Gill's game today.

Noel says the 80s nostalgia was the banker's idea, as it was his favourite romantic period.

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.

Gill has box 12.

Gill is retired, having worked in the retail sector. She reveals that she met Noel in the 1980s when he was part of a world record to see how many bodies could fit into a Mini. The banker rings and wonders if it was living people or dead bodies who were in the Mini. Gill has a good-luck card with her, and she shows a photo of her with her husband. She says one of her dreams is to get enough money to renovate their house. Gill's sister is in the audience today.

Here we go...

Round 1

Gill chooses to give the love necklace to David.

22 - Alma - £100

Gill says she's using a format to choose the boxes.

6 - Jess - £750

15 - newbie Kirsty - £75,000

Noel reveals Kirsty's party trick is that she can get her legs over her head!

10 - Gabbie - £5,000

1 - James - £20,000

Banker time

The banker says everyone looks different, except Noel. He says it looks like Kirsty has come as Noel.

Banker's offer:

£5,000


Gill says

NO DEAL


Noel calls a break...

Well, the Banker must be enjoying these specials even more with the first three players not making good use of the cassette necklace, and the respective results being a squandered £100k win, a squandered £250k win and a rather fortunate narrow TPW...

Let's hope that Gill uses the necklace at just the right time, and pulls off an OPW or a comfortable TPW - and also that her game proceeds at a normal pace, unlike yesterday's...

We're back

Round 2

3 - Mathew - £50

5 - Laura - 50p

18 - Kath - £5

Banker time

The banker asks Kath if she's OK, and she says it's blowing hot and cold where she is!

Banker's offer:

£10,000

Gill says that's a really good offer, and the money would do a lot for them.

Gill says

NO DEAL

BTW, is something up with the post counter today?

Following this post, it says that there are seven on this thread - yet I count nine...

Round 3

14 - Damien - £3,000

2 - Zoe - £10

Noel calls a break...

We're back

Last box before the Banker

20 - Imani (opened by Damien) - £250,000

Noel says Imani has flu at the moment.

Banker time

The banker says boxes are often ignored when no-one's behind them, and he thinks he was lucky just now.

Banker's offer:

£5,000

Gill says

NO DEAL

Round 4

19 - Chris - 1p

8 - Carlos - £1,000

9 - Jim - £50,000

Banker time

The banker says he's thinking about David and the love necklace.

Banker's offer:

£10,000

David says he thinks Gill still has a strong board, and he thinks she should go on. Gabbie reminds her that she can still play the love necklace. Mathew says he thinks Gill should open one more box, then use the love necklace.

Gill says

NO DEAL

Gill goes for box 11 and Mike, but Noel calls a break...

And still the post counter is wrong...

This is the 18th post on this thread - yet the counter says 16.

Is there an explanation for this?!

Anyway, Mathew suggested playing the necklace at 5-box yesterday (and Stephen didn't take that advice when he should have... oh dear, oh dear).

But now he thinks it should be played at 6-box, the same point at which Alex played it - and we all know how that turned out...

We're back

Round 5

11 - Mike - £1

Gill goes for David and the love necklace now. David guesses he has £15,000.

16 - David - £500

David doesn't win the holiday. Gill gets an offer now.

Banker time