**RING**

He has to pull out all of the stops here to get you to say DEAL instead of NO DEAL.

It's a reluctant

BANKER'S OFFER

£32,000

But he doesn't want to give you that!

I think I'd reluctantly Deal here.

Obviously big numbers at play here both on the board and in the offer. The generosity is... solid, about 60% of the mean, I think that on a high-stakes stable board that's a level that leaves both options thoroughly viable here.

It feels like taking only £7k more than I turned down at 11-box makes that ND look a bit less smart... but it's not like I didn't do damage in round 4, so that's one reason to No Deal scrubbed.

The fact that I have four above the offer, though? That helps a lot. Even the 1-in-56 disaster round leaves me with £35k to play for, with a backup as well! That makes a real difference. The Banker simply can't go low at 5-box because at worst I'll have a two-box game!

Neither decision is wrong here. My decision is to NO DEAL!

11, 7, 9...

On one hand, we have Ben, who admits he would have dealt. Then there's you, who judging by previous play, is a little less gun-ho. Nevertheless, you have decided to play on and we all hope this works out for you.

Box 11-

£500

Part of the perfect round!!

Is it too much to hope that you're going to complete one of the greatest all blue rounds EVER and take home AT LEAST £15,000 at 5 box?

Box 7-

£15,000

Well, that's also amazing!

Just where will we be after #9?

Box 9-



BT

**RING**

Yet another round you've made it safe and with a higher average than three boxes prior to speaking to him.

An average just a banknote over £75,000 and a 30% chance of paying on and having at least £50,000 as a prize at the next offer.

You didn't want 25k, nor 32k.

What about..

BANKER'S OFFER

£48,000

It's tough to turn down £48,000, it's tough to take less than the median... frankly, this is tough.

Again the generosity makes it arguable either way. The clincher, though, is that I'm honestly worried that 1p will have a disproportionate impact on the final offer, even in the context of me turning down big sums of money to get that far. Also, I think that a decent rule of thumb for the less mathematically inclined is to take the second offer you're not sure about. £32k was one I wasn't sure about, and I felt that the way to go was to set my eyes on the 5-box offer knowing I couldn't have a crash in the interim.

And here we are, with a DEAL.

5, 3, 1.

It's a DEAL for £48,000!

But was that the right decision? If so, you're on for one heck of a Banker Spanking!

Box 5-

£75,000

Now the quarter-mil!

Box 3-

1p

We would have been very relieved at that point..

Box 1-

£50,000

It would have been squeaky bum time with £100 v £250,000!

Someone's going to be very relieved indeed at the end of this one!

**RING**

He is ABSOLUTELY NOT offering the Banker's Gamble! The memories of July 2017 are still very fresh in his mind!

BANKER'S OFFER WOULD'VE BEEN

£65,000

Now, did you make a smart deal and sell a £100 box for £48,000 OR did The Banker buy you at just the right time, saving himself ANOTHER confetti ending and over £200,000 in cash?

Box 16-

£100

The blue was in YOUR box! Fantastic!

Box 17-

£250,000

You avoided it all the way through

KP, THANK YOU for giving us a thrilling game and reminding us that Deal can still be exciting without the bells and whistles - £48,000!

Until next time, cheerio!

And unfortunately, KP would've won the jackpot had he gone all the way.

Still, £48,000 is a plenty decent wedge of it.

Suffice to say that Box 17 did the business for me!