Welcome to donduk. A refuge for those who enjoy Deal or No Deal, the hit Channel 4 gameshow hosted by Noel Edmonds. The award winning gameshow Deal or No Deal has become a big hit for Channel 4 and marks a sensational return to our screens of Noel Edmonds.

Deal or No Deal is enjoyed my millions of viewers daily, where the contestants battle with The Banker to try and win a jackpot of £250,000. Here at donduk you will find full daily reports of each show, as well Deal or No Deal news and specials. Deal or No Deal although initially appearing very simple in format of just opening a few boxes for the chance to win some big money prizes, actually has some potentially complex decisions to be made at points throughout the show, the contestants occasionally try complex or simple gameplay in an attempt to give them an edge in beating the Banker.

Friday, June 29, 2007

Annie's Deal or No Deal Game Report

It’s finally here, after the big build up over the past 10 days, and the 500th show is upon us. A very smart Noel introduces the show today, and we see the crew giving out the gold boxes to the contestants in the background... Everyone is dressed up today, and Noel promises us lots of surprises today... The first of which is that the audience is made up of ex-contestants.

Noel turns to show us the game-board and reveals the next surprise of the day, the top prize is £500,000. He tells us how they are going to pick today's contestant, and they are randomly picking the contestant by using the bag of balls that is used by the contestants to choose their initial boxes. The honour of picking the ball out of the bag falls to Laura who is the only contestant to win the £250,000. Laura picks out ball1, which is Annie’s box, so Annie is the lucky contestant with the chance to win the £500,000.

Annie takes her place at the pound with box 1, and she jokes with Noel that if she knew she was playing today she would have dressed up!! Annie tells us her husband was due to join her tonight, and so misses out on her game. Noel talks about Annie being a big dealer on the wings, and says this could be an interesting game...

The banker calls before the start of the first round, and Noel has a bit of banter with him, and tells him there are a few people in the studio today who have taken quite a bit of money from him, especially one person!! The banker says that if Annie discovers the 1p in the opening round, each active player will receive £500, and also every ex-contestant will receive a bottle of bubbly, EXCEPT Laura who can afford her own!!!

Round 1
3 - £500,000 OMG!!!!! It's a normal game now says Annie!!
9 - 1p Unbelievable!!!! The studio goes wild!!! You couldn't write this says Noel
5 - £750 - Newbie Joan
21 - £5,000
7 - £35,000

This is a tricky one now says Noel, as although the new biggy has gone, the board is still strong.... The banker thanks Laura for picking Annie, as she is one of the biggest dealers there!! He then offers £4,500… The offer receives groans from everyone… Annie says NO DEAL

Round 2
20 - £250,000 Amazing!!!
6 - 10p
22 - £5

Annie tells Noel that she has a telephone at home just like the DoND phone, and then asks Noel if their one is real! The Banker offers £4,500, and that offer receives yet more groans. Annie says NO DEAL…

This is wonderful and a new Annie we are seeing says Noel... Annie jokes that we will get the £100,000 next!!

Round 3
16 - £250
13 - £100,000 Annie was one box out!!!
14 - 50p

The banker says that it is amazing the way the boxes are going, and he is going to make an example of Annie now, to all the people behind her have taken so much money from him!! He sticks yet again and offers £4,500… Annie says NO DEAL

Round 4
12 - £100
19 - £10 Big cheers
This is still a strong position says Noel
18 - £75,000 OH NO says Noel!!

That was shaping up well says Noel, but every time a big number seems to go... Noel tries to remain positive... The Banker calls and offers £1,500… There are shouts of BOO from the whole studio... Jon says the banker is being mean there as the average is a lot higher than that... Annie says NO DEAL

Round 5
2 - £500
10 - £1 Big cheers as only blue remains now
As long as we don't find the £50,000 you will get a nice surprise says Noel
17 - £20,000 Some groans for that

Noel says that's OK... The banker says he might have gone a bit too far in using Annie as revenge against the other contestants... To make up for it, if Annie NO DEALS this next offer she will receive an offer after each box... He offers £7,000… Annie says that's better, and Noel says the odds are in her favour now to go on... Annie says NO DEAL

The whole studio loves that decision...
Round 6
15 - £1,000 Big cheers

The Banker calls and Annie listens in on the conversation!! He offers £10,000, and Annie wants the question straight away! She says DEAL

It’s now proveout time now with 2 boxes left in the round…

8 - £10,000

The Banker calls and would have offered £10,000...

