Ben plays Aaron's DoND [49 - Secret Game]

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We just had an incredible game with Archie, and he's set the benchmark at £127,000... Is it conceivable that Ben has beaten even that?! If so, he's playing Game 50. If not, it'll be Archie!

Stand by...

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Welcome to Game 49 of Aaron's DoND! Mark, David, Leah and Archie have played heir games for the right to play our fiftieth game, where you can get the opportunity to win £500,000 - that's before Box 23! Last up to the oche is American Coupon Boy!

Box 9 is on the table, and now pick a twist!

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American Coupon Boy wrote:

Option 2 for the twist (with 19 coming to the table in the case of tale of two boxes

).

Option 2...

HAPPY 2017

It's that bonus gift box which we'll open at the end, but for now, we play! Good luck!

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American Coupon Boy wrote:

1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 to start, please.

1 - 50p! Good start!

3 - £100,000! Ack.

5 - £3,000!

7 - £75,000! Not a nice gap, there...

11 - £50! That's better... BT

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** RING **

The Banker welcomes you to what has been a fascinating set of games! He wants to make sure you don't become the biggest winner of the five because you could pose a problem for him!

The offer's in, predicting or abstaining?

American Coupon Boy wrote:

Abstaining. I would've predicted £4,950.

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No prediction here...

BANKER'S OFFER

£7,000

It's another generous opening bid!

American Coupon Boy wrote:

A very generous offer after that start, but still nowhere near enough to stop at with the £250k still on the board.

NO DEAL and let's go with 13, 15 and 17, please.

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Moving swiftly on and into your second round...

13 - £15,000! Not sure what to make of that...

15 - £500! That's better!

17 - £5,000! Yeah I think we can call that a good round! BT...

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** RING **

The Banker's not too worried just yet, but that doesn't mean he's going to low-ball you as that's just a wasted opportunity to get you out of the chair!

Where do you think we're at after that round Ben? Fancy making a prediction here?

American Coupon Boy wrote:

Still a bit too early to tell whether a button or cash in hand will be more beneficial, so I'll abstain again. I would've predicted £9,900.

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Would've come in at 9-9...

BANKER'S OFFER

£9,700

... it would've been an absolute corker at just 2.06%!

American Coupon Boy wrote:

Really hope I don't regret saving the prediction there, but nevertheless this is a fairly easy NO DEAL.

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American Coupon Boy wrote:

21, 22 and 20, please.

On we go! We're not far away from a pwerful board here, we've just got to avoid £20,000 and upwards for a while, okay?

21 - £250! That's a good start!

22 - £10! Here we go here we go, ten grand down and this is looking pretty gooood...

20 - £5!! BOOYAH! Now we're talking!

BT...

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** RING **

The Banker's getting quite concerned now. With the gift box coming in at the end, he's wondering how much that's going to make you want to gamble, so it's time for him to put his hand in his pocket!

You were almost bang on last time, but do you feel like it's prediction time now?

American Coupon Boy wrote:

VERY tempted to say £17,000 here, but again I don't know whether I'd want a button or instant cash on this board and there's a lot of room for the Banker to play around with the offer so I'll abstain.

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Let's see how close you were this time...

BANKER'S OFFER

£16,000

Again, slightly over but that would've gotten you £3,000 or a 50% Button! The next round will probably decide for you the type of prediction you should make, but what do you think of £16,000?

American Coupon Boy wrote:

I think the board has another round in it with there only being a 27% chance of the offer going down a lot when there being a nice cushion below the jackpot, so NO DEAL.

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American Coupon Boy wrote:

18, 16 and 14, please.

8-box is nigh, what sort of board will we be faced with? Another good round will send you into some really good money...

18 - £1! It's a great start!

16 - £10,000! That's actually okay now at this stage, as long as this is a grand or less...

14 - £20,000! Uncomfortable yes, but far from a disaster! BT...

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** RING **

He knows you're not messing around now, and with a guaranteed back-up and a shot at Game 50, this HAS to be good if it's to see you out of this game now...

Where are we at now Ben, is it prediction time?

American Coupon Boy wrote:

A small increase is nailed on here, and it's clear that the OFFER BUTTON will be a good weapon to have on this board.

PLAYER'S PREDICTION

£21,000

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In at 21, your last two hypo-predictions were above the offer...

BANKER'S OFFER

£22,500

... and now this one is under, but only by 6.67%, so you've been awarded a 50% Button!

American Coupon Boy wrote:

There's only one scenario that I see a strong case for using the button in this round, and I definitely want to get to at least 5 box with the flexibility of the button in the final round, so NO DEAL.

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American Coupon Boy wrote:

12, 10, and unless they are both £35k and £50k, 8, please.

We play on! Such circumstances are warranting bolder play, and I hope it pays off for you Ben!

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We play on! Such circumstances are warranting bolder play, and I hope it pays off for you Ben!

12 - £1,000! FINE! No Button in this round then...

10 - £35,000! And now, just two reds remain. You can't touch either of them now Ben or we're in big trouble...

8 -

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** RING **

The Banker says if you want to get out now, you're going to have to use that button of yours...

BANKER'S OFFER

£7,000

A BOLD move from the Banker there... But how are you feeling about the situation?

American Coupon Boy wrote:

Frankly it's a stupid move on the Banker's part, as I now have a 80% chance of taking him for £31,000 and change.

NO DEAL.

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American Coupon Boy wrote:

Box 6, and then BUTTON, please.

I think he was trying to unsettle you there Ben, and it could be an incredibly smart move on his behalf, but please PLEASE prove him wrong...

6 - £100!! Excellent!!

** BUTTON **

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** RING **

"Do you really think this is enough to beat your four competitors?"

BANKER'S OFFER

£32,000

The mind games continue Ben. How much does that seat in Game 50 mean to you?

American Coupon Boy wrote:

Regardless of whether this is enough, there's no way on earth I'm risking over half the average on a board THIS dangerous, so DEAL.

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£32,000 is yours, well done!! Let's play it out and see whether that was a wise move...

2 - £750! I've never seen a 3-box like this... :shock:

4 -

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American Coupon Boy wrote:

Now THIS is the tricky decision of the game.

I have a bonus prize coming regardless (plus an outside shot at £15,000 should I crash), so I think this is worth going for.

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