Sal's game today.

Apologies if I disappear during the commentary... there may be powercuts due to the exploded sub-station being repaired.

Noel says we're feeling fine today... and he thanks Betty because we had a masterclass in how to play the game He says we've had some cautious players who've thrown away the big opportunity, but Betty played the game and ignored the banker's tactics of raising the offer and so on... Noel says he and Betty will come and give today's player a smack if they throw away a good opportunity

Argh, it's happened again. Yesterday he had the £250,000. Day before £20,000. Day before £20,000. Let's hope he done like what Betty did, the £250k in his box today and go for it.

Sal has box 18.

Sal is a civil servant from Bradford, and helps people out with filling in tax return forms... he shows some pics of his wife and baby boy. He says he's had flying lessons and his determined to get his licence one day... he says he feels lucky and hopes to continue Betty's run yesterday.

Noel said Sal has badly predicted what's in the boxes... and Noel said he got it very wrong yesterday when Sal thought it'd be a blue but it was £250k... Noel makes a joke about Sal telling people they don't owe any tax, and then they're told they owe a lot

Here we go...

Why didnt you say something before!!? A sub-station explosion doesnt happen every day...

Haha I like the fact Jimbo is always first... thats going to stick with him now.

Sal has no-one in the audience, as his wife is at home looking after his son, who's only a few months old. Sal says this is a good looking bunch and Noel asks if Sal's forgotten his contact lenses

Sal chooses Jimbo and Noel asks Jimbo how many times he's been picked 1st, and he says this is his 5th time, and Noel calls him a blue machine

4 - Jimbo - £250

Noel says that's uncanny

12 - Linda - £50

16 - Ian - £10,000

Sal says Ian is Tom Cruise with bad teeth and a bad nose

8 - Tony - £500

Sal chooses Zara and Zoe, and Noel has some banter with the twins about what Sal gets up to at the hotel... Noel says Sal's eyesight is so bad he didn't know there were 2 of them

20 - Zara and Zoe - £100,000

Time for the banker...

Sal says he didn't come for the £100k...

The banker says he doesn't want to talk to Noel after yesterday's game The banker describes the £100k being won yesterday as his beautiful children being torn from his grasp... he starts crying down the phone He admits that the players now have the upper hand. The banker thinks Sal is a baby faced assassin, like a baby bird

Banker's offer

£10,000

Not too bad of a start...

Stats after Round 1
Offer: £10,000
Mean: £26,757.86
Offer (%): 37.37%
Fair Deal: £9,425.67
Volatility: 1.22
Redometer thing: -4

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£35,000
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£75,000

£250,000

Noel says the banker is very nervous...

Sal NO DEALS

i think he's too over confident about the £250,000 being in his box.
i think it's going to be a really bad game.

Sal says Heldy touched his bottom whilst he was standing on the wings Noel stands next to her and she touches his bum

14 - Heldy - £35,000

Noel says Heldy's got a cheek

6 - Joanne - £10

Noel asks why Sal keeps turning around, and he says it's so the audience can see him... Sal speaks about the break happening, and calls the break

We're back

Noel says we've unusually got a positive attitude and a feel of optimism in the studio thanks to Betty...

21 - Ellie - £250,000

Banker time...

Yeah where correct.

Oh dear

Sheron says there's big money left...

The banker says that's just what he needed and he thanks Ellie

Banker's offer

£500

Sal laughs at the offer, and says he didn't really come for £250k, he's just playing games with the banker

Sal NO DEALS

Stats after Round 2
Offer: £500
Mean: £12,133.62
Offer (%): 4.12%
Fair Deal: £4,704.15
Volatility: 0.79
Redometer thing: -16

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Is it me or does he seem a bit over-confident?

5 - Maggie - £1,000

Sal goes for Jo and Noel says how Jo came out of her shell yesterday, as all she'd said before is that Noel's a stoat... and Jo talks about some stories involving jumping rooms in the hotel, Noel says there's CCTV proof Sal says he has breakfast alone with Jo, but in the restaurant

15 - Jo - 10p

2 - Steve - £3,000

Banker time...

The banker's imagining what Sal says to his wife on the phone about the hotel...

Banker's offer

£7,500

Sal asks for advice and he gets lots of NO DEALs in response...

Sal NO DEALS

Stats after Round 3
Offer: £7,500
Mean: £15,078.86
Offer (%): 49.74%
Fair Deal: £6,305.86
Volatility: 0.83
Redometer thing: -9

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