Next box....

4 - £50,000 The studio goes wild...

It’s time for The Banker with £50 and £3,000 remaining, and he tells everyone to clear off!!! He would have offered £500

Noel opens Annie’s box 1 and reveals £50
Box 11 contains the £3,000

For the viewer’s competition there are 3 special people on box duty, its ex-contestants Nick, Morris and Giorgio. Noel goes over and asks TAX FREE Harry to select the box, and he chooses box 1, and it contains the £50,000…

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Joanne's Deal or No Deal Game Report

We are nearly there at the magic 500... Noel talks about the fear factor that is going through the studio since Steve's game on Sunday. He then goes over to the wings and runs through the different dreams that the contestants have...

It’s Joanne’s turn to take the walk of wealth today, and she does so with box 22. Joanne can't believe how quickly her time has gone whilst on the wings. We are then introduced to Joanne's husband who is in the audience for support today. Noel talks about Joanne's assassin reputation whilst on the wings, and the rumour that she is being paid by the banker to destroy contestants games!!! Joanne reveals her dream to be a teacher... She has her cuddly dog that Eric gave everyone for luck...

Noel talks about box 22, and how it has been thought to be unlucky, he says he will get the banker to reveal some stats for the box later...

Round 1
11 - £100,000 OH NO shouts Noel
9 - £75,000 more groans for that one
3 - £50
10 - £100
14 - £35,000

What an opening round says Noel, it's very spooky! He says there is a trend that the players who have had big numbers whilst on the wings, tend to find the big numbers in their opening round! Noel talks to the banker about Joanne being on his books!! He then asks the banker about the history of box 22, he replies that it has had an even spread of numbers, but the only one it hasn't had is £50,000!! He then offers £499… Joanne says NO DEAL

Round 2
13 - £15,000
21 - £250
19 - 10p

Noel rushes the tissues over to Sophie, who needs to blow her nose! The banker says the game is going just as he planned, and he sees a cheap victory on the horizon! He offers £7,499… Joanne says that is a lot of money in a lot of people's minds, and she gets advice to play on, as there is a lot more in the game. Joanne says NO DEAL

Round 3
16 - 50p
15 - £10,000
2 - £1

Noel answers the phone as Battersea Dogs Home! The banker refers back to Mark's game yesterday... He offers £12,500… It's Mark's exit fee yesterday, and the banker thinks he can get all the contestants cheap this week. Joanne gets some advice from the wings, and it's mainly to play on, and she then gets her husband down for some more advice. She then asks for a sweep, and it's mainly NO DEAL... Joanne's husband asks her if she feels lucky, and also she will only get one chance in the chair... Joanne says NO DEAL

Round 4
8 - £250,000 OH says Noel, that’s the wrong end of the board
12 - £500
7 - £10

That's a step nearer says Noel... The banker says that Joanne should have taken the last offer, and he heard Joanne say she should have taken it after the £250,000 went!! He then offers £2,500… Joanne says NO DEAL

Round 5
20 - £50,000 That's the end of that story says Noel...
17 - £5
6 - £1,000

We've seen worse says Noel... The banker talks about 11 of the games having something in common and he wants to make it a dozen!! He offers £1,999… Joanne goes to Alan, who replies that it's go to the point of no return now... Joanne says NO DEAL

Round 6
1 - £20,000
4 - 1p Big cheers and lots of relief around the studio
18 - £750 Newbie Alex

It’s time for The Banker with £3,000 and £5,000 remaining. Noel says this is a bit of a recovery now, and The Banker offers £3,750… That's a teaser says Noel... Joanne says box 5 means something to her, as it was her first dog's birthday... The banker calls back straight away and says he will offer the SWAP if she NO DEALS… Joanne says NO DEAL

Joanne says she always said she would never swap, so it's NO SWAP…

Noel opens Joanne’s box 22 and reveals £3,000
Box 5 contains the £5,000

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Mark's Deal or No Deal Game Report

498 now says Noel, nearer to the big 500. He talks about the fear in the dream factory since Steve's game on Sunday, and he tells the contestants to forget about the past, even though the banker will remind them of it to try and get them to deal early. Noel has a problem, and he pulls up his trousers and shows us his blue and red socks, he says they don’t match the game-board!!

