Show 41

W1 Ai-Linh, 2 shows, replaced Nigel, Box 8
W2 Georgina, 3 shows, replaced Claudia, Box 2
W3 Nea, 20 shows, replaced Az, Box 7
W4 Patrick S, 19 shows, replaced Mary-Louise, Box 17
W5 Kay, 5 shows, replaced Emily, Box 16
W6 Millie, 6 shows, replaced Roy, Box 6
W7 Barry, 7 show, replaced Lola, Box 1
W8 Scarlett, 14 shows, replaced Robbie, Box 11
W9 Patrick O, 10 shows, replaced Liam, Box 21
W10 Irene, 13 shows, replaced Liz, Box 22
W11 Peter, 16 shows, replaced Soloman, Box 5

E1 Ally, 4 shows, replaced Keith, Box 3
E2 Nikki, 11 shows, replaced Gwen, Box 20
E3 Greg, 18 shows, replaced Jonny, Box 14
E4 Brian, 15 shows, replaced Mandy, Box 18
E5 Laurence, 11 shows, replaced Dylan, Box 10
E6 Ashleyne, 17 shows, replaced Lucy, Box 4
E7 May, 8 shows, replaced Alice, Box 13
E8 Pamela, 21 shows, replaced Maud, Box 9
E9 Sebastian, 9 shows, replaced Harrison, Box 19
E10 Amie, 1 show, replaced Brenda, Box 15
E11 Benjamin, 22 shows, replaced Mike, Box 12

Benjamin - 22 shows (replaced Mike)
Pamela - 21 shows (replaced Maud)
Nea - 20 shows (replaced Az)
Patrick S - 19 shows (replaced Mary-Louise)
Greg - 18 shows (replaced Jonny)
Ashleyne - 17 shows (replaced Lucy)
Peter - 16 shows (replaced Soloman)
Brian - 15 shows (replaced Mandy)
Scarlett - 14 shows (replaced Robbie)
Irene - 13 shows (replaced Liz)
Laurence - 12 shows (replaced Dylan)
Nikki - 11 shows (replaced Gwen)
Patrick O - 10 shows (replaced Liam)
Sebastian - 9 shows (replaced Harrison)
May - 8 shows (replaced Alice)
Barry - 7 shows (replaced Lola)
Millie - 6 shows (replaced Roy)
Kay - 5 shows (replaced Emily)
Ally - 4 shows (replaced Keith)
Georgina - 3 shows (replaced Claudia)
Ai-Linh - 2 shows (replaced Nigel)
Amie - 1 show (replaced Brenda)


Greg's game today.

Noel says he's feeling great after Brenda's victory yesterday, and he suspects most the women are in relation to the battle of the sexes competition running up to our 50th show...Noel says that today, the rest of the women can relax as it's time for a man to take to the chair...he wonders if this game will put them ahead of the women's current total of £12,500....here's the board...



Greg has Box 14 today. Greg Brusk is a 33-year old builder from Essex...Greg says he loves his job and he's been doing it ever since he left school...we meet his wife Shannon who is in the audience...Noel asks how someone like her ended up with someone like Greg! Greg tells Noel that he felt really bad as a lot of people have come out and wanted to give money to charity, and he planned just to spend it all on a new car, clothes, and stuff like that...he says that being with some amazing people in his 17 shows on the wings has showed him how much people can benefit from his money, so he will now be giving some of what he wins away to several charities he's learnt about through his fellow contestants.

That is just fantastic Noel says...he asks Greg if there is anything else, and Greg says that his friends always make fun of him for being quite short, and they promised to stop if it turned out he was taller than Noel! Greg says Noel has to take off his heeled shoes first...it turns out Greg is just a bit taller, and Noel says we've solved one problem already!

Greg confirms he chose Box 14 at random...Here we go...

Opening rounds are very important, Greg says....Noel says it's weird how the attitudes of the player change, as Brenda yesterday said quite the opposite!

16 - £5,000 Kay

19 - 50p Sebastian

4 - 1p Ashleyne

Ashleyne gets a kiss from Greg! Noel says it's great to get it out of the way so early...

2 - £10,000 Georgina

Greg wants the newbie...

15 - 10p Newbie Amie

Banker time



A very good opening round, Noel says...he says we've seen the top 3 found in the first 5 boxes, but never the bottom three, until now...Greg says getting all the pennies is a great advantage...the banker rings and says that he can tell the men will win this already!

Banker offers

£5,000

Greg says it's a great offer...he looks at the board and says it's not time to go yet

Greg says

NO DEAL

Next round...

18 - £20,000 Brian

20 - £250,000 Nikki

Oh Greg, Noel says...he tells Greg he'll give him a talking to during the break!

Welcome back to Greg's game..

Noel says things are now going back on track...

6 - £50 Millie (:

Banker time



Noel says that we took a massive hit...Greg says that block of 4 looks promising to him...the banker rings and says that he rarely goes up after the contestant finds the £250,000, so Greg should make the most of it and deal...

Banker offers

£7,500

Greg says he does appreciate it...he says £7,500 is a nice sum...

Greg says

NO DEAL

Next round...Noel asks Greg how he's choosing the boxes and Greg says he's closing his eyes and then choosing the number that comes into his head....Noel says he cannot find any of the big ones....

