Debs' game today.

Noel says the ripples from Al's game still continue today. He runs through Al's game and how he ended up going home with just £100 after having the courage to play for the £250,000.

I'm stating the obvious here - but after yesterday, the big question is: if Debs gets into a promising situation, will caution take over?

Debs has box 18 today.

Debs is a nurse.Noel asks her about her military side of things and she says that after a year as a nurse she got itchy feet and wanted a challange, then was walking past an army recruitment office one day and thought why not! She signed up for 9 years, but came out after 6 years. She shows us the medal she received while on tour.

Debs doesn't have a system, but will go in her instinct today.

Here we go...

Round 1

22 - £100 Elaine

7 - £35,000 Rob

15 - £1,000 Dean

5 - £10,000 Abbey

10 - £500 Iain

Banker time

The Banker asks how everyone is feeling today, as he had a party last night after Al's game. He says that Debs is massively different to Al in his mind.

Banker's offer:

£12,000

Debs says that is a really fantastic offer, and that could do a lot for her.

Debs says

NO DEAL

Noel calls a break...

Blimey, that was quick!

And the Banker was surprisingly generous there...

We're back

Noel says that Debs would like to win enough to have a shower! Debs says she does wash, but would like a new shower fitted.

Round 2

8 - 1p Fi

19 - £3,000 Harry

1 - £20,000 Suzanne

Banker time

Noel asks Debs about her athletics, and she says she used to be a 100m sprinter, and that makes her very competitive. The Banker says he doesn't like all this and she means business.

Banker's offer:

£15,000

Debs says that is a huge amount of money.

Debs says

NO DEAL

An opening offer that invites Debs to chase the money on a volatile board if she gets one - possibly intended to try and cancel out the effect of yesterday's game.

The second offer not being £17k is to ensure that the connection between the two games isn't made; I might have expected £17k if the Banker wanted to remind her of that game.

£15k?

I'd be seriously tempted here.

The only thing keeping me going would be hoping the offers continue to be generous. But take out a big value and we start getting drops in the offers. And could spend the game chasing our £15k offer.

Sod it. Second round deal. Why not. I'm taking it.

Round 3

17 - £100,000 Becks

2 - £50 Yvonne

Debs picks Wilf next, but Noel calls a break first...

Now we'll see how the Banker reacts to the changing situation. He just might play this to lose from here, or rather to abdicate his responsibilities in buying the box in favour of engineering INCREDIBLE JEOPARDY, as Bother's Bar would put it.

£12k was a surprisingly generous opening offer considering Debs never touched any of the Banker's Power 5.
Oh, and 2 ad breaks in 20 minutes?! Absolutely pathetic, Channel 4!

So, at 12-box...


10p
50p
£1
£5
£10


£250

£750


£5,000

£15,000


£50,000
£75,000

£250,000

Clearly, damage has been done by the loss of the £100k - and four of the Banker's Power 5 are still there...

Presumably this means the late game is going to be interesting...

We're back
Last box before the Banker

12 - £75,000 Wilf

Banker time

I would be surprised if the Banker even offers the FD this side of 5-box now. Look at the initial hit, look at the reasons to anticipate an early Deal today, and as BankerSpanker implicitly noted, look at the clock...

We'll definitely get a rubbish offer now, and cfd is looking wiser by the second...