Rachel's game today.

Thanks to KP for doing the commentary on Friday (and Big-Davey for organising the "cover").

Noel runs through some of the skills of the contestants, including how Jefferson teaches parrots to talk, and how Vera travelled across the country to comfort a lonely goat.

Rachel has box 16.

Rachel is from Devon, and is a civil servant. Her boyfriend Adam is in the audience today. Rachel shows a photo of her with her best friends, a pic of her with her late mum when she was younger and a photo of her with her family on her graduation day. Rachel has 2 bracelets with her which used to belong to her mum, along with her mum's engagement ring which she wears all the time.

Here we go...

So, for the second Sunday in succession, DOND is on 30 minutes earlier than billed due to extended news...

Round 1

15 - Tom - £5,000

Newbie Ian next, and Noel has some banter with him about his work in designing sea systems, and the banker phones and says he's the most boring newbie there's ever been. Noel gets Ian to tell the story of how he had an encounter with lions when he was on a safari!

17 - newbie Ian - £50

9 - Paul - £15,000

20 - Aisha - 1p

Noel reveals that Natalie has had 3 proposals of marriage, and she accepted one of them, then cancelled it and sold the ring and went on holiday!

10 - Natalie - £750

Banker time

The banker says he's done some spying at the hotel, and reckons there's something going on between Natalie and Sam.

Banker's offer:

£9,750

Rachel says

NO DEAL

Another multiple of £250?!

Why doesn't he just offer a round £10k? Is it something to do with the fact that he knows the first offer isn't going to be accepted anyway?

We're back

Round 2

Rachel reveals that she has MS, and was diagnosed 4 years ago. She says it's only minor and is under control thanks to medication which slows down progression of it.

7 - Jefferson - £500

Noel makes fun of Jefferson's t-shirt.

12 - Crystal - £100,000

Noel talks about how Crystal has fought off cancer.

14 - Vera - 10p

Vera reveals her goat friend is called Basil!

Banker time

The banker promises to not mention the story of Natalie and Sam again as it includes details of something that happened with her clothes, then he continues to make reference to it.

Banker's offer:

£12,000

Bit too much faffing about going on at the minute...

And he's gone up?! Now that's a surprise...

Rachel says she'd like to go away during the winter to get the benefit of somewhere more sunny, to help her health through Vitamin D.

Rachel says

NO DEAL

Round 3

13 - Clare - £35,000

19 - Bev - £20,000

4 - Charlotte - Noel calls a break...

We're back

Last box before the Banker

4 - Charlotte - £250,000

Banker time

AARGH!!!!

Horrible round... now the offer will plummet...

Noel says that was a disgusting round but she still has £50k and £75k.

Banker's offer:

£1,000

Oof... now that is the definition of 'plummet'...

Oh, here we go again...

Jack says she doesn't have a lot to lose if she goes on. He suggests reversing the game and going backwards as that normally works for him! Rachel reveals she had a bit of a system but deviated from it and things went wrong, and gets confused trying to remember what it was. The banker phones and says this is like one of Ian's stories.

Rachel says

NO DEAL

Round 4

6 - Becky - £250

3 - Jack - £3,000

1 - Sam - £10

Banker time

Good recovery there.