February action on Deal or No Deal

What a month on Deal or No Deal!  February saw some great action and we have some of the top stories for you.  Remember you can play Dealornodeal at jackpot joy

THURSDAY 1st FEBRUARY 2007, MARGARET (‘PEG’) COLLINS
Margaret (‘Peg’) Collins from Clevedon, North Somerset opened an exciting February by suffering a disastrous first round as she chose four reds (£35,000, £100,000, £1,000 and £250,000) and only one blue (£500). The banker’s first offer was understandably a low £999, which resulted in a NO DEAL.

Peg started the second round in much improved fashion, eliminating £750 and 1p boxes but then chose £75,000 leaving her with none of the top three boxes left. The banker improved his offer to £4,500, but Peg went with NO DEAL.

The third and fourth rounds went a long way to restoring a balance to the board. In round three, Peg chose £1, £10 and £15,000, and then the fourth round resulted in Blues Cruise when she eliminated the £5, 50p and £250 boxes. The banker returned with offers of £5,400 (after the third round) and £7,000 (after the fourth round). A NO DEAL resulted from both offers.

After the fifth round, which saw Peg choose two more reds and a blue, the Banker offered a much improved £12,600. Peg sensed that this was as high as it was going to get considering how many high boxes were eliminated – DEAL!

This turned out to be perfect timing as the following three boxes drew £50,000, 10p and £20,000. The Banker’s sixth offer would have been a miserly £2,800. After this, it was revealed that Peg actually sold her box containing just £100, for a much healthier £12,600. A good start to February.

FRIDAY 2nd FEBRUARY 2007, DENNIS POWELL
Dennis (Den) Powell from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire had a mixed first round choosing the £1, £35,000, £5, 10p boxes, but also picking out the big prize of £250,000. Despite this opening round blow, the Banker offered £10,001, which provoked the response – NO DEAL.

The second and third rounds saw Den draw £10,000, £5,000 and £250, and then £500, £3,000 and £100,000. The Banker offered £15,001 at the end of both rounds – NO DEAL.

Round four, saw Den choose three more boxes that ate significantly into his potential prize money. In choosing boxes containing £75,000, £20,000 and £50 the Banker started lowering his offers – this time to £8,001. Den still saw hope after this round and retorted with a NO DEAL. After the next round, this faith looked to be paying off when, after picking £15,000, £100 and 1p, the Banker’s offer shot right back up £14,001. With the £50,000 still left, Den still felt comfortable and replied with a NO DEAL. This was an opportunity he was left to rue in round six.

In this round, Den lost £1,000, £750, and the all-important £50,000. With just 50p and £750, the Banker’s offer fell dramatically to just £5.25. Leading to a NO DEAL, the Banker cheekily offered Den the chance to swap his box, but still fancying his chances of winning the higher amount, the offer was refused. Den ended up walking away with just 50p.

SUNDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2007, JANE PALOMBA
Jane from Waterloo, Liverpool played an exciting game with her daughter Kelly by her side but had a somewhat mixed first couple of rounds. In round one, she cleared three reds and two blues (£10,000, £50,000, £15,000, £5, 50p) which led to a first offer of £5,000 from the Banker. This resulted in a prompt NO DEAL. Even though two blues were picked in round two (10p and £50), Jane’s choice of Box 5 led to the elimination of £100,000. In spite of this, the Banker still doubled his offer to £10,000 – NO DEAL.

The following two rounds saw Jane’s luck increase further. In round three she picked £750, £20,000 and £500. The Banker’s offer grew by a further £5,000 to £15,000. Still, Jane remained confident of success and declined the offer with a NO DEAL. In the fourth round, no significant dents were made on the board as the brave contestant chose £750, £20,000 and £500. The Banker was confident of ending this streak by offering £20,000. Still, his efforts were thwarted with a NO DEAL. The game continues.

