Shaun's game today.

Noel talks about how Sue yesterday nearly became the 13th member of the 1p club and the banker is upset as Sue nearly played on.

Shaun has box 2.

He is a fire station officer from the West Midlands, and he is involved in the training of fire fighters, but he tells how not many people actually successfully get through the training... he also says it's a good job because people look up to you and women like the uniform He says he loves fire as it's mystical and magical

His daughter and ex-wife, who is now his friend, is in the audience. He shows some pics of how he has helped children in third world countries.

Here we go...

Ah now you see you get some people who say certain contestants are inspirational for not really doing something but having something impaired, Shaun is inspirational 16 years as a firefighter and helping kids in other countries. Hope he does well!

His system is based on his first 22 fights as an amateur boxer. He is starting with his worst fights first.

7 - Richie - £5,000

14 - newbie Martin - £10,000

5 - Angie - £250

13 - Audrey - £100,000

Audrey says she'll miss Shaun's singing on the coach every morning

16 - Ben - £3,000

Time for the banker...

This is going to be an entertaining show no matter what the outcome.

Great to have a firefighter on the show. Especially one that loves fire. haha

Noel jokes about how the banker was beaten in front of his ex-wife Dorris!! Noel says the banker is imagining how Shaun would talk about the mystical properties of fire instead of tackling it, and he's likely to have started it half an hour previously!!

Banker's offer

£999

£3k and £5k seemed to get low groans there...back to 05?

Stats after Round 1
Offer: £999
Mean: £26,318.62
Offer (%): 3.80%
Fair Deal: £8,360.51
Volatility: 1.27
Redometer: -16

Board
1p
10p
50p
£1
£5
£10
£50
£100

£500
£750
£1,000



£15,000
£20,000
£35,000
£50,000
£75,000

£250,000

Oooo had to be done

Shaun NO DEALS

Noel gets out a marker pen and draws a "2" on his book, and Woodsy holds the book up and there is a ding ding sound effect

3 - Adie - £20,000

4 - Bing - £750

Bing says she'd wrestle Shaun any time!!

Shaun says come back from the break to see him give the banker a damn good beating...

We're back

Noel says how unusual Shaun's system is...

22 - Dot - £500

Banker time...

Have we ever had a Martin on the show?

The banker is interested in Shaun as he seems to be very hard, but he reckons he's a softie at heart...

Banker's offer

£15,000

Stats after Round 2
Offer: £15,000
Mean: £30,440.47
Offer (%): 49.28%
Fair Deal: £9,481.76
Volatility: 1.42
Redometer: -19 (↓3)

Board
1p
10p
50p
£1
£5
£10
£50
£100



£1,000



£15,000

£35,000
£50,000
£75,000

£250,000

£15k. Well into targetist territory now.

Noel says the ex-wife is looking interested...

Shaun says him and the banker are in the centre of the ring now...

Shaun NO DEALS

Bing holds up the book with "3" in it, and we get another ding-ding for the start of round 3...

15 - John - £75,000

1 - Chris - 50p

These are fights Shaun won now... and Noel wonders if he won them as the opponent didn't turn up

2 - Shaun realises 2 is his own box!!!

Shaun says the boxing has given him brain damage

19 - Semi - £100

Banker time...

Noel says to the banker that was a very interesting round...

The banker says Semi is looking sexy!

Banker's offer

£17,500

Stats after Round 3
Offer: £17,500
Mean: £31,915.10
Offer (%): 54.83%
Fair Deal: £9,615.99
Volatility: 2.47
Redometer: -15 (↑4)

Board
1p
10p

£1
£5
£10
£50




£1,000



£15,000

£35,000
£50,000


£250,000

Round 3 offer yesterday, and it was 16:40... we are doing good for time at the moment I think.

The banker has increased his offer as he's worried that it'll require a strong punch to get Shaun out of the chair... Ben says it's a good offer, but Shaun still has £250k there...

Shaun NO DEALS

Astonishing offer for that board I thought.

Still he's gone on because the £250k is there.

Oh god its gone !!!!!

Dot signals the start of round 4...

18 - Mel - £250,000

9 - Reg - £50

Noel asks if Reg has ever done boxing, and he says "you must be joking - never in my life"!

Shaun says come back after the break as this fight is up and down, but he's on top right now...

I might have been gone at eleven-box, and apparently I might have been right to do so...

We're back

Noel says Shaun was an amateur boxer, but he's a professional now at playing DOND...

