That was Banana Sandwich for sure from Noel

We're back

Last box before the Banker

Noel says Helen does the Murray Curry every Wednesday night!

8 - Abbie - £100,000

Banker time

The banker says Helen is one of the greatest contestants ever, and this is a fair offer for her...

Banker's offer:

£4,250

The banker says Helen could buy over 4,000 copies of Noel's book with that offer!!

Helen says NO DEAL

The £100k going is gonna make it tougher, but that £75k must stay now

Round 5

12 - Haz - £75,000

19 - Franny - £3,000

Noel says this game is getting desperate now.

22 - H - £1,000

Banker time

Helen says the banker will love this, and he says he's been smiling ever since she arrived.

Banker's offer:

£2,000

Noel says that would be a consolation.

Helen quickly says NO DEAL

UGH!!!

Round 6

Noel says many people would've considered that offer to be a nice consolation.

20 - Stephen - £5

17 - Tina - £250

The banker phones and says if the £20,000 goes now, the offer will be £8. If it's not discovered now, it'll be £8,000.

6 - Beth - £20,000

Banker time with 50p and £50 remaining

Helen says there'll be no whisky tonight for the others!!

Banker's offer:

£8.50

Helen says NO DEAL

NOOO!!!

Helen wins 50p from her box 14.

Helen says it wasn't meant to be.

21 - Pommy - £50

Helen says never mind, life's cruel at times.

And another joins the 50p Club!

"Damm those bag of balls!!!"

I haven't watched a game properly for ages but that was a really entertaining game. Shame the lovely lady never got a decent board.

I thought Helen was a really nice and naturally entertaining player and it was such a shame she won a low amount! It often seems to be the case that the players who are the most entertaining win a low amount of money. Still she had a great attitude to the game and was a breath of fresh air. I kept wanting to refer to her as 'Mary' though - I think she reminds me of the Marys who have been on the show in the past!!

Well, one more game like that and The Banker's gonna be full of confidence when we roll onto the Santa vs. Scrooge week

Somebody on there has got to get a victory before then!

Urgh, Noel appeared to influence her choice of box on two occasions, each time with disastrous results. First he said 'What about the Newbie' prompting her to choose him thus losing the 250k, and then we learnt that during the second break he had suggested going to a certain side as there were three boxes in a row unopened resulting in the 100k going. I wonder what the outcome might have been had Noel kept his trap shut on those occasions?