With £250,000 and £75,000 still left on the board, Jane felt she had to pass round five unscathed to stand a decent chance. So in choosing Boxes 22, 9 and 12, she went on a Blues Cruise, eliminating £1, £100 and £250. The Banker, sensing something special knew it would take a much-improved offer to tempt Jane to Deal. £50,000 was the offer – DEAL was indeed the result! Jane and Kelly were ecstatic. To prove how perfect their timing was the next three boxes that would have been chosen contained £250,000, £10, and £75,000. With £16,000 the next offer, and just £3,000 in Jane’s own box, this represented a great day for mother and daughter.

FRIDAY 9th FEBRUARY 2007, GLORIA BENTLEY
Gloria from Stanmore, Middlesex is a mens knitwear designer, and played a very brave game. Even though she eliminated the 1p Box in her first round, she also opened up £1,000, £75,000, £100,000 and £3,000. With the Banker offering just £9,013 for her box at this stage, it was met with a swift NO DEAL. Gloria’s elimination of the Power Five continued into round two as £250,000 went, along with £500 and £1. The Banker appeared to be taking a liking to Gloria however, and only lowered his offer marginally to £8,800 – he stated that this represented two fat nuns, which would bring Gloria luck. This was met with a NO DEAL.

In round three, Gloria saw the Red Mist and eliminated £20,000, £15,000 and £10,000. The following offer of £2,222 was turned down. In round four, Gloria’s luck seemed to have turned when she chose the £50 Box, but then £5,000 and £50,000 followed. With only one red left, the Banker had no option but to offer £1,000. Still in pursuit of the maximum available, this offer was met with a NO DEAL. Would this be a wise decision?

It appeared that this would pay off as Gloria immediately went on a Blues Cruise and drew £750, 50p and £250. The Banker, sensing that her luck could turn tried to tempt her with a much-improved £4,000 – still NO DEAL! However round five saw all hopes of a spectacular comeback dashed, as £35,000 was uncovered along with 10p and £10. With the £100 still in sights, the Banker’s offer of just £40 still resulted in a NO DEAL. The perseverance was all in vain however as she revealed just £5 in her box.

SUNDAY 11th FEBRUARY 2007, ANDREW HOWARD JAMES
Andrew from Bridgend, Wales is registered blind, and in a highly emotionally charged game, experienced a mixed start. After a first round that saw him choose £35,000, £100, £20,000, £5,000 and £50, the Banker offered £12,500. This was met with a NO DEAL, but little did Andrew know what was around the corner in round two. Any chances of this game being met with any element of romance were dashed as in quick succession boxes containing £75,000, 1p and £250,000 were opened. The Banker consequently halved his first round offer to £6,250, but still Andrew wanted to continue – NO DEAL.

In round three, this seemed to have paid off when he went on a Blues Cruise and opened up £5, £500 and £250. Sensing something special could happen now, he turned down the Banker’s third offer of £13,500. Unfortunately, this hope was short-lived as in the following round, he eliminated £100,000, £15,000 and £750. With £50,000 now the target, the Banker’s fourth offer of £5,000 was met with a NO DEAL.

In round five, he picked £3,000, £50,000 and £1. With the £10,000 now in sight, Andrew admirably turned down the Banker’s fifth offer of £1,500. Unfortunately this bravery was met with further misfortune as round six uncovered the £10,000, £1,000 and 10p. With only £10 and 50p left, the Banker had no option but to offer £3.50. Andrew was still in pursuit of the maximum available and met this offer with a NO DEAL. Despite all the courage showed by Andrew to beat the Banker, justice was not done as he revealed just £10 in his box to take home. A sad end to the show.

MONDAY 12th FEBRUARY 2007, RICHARD IRONS
With the sadness still lingering from Andrew’s game yesterday, Richard Irons from Banbury in Oxfordshire was determined to Beat The Banker. He started off relatively well uncovering three blues (£50, £10 and £1) and two reds (£50,000 and £10,000). The Banker made a good first offer of £9,900 but NO DEAL resulted. Steady progress was made into round two as Richard eliminated £15,000, £750 and £35,000. The £14,500 offered by the Banker was met again with a NO DEAL. The next three rounds saw many a twist and turn in this intriguing game.

