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.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Dave's Deal or No Deal Game Report 25/03/12

Dave has box 7. David is a paramedic from Wales, and we get to see a photo of his colleagues. Dave has a pair of comedy glasses with him, and he says he uses them as x-ray glasses in his job! Dave's wife is in the audience today, and he explains he met her through his work, after she gave him some love heart sweets! Noel says Dave is very honest and realistic and thinks he's ugly, and Dave tells a story of how he and one of his colleagues became known as the ugly ones.

Round 1
Dave is keeping 7 and 17 to the end.
22 - Gemma - £1,000
1 - Craig - 1p
4 - Nicola - £50
13 - Joan - £5
19 - Becky - £250,000

Banker time
The banker says Noel has put back Anglo-Welsh relations, because he spoke about Wales having coal in it!

Banker's offer:
£3,000

The banker says he would've offered £13,000 if it hadn't been for Becky's box.

Dave says
NO DEAL

Round 2
Noel talks about Antonia being a bad box-opener, and she goes to open her box! Phyl next, and she arranges a romantic date with Noel for this evening.
9 - Phyl - £5,000
18 - Bob - £1
16 - Martin - £10,000

Banker time
The banker says hello to Leanne who's in the audience, as she tweeted him before the show that it was cold outside and they wanted to be let in!

Banker's offer:
£6,000

Dave says
NO DEAL

Round 3
Dave says he has £17,000 to pay off on a 6-berth caravan.
6 - Bastien - £750
8 - Wade - £100,000
The banker says he's watching another channel which has antiques on it!
3 - Antonia - £15,000

Banker time
Noel asks Leanne in the audience to tweet the banker, because he's watching another channel and won't know we're ready for the offer! We get to see the conversation on-screen that @leanneavis and @OfficialBanker are having, and the banker says he's seen a good clock on the antiques show! Leanne answers the phone and she delivers the offer.

Banker's offer:
£6,000

Dave says
NO DEAL

Round 4
2 - Kelly - £75,000
11 - Al - £20,000
21 - Maria - £250

Banker time

Banker's offer:
£4,000

The banker says he might play games with Dave later. Bob says Dave is only here once, and they remind Dave that he has his lucky number 7 on the table. Wade says Dave found a lucky penny this morning. The banker rings and says Wade looks like Terry Duckworth who's been trapped in a gym! He says Dave should really take this offer. Reg says he'd go on as there's still big money on the board. Dave says his heart and head are telling him to do different things, and Craig tells him to use his x-ray glasses!

Dave says
NO DEAL

Round 5
12 - Alan - £50,000
14 - newbie Ruthie - £3,000
15 - Eugenia - £100

Banker time

Banker's offer:
£950

Dave's wife tells him he has to be realistic now, and she says she respects the offer. The banker rings and says she's the only one to say that, and she tries to get the offer up but fails!

Dave says
DEAL

Round 6 - proveout
The banker immediately rings and says he knew he'd got Dave, and that's why he didn't up the offer.
20 - Kev - £35,000
Noel says most people thought Dave should've gone on!
10 - Jan - 50p
5 - Paula - 10p

Banker time with £10 and £500 remaining...

Banker's offer would've been:
£110

Noel opens Dave's box 7 and reveals £10

Box 17 with Reg contains the £500

Dave says he would've been disappointed if he'd won a low blue, and Noel says £950 is a sizeable sum of money.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Niko's Deal or No Deal Game Report 23/03/12

Niko has Box 22 today. Niko performs a little dance on the Walk of Wealth!

Niko is originally from Serbia, and is a retired coach driver. He met his wife of fifteen years through this job; she is in the audience for support. He has a picture of his family.

Round 1
Niko runs through the numbers that mean something to him.
Box 13 with newbie Reg - £20,000
Box 10 with Kev - £750
Box 17 with Becky - £100
Box 21 with Nichola - £250,000
Box 2 with Dave - £100,000

Banker time...
The Banker welcomes Niko in Serbian.

Banker's offer:
£1,000

Niko says:
NO DEAL

Niko tells of how he gave up his job after an operation.

Round 2
Box 12 with Craig - £5,000
Box 1 with Antonia - £50,000
I don't recall a run of bad luck like this, says Noel.
Box 3 with Phyl - £3,000

Banker time...
Niko starts a chant! The Banker says Al has an announcement; Al says he has just been given his dream job as a firefighter!

