Ironic that Noel chose to mention Corinne in a game where only a reckless gamble would have won her a 6-figure sum. 2-box offer was about the same generosity as Corinne's too.

Annoyed me slightly that Noel said that "we'll never know whether Lucia would have taken £34k" - when he could have asked her.

Lucia played the game well, she gambled when the board was in her favour but saw when it was slipping away from her and took a generous deal. Yes she had £100k in her box but it wold have taken a reckless gamble to get there.
Of course if she'd had those last two rounds it might have been a different matter...