Dot's game today.

Noel tells a story about how he was filling his car up, and a woman came up to him and she was convinced the players knew when they were going to get picked... Noel says there are 3 reactions of players when they get picked - they cough and nearly collapse, the females often scream and the males just look shocked

Haha Dot played right into his hands there

Sort of OK I guess today even though she had £50,000 yesterday.

Her past 6 games, 1 blue http://www.ilovedealornodeal.co.uk/users.php?user=565

Last Friday she had the big one.

Awww Dot sounds like a really lovely lady Hope she does well today.

Noel carrys Dot's box 13 to the Pound Table.

She has a toy car which her grandson gave her for good luck Dot Livingstone used to be an Avon lady... She has a dream to take her husband Bob to Vegas, and also to see the Terracotta Army in China. She shows some pics of her family. She shows a pic of her mum Mary who died recently, and she starts crying... as her mum liked DOND and encouraged her to go on DOND...

She has two tatty pieces of paper which form her system. She has her sister Molly in the audience.

A couple of side notes: This is the first DOND I've watched in sunlight since November And also, Peg who played on this day last year reminded me of my Grandma who was called Dot... and this year a Dot is playing. Although my Grandma isn't like this Dot. Anyway, enough of this...

Here we go...

OMG... how strange.. 50k yesterday in her box.. and picks the 50k as her first box today!

8 - Chris - £50,000

12 - Richie - £5

3 - Debbie - £5,000

16 - Woodsy - £15,000

11 - Rachel - £100,000

"That's hurt" says Dot

Time for the banker...

Yikes - not the start we all wanted...we're supposed to be getting a Power Five box to the table and already she's at a disadvantage!!!

What an awful start. I really hope she turns it around. I think she is fantastic.

Ha, I thought Simon was still there, the new guy looks just like him!

The banker talks about Dorothy Livingstone, and he loves her and has been watching her on the wings. The banker said he loved January 08, and Dot says to tell the banker that he won't love February 08.

The banker gives an amazing stat - the total of all the boxes on the table in January last year was £1.1million - this year it was £78,000.

Banker's offer

£4,000

Wow, ouch! Last Jan £1,100,000 in the boxes this Jan £78,000

Stats after Round 1
Offer: £4,000
Mean: £23,274.21
Offer (%): 17.19%
Fair Deal: £6,557.91
Volatility: 1.72
Redometer: -19

Board
1p
10p
50p
£1

£10
£50
£100
£250
£500
£750
£1,000
£3,000

£10,000

£20,000
£35,000

£75,000

£250,000

That's exactly what I thought!!!!

Dot asks some people for advice, but has a little falling out with Noel, so he goes to sit in the audience

Noel shouts the question from the audience, and she NO DEALS

That statistic of the box values for Jan 07 and 08 just makes me think of box fixing.. I find it very hard to believe that this disparity can be just luck.

19 - Jill - £500

6 - Furno - £50

Dot chooses newbie Paul and Noel makes a big thing out of it and starts yelling

Break time

ANOTHER Paul - jeez!!!

Oh let's not suggest anything...it is a new month after all, you never know!

Maybe Paul is Simon's brother and they've given the family a second chance to get some money!

Dot is great too, but I REALLY wasn't expecting her today, but I suppose they've not had an older woman play for quite a few shows!

I wanted her to stay for atleast another week. I loved her facial expressions as she opened her box! He seems to have something very positive about her.

While we're on a break.. just wanted to expand my last point.

If the adjudicator knows what values are where - and a low value box contestant is picked to play their game.. hmmm..

I know no-one is supposed to know other than the adjudicator.. but I mean.. please... c'mon.. It's like the Noel/Katherine thing yesterday... made me think that's all.

I personally think we could see a gamble pay off today...she might not appear the type but I think for short-term, we need a good sizeable win...no questions asked!

We're back

18 - newbie Paul - £35,000

Noel says the curse of the newbie lives on...

Banker time...

