Well, that was a bad start.

1p
10p
£1
£5
£10
£50
£250
£500
£118
£2,800
£8,888
£14,750
£19,000
£42,000
£55,000
£64,000
£81,000

Opening offer...

BANKER'S OFFER

£7,000 ON COMPULSORY 23

Which of course would give you a NOTHING chance. Deal or No Deal?

No deal.

At least it’s more stable.

13,15,17

That it is! We're definitely playing closer to the mean here, just a shame it's a much lower mean

Box 13 - £8,888 is... OK? Maybe?

Box 15 - £14,750 is a worse version of same, and now a blue would be very much appreciated...

Box 17 - £42,000! No such luck.

Banker has to be loving this.

1p
10p
£1
£5
£10
£50
£250
£500
£118
£2,800
£19,000
£55,000
£64,000
£81,000

Just because you're using the Ben strategy doesn't mean you can expect Ben results in the slightest, he says!

BANKER'S OFFER

£5,000

Flat five grand, 10% of the Ben target. Deal or No Deal?

Oh my.

No deal.

2,19 and 20.

Not so stable now, but if we can hit some blues that'll change things a bit!

Box 2 - £10! That's one...

Box 19 - £55,000! That isn't.

Box 20 - £19,000! Yikes, total two-box game ALREADY.

At the third offer, it's looking like his game for sure...

1p
10p
£1
£5
£50
£250
£500
£118
£2,800
£64,000
£81,000

...but the Banker does have to be wary of those two. He's not expecting them to last, but he can't assume they won't.

BANKER'S OFFER

£4,000 ON NO-DOWNSIDE 23

Would give you a free shot at getting to £8k or £9k with the two positive options on that menu! Deal or No Deal?

I’m nothing if not resilient.

No deal.

4,8,10

We need to prevent the first offer being the biggest!

Box 4 - £81,000! RELENTLESS... spoiler boxes on for the one-box game...

Box 8 -

Box 10 -

At 8-box... there's still the chance of winning £128,000 I guess?!?

1p
10p
£5
£50
£250
£118
£2,800
£64,000

And once again we go "down and around" - less money, a different twist around it.

BANKER'S OFFER

£1,500 + SURFACE PRO 6

That Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is a Windows tablet with an Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB RAM, and a 512GB SSD. It's worth £1,619.95 courtesy of John Lewis & Partners... that would be safe, then the £1,500 would have an unadjusted Box 23 option. Deal or No Deal?

Oh Jay-sus.

The danger needs no explanation, though if £64,000 is in 16 or 18 (as that’s staying to the end) there is actually no danger!

I’ll give the banker a hint, if he can find something suitably cocktail themed to add to an offer he may get me out, but not yet! No deal.


6,9,14

If it's not in one of those, it's 50-50 whether the disaster happens this round or next. If it is in one of those, as you say, you're safe.

Here we go.

Box 6 -


Box 9 -


Box 14 -

One round of bullets dodged.

1p
£5
£50
£118
£64,000

The Banker promises this is your last chance to leave with anything red.

BANKER'S OFFER

£5,000 + PLYMOUTH SLOE GIN

A £27.50 bottle courtesy of Waitrose & Partners, plus £5,000 with a Box 23 option... Deal or No Deal?

A flavoured spirit may have been more welcome, but It’s reasonable enough for me to DEAL!

Leave 18 till the end.

You'll drink to that Deal if the £64,000 goes now!

Box 12 - £50...

Box 21 - £118, wrong red!...

Box 22 - £64,000! Escape!

BANKER'S OFFER WOULD'VE BEEN

£700 AND NO 23

Box 16 had the £5, Box 18 the 1p, and you have an option on this 23...

DOUBLE (£10,000)
BONUS (£10,000)
MONEY BACK (£5,000)
-£5,000 (NOTHING)
-£7,500 (NOTHING)

You won't get many money menus clearer than that. Deal or No Deal?

2 in favour, 2 not. The question becomes ‘Is it enough of a risk to potentially be back where I started?’

Nothing seems to have worked since round 1. No deal!

...had I said yes, option 3!

Had you said yes...