Should go down... shouldn't he?

At half past four with the fourth offer... looks like she is going to go to five box live in play or the Banker will do an "extra" offer.

Was thinking it would be the £26,000... hopefully for the last game of the year, it won't work.

Can anyone post the board at 5-box once we get there?

HE HASN'T!!!!!!!!!!!

What the HECK are the producers thinking?!??!?!??!?!??!?!

The banker's definitely trying to get her out early, and is therefore remaining true to his word about how he doesn't want 2011 to end with a sting in the tail.

1p
50p
£250
£750
£5,000
£35,000
£75,000
£250,000

God, I'd deal this - it's £6k more than Lavinne was offered with a weaker board (£5k there instead of £15k) and I thought she should have been dealing!

(Sorry Mark and RMF).

The banker should be offering less if they want to make her play the twist!

But... but, but, but... but the twist!!?!

Shakira says she's not sure what boxes she'd pick if she went on. She says how her box number is lucky for her, and her mum says maybe she should go one more round. Shakira says she'd always said if she picked box 19 or 21 as her own box, she'd go all the way. The banker rings and talks about the regrets that Shakira could face, and how £26,000 would last longer than a period of regret if she deals and could've had more.

Shakira says

NO DEAL

Good for her. Hopefully the right thing to do...

I'll bet the producers breathed a very, VERY loud sigh of relief there...

The twist is weighted in the player's favour though (2 "player wishes" compared to 1 "banker wish"), so it makes sense for the banker - if he's truly playing in 'banker' mode - to stop the player getting to 5-box. I know that's not always the case, but technically it should always be the case.

Noel calls a break...

Thanks Mark. And I would probably go on too.

The way this round has gone so far, I have a feeling the five box twist is going to go the Bankers way.

Ha, ha I was right!! (I really hoped Shakira really meant to go on rather than felt pressurised into it).

We're back

Round 5

6 - Jacques - £250,000

12 - Margaret - £75,000

"Oh my word", says Noel, and he says if the £35k goes, then the board will be almost identical to Baz's post-deal 5-box.

14 - Angela - 50p

Twist time

AW CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would pick 50:50 here rather than one to open or holiday if the lamp is favourable.

Er, oops. I think she'll win 1p now.