The banker loves the newbie for revealing a high number

Banker's offer

£8,000

Stats after Round 2
Offer: £8,000
Mean: £25,722.26
Offer (%): 31.10%
Fair Deal: £6,867.21
Volatility: 2.27
Redometer: -19 (↓↑0)

Board
1p
10p
50p
£1

£10

£100
£250

£750
£1,000
£3,000

£10,000

£20,000


£75,000

£250,000

I doubt there is any connection as the independant adjudicator wouldn't usually be near the production team who choose the player... surely?

A good offer, but she needs to find that 1p soon

Dot thinks she still has a decent board and she asks for a bit of advice and people say she still has £250k... Semi says she's a gambler

Dot NO DEALS

5 - Ben - £10,000

Dot wonders where the blues are, and asks people who have blues to put their hands up

15 - Barry - 50p

10 - Adie - 10p

Banker time...

Just turned on as this looks like a potential for a good game. Time seems to be running on line for some dragged out tension as well, so far.

Dot reminds me of someone but I can't picture who...

She looks like she could be a soap character...

And the penny drops...suddenly we're back in January all over again... That 1p needs to get found soon, else she'll be scared into dealing

She reminds me of Jennifer last year, in a way

I know, but the 1.1million / 78k disparity of Pound table values is almost too hard to believe. Just a thought, that's all.

Noel says how the big numbers haven't been on the table for a while...

Banker's offer

£12,000

Stats after Round 3
Offer: £12,000
Mean: £31,828.27
Offer (%): 37.70%
Fair Deal: £9,270.84
Volatility: 2.50
Redometer: -4 (↑15)

Board
1p


£1

£10

£100
£250

£750
£1,000
£3,000



£20,000


£75,000

£250,000

Dot NO DEALS

I can see what you are saying! Peggy with Pat with Mo With Pauline

Here's hoping she can have another good round.

That board has potential to be an eight-box two-box game, so it's tempting, but I would no deal...

Dot says how the number 13 is significant for her as a lot of nice things have happened to her on the 13th and she has box 13...

4 - Viv - £10

14 - Bing - £100

Dot chooses Audrey and Noel asks how confident Audrey is on a scale of 1 - 100, and Audrey says 101

Dot asks to do this after the break, after saying Audrey is always right...

Where has this come from? Audrey always being right? Have they mentioned it before?

This could be a really GOOD game if this is a blue.. As long as she is of strong mind and doesn't sell out at this next offer. If it's a blue then the offer is like to be £18k or so.. so she may sell.

Finally, some promise to the board...but the 1p is STILL there!!!

I just had a premonition.. I think this will be the 250k..

We're back

1 - Audrey - £750

Banker time...

...but I am glad I was wrong! 18k.. I think..

Fantastic round, and a deserving offer...she will either deal this (probably because of her story) or we could be seeing a turning in the wind!

The banker says the board is looking precarious now due to the £250k being exposed, but Audrey says she has 3 nice big numbers left on the board and she'd be happy with £20k... plus. The banker says he's looking at the 1p, whereas everyone else is looking at the £250k, and he says he knows the outcome and Dot says "good for him!"

Banker's offer

£24,000

£24,000?

That's a tough one

24 is an amazing offer.. She will sell out.

Oo now that is nice!

Stats after Round 4
Offer: £24,000
Mean: £43,656.38
Offer (%): 54.97%
Fair Deal: £16,211.31
Volatility: 2.52
Redometer: 7 (↑11)

Board
1p


£1




£250


£1,000
£3,000



£20,000


£75,000

£250,000

Now that is nice, I was expecting £20k at most. Worth some serious consideration...

I'd possibly deal...but with £75,000 as well as £20,000 still there for backup I'd probably play on...

I'd probably deal. If she takes out one of the top two, the offer would probably be £24,000 again at most, and if she takes out £20k as well, it would be lower...

The banker says he thinks Dot is a little gambler playing with the big boys and Dot says her husband is 6ft tall! Noel says he's just passing the message on from the banker.

Nic says whilst £250k is still there, she would hate to see Dot turning down £24,500 to win a low amount. Ben wonders how many bets Dot could make with £24,500. Woodsy says that amount would get her to China several times. But Noel reminds her how the £250k is there...

