A new idea that I think would be really effective IF they put onto the show... would be the 'banker's steal'. If the player sells £250,000 for much less before 2-box then the banker gets to steal back some of their winnings! This would be really effective to get people to carry on with the 250k still there before 2-box and adds a touch of stigma to the highest value so people don't just disregard it as unwinnable money... it'd make players think twice about dealing with the £250,000 still there!

Or maybe if the offer they took was of certain (bad) generosity the banker's steal automatically kicks in if they have the £250,000. So players really need to think how good the offer is in terms of generosity before they just deal it because it's their target! It would encourage people to take some better risks to win their target, not just coming on the show to easily grab a few grand and take no risks at all.

It's not a real implementation but an idea that would add punishment to selling the 250k

Deffinately NOT!

Well it would be a nice touch for those who like to see players have their noses rubbed in it if they deal too soon.

It might actually make players more cautious though, as the banker would probably offer higher amounts because he'd know he'd need to do more to make the player deal. Therefore the player would probably deal an inflated offer and therefore not be too bothered if some of their winnings are taken back by the banker if they have £250k in their box.

How about a reverse thing, where if a player turns down a very generous offer on an unstable board and wins a blue, then the banker makes the player pay money to him? Or even if they take a reckless gamble and it pays off, that the banker should take back some of the winnings?!

It does sound like a good idea and I personally wouldn't that myself. But I just don't see Edenmol adding something like that, honestly.

sounds alright to me lol

Contestants are devastated enough about having £250,000 in their box after a deal, without some of their money being taken back!

I think the game has enough of a 'feedback mechanism' with low-generosity significant offers - a higher probability of there being much more in the game - that this extra twist is not needed.

I don't believe people should get money taken away just for making a decision; and they don't have any control of what happens after.

Why should people have money taken away from them just because they dealt and had the £250k...thats just harsh..

I think it's absolutely awful.

Where would you draw the line? Would you take money off say Germaine? Or 15k Debbie who had that and only blues left?

Or lathebault could give the players some consolation money to those who go for it on a dangerous board and end up with 1p.

Actually I've just thought, how would they have got out of the PJ thing if that game happened now with the LTL long gone?

I thought that a while ago. Perhaps more of an important question - how would they have got around it if PJ's game was one shown during the time when they were editing out the LTLs before they scrapped them in recording?

Well perhaps only temporarily after a run of games where big money has come to the table. Not a permanent feature, for sure.

But that's just as bad! Some contestants are treated differently and have money taken away from them and some don't!

Don't you think a guilt trip and an unpleasant proveout is enough for them?

I just couldn't see the idea working on many levels. Plus as people have said it's a bit unfair to take money off people that they have dealt at. It's not really their fault if they have £250k.

Plus they might take the swap at the end and then it'd confuse things even further as the Banker would have paid for the box sitting on the table and not the swapped one which might contain the £250,000. Would they get punished then?

Why just some of the winnings?

If the £250k or the £100k is left on the table the players should have the whole lot confiscated.

That should get the saps gambling if the big money is up on the board.

Even temporarily it shouldn't be done. It's just cruel.

If they did, then surely they should also give the players who deal and have the sold the 1p double their winnings or something!

Stupid idea, I'm all for new twist but I think this goes against the very fabric of the game.