Ricky's game today.

The ticker reads "Will the Banker's web of lies continue on Day 4 of Gold Medal Deal?". Noel talks about how all 15 shots at the catapult have missed, and how three Power 5 amounts have been seen by the Banker as a result. He says he has a "sneaky feeling" £250,000 will be on the table...

Ricky has box 10 today.

From Stretford in Manchester, he's studying football coaching. He was on the Manchester City youth team but it didn't work out - not that he's worried, being a Manchester United fan He's got a tartan lucky hat from his late grandfather, and is now wearing it. Noel thinks he looks trendy wearing it!

Quick introduction today. Here we go...

ROUND 1

Ricky has nobody in the audience with him. He's planning on keeping 16 and 7 to the end.

Box 14 (newbie Lara) - 1p Lara gets a very quick kiss, although it's more of a massive hug first!

Box 12 (Noel) - £5

Box 13 (Neil) - £50,000

Box 3 (Margy-Rose) - £1

Box 15 (Craig) - £50

Banker time...

Well, apart from the £50,000, that's a pretty good start!

The Banker says it's been his week, Noel responds by talking up the board. The Banker says that Ricky reads the board uniquely, and tries to visualise the remaining offers, and he's good at it apparently!

Banker's offer:

£15,000

And that's a very good opening offer as well!

About half the mean. I wonder if DE has gone!

Ricky says he's flattered by the offer and says that a bad round is hard to recover from sometimes. He says he's not seen an opening offer that big yet, and hasn't had that money before - in fact, he's apparently borrowed money just to make it to Bristol!

He does say he still wants to play on... and he does. Ricky says NO DEAL. Noel calls a break...

£15,000?!
Amazingly generous opening offer considering having taken out the £50k!

One of these days someone WILL deal at the first offer.

We're back.

ROUND 2

Box 5 (Hayley) - £1,000

Ricky has looked at Gary a couple of times. In that bodybuilder outfit, so would I!

Box 9 (Gary) - 50p

Box 19 (David) - £3,000

Banker time...

The Banker fancies Ricky's chances of succeeding at the catapult twist.

Banker's offer:

£21,000

Last time box 10 came to the table (Elaine's game) it contained the £250,000, and its average contents in 83 visits is £32,414, well above the mean.

Another very generous offer!

Both the offer and the board get talked up by Noel. Ricky looks stunned, and says it's different in the chair.

Noel points out that Ricky lives with his parents and would like a place of his own. Ricky says it's "so difficult" to achieve his home-ownership dream out of the game.

Ricky says NO DEAL.

ROUND 3

Box 6 (Andy) - £10,000

Ricky talks of taking out 10p.

Box 4 (Phil) - £15,000

Noel says that if this box is blue "that's fine!". He also talks up the atmosphere as he calls a break...

We're back. "One more box! Can little Ricky hold on to the big 3?", asks the ticker.

ROUND 3 continued

Ricky picks the number of Paul Scholes' shirt.

Box 18 (Milli) - £75,000

Banker time...

The Banker says Scholes scored one for him! Noel asks how far the offer's gone down, and Ricky thinks it might be £15,000 again.

Banker's offer:

£21,000

A stick?! Well, that's easily the most generous offer so far!

Ricky says you look at the board and that "it'll never happen again" if the two six-figure sums go, though he points out he also has the £35k. Andy says there's another round for him. "Does everyone think that?", asks Ricky. Nobody vocally dissents.

Ricky says NO DEAL.

Box 1 (Mike) - £5,000

Box 22 (Paul) - £35,000. Ricky laughs nervously...

Box 20 (Nong) - 10p

Cue an immense outpouring of relief. Banker time...

Another stick, and I'm outta there!