Dot NO DEALS

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And thank God she didnt!!

Whoo, what a brave lady

Oooo now I thought that would have had her going! Come on Dot!

Too right - I am with you Lathe.. I wanna see her take this game to the end..

Many would have gone, come on Dot, lets see fortune favour the brave.

Just one more.. c'mon.. make it a low one..

Wow!

Here comes a £30k+ offer...

Noel says this is fascinating now, as either Dot or the banker has made a mistake - as the offer was made for a gambler, and Dot turned it down.

17 - Shaz - 1p

Dot screams with delight Noel tells her to keep calm and stay focussed, and also tells Molly to keep calm

21 - Justin - £3,000

Dot says the next box is her son's birthday, and he reckons he is the unluckiest man but Dot says he isn't really unlucky

2 - Reg - £1,000

Noel calls Reg "Captain Cautious".

Banker time...

AND IT PAID OFF!!! I am so happy for her. We haven't had a nailbiting game for a while!!!

Where's this board come from?

Please whatever happens don't deal this offer! The 1p isn't even there!!!

She's on the phone, not a good sign...

Yeahhh the banker...

Noel doesn't want the banker to play with Dot's mind, as the banker has asked to speak to Dot. Dot tells the banker how it's a good board, and she gives him some harsh words! Noel says there'll be red cheeks tonight

Banker's offer

£42,000

£42,000

That's more like it

Her friend has come down, I sense a DEAL

Now that payed off soo nicely!

Stats after Round 5
Offer: £42,000
Mean: £69,050.20
Offer (%): 60.83%
Fair Deal: £34,751.97
Volatility: 2.62
Redometer: 15 (↑8)

Board
£1
£250
£20,000
£75,000
£250,000

Surely that has to be a deal...?

The £1 is though!

I'd have been more likely to take £24,000 than this in honesty, I'd probably still deal though.

Thats a high offer but look at that board... she could still win £250,000!!!!! even £75,000

Let's hope no deal as we are way overdue for another £250,000 winner. She had that amount last Friday.

Ooooh £42k is a pivotal amount... I wouldnt blame her for dealing. I would probly deal meself if I were there..

Think I'd have to deal....

Even if the £250,000 goes in the next round, if she finds the two blues the offer will be very similar...I'd play on!!! (confident mood today!!! )

Go on... No deal.... lets really have a great game... dont bottle it Dot..

Three below, two above. She'll probably take 2 below and one above... but will she avoid the £250,000?

I'd go on.

The banker tried to play the psychological card, but he realises this isn't working...

Her sister Molly comes down from the audience to talk to her... Viv says how this could be the biggest gamble of her life and that she should think about it. Semi says he's surprised the offer is so high, if it was any less he thinks Dot would've played on. Noel says if you want £250k, you have to play for it... Noel says it's a very personal deicsion now and Dot says it's terrible trying to decide. Noel says this is a fantastic opportunity to take a gamble but £42,000 is real money when she says deal.

Dot DEALS

I don't blame her for taking £42K

Oh dear.

Interesting! Now we will see if it was right or not. I am glad for her dealing. £42k is great money.

Ohhhh I think luck was on her side... This may prove out to be a very very high box on the table...

So the one time we get a bit of luck and a really good board, the player deals.

FFS!!!!

No need for this Noel...

2 down... wait for it..

Noel seems delighted about the proveout, I thought he was supposed to be on her side...

Oh no!

Noel asks the audience who thinks Dot could've won £250k... and a lot stand up

20 - Martin - £250

Noel says so far those who thought she should go on are right...

22 - Nic - £20,000

Noel says if this is £1, this is a complete disaster...

9 - Katherine - £75,000

Banker time with £1 and £250,000 remaining

£70,000 I think.

£250k is on the table.

Banker's offer would've been

£84,000

You can really see the pilgrim's reaction to that of now and that of a couple of years ago, can't you!

Stats after Round 6
Offer: £84,000
Mean: £125,000.50
Offer (%): 67.20%
Fair Deal: £62,750.25
Volatility: 250000.00
Redometer: 3 (↓12)

Board
£1
£250,000

£84k is low. I would have expected £95k plus.