17 - Woodsy - £1,000

Banker time...

Shaun is worried by the 1p there...

Banker's offer

£5,000

Stats after Round 4
Offer: £5,000
Mean: £12,502.01
Offer (%): 39.99%
Fair Deal: £4,555.89
Volatility: 1.00
Redometer: -22 (↓7)

Board
1p
10p

£1
£5
£10









£15,000

£35,000
£50,000

I liked the 'look at shadow and move up slowly to character' camera angle.

Shaun says he's a realist... he is reminded by the others that an all-blue round will make the offer go up a lot and he NO DEALS

Nic signals the start of round 6.

6 - Rachel - £15,000

Noel says "Oh wow, what an unlucky game...".

11 - Geoff - £50,000

Noel says it's all or nothing now after that bad luck...

8 - Laura - £10

Banker time...

Blimey. What a crash. One red and four blues - and they are all low blues too

Noel wonders if this will be a trap offer... the banker can't remember the last time he had 4 of his power 5 and one of the player's...

Banker's offer

£999.99

Noel says it's not bad... almost £1k...

Shaun NO DEALS

Oooo err all or nothing now...

Stats after Round 5
Offer: £999.99
Mean: £7,001.22
Offer (%): 14.28%
Fair Deal: £1,455.20
Volatility: 5728.31
Redometer: -29 (↓7)

Board
1p
10p
£1
£5

£35,000

Argh I think I'd probably go on...

I would have no-dealt too. Sh*t or bust for me.

The Fadil finish!

Noel says one punch can wreck the game

12 - Ferno - £1

Noel says it's right on the edge...

20 - Nic - 10p

Noel says a LOT is riding on Shaun getting the right box here...

10 - Viv - £5

Banker time with 1p and £35,000 remaining and it's only 4:51!!

Phew that was tense. Much needed blue round but that blasted 1p is still there!!!!

That'll limit the offer for sure.

Yarrp either a very decisive offer or a long celebrative finish

Noel says he didn't think we'd be at this point not long ago... Shaun's ex-wife says he never gives up!

Banker's offer

£7,000

Shaun seemed pretty cautious on the wings but that's quite honestly a crap offer.

Hope he wins the £35,000.

YES!

Stats after Round 6
Offer: £7,000
Mean: £17,500.01
Offer (%): 40.00%
Fair Deal: £8,759.36
Volatility: 3500000.00 (Yes, 3.5 million )
Redometer: -4 (↑25) (Yes, up 25 )


Board
1p
£35,000

Twice in a row?

Shaun wonders what the chances of the 1p being there 2 days in a row are...

Shaun NO DEALS

Woah!!! Come on Shaun!

Good man !!!!!!!

Hope it pays off.

I'd ND 7k on that board

Noel is about to open Shaun's box and the banker phones... he is laughing at Shaun!!

Banker's offer

SWAP

Shaun says NO SWAP

Noel's relieved as he hates the swap

Noel opens Shaun's box 2 and reveals 1p

Noooo 1p

Shaun doesn't seem bothered and he says he doesn't have any problems with the result

The other box - box 21 - Simon - £35,000

Noel says it's so rare for the same value to visit the table in consecutive games - and Shaun says that rarity is one of the reasons he played on...

Well that was disappointing. Had to ND 7k though

What a horrible finish... I hope the players on the wings don't use this game as an excuse not to gamble as I think we are overdue a power 5 on the table.

Indeed, Sylvia was the last one to have a power 5 box on the table, and that was 250k, though that was filmed after these shows, so the last power 5 box for them would have been Orry's game.

oh well, i had hoped it had not come to the table two days in a row, well his first game he had the 250,000 and now finishes with the 1p.

LOL!!! we have the 13th member woo.

In all seriousness though that final offer was disgusting it was a blatent force on no deal.

Remember Chantelle?, She was offered 12k on that final two and she no dealed but ultimatly got the 35k.

7k was derisory he totally did the right thing no dealing and he took the 1p like a man!!.

Bad luck Shaun but you played it the best you could and did the right thing at the end.

...yyyyyouch.

...who said about second chance games elsewhere in the forum???

After the fourth-round knockdown, he utterly dominated the sixth, but that wasn't just losing on the judges' scorecards, that was the judges themselves delivering a low blow each!!!

