Rio's game today.

Noel talks about back-up and how it is important to retain a back-up on the board to help with risk-taking...

He does tend to state the obvious, doesn't he!

Rio has box 9 today. Noel has his high heels on his boots for Rio's game today Rio tells us a little about his wife and 2 children, his wife is in the audience for support today and Noel asks her about the moment when Rio proposed. His wife says they were in a restaurant and she was eating something really hot which was burning her mouth just as he went on one-knee to propose! She asked him to get up as she could hardly talk, but he said he couldn't as he had cramp!!

Rio says he is a bit of a gambler, and doesn't have a system...


Here we go...

haha corrine

Round 1

2 - 10p Ceri

22 - £500 Mike

13 - £10,000 Clare

Noel asks Rio how tall he is, and he replies 6'3" which he says is 1 foot taller than Noel Noel then tries some banter with Corinne and says that she makes clothes, and she says of course she does as she is a dress-maker

1 - £5 Corinne

12 - £750 Dickie


Banker time

The Banker says that Noel is a coward, as he didn't go on the date with Mary! Mary shouts out that he is a coward as he ran away

Banker's offer:

£10,000

Rio says

NO DEAL

good opening round and offer

You could say he's Noel Coward, then.

I'll get my coat!

Round 2

Rio's wife tells him that he should go for his birthday numbers as the first round went well, but Rio is not so sure and is going to save them

6 - £20,000 Andrew

7 - £50,000 Bev

Noel gets Rio to call the break...

We're back
Last box before the Banker

Noel says that Rio and his wife had a bit of a barny in the break!!

3 - £35,000 Mary

Banker time

The Banker thanks Noel for jinxing that round!

Banker's offer:

£8,500

Rio's wife thinks it a good bit of money...

Rio says

NO DEAL

Round 3

Rio is thinking of saving box 4 until the end as he has played a lot of football wearing the number 4

18 - £100,000 Ronnie

21 - £10 Carl

11 - £250,000 Newbie Harry

Banker time

That was a devastating round says the Banker and he likes the newbie

Banker's offer:

£1,000

Rio says

NO DEAL

Round 4

14 - £100 Anita

Rio is torn between 17 and 19, and then asks his wife, but she doesn't really want to ruin his game. She then picks 17.

17 - £5,000 Angela

Rio then decides to pick 19, but Noel calls a break first...

c'mon rio 1p in the next box please

We're back
Last box before the Banker

19 - £15,000 Charmaine

Banker time

This is now a one-box game says Noel. Rio's wife remains positive that the big money is in Rio's box.

Banker's offer:

£2,500