Jean's game today.

Another day in the dream factory! Everyone's looking lively today, and some of the dreams of the players are revealed...Lyn's is cruising around the Caribbean, Ryan dreams of a Castro bar...and Billy dreams of living in a remote cottage in Scotland...the sooner the better Noel says!

Should be a fun game.

Jean brings box 14 to the table.

A retired nurse, she loved her work. Her dream is to conduct an orchestra as she loves to be in charge! Noel picks up on her knack for doing daft things, which her daughter-in-law refuses to comment on! Even though Noel already knows everything!

Pics of her family are shown, mainly her sons. They live in Australia and she wants enough money to bring them over here for Christmas.

Here we go...

First round...

Jean mentions her thing for corners...so she's going with the corners first!

Box 13 - Rhys - £10,000

Noel offers to cover names as Jean's being forgetful...

Box 10 - "Derek" (Billy ) - £50,000

Two bad corners...so surely the other two will be good?

Lauren next who chooses not to talk much today! I wonder why...

Box 15 - Lauren - £750

Box 5 - Vincenzo - £10

Corners gone now...but now four new ones are there to hit! But she goes with Harry instead!

Box 22 - Harry - £1

Time for the Banker...

Mary's back today!

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Jean is a self-confessed OAP; old and potty!

The Banker knows the teeth story (something Jean refused to share with us earlier!) and he is threatening to share...

Banker's offer:

£6,200

Jean says NO DEAL!

Next round...

Box 1 - Stan - 10p

Box 6 - Mary - £1,000

Mary manages her box a lot better today!

Jean asks Ryan to think blue...but a break is coming first!

*is still about certain absentees...*

Can I add a very quick well done to young Kai for making it to the semi-finals of Countdown again this year! Was good to watch before Deal!

We're back!

Last box before the Banker...Jean's ambition to bring her family to England for Christmas is mentioned again...

Box 7 - Ryan - £35,000

Banker time...

The Banker makes more sparks fly as he reveals Jean's daughter-in-law told HIM about the teeth story!

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Banker's offer:

£4,000

Jean says it isn't bad, but she still says NO DEAL!

Next round...

Jean commands an all-blue round!

Box 11 - Leon - 50p

Box 21 - Mark - £15,000

Box 16 - Butch - £50

Time for the Banker...

The Banker claims the board looks precarious...

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Banker's offer:

£5,000

To have the top three at halfway is great. Let's hope they stay long enough for the offer to be high enough to make Jean happy...

Jean reckons she should have talked up about having more kids in Australia!

She says NO DEAL!

I wonder if we might see a Dream Offer later on if the board remains strong

I must say, £5,000 on an 11-box board with £20,000 AND the big three there is a farce!

The Banker calls back to admit he made a mistake and that he should have offered more...so if she has a strong round now, she's on for big money!

Box 2 - Jane - 1p

Box 9 - Ellen's box, opened by Ryan - £20,000

Noel put the mockers on that box big time beforehand!

Lucy next with box 8...but Noel calls a break first!

The Banker isn't even trying to buy the box. Hopefully this will cost him dearly, and looking at the clock there is ample opportunity for that to happen.

We're back!

Last box before 8-box...Noel really talks up the situation with the Banker claiming he made a mistake with the last offer...

Box 8 - Lucy - £5

Time for the Banker...

Anyone could've worked that one out. Let's hope that draws the first serious offer of the game. And by serious, I mean £20k at the least and realistically Old Faithful.