I knew it looked odd...

Squeezing the board at both ends - this could either end up as a bit of an anti-climax or a fascinating mess of possibilities. With the twist, more likely the latter.

We're back
Last box before the Banker

It's looking good so far says Noel, but he wants the 1p now...

20 - £15,000 Stuart

Banker time

Stats after Round 4
Offer: £4,250
Mean: £11,875.00
Offer (%): 35.79%
Fair Deal: £5,834.91
Cash left on board: £95,000.01
Volatility: 1.11
Board balance: 6

Board
1p







£250

£750
£1,000
£3,000
£5,000



£35,000
£50,000



Guide to Stats

We didn't really want that one says Noel... The Banker says he liked William's gap toothed grin as he revealed his box.


Banker's offer:

£4,250

Now we're going to get a very low offer and an obvious No Deal to set up the five-box twist.

Sure enough.

Adam's mum tells him to think about it, but she knows him and knows what he will do... Adam gets more advice from the wings...

Adam says

NO DEAL

Next round

14 - £5,000 Jay

6 - £250 Wendy

2 - £3,000 Dave

Banker time

Poised very nicely with the suitcases coming up!

The Banker calls and Adam now has to pick a suitcase...

Adam choses suitcase 1

It's SUNBURN

Adam would have had a holiday to Egypt in box 1

Box 4 is now taken away to the Banker who will now look at the contents of the box...

Ooh.

Two-box game again, sunburn is precisely what he didn't need.

The box is returned with the Banker's seal on it...

Banker's offer:

£10,000

And the psychological significance of the 1p is certain to be played upon here!

Let's find out what the Banker tries this time... I reckon he'll be honest after yesterday.

Stats after Round 5
Offer: £10,000
Mean: £17,350.00
Offer (%): 57.64%
Fair Deal: £8,828.43
Cash left on board: £86,750.01
Volatility: 1.36
Board balance: 4

Board
1p
£750
£1,000
£35,000
£50,000
Guide to Stats

I dont think you can get too many mind games out of the offer really...

Not a lot to take out of that. I'd treat this as a normal game, and I'd probably Deal now, with the 60% chance of a high-volatility situation (which might be what the Banker's 'keeping his powder dry' for).

Noel says it's the highest offer of his game, but now try and put himself in the Banker's shoes and work out what he is trying to get Adam to do...

Adam is ready for the question, but the Banker calls back! He wants Adam to think very carefully as £10,000 is a lot of money... Noel asks why the Banker is playing all these mind games with him and trying to get him to deal now...

Adam says

DEAL

Starting to think there's a big red in there now. But I don't blame him for Dealing at all.

Proveout round

16 - £35,000 Nikki

17 - £1,000 Mike

You've got one more shot at this says Noel

19 - £750 Brian

Banker time with 1p and £50,000 remaining

Bankers gamble?