Sidney's game today.

Noel hopes we are all having a wonderful weekend, and talks about Imani's game, he says he feels a little sorry for Imani as her game involved timing and temptation, as her board produced some great offers, but also tempted her to play on, and she just got her timing wrong.

Had the £20,000 on Friday.

I honestly thought it would be Laura today...

Sidney has box 1 today.

Sidney is from Deal in Kent Noel says he has been waiting for this moment for 6 years. Unfortunately Sidney's wife can't be with him in the studio today, but Noel says the pilgrims will give him lots of support. We get to see Sidney's family photo which was taken at Christmas, and Sidney says he always cooks on Boxing day and does mash and sprouts every year. Sidney has a lucky horseshoe that was given to him by a friend at the carehome where he calls the bingo numbers every week.

Here we go....

So Sidney's the first contestant from Deal, eh?

Niko, meanwhile, must be the first contestant from the former Yugoslavia.

Round 1

Noel gets corrected by Sidney for calling him Sid

16 - £750 Newbie Niko

19 - £10 Kingsley

This is fun says Sidney. The Banker calls and asks what he has to call Sidney, and Sidney says Sidney

12 - £3,000 James

22 - £100 Dan

14 - £1,000 Carlos

Banker time

Good start!

The Banker says how dare Sidney come out here dressed like a camp curtain salesman and tell everyone how they have to address him!

Banker's offer:

50p

Sidney says he has a chicken called Sid vicious. The Banker calls and says that if Sidney has a chicken called that then it makes a big difference and the offer is now....

Banker's offer:

£10,000.50

Sidney says

NO DEAL

Noel calls a break...

UH-OH...

We're back

Noel asks if Sidney would shows how is prepared for every eventuality, and then show us that Sidney has a belt on, and also braces.

Round 2

9 - £100,000 Carly

6 - £75,000 Chris

That is a big hole now says Noel.

3 - £10,000 Jackie

Banker time

Phew!

But that was not a good round at all...

That was a horrible round after such a great opening says Noel. The Banker says he is very much a belt and braces man as well, although that is mainly because he doesn't wear clean underwear, and asks Sidney if he does the same! Sidney says he doesn't and will prove it if the Banker likes!

Banker's offer:

£5,000

Sidney says

NO DEAL

Round 3

Sidney talks about some numbers that worry him.

20 - £15,000 Laura

8 - £1 Lynn

Noel calls another break and Sidney does the link...

Needed that first nibble at the Banker's Power 5 after five reds in a row.

It means that the 12-box board looks like this:

1p
10p
50p

£5

£50

£250
£500



£5,000


£20,000
£35,000
£50,000


£250,000

We're back
Last box before the Banker

Noel talks about Sidney's upcoming wedding anniversary and gets Sidney's wife and daughter's names mixed up, which results in Sidney yet again correcting Noel

4 - £50 David

Banker time

The Banker says he can see Sidney's military past in the way he conducts himself.

Banker's offer:

£15,000

Good offer, but there's at least one more round in it...

That is serious money says Sidney, and he goes to David for some advice, he tells Sidney that is a good offer, but does think there is another round in the game.

Sidney says

NO DEAL