Banker's offer:
£650

Niko says:
NO DEAL

Round 3
Niko tells a story of a boat trip he and his wife went on.
Box 6 with Kelly - £1
Niko forgets where he put his piano-accordian; Noel asks the pilgrims if they have one! The Banker says he'll go and buy one during the break!
Box 4 with Gemma - £75,000
The Banker says he has bought Niko a piano-accordian, which is then bought onset. Niko then plays a tune on it!
Box 5 with Martin - £10,000

Banker time...
Not another, says Noel. Niko tries to play on after the Banker calls!

Banker's offer:
£300

Niko says:
NO DEAL

Round 4
Box 19 with Joan - £10
Niko runs through the numbers he is keeping again.
Box 14 with Eugenia - £50
We definitely need an all-blue-round, says Noel.
Box 9 with Paula - £5

Banker time...
Excellent, says Noel.

Banker's offer:
£2,500

That's the top of the game so far, says Noel. Niko checks to see if his wife is still the audience! She says it's up to him. Niko says he has a feeling he has 35k in his box, before running off the boxes he is keeping again!

Niko says:
NO DEAL

The pilgrims are chanting again!

Round 5
Box 8 with Wade - 50p
Niko does a little dance again!
Box 16 with Bastien - £1,000
Box 11 with Al - £500

Banker time...
The chanting starts again! Niko starts dancing again! The Banker thinks Niko is a fabulous one-off.

Banker's offer:
£4,250

Top of the game so far, says Noel. Niko's wife says she doesn't know what to think. Dave says it's a 50:50 risk now. Eugenia says he should go with his mind and heart. Niko's wife says he should deal, as she can't stand anymore!

Niko says:
DEAL

Round 6 - proveout round
Noel says we could have a Banker Spanking here.
Box 18 with Maria - £250
Box 15 with Bob - 1p
This can't be 10p, says Noel.
Box 7 with Alan - 10p

Banker time with £15,000 and £35,000 remaining.

You walked away from one of the best finishes for ages, says Noel.

Banker's offer would've been:
£24,000

Noel reveals £35,000 in Niko's Box 22!

You were right with your prediction, says Noel.

Box 20 with Jan contains £15,000.

A big sum on the table, and it's still a heartbreaker, says Noel. Noel thanks Niko for entertaining everyone.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Dan's Deal or No Deal Game Report 22/03/12

Dan has box 5 today. Daniel Adams, from York, has a ludicrously long-winded job title. He works for Leeds Council, supporting people with mental health to gain confidence through physical activity. He eats 5-6 meals per day, apparently, and spends an awful long time at the gym too. "Clearly you're fit, and I mean that in the physical exercise sense," Noel says, before flirting with Dan's significant other!

We see a photo of him shirtless with his partner on holiday, and the Banker phones up right away to jokingly say that he only bought the pic so we could all see his pecs! Also with him - a child's shoe, his first shoe apparently when he was a baby. He's been involved in two house fires, and this is one of the very few things he has left from his childhood, so that's his lucky charm for the game.

Round 1
Dan says he will keep 22 to the end as it's a significant number in his life. 18 and 12 are also to be kept late to the game.
11 - £3,000 Craig
Dan considers Eugenia with 17. He then applies Mally Logic to ask who had the £250k yesterday.
17 - 50p Eugenia
Dan jokes that Wade looks like Tom Daley on steroids! Noel wants this to be the 1p!
1 - £10,000 Wade
8 - £75,000 Bob
16 - 10p Becky

Banker time...
The Banker's first remarks: "Well, at least he kept his top on!" His partner is likened to Nicole Scherzinger, and there's an awful joke about how if she could sing sitting down she'd be Nicole Chairsinger!

More pertinently, the Banker thinks Dan is an excellent board reader, and thinks that there would be an inquiry if he had the £250k after today's introduction!!

Banker's offer:
£10,010

Dan says that a five-figure offer is always a tempter.

Dan says
NO DEAL

Round 2
4 - £750 Paula
3 - £250,000 Kev
Noel jokes at least this means the show will air tomorrow!
20 - £500 Phyl

Banker time...
Noel talks about the run of low amounts on the table. The Banker talks about how Phyl takes a newspaper into the toilet at the hotel! She can't believe anyone was watching her!!

