Shakeel's game today.

Noel says we have had some interesting games to start the new year, but found Amy-Jo's fascinating yesterday, where she had an interesting change of mind in her game, as she had a lucky number 14, which she left to the end, but fortunately for her she dealt a bit earlier and dodged the 1p barge.

Shakeel has box 3 today.

Shakeel is an insurance advisor, and has bee doing it for over 8 years, Noel asks him about the types of insurance he sells. We get to see a family picture, and Shakeel has his brother in the audience for support today. Shakeel says he has a hidden talent for poetry which he discovered one day while he had some spare time at uni, and Noel gets him to read out his DoND poem that he has written. Noel says it was very wise not to end any line of that poem with Banker

Here we go...

Round 1

Shakeel says he has no game plan. Newbie Michael first, and Noel says that he has a fascination with numbers.

12 - £100,000 Newbie Michael

10 - £750 Renee

Stef next, and Noel says that she is a little strange, she is a dancer and is working on a dance inside a plastic bag!

18 - £1,000 Stef

11 - £250,000 Zoe

6 - £15,000 Wendy

Banker time

Ooh, not a good start, once again.

Let's hope he can turn it around like yesterday.

That is a rotten opening round says Noel. The Banker laughs and cheers down the phone, and says that was the most thrilling and exciting round he has witnessed, as not only did the top 2 amounts went, but he also learnt that you can insure dentures.

Banker's offer:

£1,000.99

Shakeel says

NO DEAL

Noel calls a break...

We're back

Round 2

Shakeel whispers something to Noel about Jodi, and he then picks Jodi's box, and Noel asks her to do the dinosaur impression that Shakeel just told her about. Jodi disappears off stage and then comes back pretending to be a dinosaur

20 - £3,000 Jodi

22 - £50,000 Laurie

This is most uncomfortable says Noel

15 - £75,000 Ioannis

Banker time

That is horrendous says Noel. The Banker laughs down the phone again and says that he thinks this is the earliest his nibbles have been out.

Banker's offer:

99p

Shakeel says

NO DEAL

Round 3

Noel says that Shakeel has the chance to go in the hall of fame for taking out 10 blues in a row.

17 - £20,000 Adam

This is unreal says Noel.

19 - 1p Paul

Noel calls another break....

Not going well so far, but at least the 1p is out of the way.

Has there ever been a game where £10,000 has been the second-highest amount left at 12-box? I presume there's been one or two...

We're back
Last box before the Banker

2 - £50 Chris

Banker time

The Banker is practicing his new hobby now, as this game doesn't now require his attention, and he is now fire-eating as he has his teeth insured.

Banker's offer:

£501

Shakeel says

NO DEAL

Round 4

4 - £500 Dale

8 - £250 Leo

13 - £100 Margaret

Banker time

Wow £35,000 game by round 2?

The Banker says that was an all-blue round, but it was the worst one he could have had as he took out all the highest ones.

Banker's offer:

£1,250

Noel runs through of Shakeel's dreams. Shakeel goes to the wings for some advice. Shakeel's brother thinks there is another round in the game.

Shakeel says

NO DEAL

Round 5

16 - £1 Darren

21 - £35,000 James

Noel calls another break....