James's game today.

Noel says he can guarantee we'll be excited today. He says how somehow, the contestants are bonding in a way that is producing some amazing games at the moment. He says how Rob got a banker spanking on Friday!

James has box 17.

Noel says this should be interesting James is a plumber from Manchester. He became a plumber so he could spend more time with his dog! Noel shows a pic of James's dog, and another of him at his wedding with his wife. His wife is in the audience today, and she is due to give birth in 3 weeks' time. Noel's worried that she'll give birth during the show

James has a card with numbers on it, and he's charted the numbers every day before he went to Bristol. He's convinced that there's a pattern where certain boxes have big numbers!

Here we go....

James says he's watched and tracked about 50 games, and thinks there's a pattern...

22 - Ginette - £1,000

21 - Kerry - £750

20 - Sid - £20,000

15 - Michelle - £500

14 - Nicholas - £50,000

Banker time

Average start. System seems a bit vague.

James says that was an average opening round. The banker laughs at James's average system James comes back and says it's not how you start, it's how you finish! The banker says he'll finish average... every offer will be accompanied with an interesting fact in James's honour

Worldwide, right-handed people live on average 10 years longer than left-handed people!

Banker's offer:

£7,500

Noel talks about the baby's name, and wonders if they'll call it Noel James says he will call it Noel if he wins the £250k!

James says NO DEAL

13 - Kate - £250

3 - Laura - £75,000

"OH that's not funny!" shouts Noel...

Noel gets James to think of a break link but he can't so Noel thinks of one for him

Pretty okay start to the game, hope it picks up soon

We're back

Noel talks about James's system again

2 - Bessie - £5,000

Banker time

That large block of blues is a bit worrying.

The banker talks about James's system representing the chaos theory. Noel has a go at the audience for giggling!

Banker's offer:

£7,500

Noel wonders what baby things they could spend the money on, and gives some advice about the baby products they could get He then goes on about how quickly he changed nappies when he had his 4 girls

James says NO DEAL

James says he doesn't like number 1.

1 - David - £35,000

Noel says James hasn't touched any of the banker power 5 yet

5 - Stephen - 1p

Noel tempting fate the good way there

Gary now and Noel talks about how he's a firefighter and received a commendation

8 - Gary - £50

Banker time

Noel says this board is an odd one. The banker says there are 4 words in English that are regarded as having no rhyme: month, orange, silver and purple....

Banker's offer:

£7,500

Kate says he should go on, and his wife agrees.

James says NO DEAL

Risky board but £7,500 isn't enough to heed the risk.

6 - Dan - £100

12 - Cal - £10,000

Noel asks about Russ's box opening style, and he explains his hands are sweaty so he wipes them dry, then he rolls his sleeves up!

10 - Russ - Noel calls a break

Quite an okay board before 8-Box, but those two biggies are quite exposed

We're back

Noel says James's father went around the coastline in the car, and James would like to do something similar. Noel wonders why he didn't do it in a boat! Noel gets Russ to do his box opening routine again...

10 - Russ - £15,000

Banker time

The ultimate 2-box game at 8 box. Anything around £12k-£15k would be enough for me here.