OK! Been thinking about an idea for another Deal-Eye spinoff competition to coincide with the launch of the OFFER BUTTON on September 26th!

What I wish to know though is: What will the Deal-Eye Benchmark % be at the FIRST OFFER ONLY? - If you get this correct within 5% either way AND are the closest of all the predictions, you will receive a, er... button! to use to gamble with box 23 for the NEXT game. So, here's how it will theoretically work:

1. The Prize fund starts at £2
2. When a player (or players) use their 'button', the prize fund will change as follows according to the contents of box 23 on that particular day:

DOUBLE = Doubles current prize fund, competition continues
+£10k = Adds £10 to current prize fund, competition continues
MONEY BACK = Instantly win current fund and competition ENDS*
HALF = Halves current prize fund, competition continues
NOTHING = Wipes out entire prize fund and competition ENDS

*In the unlikely event of 2 or more players using a 'button' on the same day and getting MONEY BACK outcome from box 23, the prize fund will be split equally.

So, it's a tournament that could pay out untold riches or nothing at all! That's the gamble this time!

So, ARE YOU IN?

EDIT: We'll say % benchmark predictions via PM by 3pm before the day's game!

I'm in.

Will you be posting full Deal-Eye charts during the competition?

Double post.

Hmm... just thinking I might have to adapt this slightly, in case some results of Box 23 get 'leaked' beforehand...

So, I might have to enforce use of the 'button' for the next show, unless I can think of a way of ensuring total fairness...

OK! the Offer Button is now ACTIVE!

Just a reminder, I need your prediction for the DE Benchmark % at the FIRST offer - if you're closest AND within 5% of the actual figure either way, you'll be playing the box 23 lottery on Tuesday's show which will currently result in the following:

Prize fund increasing to £4 (DOUBLE)
Prize fund increasing to £12 (+£10k)
An instant win of £2 (MONEY BACK) (competition finishes)
Prize fund halving to £1 (HALF)
Prize fund reduced to £0 (NOTHING) (competition finishes)

Either PM me your % guess by 3PM, or leave a figure on this thread.

GOOD LUCK!

I would have said £2,750 hedging my bets between £2,500 and £3,000 but was too late for today!

Ok, today's DE Benchmark at the first offer was 35%; nearest (and only) guess was ACB with 65%, so no winners today...

PREDICTIONS OPEN for tomorrow! Rules above

I'm not great with Deal-Eye benchmarks, but I'll go for 52% tomorrow.

Banking (ahem) on a better start and corresponding generosity in response to it, 82%.

53%.

I'll go for 40%

Good luck, old boy.

I wouldn’t mind giving the winner a $10 bonus, but that might mess with the rules of the competition.

46 %.

Nice of you Mark. Good on you

Today's DE benchmark at the first offer was 27%; closest guess was BankerSpanker with 40%, but sadly you are more than 5% out... so NO WINNERS TODAY

PREDICTIONS OPEN!

35%

51%.

52%.

You'll never outwit the Maestro...