Awww. Awful game. Only just got round to watching it on More4. I almost wish I hadn't bothered.

Same as above, poor Madeline. I genuinely wanted her to do well.

This was really, really harsh...she just came across as a pleasant woman, so it was terrible. It was made all the worse by the almost inevitable sense of it...after mentioning all that about being a small winner and being unlucky, the train wreck after she no-dealt at the five box stage just seemed unpreventable. Hindsight's a great thing and all, but...I don't know, it felt like it was going to happen somehow.

The banker's actions in dropping from £6,600 to £4,000 were deplorable, given the courage she showed to reject the former. I'd have offered around £6,000 at that five box stage.

What are you on about?

That was in response to Duffer's "swear box" comment...

No-dealing the £6,600 was a real gambler's action. There was a 64% chance of taking out at least one of the £35K or £50K and leaving the one box game she had.

I'd have taken the £4K offer too. It wasn't worth the risk for a 40% chance of a possible £15K-£20K offer, which also I would have taken.

You're as bad as KP.

I'll take that as a complement. We can all gamble playing practice games on the net but £6,000 is a lot of real money. Just please never go into a casino when you are old enough.

I was actually shouting at her to take the £6,600. I knew it would be a force to play on offer if she hit either 35k or 50k in the next 3 boxes, which she did, and he did. I don't know why everyone thinks the £4,000 was so unreasonable - I thought it was perfectly pitched to appeal to a cautious player and be temptation enough for a gambler to play on.

It was an obvious "Deal and avoid the £50k or no deal and hit the 50k" scenario there, I just wouldn't have known whatto do.

£1.45 on a £1/£5 finish. If you were still bothered at that point, you'd know how awful that offer was. If you increase the proportions, can you ever envisage anyone being offered £14,500 on a £10k/£50k last pair? I thought not!

Poor Madeliene.

And poor Geordie, his agony goes on!

Agony? Pah. If I was in Nana's position with £1 and £5, even if the Banker offered me £1.01, I'd gladly relieve Geordie of his title; it'd be nice to get some consolation out of a bad game.

And c'mon, obviously the £50,000 lured her on, because it's the most awesome sum of money on the board ;o Shame it tricked her.

I'd have probably taken the £6,600 but gone on at £4,000 (anticipating the latter would have influenced the former) so actually I suppose Simon F is 'worse' than me. But we'd both have gained decent-money OPWs from today instead of a quid, so caution would have worked. Today, at least. Sometimes it doesn't, but you never let us forget that.

I didn't really pay much attention to the game today, the woman annoyed me.

But anyway, we have a new piece of male eye candy!!! Simon!!! I'm in love....

First Tan, then Alasdair, now Simon! W1 just keeps delivering!!!

So, let's worship the almighty Simon

Let's not

Ch. You spoil all my fun

I also think it would have been a difficult experience for her being there for a single game, then having to wait nearly 4 months before your second one. Probably worse that than having 20 games before the break then playing on one of the first ones after the break!

What a ridiculous comment! Alasdair was a nice guy and deserved to do well, as did Madeleine. Shame she did so badly.

Sorry...I just get really pissed off in games where people I really like do badly, just after dull people do really well. Ideally everyone would do well, but it just feels so..."unjust". I know it isn't, but in the heat of the moment I get very annoyed...

Well, TBH, when it's people I don't like very much, I don't really care how much they get but I rarely want anyone to do badly.

(Although it does happen sometimes! )

My sister and girlfriend agree with you re: Simon!

Such a shame you didn't win more, Madeline! Well done for taking the low win well.