It’s Mark’s turn to take the walk of wealth today, and he does so with box 1. Mark is a Royal Mail manager from Sheffield. We get to see some of Mark's pics of his wife, 2 daughters, and his father. Noel throws a couple of his pics across the studio, after Mark says that his daughters wouldn't know who he is!! Mark tells an emotional story of how his father died a few years ago while abroad, and he would like to go back to the country to where he passed away.

Round 1
Joanne first and Noel asks her not to reveal the £50,000!!
4 - £5,000
8 - £100
17 - £3,000
16 - £50,000 OHHHH goes Noel
13 - £100,000 Newbie Debbie

We're seen worse says Mark... The Banker says that Mark has made his eyes water, as he had a similar experience to Mark’s deep heat episode while playing rugby!! He then offers £2,000… There are groans for that offer, but Noel points to the board and says that explains the offer... Mark says NO DEAL

Round 2
18 - £1
Brian next, and Noel says he has a face of a watermelon that has been dropped from a tall building!! Mark changes his mind and goes to Vicky…
7 - £500
Alan next, and Noel says over to Gordon Brown, and Alan replies I am at number 10 today, as he has box 10!! How freaky that the Gordon Brown gets to move into Number 10 today as Prime Minister!!

10 - £20,000 That is what we didn't want says Noel

Mark says he likes the look of the board at the moment. The banker talks to Noel and then hangs up after a debate about if Mark is a postman or not! When the banker calls back he says The postman always rings twice! Noel then does an impression of the banker thinking!! The Banker offers £9,000… Asim tells Mark that there is at least another round in the game, and Alan says he doesn't see any immediate disaster in the board... Mark says NO DEAL

Round 3
Brian next, and he says his box is very hot!!
20 - £75,000 He is right!!
9 - 50p
We don't want a sting in the tail now says Noel
12 - £1,000 Yes says Noel

Mark says he has a feeling that he has the big one in his box... Noel tells us on Friday we will get to see how the contestants randomly choose the boxes... The banker says it's interesting that Mark chose that moment to talk about having the £250,000 in his box, and wonders if he is looking for a deal... He offers £12,500… Noel says that is a clever offer, as he was expecting £10,000 there... Mark talks about the feelings after Steve's game on Sunday, and is reminded to think about his game now, as Steve's game is history… Mark says DEAL

The banker calls back, and says "Told you so" - He goes on to says that it's very rare for a player to DEAL at the third offer and have a victory, he also says that Mark can go into the hall of fame now as the worst decision ever...

Round 4 - Proveout time
Noel talks about the fear factor going through the contestants at the moment
22 - £250 Groans
3 - £750 More groans
15 - £5 More groans

It would have been a perfect all blue round, and Noel tells Mark he has made a mistake here, and a lot of people in the studio thought he had at the time he dealt as well. The banker tells the contestants to follow Mark's lead and play their games the same way he has!! He would have offered £21,000

Round 5 - Proveout round
19 - £10,000 It's alright says Mark, but Noel says that might have well been a blue!!
5 - £35,000 That helps says Noel
21 - £15,000

Noel asks Mark if he was right earlier, and has he got the £250,000 sat in front of him!! The Banker would have offered £12,500…

Round 6 - Proveout round
2 - 1p OHHH NOO says Noel
Noel wonders if Mark will have his second all blue round
11 - £10 Groans and a NO from Noel... This is turning into agony says Noel
6 - £250,000 BIG CHEERS and relief for Mark

It’s time for The Banker with 10p and £50 remaining, and he would have offered £12.50… Mark says that would have been a difficult decision, but he would have played on!