What a disappointing finish but Shaun could not be faulted for the way he played it in my opinion. It was his one big chance and I like the way he kept going when the £250k was still up on the board. After it had gone a run of reds turned it into a one box game and the £7k offer at 2 box was an insult. I guessed he'd go for it and its a pity that sometimes luck doesn't favor the brave.

I'd rather win 1p with honour than £7k as a coward so as far as I'm concerned its a 1p win with respect and esteem intact.

Other than that an entertaining player and an enjoyable show with great tension at the end.

I liked Shaun and the last part of the game provided some great tension. With the banker ringing with the final offer at 4:51, I was sure something unusual would happen, or at least a £35k win with a minute of celebrating... so I was very surprised when 1p was opened! And 2 days in a row on the table... ouch. Has the £250k ever been on the table 2 days in a row? I know other amounts such as £20k have...

The offers at the end of Shaun's game were rather low and he can't be at all blamed for no dealing - after the extra-high offers at the start, that was quite a spectacular crash!

Caught the last 5 minutes of this... I was like, he no dealt on THAT?! But reading through here it would perhaps be more surprising if he'd dealt! I do feel gutted for him, although at the end he probably thought he'd end up either with the money or the 1p prestige, so maybe he saw it as a win-win situation!

What a crash!

That board was looking mighty fine with that £17,500 offer. If anyone No Dealed it (many here would, I'm sure - even me!), you would have won 1p today. And I unfortunately would have because it was box 2 on the table.

Disappointing result, but as everyone has already commented, he took it well!

(BTW I had to change my TV settings to widescreen to see him, but I did see Taff next to Shaun's F&F!!!)

Ouch, Shaun didnt deserve that.

Full marks to Shaun for no-dealing the final offer - a one in a lifetime chance to have a 50/50 gamble where you stand to gain four times as much as you stand to lose. OK, it didnt work out, but he did the right thing. Maybe you could argue he should have taken one of the earlier high offers, but I think Shaun played in a creditable manner throughout, and he took the result extremely well, much better than a lot of players who have walked away with more money.

And now there are 13 in the 1p club, getting a bit crowded for that caravan?

The club will have to move in an apartment soon

Probably the most amazing DOND statistic of all;

1p winners - 13
£250K winners - 1

You have to admit that The Banker is incredibly succesful. It cant just be luck, the law of averages says those two boxes should come to the table as often as each other.

Oh dear, I end up really liking everyone who wins 1p!

That was really entertaining and the Shaun was the funniest contestant since Clive. I loved all the girls introducing the rounds as wekk - but when Norman got to do it in karen's game in August, that was even funnier!

It actually reminded me of several other 1p games where at the last 5, there's 1 red and loads of other low blues (like Dave E, Connell, Sharron, Adam, Tony, Fadil - even Trevor) - and it felt like 7k was a terrible offer given the round he'd just had, but I suppose 20% of the red on a 1p/red last pair is nothing new.

While i disagree with the comment that it's better to win 1p with honour than 7k being cowardly - I'd rather have 7k than 1p no matter how it's acheieved - but I guess going home with 1p having turned down 7k would, to me, not be as bad as taking 7k and finding out I could have had 35k. Probably 10k and there's more of a decision to make.

Actually it is staggering that there have been NO power 5 boxes at the table this year - the exact opposite of last year, when one was coming every other game!

Well doen Shaun on being such a great contestant, shame you didn't win more!!

Nope. There's been £250k followed by £100k, but that's it.

Gutted for a real nice guy but couldn't understand why as he had wanted to get shot of box 2 earlier in the game why did he not take the swap.

I liked today's show with Shaun (apart from the win) and the whole boxing theme they had going on.

The game started off a bit shaky with Shaun knocking out 4 reds in the first round, but he seemed to be making a good come-back and managed to get an offer of £17,500. However soon after the no deal Shaun started punching out the high reds and to get to 5-box with 4 of the Banker's power 5 still in play meant Shaun was always going to have a fight on his hand to get a good result. In the end it came down to a nail-biting finish. Would Shaun smack the Banker where it hurts, his wallet, and get the victory or would the Banker indeed get the last laugh. Unfortuently for Shaun the Banker indeed won the match with the 1p being on the table for its second day in a row and provided us with the second 1p winner this month.

The final of £7,000, whilst not spectacular, could of been a get-out for some people too scared to risk going into the 1p club. Perhaps if the Banker had offered over £10,000 maybe Shaun would of dealt. But as the Banker pointed out, just because the 1p was here yesterday doesn't mean it won't be here again.

