Barbara's Game Report

Barbara's game today, and she brings box 19 to the 'pound table. We get to see a few of Barbara’s piccies of her friends and grand children. Barbara has her husband Sid in the audience for support today, she reveals she likes a little flutter but is not a big gambler.

Round 1
10 - 1p Another perfect start
20 - £1
1 - £35,000 greeted with 'oooohs'
2 - 10p
12 - £10,000 a few more 'oooohs'

Noel asks Barbara if she is playing an act as she has been quite lively so far, she says no this is the real her. The banker calls and makes an opening offer of £10,000. Barbara says that is a really good offer and then says that they haven't seen anyone walk on the first offer yet - could Barbara be the first? Not this time.....Barbara says NO DEAL

Round 2
18 - £500
4 - £50,000 loads of 'ooooohs'
17 - £75,000 "OOOOHHHSSS'

With a big hole in the middle of the reds now the banker calls and offers £7,500, Barbara goes to her husband Sid who says there is at least one more round and to go on. Barbara agrees with this and says NO DEAL.

Round 3
3 - £100
9 - £20,000 more 'ooohhs' followed by silence.....
22 - £250 cheers and applause

The banker calls and is a little unsure of the game and Barbara at the moment, he makes an offer of £13,000. Noel goes to Sid again who says it's a good offer but also a good board with still the 2 highest amounts in play, he says to go on..... Barbara says OK but then goes back to Sid and says 'are you sure!!!??' then calls Sid down for a little chat about it while Noel goes for a sweep of the wings of the female contestants who say NO DEAL....

Barbara is a little worried about losing 1 or both of the big values, as she won't get a chance to sit in the chair again - unless she takes it home with her!!! After some more thinking Barbara says DEAL, that announcement produced a few shocked reactions from the audience...... Noel ponders on whether Barbara has been a little too cautious and possibly made the deal too early, we now get the chance to find out.


Round 4 - Proveout Round
6 - £5 groans all around
11 - 50p more groans!!!!
Noel points out Barbara has made a big mistake here
21 -£100,000 gets applause

The £250,000 is still in play and the bankers calls and says he would have £20,000, Barbara says she would have dealt there.....

Round 5 - Proveout Round
5 - £15,000
14 - £5,000
13 - £10 Groans all around again

The £250,000 is still in play yet again and the banker would have increased his offer to £27,500, again Barbara would have dealt there.

Round 6 - proveout round
8 - £1,000
16 - £250,000 cheers and applause greet that box
7 - £3,000

That round leaves a final 2 boxes of £50 and £750, the banker would have offered £275 at this stage and Barbara says if she was still playing then she would have gone all the way.

Noel opens Barbara's box 19 to reveal £50, box 15 has the £750. Barbara does beat the banker but he did manage to get her to deal early and got away cheaply.