006, so our reports only go back as far as that date. Below are all our match reports in reverse chronological order:
08-07-2006 Nick won £8500 by Iain
07-07-2006 Roy won £27,500 by Bairy
06-07-2006 Vic won £20,000 by Steve
05-07-2006 Linda won £20,000 by Olivia and Sue
04-07-2006 Alan won £2400 by Adie
03-07-2006 Paul won £32,000 by Georgia
01-07-2006 Janelle won £5000 by Iain
30-06-2006 Mark won £30,000 by Toby
29-06-2006 Amy won £9950 by Steve
28-06-2006 Ashok won £250 by Olivia
27-06-2006 Melanie won £30,000 by Adie
26-06-2006 Ryan won £15,500 by Sue
24-06-2006 Penny won £30,000 by Iain
23-06-2006 Bianca won £2000 by Chris
22-06-2006 Shirley won £20,000 by Steve
21-06-2006 Wayne won £999 by Olivia
20-06-2006 Yvonne won £4000 by Sue
19-06-2006 Eileen won £16,500 by Sue
18-06-2006 Frank won £20,000 by Iain
17-06-2006 Lee won £10,001 by Bairy
17-06-2006 Debbie won £15,000 by Chris
16-06-2006 Chrissie won £8853 by Bal
16-06-2006 Ron won £20,000 by Georgia
15-06-2006 Teresa won £10 by Steve
Trevor won £25,000 by Sue
14-06-2006 Scott won £5 by Pat M
14-06-2006 Nessie won £10 by Sue
13-06-2006 Jo won £31,000 by Adie
13-06-2006 Daz won £19,900 by Sue
12-06-2006 Carlton won £10 by Steve
12-06-2006 Louise won £30,000 by Sue
11-06-2006 Richard won £6100 by Georgia
10-06-2006 Joan won 10p
09-06-2006 Peter won £25,000
08-06-2006 Becca won £1000
07-06-2006 Drew won £17,500
06-06-2006 Suzanne won £47,000
05-06-2006 James won £14,700
03-06-2006 Janie won £31,000
02-06-2006 Stevie won £1300
01-06-2006 Buzz won £9800
31-05-2006 Fran won £28,000
30-05-2006 Colin won £10,000
29-05-2006 Simone won £1
27-05-2006 Mark won £5000
26-05-2006 June won £23,000
25-05-2006 Rich won £20,000
24-05-2006 Patricia won £32,000
23-05-2006 Lofty won £18,000
22-05-2006 Jason won £300
20-05-2006 Emma won £5000
19-05-2006 Raj won £1
18-0-2006 Tom won £33,000
17-05-2006 Sarah won £6000
16-05-2006 Tan won £5
15-05-2006 Simon won £13,000
13-05-2006 Max won £7700
12-05-2006 Suzy won £6125
11-05-2006 Garry won £1
10-05-2006 Smiler Dave won £18,000
09-05-2006 Terri won £3800
08-05-2006 Emma B won £14,000
06-05-2006 Morris won £20,000
05-05-2006 Sandy won £11,000
03-05-2006 Pat won £1000
02-05-2006 Gaz won £100,000
01-05-2006 Francesca won £20,000
29-04-2006 Massimo won £7400
28-04-2006 Hilary won £50,000
27-04-2006 Richard won £13,000
26-04-2006 Dot won £3100
25-04-2006 Dave won 1p
24-04-2006 Clare won £1500
22-04-2006 James won £500
21-04-2006 Michael won £10,000
20-04-2006 Gary won £29,999
19-04-2006 Linda won £24,000
18-04-2006 John won £18,000
17-04-2006 Julia won £15,000
15-04-2006 Gabrielle won £2000
14-04-2006 Fadil won 1p
13-04-2006 Maxine won £10,000
12-04-2006 Cathy won £8000
11-04-2006 Pete won £20,000
10-04-2006 Pat G won £16,500
08-04-2006 JT won £39,000
07-04-2006 Helen won £22,000
06-04-2006 Sandra won £12,900
05-04-2006 Johnnie won £8100
04-04-2006 Kirsty won £75000
03-04-2006 Jim won £9900
01-04-2006 Steve won £7000
31-03-2006 Janet won £1
30-03-2006 Lucy won £5
29-03-2006 Aaron won £25000
28-03-2006 Bob won £27000
27-03-2006 Nick won £6000
25-03-2006 Nancy won £18500
24-03-2006 Alison won £5100
23-03-2006 Dave won £20,000
22-03-2006 Marilyn won £5500
21-03-2006 Matt won £35,000
20-03-2006 Barbara won £1
18-03-2006 Jim won £300
17-03-2006 James won £32000
16-03-2006 Saj won £50,000
15-03-2006 David won £30,000
14-03-2006 Flash won £6000
13-03-2006 Sarah won £27,000
11-03-2006 Marcus won £31,000
10-03-2006 Patrick won £15200
09-03-2006 Paula won £10,022
08-03-2006 Candice won £19,000
07-03-2006 Germaine won £75,000
06-03-2006 Lisa won £20,000