Noel opens Mark’s box 1 and reveals £50
Box 14 contains the 10p

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Kays' Deal or No Deal Game Report

Noel welcomes us to another day at the dream, and talks of the countdown to the big game on Friday. He runs through the contrasts in the games so far this week, with Kathleen’s amazing board that she kept throughout her whole game and Steve where he just didn’t get any breaks.

It’s Kay’s turn to take the walk of wealth today, and she does so with box 1. Noel jumps up and down to talk to Kay, and says he really needs Rita's box, as Kay is so tall. Kay is the captain of the local pool team, which consists of mainly men. We get to see a picture of Kay's son, and she tells Noel that she is a bit of a gambler but only bets what she can afford to lose. She tells Noel that there is one special number that people have given to her, but she won't reveal it to Noel...

Round 1
4 - £100,000 OH ERR says Noel
21 - £500 Noel points out the letterbox that is at the bottom of the board now.
20 - £5,000
9 - £10
22 - £5 Newbie Vicky

It's not too bad a board says Kay, and she has seen worse. Noel tells the banker that it's 3 days until Friday, which could be an expensive day for him. The banker says that Kay is his kind of woman, an Amazonian… He then offers £7,100… It's a lot of money says Kay, and she could do a lot with that.... Kay says NO DEAL

Round 2
16 - £250,000 Big groans
11 - £75,000 OH NO says Noel...
It’s Sophie next, and she predicts the 1p
2 - 1p

Kay says the banker will be scared now with the 1p gone, and Noel replies I don't think he will be scared, perhaps a little concerned. The banker confirms that he is not scared by the 1p going, and offers £4,000… Kay says NO DEAL

Round 3
6 - 50p Big cheers
13 - £1 More cheers and this is a lot better says Noel
10 - 10p

Kay gets her much needed all blue round, and it’s the perfect round says Noel... Kay tells Noel she was going to wear heels today, and Noel replies so was I!! The banker says the chances of Kay doing what she just did are about a quarter of one percent, and he then offers £10,000… The banker asks for Jon's comments on the offer! Jon replies that the average for the board is about £12,000, and he expected a lower offer... Mark tells Kay that it's just as easy to take out 3 reds in the next round... Kay says NO DEAL

Round 4
8 - £15,000
7 - £1,000
5 - £50

Noel asks Jon what the offer will be, he thinks about £15,000, Mike thinks £12-15,000, and a few others on the west wing all say between £10-£15,000. The banker calls and says he is disgusted with all the contestants on the west wing! As they have been there for ages and still can't predict the offers!!! Noel goes over to the west wing and asks them what their predictions are again, Noel says they are all pathetic as they all got it wrong!! The Banker offer is £12,946.20!! Kay asks Frazer for his advice and he calls her Big Bird, which is his nickname for her! Alan tells Kay to think carefully about this offer, as it's very fair for the board. Kay says NO DEAL

Round 5
18 - £3,000
14 - £10,000 That is sort of alright says Noel
3 - £250 Big cheers

Right this is a lot better says Noel, and he then goes over to the west wing to get their predictions again. Most of them make up really long offers!! Noel asks the banker if the west wing is getting nearer in their offers, and he replies they are fast learners. He then says this is an offer for Big Bird, and its brought to us today by the numbers 1, 8 and the letter K!! The offer is £18,000… Kay gets lots of advice, and is told to be careful that she doesn't end up chasing the money, as this is a great offer... Kay says DEAL

Round 6 - Proveout round
12 - £100 That is exactly the box we would have wanted says Noel
19 - £50,000 YES, YES says Noel
Kay reveals that 17 is her special box
15 - £750 NO, NO, NO ARGGGHHH says Noel

It’s time for The Banker with £20,000 and £35,000 remaining, and he would have offered £26,000… Kay tells Noel it's about having the bottle to go all the way, and she didn't want to go home with nothing...

Noel opens Kay’s box 1 and reveals £35,000
Box 17 contains £20,000

Monday, June 25, 2007

Kathleen's Deal or No Deal Game Report

Noel welcomes us to another week at the dream factory, and it's the start of a very exciting week he tells us, with the build up to the 500th show on Friday. He talks briefly about Steve's disappointing game yesterday, and then goes over to Alan, or Gordon Brown, as he is now known!

