Oh god, how could I have forgotten £3k David from November 2008? That was one of my least favourite games ever!
He had one of strongest boards
of all time at the halfway point, yet the offers were so bad that I don't think the banker was even
trying to buy the box!
His eventual deal for £3k at 5-box with the £20k and £35k higher (plus the £3k equal to it) was just pathetic - he even admitted that he dealt because he didn't want to upset everyone by winning a blue (at which point there was a 40% chance of happening, against far better odds of getting a better offer if he continued) and to make sure he went home with
something after waiting 15 years to appear on a game show - and him declining the "Banker's gamble" on a £100/£35k finish was one of the EASIEST power 5 wins ever squandered. So in other words, he dealt when he did (and rejected the gamble) to save face, rather than because he had a modest targest or need for money .
I also found David quite irritating - Not only did he annoy me with his "saving face" attitude when he dealt and rejected the gamble, but he acted like he was owed a medal for "bravely" sharing the macabre details of his childhood bullying problem, and being so "compassionate" about his 15 year wait to come on the show (thank god there were no emotional breakdowns during the show - that would've turned me off completely!). The whole thing felt like it was designed to elicit viewer rubbernecking, rather than empathy or compassion.
A
thoroughly-deserved OPL