That would be painful for anyone else...I can still see this offer going up by a fair bit!

Nope, it's another hit...

£21,500?

We're still in the game.

But I expect that won't last long. This will probably be the offer to take him out.

I think this has Old Faithful written all over it.

I'd be dealing this

The banker talks about Gareth's dream of doing something for the local community. He talks about how there's another little peanut on its way...

Banker's offer:

£25,000

£25k is probably just enough to get me out the chair here.

£25,000 is a deal for me...the massive risk of the £250,000 going and the disappearance of generous offers is too big

£25,000 sounds really good following that hit, but I would go on here and find my "bogey amount" so I don't win it

Yup, £25k is just enough although I might cheekily ask for another grand

The banker says that's £20k, PLUS £5k for Gareth to do his tree surgeon training. Noel says it's "cashew could use". The banker phones back and says all he can see on the board is the 4 blues. Noel talks about how this is a personal battle. Gareth says it's a brilliant offer and Noel says most would've got £26k here, but Gareth says he didn't want to mention that!

The banker phones back and asks if Gareth would like the £26k, and Gareth says no-one's going to say no to more money! Gareth says this is Noel's fault.

NEW OFFER

Banker's offer:

£26,000

£26,000!!!

Good call there, KP!

Still a deal!

Nice one Noel and nice bit of reverse psychology by Gareth.

Let's hope that sum doesn't work. Worth another round, just keep the biggie in.

Old faithful is now what I consider to be very generous, I would think about it...and then torture The Banker some more by going on

Yup, I'm more certain now because it's now more than two-thirds of the mean (which is how I'd have got the extra grand, mentioning that!).

Gareth asks his partner if she'd be annoyed if he no dealt, and she says she's not getting involved!

Gareth says DEAL

And he takes it, I still believe there was one more round left

And now I speak for the whole forum when I say: "let's see Gareth destroy the game!"