Bad luck Shaun but at least you've got 12 other people in that club to keep you company

Great game, great contestant and an unfortunate ending. Today's show shows how overinflated Nikki's offer was earlier this week. Even considering that the 1p was in place of a high blue, the 1p stigma wasn't worth the £9K less offer today.

I don't like all this "could the 1p come to the table 2 days running" nonsense. You might as well say (as an example), the 1p came to the table 1 year ago today (or a week ago or a month ago or 3 weeks ago last Wednesay), couldn't it be spooky if it was on the table today" but only the first of these examples is ever said but every other example is just as likely.

Hey, I saw myself about 10 times! Don't think we saw too much of Shaun on the wings (was that because of his accent?) but he was a great guy and really popular with the other contestants. Everyone in the studio was gutted when the 1p was revealed, but he took it so well. Will have to book for another show, and bring a coachload down from Sheffield with me!

What an exciting game!!! Because there was loads of time left at the final offer, I was absolutely convinced that he'd win the £35k! I hate it when a player rightly no deals a rubbish offer and ends up with a blue. At least he won the penny though. If you're going to win a blue, that's the one you want!

Now now don,t knock our accents in this neck of the woods taff a lot of us have brains and very good jobs, were not all t-pots here you know.i was so sad about shauns game we all love him so much,still another one bites the dust my friend.i saw a lot of you tonight Taff you looked good,better still if you get behind the boxes.

Shaun my dear friend,what can i say you played a great game and i was sure you would have had the 35k in your box,what a shock.Pop round for a drink any time,hope to join you Kenny and Fon in Tialand.all my love Pat.xxx

Hello Pat. It is very nice to see you on the forums. I assume you mean Thailand when you say Tialand. It is a very nice place, I can assure you. When are you going? Can I join you on your world cruise?

[quote="Gordon Brown"]Hello Pat. It is very nice to see you on the forums. I assume you mean Thailand when you sayThailand It is a very nice place, I can assure you. When are you going? Can I join you on your world cruise?[/quoteSo sorry for the spelling but i had a few Moet Chandons over the mark last night,have made correction to keep you happy.Dont know when the Thailand trip is i hav,nt seen Shaun yet he has gone off on a golfing holiday with kenny and Fon is in Singapore. Will know more next week as Shaun is a neighbour, you can join us with pleasure in thailand but the cruise is family only,sorry.p.s dont bring any old teapots with you( made in Scotland) wearing a t-cosy,s.oh and give my love to her majesty when you see her.

hello again just phoned my hubby he will pay for your flight( ONE WAY ONLY OUT,AND YOU CAN BRING THAT T-POT MADE IN SCOTLAND WITH YOU.)

Hello Pat. Thanks for your swift response. Thanks also for your offer of a one-way ticket to Thailand for me. While we're on the subject, would it be possible for you to purchase a one-way ticket to the Moon for Tony Blair? I'd buy it myself but I'd be criticised in the Daily Mail.

Thanks,
Gordon

2 1p wins in a row. That's amazing.

[quote="Gordon Brown"]Hello Pat. Thanks for your swift response. Thanks also for your offer of a one-way ticket to Thailand for me. While we're on the subject, would it be possible for you to purchase a one-way ticket to the Moon for Tony Blair? I'd buy it myself but I'd be criticised in the Daily Mail.

Thanks,
i would if i could and tuck that old cracked t-pot made in scotland under his arm.hope you do a better job in Thailand.Come back Maggie all is forgiven.

Wow. I was not expecting that and Shaun didn't deserve that.

A thoroughly entertaining game though.

Well i think we can say that was Noels fault, "whats the chances of the 1p coming to the table again" answer is the same. If people knew how probability worked, that may not have happened

Sorry Pat, the accent is wonderful but not too easy to understand at times! I remember years ago being at a football match at Wolverhampton in the good old days when opposing fans were able to mix with each other, and being surrounded by people with thick Black Country accents. Couldn't understand half of what they were saying - but lovely people!
Would love to get behind the boxes one day (loads of people say I should apply) but it's finding the time ...................................

Go for it, it is the experience of a life time,and think of all the new friends you would make and Noel makes you so at ease and thrives on the banter

I hated all that boxing chat it made me scream. I am dreading the lines that they all use for the contestant who is a funeral director. If only people didn't say what there jobs are, the show could be over in half the time. Bout, ring, knock out Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh