James' game today.

Noel talks about the horrible game Artak had yesterday, and how we are all trying to put that behind us... He says today is a new day, and introduces newbie Orry, and talks about some of the contestants obsessions!!

Today's show was recorded as the first of the autumn recordings, at about 11am on Monday 1st October 2007... has anyone noticed any people missing / people looking different - fatter, thinner, different hair, tanned, etc... or any set changes?!

So far, I've noticed:

The opening tagline has changed - it's now "except one question - Deal or No Deal" instead of "Welcome to Deal or No Deal"... not sure about anything else yet!

Ooh, the newbie is Orry - there's a picture of a "Miss Orry" in the Christmas photos on the Facebook DOND group... does that mean Orry dresses up as a woman at Christmas?

James has box 14 today... James is a warehouse supervisor from Leeds, he tells us how he met his partner... He has his friend in the audience for support today, and is not really sure what the banker makes of him at the moment....

We get to see a pic of his partner and his daughter, and Noel gets everyone in the audience to say hi to them


Here we go....

Round 1

Sandra first, but she warns James that she had only had reds so far!!!

3 - £20,000 Sandra - You've had another one says Noel

4 - £75,000 Debs - Groans for that one...

James says those don't really matter as he has the £250,000

6 - £750 Phyl

Supertramp next says James, referring to Jonny!!

2 - £10,000

16 - £100,000 Stuart

Banker time

Noel asks James what is he thinking, and he replies an all blue round next... Noel tells the banker he is not really happy about the outcome in Artak's game... The banker says that James could be a film extra as they always need someone who looks dopey and lanky at the bar!!!


Banker offers

SWAP

Eeek well that was a bad start.

Stats after Round 1
Offer: SWAP
Mean: £21,171.57
Offer (%): N/A
Fair Deal: £5,432.86
Volatility: 2.27
Redometer: -28

Board
1p
10p
50p
£1
£5
£10
£50
£100
£250
£500

£1,000
£3,000
£5,000

£15,000

£35,000
£50,000


£250,000

James tells Noel that there is no point in swapping away the £250,000


James says

NO SWAP

Well, a lot of references to Artak's game... there were no references to Jeff King's game in Elizabeth and Mandy's game after the recording break last year!

And is that the first opening offer of a swap since PJ?

Next round

8 - £35,000 Maggie

19 - £10 Olly


Noel puts on a Yorkshire accent to get us to come back after the break....

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

It's not been a great start so far says Noel


5 - £15,000 Toni

Oh my word says Noel

Banker time

You still have the £250,000 says Noel, and well we know that as you have it in your box 14

The banker puts on his northern accent

Banker offers

£5,000

Eeeee oooooooo

Stats after Round 2
Offer: £5,000
Mean: £22,136.19
Offer (%): 22.59%
Fair Deal: £4,511.19
Volatility: 4.17
Redometer: -34 (↓6)

Board
1p
10p
50p
£1
£5

£50
£100
£250
£500

£1,000
£3,000
£5,000




£50,000


£250,000

To be at this stage and only having two above £5k is perilous

Noel turns to James' friend who says that there is still a lot of money on the board....

James says

NO DEAL

Next round

James asks his friend Danny to join him at the pound table, as they always sit and watch football together...

15 - £50 JC

7 - 10p Jay

Noel asks Danny if he is feeling anything and James legs it

20 - £50,000 Terry

OH NO says Noel

Banker time

Lawks, this is unstable. Unless it's joke offers all the way - and £5,000 at this stage is hardly a joke offer - chasing the £250,000 will be an utterly ludicrous proposition.

And now it's - I think - the most unstable 11-box board in history.

Oh God, here we go again... another trainwreck on the cards.

The last OPW we had was Shaz on Thursday 15th... and she only really got one because of strange banker tactics.

Looks like this recording break did no good for the luck at the moment at all...

Stuart tells James that this may look bad, but his luck has got to change...

The banker says that he's glad that Danny has joined James, as now he knows what the show would look like if they filmed in a bedsit

Banker offers

£5,000

That is the worst start without taking out the £250,000... the only way is up (or down in one box...)

Stats after Round 3
Offer: £5,000
Mean: £23,623.32
Offer (%): 21.17%
Fair Deal: £4,158.15
Volatility: 25.36
Redometer: -27 (↑7)

Board
1p

50p
£1
£5


£100
£250
£500

£1,000
£3,000
£5,000







£250,000

You're only here once says James.... Noel tells him that if he avoids the £250,000 his offer will really go up...

James says

NO DEAL

Ashleigh's voice appears to have completely recovered now. She seems to have changed her hairstyle as well.