The Banker says the £250k going makes the £75k hit in round 1 more significant.

Banker's offer:
£5,010

Tutting all round at the offer. Dan points to the mid-red block and suggests that there's "got" to be more than £5,000 at the table (9/14 chance you're wrong, Dan! )

Dan says
NO DEAL

Round 3
Dan has an odd anecdote about taking someone's teeth out accidentally with an ironing board! Dave talks up the prospect of a Power 5 on the table, and Noel compares his stance to a vulture!
13 - £15,000 Dave
6 - £20,000 Joan
12 - £5 - newbie Gemma

Banker time
Noel says that one meant a lot to Dan. The Banker thinks this might be taken...

Banker's offer:
£8,010

Dan says it's very difficult to take the first offer. He sees round 4 as pivotal. Ellie (his girlfriend) says "there's eight blues", then clarifies saying there's "eight low ones" (£1k and £5k count as disposable). Dan considers the possibilities for the next round and the edit is making look like he's given this some thought. Despite having turned down more earlier, he's calling this "the biggest gamble I've ever made".

Dan says
NO DEAL

Round 4
19 - £5,000 Niko
Dodgy camera shot meant we only saw the red at first, not the number!
2 - £100 Kelly
21 and 7 are being considered next. Noel suggests that players haven't been confident lately.
21 - £35,000 Antonia

Banker time
Noel describes the 8-box board as "frightening" given the 5-3 colour balance towards the blues. The Banker's interpretation is that Dan's ethos is "feel the fear and do it anyway".

Banker's offer:
£7,810

Noel muses over the very small drop. Dan wonders if a stick or near-stick suggests it's time to Deal. Maria makes a neutral contribution, and Gemma talks about the regret balance. Dan says he does like to gamble, though of course that's not for these stakes!

Dan says
DEAL

Round 5 (proveout)
7 - 1p Maria
Dan seems at least as annoyed that he'd have got a much better offer picking that in round 4! Dan thinks the offer might have been £13k - the Banker confirms as much.
14 - £1 Jan
9 - £10 Al

Banker time...
Noel can hardly believe that, and takes several seconds of shocked reaction before he can even approach a guilt trip...

Banker's offer would've been:
£20,010

Round 6
10 - £250 Bastian
15 - £50,000 Alan
Dan says he could deal with taking £7,810 when it could have been £20k, but not if there was a possible £40k.
18 - £100,000 Martin

Banker time with £50 and £1,000 remaining...

The Banker is now annoyed...

Banker's offer would've been:
£210

Noel opens Dan's box 5 to reveal £50

Box 22 with Nichola has £1,000

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Lucy's Deal or No Deal Game Report 21/03/12

Lucy has box 21 today. Lucy puts her box on the table the wrong way around and takes a while to realise it. Noel has to have a feel of Lucy's shoulder pads. Lucy is from Battersea, London, and is originally from Jamaica. We get to see a picture of Lucy's family. Lucy has her husband in the audience for support and Noel asks if they can cheer him up a bit.

Round 1
Lucy says she wants to get rid of things she doesn't like the look of, and she wants to get rid of all the blues.
8 - £3,000 Martin
2 - 1p Paula
10 - 50p Craig
14 - £100 Nichola
15 - £5 Becky

Banker time
The Banker says what an opening, and couldn't believe how quickly Lucy raced to the pound table once her name appeared on the board.

Banker's offer:
£10,000

Lucy asks if she could have some water, and Noel asks her if she wants public water, or secret water, and Lucy asks for secret water. Lucy gets all mixed up and thinks she is waiting for the offer, and Noel wonders if the water is actually vodka. Noel says this is a great tactic from Lucy by making the Banker thinking he has gone mad and not made an offer.

Lucy says
NO DEAL

Round 2
12 - £75,000 Dan
4 - £50 Kev
9 - £50,000 Jan

Banker time

Banker's offer:
£7,000

Lucy says she would like to get a stair lift because of her back, and also help her sister who is 101.

Lucy says
NO DEAL

Round 3
Newbie Bastien, who comes from France, and came here 10 years ago to learn English.
1 - £100,000 Newbie Bastien
Oh no says Noel, after such a great opening round.
18 - 10p Maria
That's a good way back says Noel.
5 - £35,000 Joan

Banker time
The Banker says this is a dreadful board if the £250,000 goes.

