Wayne's game today.

Noel says that this is one of the most amazing weeks we have had for a while, and the story of this week has been the presence of the £250,000. He talks about what the contestants must be thinking about moments before they are picked. He talks about how the £250,000 has been in the final 2 all week so far, and only Caroline has still in play so far at that stage and went home with £95,000.

Wayne has box 9 today.

Wayne is from Somerset, and is a software developer, and Noel thinks that sounds exciting. Wayne explains a bit about his job. We get to see a picture of Wayne with his first daughter who was born premature, and another of Wayne dressed in a dress when he was at Reading festival, and a photo of his 3 children. He has a card that his children made for him for good luck. Wayne says that 9 is his lucky number, so he was glad he had it today. He has his mum in the audience for support today.


Here we go...

Round 1

Wayne says that he has a little pattern that he is going to follow so he isn't distracted by numbers and people.

4 - £15,000 Lawrence

22 - 50p Nicola

Noel asks if anyone has found the pattern yet. The Banker calls and thinks Wayne will pick Kim with box 7 next. A pilgrim figures out it is every 6th box.

7 - £50 Kim

8 - £100,000 Andria

18 - £5,000 Daphne

Banker time

The Banker says that he was very pleased to see the back of November.

Banker's offer:

£9,000

Wayne says

NO DEAL

Noel calls a break...

We're back

Round 2

5 - £75,000 David

13 - £50,000 Daniela

19 - £250,000 Steven

Banker time

That really took my breath away says Noel, and that was the worst possible round. The Banker says that December has always been his favourite month, and he was terrified at the start of the game he didn't see any of Wayne's introduction.

Banker's offer:

£9

Noel thinks that could be one of the biggest drops that they have ever had on a pro-rata basis.

Wayne says

NO DEAL

Round 3

17 - £5 Elaine

Noel asks Wayne about his system and Wayne says that he is doing little blocks and then skipping some. Noel then starts skipping around the studio!

1 - £250 Cat

Noel calls another break...

Noel was correct there. The odds of taking the top 3 in the second round was indeed 1 in 680. However, I really don't think that's the biggest drop ever.

Amazingly, the Elaine on the wings now replaced the Elaine we had on Tuesday!

We're back
Last box before the Banker

6 - £10 Emma

Banker time

This is going to be a long haul says Noel. The Banker describes this as a slow climb

Banker's offer:

£1,900

Wayne says that he had a minimum he wanted to win today, and he wanted to get his wife a new car, so was looking for around £3,000 for that.

Wayne says

NO DEAL

Round 4

11 - £3,000 Elvis

That was the people carrier amount you wanted says Noel.

3 - 1p Phil

20 - 10p Charlton

Banker time

The 2 lowest boxes have transformed your position says Noel.

Banker's offer:

£6,000

With three above the offer, very worth another round.

Wayne says that he wasn't expecting that, as it is a very dangerous board. Noel asks if there was anything else apart from the car he wanted, and Wayne says he would love to take his family on holiday, he's also had planning permission for an extension on his house but has never had the money to complete the work. Wayne turns to his mum, and she says that part of her is saying to play on. Wayne says that it is weird when you see different people agonising over different amounts.

Wayne says

NO DEAL

Noel calls another break...

We're back

Round 5

14 - £1 Clare

10 - £35,000 Newbie Shakira

That is when Deal is really cruel says Noel.

12 - £500 Ian

Banker time