Lauren's game today.

Noel talks about Annie's game and says he had a nightmare last night, but it wasn't about the fact she dealt at the wrong point by dealing at the 3rd offer, whichvery rarely works out, but that wasn't the reason for the nightmare, and it was because that Annie took a shine to him and wanted him to Salsa with him, as he has a phobia with certain types of music, and he went around to the Banker's office and complained, and the Banker apologised and wouldn't play the music again... Cue the Banker then playing Salsa music!

First player this season to have the biggie, the £250k before their game.

Hopefully a mega spanking today.

Lauren has box 6 today.

Lauren is currently unemployed after losing her job just before coming onto the show. She introduces her boyfriend in the audience for support, and she says that he lost his job at the same time as he worked in the same shop. Lauren talks about her nose piercing and how her grandad always moans about it to her. Lauren has a necklace with a ring on it that her late nan gave to her for luck.


Here we go...

I see people getting angry with what Noel said at the beginning...

Ooh... HMV... having a bit of a fit with them...

Round 1

Lauren doesn't have any system.

3 - £250 Andy

10 - 50p Anthony

15 - £35,000 Nadia

Lauren just realises that she hasn't gone around and thanked everyone after they opened their boxes.

1 - £1,000 Kerrie

2 - £50,000 Steve

Banker time

That was shaping up as a good round, but now there is a hole in the right says Noel. The Banker says he is out of his depth today with all these youngsters, as Lauren has a ring in her nose, and her boyfriend has buttons in his ears! The Banker asks Tegan to help him out with all the young talk that is going on, but he isn't impressed with her help so asks someone else! The Banker then reels off a lot of 'Yuff' talk

Banker's offer:

£6,500

Lauren says

NO DEAL

Noel calls a break....

We're back

Round 2

Noel talks about Lauren's tattoo of an owl that she has on her back. Will next, and Noel asks about his wife Bev, who is sat in the audience with a massive name-badge on!

9 - £1 Will

13 - £10 Newbie Mark

8 - £100 Duane

Banker time

That's a good blue round says Noel. The Banker says that both him and Noel are disappointed at not seeing Lauren's owl, as he knows that Anthony has had a peek of Lauren's owl!

Banker's offer:

£11,000

Lauren says that she could do a lot with that money, but it is far too early.

Lauren says

NO DEAL

Round 3

Lauren talks about how she cares for her mum and brother at the moment, and also her grandad, and she would love to get a shed for him.

4 - £500 Craig

5 - £20,000 Tegan

Noel calls another break.....

Eight-box Deal indicated I think... relatively stingy second offer for the board and her thought pattern is "it's great, but it's too early to Deal". The latter couldn't possibly have anything to do with Noel mentioning the rarity of third-offer OPWs, could it.

We're back
Last box before the Banker

21 - £5,000 David

Banker time

Noel talks about Lauren got interested in cars after watching her grandad work on cars when she was younger, and Lauren now is able to identify cars by the tone of their engines. Lauren has a car dream, and she would love to be able to drive. The Banker would like Lauren to have her first car lesson right now, and points out that although Lauren has 3 of her power 5, the Banker also has 3 of his power 5, so he would like her now to make an emergency stop in her game with the following offer.

Banker's offer:

£14,000

Lauren says

NO DEAL

Deliberately lower than the offer taken yesterday on a board that was not as good.

Round 4

20 - 10p Charlotte

16 - £10,000 Edith

14 - £15,000 Neil

Banker time

There is a huge contrast now says Noel, and he thinks there is a bit of a gamble here now. The Banker describes it as a feast or famine board.

Noel asks if it would require a lot of courage to turn down £17,000, and Lauren says it would, so Noel asks how about....

Banker's offer:

£20,000

This is an interesting configuration, but I think we have a £21k Deal coming. Oh OK, he'll try a flat twenty.