9 - £75,000 Pamela

Groans...maybe this method isn't very good, Greg says...

8 - £250 Ai-Linh

3 - £100,000 Ally

Oh WHAT Greg says...

Banker time



Greg gets the audience working saying it's fine and he'll win £50,000! The banker rings and says he loves it when a plan comes together...he makes reference to the 'terrible twosome' of Ally and Nikki who revealed the top 2...

Banker offers

£1,300

Greg says he understands why the offer is so low now, but it's not enough at the moment....

Greg says

NO DEAL

Noel tells Greg that he CANNOT find £50k, £35k or £15k now...Greg says he told him not to find £100k or £75k, but that didn't work...

1 - £35,000 Barry

More groans...what a crash, Noel says....

11 - £1 Scarlett

Noel says hopefully that £1 from Scarlett was a sign that things are looking up...he calls a break...

Welcome back
Last box before the banker...

17 - £10 Patrick S

Banker time



After all this, it's actually evened up at 8-box, Noel says...Greg tells everyone that he's remaining positive....the banker says that the average has gone down, so really the offer shouldn't up...he says to Greg that the last time he ignored his genorosity, it cost him dearly...

Banker offers

£3,000

Greg says it's pretty good...he says he has a lot of respect for the banker, but he expects to get 5-figures at least...Noel says that it could be a job with this game...he says that £3,000 is actually a very good offer. Greg says that £3,000 may take a while to earn, but £50,000 is something he'll never be able to get easily...

Greg says

NO DEAL

Next round...

22 - £750 Irene

7 - £3,000 Nea

Fine, Greg says...

10 - £5 Laurence

Big cheers!

Banker time



The banker rings and says that he can see that Greg is a player who is determined to go all the way if needs be...he tells Greg he simply cannot reject this offer...Noel says we're getting there now!

Banker offers

£9,000

Greg says this is a really tough one...he says if he finds the £50k, but keeps the £15k, the offer will go down, but he doesn't think it'll go down by too much...he says he can deal for £5,000 and not be annoyed, but if he loses that £50,000...for the first time he asks his wife Shannon, who says that £9,000 is real money...she adds that together, they can earn it in time if it all goes wrong...Greg says this is hard....he goes up and gives his wife a kiss on the cheek and asks for the question...

Greg says

NO DEAL

COME ON he says! Noel says Greg is incredibly enthusiastic and now it needs to pay off...

21 - £1,000 Patrick O

Everyone cheers that...May next...she says she doesn't want to open it!

13 - £50,000 May And that's why, Noel says!

He tells Greg that if he finds the £15,000, it'll be a disaster...

5 - £100 Peter

Banker time with £500 and £15,000 remaining



Greg thinks Benjamin has the £500...so you're confident the £15,000 is in your box, Noel says...the banker rings and thinks that whilst declining £9,000 was brave, he thinks a lot of is for show...Greg says he could deal £5,000 now without worrying about the £9k...the banker says this suggests £5k would be a dealing point for this board...so as always, he'll try and push it a bit...

Banker offers

£4,990

Greg says he's come this far...Shannon tells him that she'll support him no matter what...Nikki tells him that £500 is a good backup, as who'd mind £500 just being given to them...Greg says he was hoping for a hard decision on this one, but he knows what he wants to do...

Greg says

NO DEAL

Wow... hope this works out

The audience cheer and Noel says Greg has given us a great game and there is a great atmosphere in the dream factory now...

Noel asks what £15,000 would mean to him, and Greg says it's an ideal amount and it can help them so much...Noel says he really hopes it's in Box 14, and it's his...

Noel opens Box 14 to reveal £500

Groans...Greg looks gutted but says he played the game...

Benjamin opens Box 12 and reveals £15,000

Noel says he's very sorry, and Greg says it's okay...he says £15k obviously would have been great, but the experience has been wonderful, and £500 isn't that bad! Noel says he has taken this so well and for that, he thinks he has everyone here's respect....he tells us that at the moment, the women are £12,000 ahead of the men...and with another game with the ladies tomorrow, it's looking good....

141 Greg - £500 - £500 - £9,000 - £1,300

Player Show Count For 6/5/08

Benjamin - 23 shows (replaced Mike)
Pamela - 22 shows (replaced Maud)
Nea - 21 shows (replaced Az)
Patrick S - 20 shows (replaced Mary-Louise)
Ashleyne - 18 shows (replaced Lucy)
Peter - 17 shows (replaced Soloman)
Brian - 16 shows (replaced Mandy)
Scarlett - 15 shows (replaced Robbie)
Irene - 14 shows (replaced Liz)
Laurence - 13 shows (replaced Dylan)
Nikki - 12 shows (replaced Gwen)
Patrick O - 11 shows (replaced Liam)
Sebastian - 10 shows (replaced Harrison)
May - 9 shows (replaced Alice)
Barry - 8 shows (replaced Lola)
Millie - 7 shows (replaced Roy)
Kay - 6 shows (replaced Emily)
Ally - 5 shows (replaced Keith)
Georgina - 4 shows (replaced Claudia)
Ai-Linh - 3 shows (replaced Nigel)
Amie - 2 shows (replaced Brenda)
Whoever replaces Greg - 1 show