David's game today.

Noel says he knows why the wings are excited, and says he loves being on the show as every show and game is totally different. A while ago the Banker was getting everyone for £8,000, and over the last 2 days the Banker has had big victories, but he has also had to pay out £70,000 and £75,000 for those victories.

David has box 21 today.

David is a semi-retired engineer. David talks about how he got into engineering. He has his wife in the audience for support today. We get to see a picture of David's 2 grandchildren. David has brought along some conkers, and Noel says he will chat about them later, along with David's outfit.


Here we go...

Round 1

David asks the pilgrim who came into the studio first today to choose the first box.

16 - £20,000 Leo

22 - £5 Chris

8 - £5,000 Brian

6 - £500 Cynthia

5 - £1,000 Bekki

Banker time

Noel notices that they have left a label exposed on David's microphone transmitter, and gets a sound engineer out to sort it out and also apologise to David for the slip in standards. The Banker asks why his 2 victories this week don't feel like victories.

Banker's offer:

£8,500

David very quickly says NO DEAL before Noel can even ask the question.

David says

NO DEAL

Noel calls a break...

Just slightly behind the last two games on the clock according to forum post timestamps.

Well, unable to watch this live, but surely can't be 3 huge payouts in a row? Whats the atmosphere like?

We're back

David has disappeared off set, and reappears as King Conker. David explains he has been a member of a conker club for a number of years, and a few years ago was asked to be King Conker and welcome conker players from all over the world to the conker contests, and over the years have raised over £400,000.

Round 2

20 - £15,000 Newbie Candice

David says that Lily is an incredible kisser, and Noel says she got her experience during the war syphoning petrol!

19 - £35,000 Lily

1 - £75,000 Irene

Banker time

That was a rotten round says Noel. The Banker says he used to be a conker player as well, and had a conker tree in his garden when he was younger.

Banker's offer:

£3,000

No repeat of the last two five-box scenarios then.

If the Banker keeps making generous offers like he did the last two games, then David would be absolutely conkers to play to the end

David says

NO DEAL

Round 3

Noel says that David would like to go to Norway, and David says he went there for his honeymoon and would love to go back as he left a coat there

4 - 50p Snowy

3 - £50 Robbie

Noel calls another break...

We're back
Last box before the Banker

Noel asks David about the rules of conkers, and David gives us some of the rules in collecting them and also playing conkers.

13 - 10p Helen

Banker time

That was quite a round from King Conker says The Banker.

Banker's offer:

£10,000

Well that's improved things again. Proper decision to make at 11-box? Don't be stupid.

We are motoring now says Noel. David goes to the wings for some advice.

David says

NO DEAL

Round 4

15 - £250 Guiliana

Noel says that this could be another massive payout for the Banker as David is taking the blues out at just the right moment

18 - £750 Michael

14 - £10,000 Carland

Banker time

This offer will really test him but with three of the power five still in play, and a big gap, worth another round.

That is one heck of an 8-box says Noel. The Banker says he wishes he never got out of bed this week, he notes that both players this week gambled at this point and got lucky.

Banker's offer:

£17,000

This feels like a board where £26k would be arguable either way.

So of course the Banker, who has already had two almighty scares and ought to be expecting the players to gamble on the back of those two games, doesn't even offer £20k.

Does he really think that's going to be taken?