Well a true offer wouldn't be a lot higher than the 42 grand she dealt for. 42K a disaster?!! Wish I could have a disaster like that everyday!

Whew! My decision wouldn't have been a farce, but larks no way! No way it was on the table!!! Please not!

Dot says she'd have said no swap

Noel asks those who thought she should've gone on to stand up again...

Noel opens Dot's box 13 and reveals £1

YAY!

YES! Hah unlucky Noel

Wow. If she'd gone to the end, she'd won £1!

Well done Dot. Nearly great timing, just one out. Fantastic game!

So.. just 1 deal too soon.. and so £84k would have meant an OPW. But you know, I am soooo happy for her to take 42k away and realise her dreams. Congrats Dot!

Dot screams with delight!

Noel says he's happy to be wrong along with the people in the audience who thought Dot should've no dealt...

The other box is the date of her Mum's death, which is why she didn't like the number

The other box - box 7 - Semi - £250,000

Noel says it's been a delight, and it's great to start February with a £42k win

Noel says January was a great month for the banker and February has started with a good month for us... Noel says how the £250k could come to the table tomorrow......

Fantastic game! But the Power Five Poverty remains...

A great win today!

So it's still not on the table...

OK she sold the pound for £42,000 but it could have easily been the £250,000 and a mega MEGA disaster!!!

I LOVED how the pilgrims built that up. I despise it when they just sigh after the £250,000 is revealed on the table. Groans add to the atmosphere and it just feels so much more serious

That was quite a profit on a £1 box wasn't it. Imagine if she dealt £84,000 and sold the £1.

However she still beat the banker, and that is what she said she wanted to do.

I'm sorry, and I think this is harsh of me, but I think DoND needs a new host now.

In that proveout round it felt to me like Noel was trying to turn the whole room against Dot, and unfortunately it felt like he succeeded.

You're supposed to be on the player's side Noel, thanks, you ruined an otherwise good game.

Well done on £42,000, by the way, Dot, enjoy it.

I hope Simon wasn't watching. He may be crying over Dot's choice as to whether to accept an offer 420,000 times greater than what he won

Yeah, maybe I should be the new host

I wouldn't shout or rub it in

I dont agree with the new host but that game he played was much worse than the 'IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH' phase, it wasnt pleasent to watch seeing people cheering a bad proveout

I disagree! Noel made that game so good. He got the pilgrims built up for it. When the £75,000 went they gasped and groaned and without Noel's help they wouldn't have done. It's much better when the pilgrims gasp groan and scream when the £250,000 is left in the finish. It's very serious and when it's total silence people undermine how massive £250,000 is compared to whatever they dealt and its not nice, see ingerlises game.

The same applies to underclapping and undercheering, see Kirstys and Daniels game. The pilgrims have to get involved, as it involves us as the viewer.

rant over lol

A new one would do the show much good, I'm sure. They should do guest hosts for a week!

A nice win finally Enjoy the 42K Dot

I would have got 84K today I always said on a 250K blue finish i'd only deal if the offer was over 80K.
I suspect it would not really been that high in play somehow though.

Well done Dot!

That reminds me, apart from the christmas star special, how many games has it been since the QM came to the table?

Excluding Sylvia's game, 82 shows

How long since a P5 came to the table, just out of interest?

82?

Then it has to come at some point this month

Sicne Orry I think last December.

Excluding Alan, Bridget and Sylvia, Orry's game.

My perfect game:-

Rachel "The Angel" Woodsy at the pound table..

R1: Blue, blue, blue, blue, blue... No deal: Offer £15k

R2: Blue, blue, blue.. No deal: Offer £25k

R3: Blue, blue, blue.. No deal: Offer £35k

R4: £1000, £3000, £5000.. No deal: Offer £50k

R5: £10,000, £15,000, £20,000 No deal: Offer £75k

R6: £35,000, £50,000, £75,000 No deal: Offer £140k

Opens box... £250k

I thought Dot might be entertaining in her game and she was! A good game and a nice Power 5 range deal. Shame it wasn't an OPW, but at least we did have tension when she no dealt the £24k, and she clearly wasn't a targetist - of which we have had perhaps too many lately.