Banker's offer:
£4,000

Lucy says
NO DEAL

Round 4
11 - £250,000 Alan
What is going on in this place at the moment asks Noel.
7 - £1 Niko
16 - £10,000 Al

Banker time
That is really not a good 8-box says Noel.

Banker's offer:
£1,000

Lucy says
NO DEAL

Round 5
6 - £250 Dave
20 - £5,000 Bob
13 - £20,000 Kelly

Banker time
Oh dear me, now we have a big problem says Noel.

Banker's offer:
£751

Lucy's husband says that he always said you should take the first offer, and Noel says he should have said that about 45 mins ago.

Lucy says
NO DEAL

Round 6
3 - £15,000 Phyl
22 - £1,000 Antonia
19 - £500 Wade

Banker time with £10 and £750 remaining

The Banker laughs down the phone!

Banker's offer:
£199.99

Lucy says
NO DEAL

Noel opens Lucy's box 21 and reveals £750

Box 17 with Eugenia contains the £10

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Sam's Deal or No Deal Game Report 20/03/12

Sam has box 22 today.

Sam is from Stroud, and talks about how he lost his job in his hometown, and moved to Stroud to be near his girlfriend and dad. Noel asks Sam about the fact on his file that says he thinks he has strapping arm muscles, and Sam's girlfriend says that she thinks hers are actually bigger than his Noel asks about the elephant that Sam has brought along with him, and he says it was given to him as a lucky charm and it has to point to a door, Noel points out that there are lots of doors in the studio!

Round 1
3 - £250 Craig
13 - £75,000 Kev
Sam says his mum didn't originally understand the concept of the game, and only figured it out a few days ago.
17 - £100,000 Becky
5 - £35,000 Eugenia
Oh my word says Noel
10 - 10p Bob

Banker time
The Banker says he's really been looking forward to the big fight today, and was looking forward to Sam and Noel having an arm wrestle, and his money is on Sam.

Banker's offer:
£6,000

Sam says
NO DEAL

Round 2
Newbie Alan next, and he does a 'Mavis' impression.
15 - £50 Newbie Alan
6 - £10,000 Wade
21 - £250,000 Dave

Banker time
The Banker says that the boxes are being really cruel to Sam.

Banker's offer:
£1,000

Sam says
NO DEAL

Round 3
2 - £15,000 Jan
9 - £50,000 Al
That is shocking says Noel. Sam says that he thinks now he is going to have to go all the way.
1 - £20,000 Dan

Banker time
Noel says that he never knows what to say when you get one of these games. The Banker starts singing down the phone to Sam, and says he can't believe his eyes.

Banker's offer:
£99.50

Jan wonders if Sam should do a quick round to try and change things.

Sam says
NO DEAL

Round 4
Quickie round now...
16 - £10 Niko
4 - 1p Kelly
11 - £1 Joan

Banker time
The Banker says that was an incredible round, but the board is still weak.

Banker's offer:
£800

Sam says that he was hoping to treat everyone in his family as they helped him out so much when he lost his job, and there is still some nice money there which will help with that.

Sam says
NO DEAL

Round 5
18 - £5 Phyl
7 - £5,000 Maria
12 - £500 Antonia

Banker time
Noel gets a tissue to wipe some lipstick from Sam's face. The Banker recognises the amount of support that Sam has been getting from everyone, but says they are all talking nonsense, as he is just an unlucky person, and he will always be an unlucky person.

Banker's offer:
£500

Sam goes to his dad who says he would just go for it now.

Sam says
NO DEAL

Round 6
8 - £750 Nichola
19 - £1,000 Martin
14 - £100 Lucy

Banker time with 50p and £3,000 remaining

Banker's offer:
£1,000

Sam says it is a very good offer. Sam's girlfriend asks him to take the offer as she doesn't want him to go home with a blue, and she has a feeling the £3,000 is in the other box. Sam's mum asks him what his gut feeling is about his box, and he says he has a gut feeling to go for it, but his head says deal.

Sam says
DEAL

Noel opens Sam's box 22 and reveals 50p

Box 20 with Paula contains the £3,000

Noel says that is one of those games that just leaves everyone really drained. Sam says he has had an amazing time on the show.