Harold's Deal or No Deal Game Report 22/01/10

Noel says we had a great game yesterday with Al, and he runs through what happens. He then runs through some of the characters on the wings at the moment.

Harold has box 11. Harold is from Lancashire and he is wearing a blazer with lots of medals, as he was with the Royal Engineers during the 1950s. He has his wife with him in the audience. They've known each other since they were children, and they got married when he came out of the forces. We get to see a pic of Harold's family, including his son and daughter. Harold also shows another pic of him in his younger days when he used to do boxing!

Round 1
Harold doesn't have a system.
1 - Emiliana - £15,000
Noel says the name 'Emiliana' sounds like the name of a vessel!
6 - Becca - £3,000
16 - Yaser - £100
10 - Glenda - £5
4 - Ben - 10p
Harold says Ben's puns today will pass.

Banker time
Noel says it's amazing how Harold started with £15,000 and has gone down since. The banker says he'd be the captain of Emiliana and steer her into exotic waters and then he'd go down with the ship.

Banker's offer:
SWAP

Harold says
NO SWAP

Round 2
9 - Jean - £1,000
2 - Mark - £500
18 - Tracey - £5,000

Banker time
The banker thinks Harold is going to deal this offer.

Banker's offer:
£15,000

Noel says that's certainly not a low offer. Noel asks the question and Harold says Noel has nice eyes.

Harold says
NO DEAL

Round 3
8 - Joyce - £50,000
5 - Matt - £35,000
Noel says that was a nasty pairing.
3 - Dave - £100,000

Banker time
What a horrible round, says Noel. The banker says Harold's in trouble now.

Banker's offer:
£4,000

Harold says
NO DEAL

Round 4
17 - Chris - £1
21 - Tom - £75,000
19 - Courtney - £250

Banker time
The banker says this is the last offer where Harold will be guaranteed thousands of pounds.

Banker's offer:
£5,000

Harold says the banker doesn't know where the money is. Noel starts to ask the question and the banker phones back and says he doesn't want to see Harold win a blue, so he should deal. He increases the offer...

Banker's offer:
£6,000

Harold says
NO DEAL

Round 5
13 - Laura - £50
12 - Dawn - £750
14 - Mo - 1p

Banker time
Noel says Harold could still be the first male £250k winner. The banker says he thought Harold was brave to no deal the last offer, as he knows Harold is cautious.

Banker's offer:
£18,000

Harold asks for some advice from his relatives in the audience. Linda says he thinks the banker is being mean with the offer, as the average is over £50,000. The banker phones back and says the average is less important than she thinks it is. Harold says the offer should be rounded to £20,000.

New offer...
Banker's offer:
£19,000

Harold says he doesn't want to disappoint his wife. He asks the audience, and a lot would no deal.

Harold says
NO DEAL

Round 6
Noel says Harold is a canny player.
7 - Justin - £250,000
Noel says this is damage limitation now...
20 - Jo - £10,000
15 - Linda - £10

Banker time with 50p and £20,000 remaining

Noel says he knows nothing about cruises but he thinks Harold could still get one with this offer. The banker says that was a massively brave no deal. He asks Linda if she'd be happy with half the average and she says yes.

Banker's offer:
£5,000


Harold says he thinks the £20k could be in his box and Noel says clear thinking now is vital, as this is just a coinflip.

Harold says
DEAL

Harold has 50p in his box 11

Box 22 with newbie Davey contains the £20,000

Harold says he's really enjoyed the experience.

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