Noel's behaviour in proveout was a bit odd. He was being fairly neutral before hand, saying how the £250k can only be won by playing for it, but that £42k is real money as soon as she says "deal". However, as soon as she dealt, he started saying he had a feeling Dot was on course to win a lot, and then he starts asking in the audience who thinks she should've no dealt. It did seem to be that Noel was trying to divide the room, and the so-called neutral host was taking the side of those who thought she should've no dealt.

Still, an entertaining game with some tension, a good payout and a bit of weird Noel behaviour - good show!

well done Dot.a very entertaining game.l'm sure she will enjoy spending all that dosh!

Great Game Dot Enjoy £42,000
Well Done!

Sounds like a spectacularly good game, with a spectacularly bad display of hosting.

I'd have taken £24k (and it would probably have led to proveout offers of £60k and £120k or something *beep* like that, given how much Noel might have reacted to an *eight*-box deal going like that...) and am not certain I'd have taken £42k, but who cares? Biggest win of the year so far, a spectacularly rare Technical Draw, a reasonable risk and then a Deal... and all of that is lost in what was quite literally a funny five minutes. In the temper-tantrum sense.

Guest hosts would be a fabulous idea, simply because the audience might actually not be able to conceive of alternatives to Edmonds at this point...

I too would have dealt at 42k in her shoes well done Dot after recent shows it's nice to see someone take some real money away.

About time someone won some decent money, and she replaced MJ who also won over £40,000, plus the pound coming to the table two days in a row.

Yes! That was fantastic. Just what we needed after yesterday's disastrous game. Congrats to Dot on taking £42,000 of the Banker's money. Spend it wisely.

there is no box fixing, the boxes are lined up in front of the board in a row on the floor when the contestants go into the studio, they then choose a ball out of a bag with a number painted on it,and the box is then put in front of them straight away,there is no box fixing at all.

Exciting game today and a great result for Dot. I wasn't sure what Dot would do at £24,000 and I thought that she might deal, but luckily she took the risk of going on one more and I am so glad it paid off for her. £42,000 is a massive sum of money and whilst it's a shame she didn't go to the end just imagine if she had been left with the £1 and a low red.

Plus like last week we've also had the same amount come to the table twice in succesive shows - last week we had the 1p on Wed & Thurs and this week we had the £1 yesterday & today.

What a brilliant way to start the month. That was an awesome game!

I was suprised at it being Dot today but she was a brilliant contestant. Well done on £42,000!!

wow who saw that game coming, not me, i think she looked a bit like a female Steve McClaren, or an older Kylie Minogue today

What a great game today. Just what we needed after yesterday. I was annoyed when I came in from work at 5.50pm and found C4+1 on the living room TV and I saw Dot's 5-b ox board. Luckily I didn't hear anything so had no idea whether she had dealt or not.

NB I was checking the stats on here to double check the banker's claim that £1.1m came to the table in January 2007 and noticed Leanne was noted to have £250K in her box rather than the £100K she actually had.

Pretty good game - And a large power 5 win range win - a heck of a lot better than some of the overcautious deals we've had lately despite there being more in the game unfortunately.

Overall, well pitched offers, reasonable banker Play and contestant play and a large win. more games like this please.

Well I was amazed she turned down the 24k - but I suppose that's becuase I've got used to cautious players recently, and I thought there was serious risk in going on - but good on her, it netted her an extra 18k! That 42k was way difficult to turn down though - it was actually Kelsie's last 5 but with worse blues - and the offer was 13k more, so taking it was hardly a big cop-out. It appears the curse of women in E10 has been well and trluy lifted this year - and slao they've provided us with the two largest wins of the year so far.

Great show, well done Dot!

(Spare a thought for poor old Justin - not only did his nerves get taken to the core yesterday, but he got picked at a really crucial moment today!!)

She reminded me of Daphne Fowler from Eggeheads for some reason

Of course! She looks just like her!





Well, not exactly like her but similar!

Thanks.