WHAT A LEGEND!!! I was thinking that Noel was being pretty rude by going on about how he didn't mind the low reds, and then she told him herself!! I love Margaret. This is the best game ever.

Slightly less amazing, however, is that the new player is called John again.

I thnk anything below £10,000 will make the offer be around £25,000

The £250,000 would bump the offer up to around £30,000, so nothing to worry about.

We're back

Last box before the banker

Noel builds up the tension, please don't jinx it Noel!!!

22 - £10,000

Banker time

THE BOARD AFTER ROUND TWO:

£5
£10
£250
£500
£750
£1000
£5000
£15000
£20000
£35000
£50000
£75000
£100000
£250000

I was expecting a higher first offer than £15K, but it was definately more than generous. The second offer should improve on that figure, but the risk of hitting reds - high reds - is increasing. I would be incredibly tempted to walk if this next offer is in the region of £25K even though it is only round two, but there is almost certainly more to be had in this game yet, so I think Margaret will continue.

Yep.

Jinxed it!
£10,000 is still fine


This offer will be at least £24,000

Noel says it's a good position, in fact it's very dominant. The banker says he turned over a new leaf just for Margaret


Banker offers

£20,000

Again, quite sensible.

The bank's offer seems a little low

Margaret gets some advice from Ned, he tells her to avoid the power 5 and remember you only sit in the crazy chair once.....

Margaret says

NO DEAL

This board just keeps improving. £20,000 is still a lot of money, but with this board, who could deal. Margaret plays on.

14 boxes left

Average: £39,465
Offer: £20,000 (highest £20,000)
Offer (%): 50.67 (highest 50.67)

2 box median: £25,064
Fair deal: £19,162

Highest future average: £42,688 (8 boxes left)
Risk of collapse: 23%

Some mothers do have 'em, I suppose!

No duff, you don't seem to realise that the lower the offers, the better chance she has on going on to the end, and hopefully making the game not peak too early like it always did last October.

Next round

12 - £100,000 groans for that one, although Margaret says that was a good reality check

2 - £5,000

15 - £50,000 more groans

Banker time

Noel says that was a painfull round, the banker says 'ohhh that feels better' 2 star witnesses have disappeared from the courtroom

Banker offers

£9,000

THE BOARD AFTER ROUND THREE:

£5
£10
£250
£500
£750
£1000
£15000
£20000
£35000
£75000
£250000

I thought £20000 was a bit on the mean side. She has hit two of the power five, and is bound to be punished. I'd expect the offer to go back down to the starting offer, possibly a touch less. I can see a disaster coming.

It's a reality check says Noel, Margaret says it's far too much fun isn't it.

Margaret says

NO DEAL

I don't know why they are groaning, the offer was bound to go down. I like her attitude of 'we are here for fun!'. Go Margret!

That was a bad round, but the board is still very good. In reality, only the £5 and £10 are the worst she can win, so playing on in most scenarios is almost always worthwhile.

11 boxes left

Average: £36,138
Offer: £9,000 (highest £20,000)
Offer (%): 24.89 (highest 50.67)

2 box median: £14,001
Fair deal: £14,562

Highest future average: £42,689 (8 boxes left)
Risk of collapse: 27%