Leila gave sensible advice there - two big numbers with no fallback, and a generous stick at £21,000. She should have thought a bit more seriously about that offer, I think. Disregarding it so quickly has proved a big mistake.

I don't think it was a big mistake. She did what I would have done, £21,000 was inadequate for me on that board. Good on you Thereasa for gambling, shame it wasn't more but enjoy £250!

I would of taken the 21k no doubt about it.But well done Anyway.

Noel's on top form today!

"Ooh, dearum, dearum!"

Then he said how it's funny the big money games come randomly - you mean they aren't planned, Noel?!

Then he said he can't remember the last time there was such a sad game - what about Philomena's game? Admittedly, Philomena couldn't really have any regrets due to such a low peak offer, whereas Theresa will no doubt regret not dealing the £21,000 offer, so you could say her game was worse - but even so, Noel needs some memory exercises I think!

The run of red wins was always most likely to end through a self-inflicted trainwreck, and so it proved. I'd have taken both £21k offers and even the £15k would not have been easy to dismiss, though the stability of the board would have carried me through.

Still, it's her money, it's her decisions, and it's her who'll have the regrets. For every Barry there is a Theresa.

Great result to todays game - didn't take to this woman whatsoever.

I really liked her up until 'the business end of the game'. She should have taken the third offer of £21k, and if she was daft enough to do that she should have taken the next one! Anyway, glad she didn't go home with practically nothing...but she should have dealt. Leila was right!

It would be "inadequate" for you on a 1p/£20,000 final pair...

I would of taken the 21k and run for the hills

Unfortunately, there seem to be a lot of players who can't do the maths and get greedy.

Urgh, for *beep*'s *beep* sake. I really liked Theresa and the first two-thirds of that game were awesome...if she'd taken the £21k then it would have been one of the best games ever. But no, she sodding didn't, and the rest was all rubbish. I hate Deal or No Deal.

And I also hate this positivity *beep*. I loved Theresa but saying "I won't go home with nothing" is a load of *beep*...as the end of the game proved! I hope she wasn't influenced by all the crap Noel and Philip keep spouting as that would be even more annoying.

I find it hard to find sympathy for anyone who turns down good five figure offers and ends up walking away with a lot less. The gamble worked for Barry but this kind of situation more often than not ends up in a train wreck game. I certainly won't be crying for her. She must have known she was taking a huge risk. The game can turn on a sixpence. Carrying on regardless to the end is not usually a viable strategy for playing the game and going away with the most money. Some players don't seem to realise that. Granted, she was desperately unlucky to reveal both the £75K and the £100K, but that £21K was more than generous and should have been taken.

And Kelsie's £29,000 wasn't rubbish and that should have been taken?

It was a big gamble but I suppose it was her decision, and if she really wanted to help her children onto the housing ladder then I suppose £21k is peanuts these days... if she played the game true to herself then it's fair enough. Though obviously I'd have liked to see her take that second £21k offer and beat the Banker...

I wouldn't know, I never saw that game.

But yes, if anyone offered me anywhere near £29K tax free, I'd be saying 'yes please' and getting the hell out of the studio. That's me, though. If everyone was like me, no-one would ever win the £250K. The game does need people every now and again who are prepared to go all the way to the end regardless, all I'm saying is, don't expect me to feel sorry for these people when it all goes t**s up!!

Eurgh, taking out £100,000, £75,000, £5,000, £1,000 and £750 all in one go is just horrible. Oh well least she didn't swap at the end and win £1 like she said she would have. Welldone Theresa.

The Banker pitched the £21,000 offer really well too - I wouldn't have had a clue what to do if I was in her position!!

Aww, I loved Theresa. I was quite surprised to learn that she was from the Wirral, but not as surprised as when she No Dealt the £21,000, I would have taken both of those.

Noel and Philip seem to be obsessed with positivity, Leila's realistic view was brushed aside completely. Never mind, well done Theresa.

Yeah I agree...if that's what she really wanted to do then I've no problem with it. But I can't help thinking that she was influenced by all the "positivity" in the place and deluded into thinking it couldn't possibly go wrong whatever she did...which is really frustrating.

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I'm not saying it was 'wrong' to say "No Deal" to £21,000 - I would have taken that if I were playing, given the risk and the generosity of the offer. I also realise that on a lucky day, you could open the right boxes and go away with a lot more money. It could have gone either way.

I just didn't like Theresa completely disregarding Leila's sensible advice. Even if Theresa had only taken one of the big two in that round, she wouldn't have got much more than £21,000 as the next offer (it could even have gone down). Theresa soldiering on saying "I'm not going home with nothing" on that risky board was a bit foolhardy, especially when she didn't seem to give the offer a serious consideration. Ah well.