It’s Kathleen’s turn to take the walk of wealth today, and she does so with box 12. Noel runs through the bits and pieces she has brought along, there is a piece of her granddaughter's comfort blanket! Luckily she is 24 now and doesn't need it!! Noel then runs through the various jobs she has had. We get to meet Kathleen’s special friend who she met a while ago, and she says it's great as he has Sky TV so she can see all the football!!

Round 1
19 - £500
9 - £1
Enid next, and she has to check she has box 8 before she opens it!!
8 - £50 Big cheers
The banker calls mid-round!! He pretends to get mixed up just like Enid did!
Kathleen chooses Joanne next, but Noel isn't so sure it is a wise choice
6 - £750 Big cheers
20 - 50p

There are big cheers for an all blue opening round, and Noel says you must be feeling good about that, and we get an "oooooh" out of Kathleen! The banker says he has all the TV channels as well and his package is the biggest you can get!! He then offers £11,000… That's very nice says Kathleen and it's a lot of money... Kathleen says NO DEAL

Round 2
16 - £35,000 Groans for the first red
13 - £5,000
14 - £1,000

The banker is regretting giving his comfort blanket away, it was brown leather! It was his dad's wallet!! He offers £15,000… That is a lot of money says Kathleen. Noel tells her to ask Sophie what she thinks, and she will end it by saying "oh I don't know"… Kathleen asks Sophie and she does indeed end it by saying "Oh I don't know"!! Kathleen says NO DEAL

Round 3
4 - £3,000
5 - £10 Big cheers
18 - £100 More cheers

WOW, that is a fantastic scenario says Noel, and it is incredibly strong. Kathleen says she is scared now! The Banker offers £21,000… The banker calls straight back after Noel reveals the offer!! He tells Noel to modify the offer! It's now £21,000.10… The 10p is to remind Kathleen of Steve's game yesterday!!!! Kathleen says NO DEAL

Round 4
22 - £10,000
17 - £5 Big cheers
1p or 10p would be sensational now says Noel, and the roof will go off if you can find the 1p!
7 - 1p WOW, WOW, WOW goes Noel

This is absolutely amazing says Noel, this is even stronger than Laura's game at this point... The Banker offers £32,000… That is a lot of money says Kathleen, and Noel agrees. But he goes onto say that it is a very strong board with the top 4 still in play. Kathleen asks everyone to stand up who thinks she should deal, only 2 stand... The banker calls back! He says tell the foolish pilgrims that it's not their money. Kathleen goes to her friend, he it's a lot of money, but he would NO DEAL... Kathleen says NO DEAL

Noel tells Kathleen that was brave, and it's going to be alright…

Round 5
2 - £15,000 Fine says Noel
21 - £75,000 OK says Noel, we knew there would be some damage in this round
15 - £250 BIG CHEERS

You are a brave and wise lady Noel tells Kathleen. Kathleen says she doesn't know how she's feeling now, and she’s just gone numb... Noel talks about the Laura connection and says we can guess the offer now... The Banker offers £45,000

Kathleen says that is a lot of money, and she goes to Jenny for advice, she tells Kathleen that with the luck she is having she would play on now... Noel goes to the audience and a few more stand up to DEAL now, Noel does his chicken impression.... Kathleen runs through the options if she decides to play on... Kathleen says DEAL

Round 6 - Proveout time
1 - 10p Noel tells everyone NOT to clap, as that would have been a dream start
10 - £20,000 NO, NO, NO it was the perfect round says Noel
3 - £50,000 NO shouts Noel and there is shock all around the audience

It’s time for The Banker with £100,000 and £250,000 remaining. You were less than a minute away from the perfect game says Noel, and it was even stronger than Laura's game! The Banker would have offered £145,000… Kathleen remains positive...

Noel asks what Kathleen would have done here, she says she would have played on and not taken the swap as well...

Noel opens Kathleen’s box 12 and reveals £100,000
Box 11 contains £250,000