04-03-2006 Sam won £41,000
08-07-2006 Nick won £8500 by Iain
07-07-2006 Roy won £27,500 by Bairy
06-07-2006 Vic won £20,000 by Steve
05-07-2006 Linda won £20,000 by Olivia and Sue
04-07-2006 Alan won £2400 by Adie
03-07-2006 Paul won £32,000 by Georgia
01-07-2006 Janelle won £5000 by Iain
30-06-2006 Mark won £30,000 by Toby
29-06-2006 Amy won £9950 by Steve
28-06-2006 Ashok won £250 by Olivia
27-06-2006 Melanie won £30,000 by Adie
26-06-2006 Ryan won £15,500 by Sue
24-06-2006 Penny won £30,000 by Iain
23-06-2006 Bianca won £2000 by Chris
22-06-2006 Shirley won £20,000 by Steve
21-06-2006 Wayne won £999 by Olivia
20-06-2006 Yvonne won £4000 by Sue
19-06-2006 Eileen won £16,500 by Sue
18-06-2006 Frank won £20,000 by Iain
17-06-2006 Lee won £10,001 by Bairy
17-06-2006 Debbie won £15,000 by Chris
16-06-2006 Chrissie won £8853 by Bal
16-06-2006 Ron won £20,000 by Georgia
15-06-2006 Teresa won £10 by Steve
Trevor won £25,000 by Sue
14-06-2006 Scott won £5 by Pat M
14-06-2006 Nessie won £10 by Sue
13-06-2006 Jo won £31,000 by Adie
13-06-2006 Daz won £19,900 by Sue
12-06-2006 Carlton won £10 by Steve
12-06-2006 Louise won £30,000 by Sue
11-06-2006 Richard won £6100 by Georgia
10-06-2006 Joan won 10p
09-06-2006 Peter won £25,000
08-06-2006 Becca won £1000
07-06-2006 Drew won £17,500
06-06-2006 Suzanne won £47,000
05-06-2006 James won £14,700
03-06-2006 Janie won £31,000
02-06-2006 Stevie won £1300
01-06-2006 Buzz won £9800
31-05-2006 Fran won £28,000
30-05-2006 Colin won £10,000
29-05-2006 Simone won £1
27-05-2006 Mark won £5000
26-05-2006 June won £23,000
25-05-2006 Rich won £20,000
24-05-2006 Patricia won £32,000
23-05-2006 Lofty won £18,000
22-05-2006 Jason won £300
20-05-2006 Emma won £5000
19-05-2006 Raj won £1
18-0-2006 Tom won £33,000
17-05-2006 Sarah won £6000
16-05-2006 Tan won £5
15-05-2006 Simon won £13,000
13-05-2006 Max won £7700
12-05-2006 Suzy won £6125
11-05-2006 Garry won £1
10-05-2006 Smiler Dave won £18,000
09-05-2006 Terri won £3800
08-05-2006 Emma B won £14,000
06-05-2006 Morris won £20,000
05-05-2006 Sandy won £11,000
03-05-2006 Pat won £1000
02-05-2006 Gaz won £100,000
01-05-2006 Francesca won £20,000
29-04-2006 Massimo won £7400
28-04-2006 Hilary won £50,000
27-04-2006 Richard won £13,000
26-04-2006 Dot won £3100
25-04-2006 Dave won 1p
24-04-2006 Clare won £1500
22-04-2006 James won £500
21-04-2006 Michael won £10,000
20-04-2006 Gary won £29,999
19-04-2006 Linda won £24,000
18-04-2006 John won £18,000
17-04-2006 Julia won £15,000
15-04-2006 Gabrielle won £2000
14-04-2006 Fadil won 1p
13-04-2006 Maxine won £10,000
12-04-2006 Cathy won £8000
11-04-2006 Pete won £20,000
10-04-2006 Pat G won £16,500
08-04-2006 JT won £39,000
07-04-2006 Helen won £22,000
06-04-2006 Sandra won £12,900
05-04-2006 Johnnie won £8100
04-04-2006 Kirsty won £75000
03-04-2006 Jim won £9900
01-04-2006 Steve won £7000
31-03-2006 Janet won £1
30-03-2006 Lucy won £5
29-03-2006 Aaron won £25000
28-03-2006 Bob won £27000
27-03-2006 Nick won £6000
25-03-2006 Nancy won £18500
24-03-2006 Alison won £5100
23-03-2006 Dave won £20,000
22-03-2006 Marilyn won £5500
21-03-2006 Matt won £35,000
20-03-2006 Barbara won £1
18-03-2006 Jim won £300
17-03-2006 James won £32000
16-03-2006 Saj won £50,000
15-03-2006 David won £30,000
14-03-2006 Flash won £6000
13-03-2006 Sarah won £27,000
11-03-2006 Marcus won £31,000
10-03-2006 Patrick won £15200
09-03-2006 Paula won £10,022
08-03-2006 Candice won £19,000
07-03-2006 Germaine won £75,000
06-03-2006 Lisa won £20,000
04-03-2006 Sam won £41,000
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