Alex's game today.

The studio is kitted out in a 1980s theme, and everyone is wearing 1980s costumes. Does Noel look any different though?!?! Noel talks about how the banker wooed the ladies in the 1980s by creating music cassettes for them. Noel has a cassette necklace, and he says the player will choose someone on the wings to give the necklace to, and it'll benefit that person.

Cassette necklace?

The player gives it to someone on the wings?

Hmmm... that's not entirely original...

Alex has box 12.

Alex is from the Midlands and is a business manager for health and safety! Noel says he's tempted to hit Alex with safety cones and tie him up in safety tape. Alex's mum and her partner is in the audience today, and we get to see a photo of his grandparents, who meant a lot to him.

Here we go...

Round 1

80s Love Mix twist:

The player gives the love necklace to someone on the wings. When that person's box is chosen in live play, they guess the contents of their box, and if they're right, they win a holiday. The player also gets an immediate offer from the banker.

Alex chooses to give the love necklace to Alma. Alex is keeping 7, 21, 8 and 10 to the end.

22 - Stephen - £100

15 - Sidney - £3,000

5 - Zoe - £1,000

6 - Chris - 50p

Casey next, but she can't open her box as it's stuck, and Noel has to help her!

20 - Casey - £1

Banker time

Wasn't just Casey who had problems with opening the box (though hers was the most obvious)

Noel encourages Alex to deal, so they can spend the rest of the hour having an 80s disco!

Alex says

NO DEAL

Noel calls a break...

Hehe, LOL at the ZX Spectrum style loading screen on the board!

One would think that after so many pre-twist deals in 2011, the producers would go all-out to ensure that the number of these in 2012 is much closer to zero...

In which case they would ensure that Alex, and all the other players this week, play the necklace before they deal.

But that was a very high opening offer...

We're back

Round 2

Noel asks Alex why he hasn't married his girlfriend yet, and he says he wants to make sure he has enough money!

4 - Gabbie - £10,000

9 - Imani - 10p

14 - Nick - £250

Banker time

The banker says Alex isn't appropriate for Love Week, as he's clearly scared of commitment! He says Alex has opened the 1p on repeated occasions.

Banker's offer:

£16,500

Well, that's not quite as generous as the £12k.

Alex says that's a nice amount of money. He asks his mum for advice, who says he knows what he wants to do.

Alex says

NO DEAL

Round 3

19 - Jim - £250,000

13 - Laura - £10

Alex goes to skip in front of the board, and Noel gets a hi-vis jacket and helmet for him to wear!

Noel calls a break...

Well, the clock suggests that Alex will play the necklace before he deals - if he does deal, of course...

We're back

Last box before the Banker

Noel says on the day Alex filled out his DoND application form, he found out he'd be a dad.

2 - Jackie - £500

Banker time

Alex says

NO DEAL

What?!?!?

A STICK after the loss of the £250k?!?!?

I'll say it once again - if the producers are not careful, then there could be a deal before the necklace is played...