Adam's game today.

Noel says he doesn't know why contestants put themselves through nightmares by bringing their friends and family along! He talks about how Ciara was terrified of letting her mum down who was in the audience for her game yesterday.

Had the £100k yesterday. Been looking forward to this game so hopefully it will be a good one.

Sure hope Adam has better luck, we are in need of another great game

Adam has box 1.

Adam has his girlfriend Kate in the audience today. Noel says her nickname for Adam is 'Prince'. Adam is a physiotherapy student from Manchester. He shows a pic of his family, and he has his late granddad's bus pass with him, and is also wearing his late granddad's belt. He says he inherited his gambling streak from his granddad!

Here we go...

Round 1

Adam asks the others not to tell him if they have any feelings about the boxes!

3 - Emma - £15,000

11 - Brendan - £750

15 - Gareth - £10

18 - Julie - £5,000

16 - Lee - 10p

Banker time

Good start to the game

The banker says Adam is a Prince amongst men. He says he's been a brilliant reader of the game while he's been on the wings.

Banker's offer:

£14,000

Adam says NO DEAL

Round 2

5 - Cookie - £100

10 - Zanna - £1,000

Noel says the banker's made it clear that he'll need luck to stop Adam, and Noel gets Adam to call a break.

Looking good so far and Adam has been a great board reader as of late

We're back

Last box before the Banker

13 - Andy G - £500

Banker time

Another good round and he's got that huge block as well

Noel says there's no luck for the banker yet! The banker says why is Adam doing this to him, as he's an old man who might die of shock! Everyone cheers at that.

Banker's offer:

£20,000

Noel says that's a PRINCE-ly sum for a 2nd offer. Adam asks his girlfriend who says he has 6 bigger.

Adam says NO DEAL

If you're interested, thats the highest second offer in a year.

Round 3

12 - Sal - £5

20 - Kelly - £1

Noel says if this is all-blue then this will be one of the highest 3rd offers ever

8 - Emily - £250,000

Banker time

ARGH! BUGGER!!!

And it was going so well...

The banker says if that had been 1p or 50p, he'd have matched the highest 3rd offer ever which was £40,000! He says he needs to consider his options and he hangs up. Adam says nothing's gone wrong and he's really happy with that board.

The banker phones back and says Adam's very level-headed for a 19-year-old.

Banker's offer:

£20,000

A stick is very generous but not worth dealing yet

OK, that's the best 'don't bring your family' spin Noel's used to date, saying it only adds to the difficulties for the players. As opposed to encouraging them to Deal too soon, which was his previous spin. Once again, we have a sign that Noel is becoming a lot more responsible than he used to be. Keep it up!

Oh, touch of irony, we have a player who is being inspired by his gambling grandfather. He's got a realistic streak though, he proves that by dismantling the 'feelings about the boxes' trope before he even makes the opening selection, and is rewarded with an excellent opening round, albeit not quite as stellar as a couple we've seen lately. We really are in a generous opening offer period at the moment, aren't we?

And that's a superb second round! He's got nowhere to go but into dealable territory... OK, maybe not quite yet, but it's the first £20k second offer of the season, and getting it that early and rejecting it will make the Banker nervous because he's proven himself to be no £20k targetist.

Even with the jackpot gone, he's in good shape. If it had to go before the ADP, better in round 3 than in round 4. I'd have Dealt the £40,000 if it had arrived though, ADP be damned. This stick is generous too, but I think the stage is set for near-mean offers for the rest of the game so although there's not much to chase, there's very little at risk in chasing it.