They were looking unhappy when they opened the viewer's boxes and as that's edited from the end, I guessed she doesn't do too well and it's not looking too good for her right now.

Amidst the insanity, it's worth pointing out that £7,500 is arguably a weaker offer than £5,500. It's certainly scarcely better.

EDIT: and after that round and what H pointed out, this game seems to have nothing left in it. Already!

I think all we can do is put a brave face on now says Noel... The banker says he is so relieved that the £250,000 has gone so early in the game... The banker talks about something for the Sunday show, and who is luckiest men or women... He then says he cannot wait to offer Claire £2.14!!!!


Banker offers

£900

Ouch is the only way to describe that round.

Stats after Round 3
Boxes left: 11
Mean: £11,100.46
Offer: £900
Offer (%): 8.11%
Fair Deal: £4,346.76
Volatility: 1.59
Redometer: -11 (↓13)

Board

£0.01
£0.10
£5
£100
£250
£750


£1,000
£10,000
£15,000
£20,000
£75,000


Well worth a boo.

There are boos for the offer...

Claire says

NO DEAL

Next round

8 - £1,000

Claire says she can't stop looking at Ron, and Noel replies that he bets not many women have said that before!!!

19 - £10,000

Noel tells Claire to keep her chin up as there is still big money in the game, and then he calls a break...

Oh dear.....

this better not be a Mac style trainwreck.

We're back
Last box before the banker...

4 - £75,000

Banker time

Oh no...

Two red left....

Bankers got his CD on....

Wow says Noel, that is relentless bad luck... The banker is laughing down the phone at Claire's bad luck!!! Noel tells him that he can't do the £2.14 offer....

Banker offers

£450

Ouch.... before the game I made a prediction of £350 this afternoon, it's heading that way...

Stats after Round 4
Boxes left: 8
Mean: £4,513.14
Offer: £450
Offer (%): 9.97%
Fair Deal: £1,597.46
Volatility: 1.24
Redometer: -25 (↓14)

Board

£0.01
£0.10
£5
£100
£250
£750


£15,000
£20,000

Claire remains positive and says there is still £20,000 on the board... Noel thinks that the banker has made a massive mistake here...

Claire says

NO DEAL

Next round

16 - £15,000 OH NO says Noel, this is like yesterday but twice as bad...

21 - £5

7 - £250

Banker time

Well, at least it's not an all blue squashdown.

Could still be an all blue final 5, I really hope not!

And it isn't, whew

Yet again we have one of these nail-biting games where it's avoid the money... Ferdinand the lucky fly makes an appearance on set, and Noel tells her not to swat him away... The banker calls and asks how long it's been since she has washed her hair!!!!!

Banker offers

£750

Claire says

NO DEAL

Ferdinand the lucky fly.... no match for Neil the bug.

Stats after Round 5
Boxes left: 5
Mean: £4,170.02
Offer: £750
Offer (%): 17.99%
Fair Deal: £1,284.85
Volatility: 23.53
Redometer: -20 (↑5)

Board

£0.01
£0.10
£100
£750


£20,000


Which in terms of the board isnt a bad offer but otherwise its pretty bad.

...Ugh.

That's 5/5 reds for Zahinda, is it not?

This is looking like one of those games where the contestant can reasonably claim she never got a chance to play...

...my god. Even Beryl would have won a blue today.