I have checked the back games thread, and Andrew dealt at the same point. The difference being that he dealt at £14,000. (Edit: didn't see your post greeny)

A few days ago somebody posted, 'Beryl will deal too early', or words to that effect. Looks like they were right.

We're back from the break

Now for the proveout rounds

Noel now asks everyone what they thought about Beryl dealing early - I think it shocked Noel.

Most think she should have gone on

21 - £50

14 - £250

18 - £1

OH NO

That was the one good round everyone seems to get

Banker would have offered

£12,500

Can't believe that, the first time Beryl has a strong round and she's already dealt. Still if the next three were big she'd be called a mind-reader! £3,100 is still a lot of money.

Here's the next proveout round

11 - £250,000 phew

next 2 boxes

20 - 50p

17 - £1,000

Banker would have offered

£2,000

Doh!, the £250,000 was in Box 11 lol, Still Beryl did what was right for her.

Here's the last proveout

9 - 1p

16 - 10p

Amazing

2 - £5

Banker would have offered

£8,000

Beryl has box 6 which has £15,000 ouch

After the emotional highs and joy of yesterday's game. It's a shame it all fell through for Beryl. Still that's the game!

It is, was hoping she had a great game cause she was a fantastic character. Just one deal to soon.

Noel promises a GREAT show tomorrow - looks like big plans for 100th show

That was me!

Was that an early deal or what?! I was well surprised she dealt when she did. It was a good game though and Beryl did well, bless her. At least she didn't have the top prize in her box- that would have been quite a bitter end to the game.

A lot of people (on one other site in particular) seem to be having a go at Beryl, saying she shouldn't have been allowed on, she never wanted to play the game, that they should have upper age limits etc.

I think that's a bit harsh really, it was a horrible board and a lot of people would have taken that deal - there was £250k, £15k, £3k and a lot of junk. Another bad round in that situation and a player could easily end up with pennies.

Was obviously disappointing after the drama of Okiem's show yesterday but they can't all be like that. These same people I'm sure were the ones calling the likes of John and Fin "greedy" for gambling, so what do they want to see?

Beryl just went one deal too early. Many younger people have done the same.

The offer was a good offer given the state of the board, as there were only two higher amounts, so the odds were she didn't have those two figures in her box.
However, given the amount of blues left, the odds were she would be able to do another round hitting only blues, which she did. So, as many people have done she went one round to early. She just did it faster than most.

It was a shame she didn't go on another round, but not every game can be a classic, and Beryl will be remembered as long as the show runs as one of the 'early dealers'.

As a side note, These are the games were Noels really earns his money.

To be fair, only a handful of people over at DS think this. Most people, myself included, think that she went too early (which is undeniable) and Noel really had to work hard to pad out the rest of the game, but her age had nothing to do with it. Stating that "a lot of people" think she shouldn't have been allowed on is actually, not only factually incorrect, but is unfairly tarring many people with the same brush as a rogue few IMO.
The show certainly wasn't as entertaining as Oak's the day before, which was the one of the best ever, and if every show was like Beryl's it wouldn't be half as popular as it is, but it's nice to get a different show once in a while.

That's the beauty of a show like Deal or No Deal, it's always going to create controversy over how the contestant played their game.

Yes, Beryl dealt one round to soon, but you could also argue that dealing one round later was wrong as well and if she played out the game until the end she would have played the best game because her box had £15,000 in.

How many players have been labelled greedy because they refused a large offer and played on only to walk away with a few pounds or pence? Should they not have been allowed on the show because they were gamblers?

I don't think age had any thing to do with Beryl's decision, I think she was influenced by the bad luck she had in the previous rounds and perhaps a little 'blinded' by the lack of large numbers, in much the same way that some players get 'seduced' by the board when they have a couple of large numbers on the board and play on when everyone at home is screaming 'DEAL'.

Every player is different and each game will have it's own twists and turns, that's why we love it and keep watching because it's so unpredictable. How boring would it be if every contestant played the same way? We would soon be switching off and looking elsewhere.

Didn't mean to over-generalise about the DS thread, it's always interesting reading but does get a bit heated at times, and there are so many posts that you don't always notice if it's the majority or just a couple of people repeatedly giving a particular opinion.

I think some people were probably just disappointed that they didn't see the game they hoped for from Beryl, as she was obviously one of the noticeable characters of the recent contestants and many were looking forward to seeing her play. She was always going to be a candidate for an early deal but it was as much the board's fault as hers that we got it.