John's game today.

Noel asks what skills you need to play Deal or No Deal, and you might think none, but Noel says a rapport with the Banker really helps. He goes along the wings and picks out a few people who have interesting things the Banker would like.

John has box 11 today.

John is from Swindon, and says that it is one of the finest places to live. He is the son of Polish parents and was born in France, he says everything changed for him at the start of World War II when he had to work in a coal mine at the age of 14. He shows some pictures of him throughout his life. He talks about his wife and her problems with her eyes, and how he has had to pay for a lot of treatment to save her eye.

Here we go....

Round 1

14 - 1p Cindi

21 - £10,000 Jei

17 - £1 Karen

Boniface next and today he is wearing his Masai Mara national dress.

19 - £100 Boniface

9 - £15,000 Andre

Banker time

The Banker says he has been shopping and is having a mixed grill Sunday today. He says that John has opened his eyes to a new way of dressing with his untucked shirt and tie. The Banker asks to see the picture of John from the 80's and points out that John is wearing the same tie today.

Banker's offer:

£8,200

John says that is over the amount of his annual pension.

John says

NO DEAL

Noel calls a break...

2nd day in a row we have a fascinating elder male player.

We're back

Round 2

8 - 10p Brenda

1 - 50p Micole

Roman next and Noel says that his friends call him whiskey as they can't pronounce his Polish surname.

18 - £10 Roman

Banker time

So far, John is getting Ted's quota of luck as well as his own...

The Banker says he needs to make friends with John now, and he also met one of his wives in a Polish club, but it was a little different as it was a club with a pole in it!

Banker's offer:

£13,000

Noel says John would like to arrange a family reunion for his family that are spread out all over Europe. John says he still has lots of big numbers on the board.

John says

NO DEAL

£10.60 round and the offer doesn't even go up by £5k.

No earnest attempt to secure a 14-box Deal, we'll see if things change at 11...

Round 3

Noel asks if we want a laugh now, and gets Andy to give us one of his jokes.

10 - £100,000 Deb

2 - £750 Graham

Noel asks John what else he wants to spend his money on, and John says he would like a bit of financial security should either him or his wife passes away.

Noel calls a break....

That 2nd round board would have got about £25k offered in 2007!!

We're back
Last box before the Banker

22 - £5,000 Victoria

Banker time

That isn't bad at all says Noel. The Banker says that Victoria has had a lot of bows in her hair recently, and this caused lots of other contestants to try them out as well, and it wasn't just the women! He has found a photo of Gary trying on one of the bows, and shows it on the gameboard.

Banker's offer:

£10,000

It'd still not be good enough for the board, but a stick seems probable here.

We don't even get that. Obviously they want him to play to the end, or nearly so.

John says some of the big amounts are still smiling at him.

John says

NO DEAL

Round 4

6 - £250 Em

3 - £75,000 Ken

That is a disappointment says Noel.

7 - £50,000 Andy

Banker time