Round three uncovered two blues (£100 and 10p), but one of the top three went in the form of £75,000. Despite this blip, the Banker returned with a £20,000 offer. Richard refused and NO DEAL was the result. Round four justified this decision as he eliminated £500, 50p and £1,000. The Banker now started to play mind games with Richard and in an unprecedented turn of events offered £25,000 with an additional £5,000 to go to Andrew James. With the two largest amounts on the board left however, there was no reason to end the game yet and NO DEAL was the result. In round four though, this scenario changed, as £100,000 was the first to go, followed by 1p and £5. As Richard mulled over the next offer of £30,000, the phone rang once again – a further £5,000 to add to the existing offer, to do with as he pleases. DEAL!! With £250,000 still remaining was this the right time to deal?

Richard immediately justified this decision by picking £250, £20,000 and the all-important £250,000. The Banker’s sixth offer would have been £10,000. To raise the spirits further, it turned out that Richard’s box only had £3,000. What a good sense of timing this turned out to be.

TUESDAY 13TH FEBRUARY 2007, ANTHONY (TONY) WYNNE-JONES
Tony is married to Shelley and has one son, Thomas, and one more on the way! His first round immediately struck a blow to his chances of emulating Richard the day before as he revealed the £250,000 along with £5,000, £500, £100 and £50. The Banker’s response to this was a very cheeky £800 – NO DEAL. Round two struck another blow as £100,000, £750 and 50p were revealed. The Banker upped his offer however with £13,000 on the table. Eyeing the £75,000, this offer led to NO DEAL once again. Misfortune struck in round three though as this amount was pulled out along with £10,000 and £1,000. It seemed as the rounds were progressing, the top prizes were disappearing! Tony felt the worst of it was over surely, so met the Banker’s offer of £10,000 with a NO DEAL.

In round four, the trend continued once again as £50,000 was eliminated along with £20,000 and 10p. With the top four of the Power Five gone, the Banker felt more in control of this game and halved his previous offer to £5,000. Tony still went with his heart and responded with a NO DEAL, knowing that £35,000 could possibly be in his box. The reds continued to fall in round five as £3,000, £15,000 and £250 disappeared leaving the Banker to offer just £2016.01. NO DEAL again was the response. This decision seemed justified as Tony started round six in such promising fashion, eliminating £5 and £1. Then all of a sudden, the tide turned firmly in the Banker’s favour as the last of the Power Five, and indeed the last red on the board, the £35,000, was picked. The offer plummeted dramatically to just £4.99. With just 1p and £10 left, Tony felt the pressure was off now and still opted to continue on – NO DEAL. As a cheeky gesture, the Banker offered the opportunity to swap the boxes to save Tony the misfortune of entering the 1p club. This offer was refused, and the unthinkable happened – yet another entry into the 1p club.

WEDNESDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2007, GEORGINA SUMMERFIELD
Georgina from Dorking, Surrey was chosen to play on this special Valentine’s episode. However, love was certainly not in the air in the first round as four of the five boxes chosen were reds - £1,000, £3,000, £10,000, £75,000 along with one blue, 10p. The resulting offer was just £13,000. Georgina was in no mood to quit at this stage so NO DEAL was the response.

The next three rounds provided Georgina with a more solid platform in which to beat the banker. Round two saw her choose £750, £10 and £20,000 with the Banker then offering £17,500. NO DEAL. In round three, she went on a Blues Cruise, eliminating £100, 1p and £250. With the top two prizes still intact, the Banker offered £30,000 to tempt Georgina. NO DEAL. Round four kept the momentum going, as £5, £5,000 and £500 were uncovered. £45,000 was the offer, and still NO DEAL. With so many reds left on the board it was getting more nerve-wracking. Round five started brilliantly with 50p being uncovered, but then £50,000 was exposed followed by £1. Adopting a more cautious approach on a fifth offer of £56,000, DEAL was finally the result. Was this a wise decision?

In round six, Georgina would have got an almighty red mist – she chose £100,000, £15,000 and £35,000. Ordinarily this would have been a great result if £250,000 was not still active. £85,000 would have been the next offer – If only she held out for one more round!! It did not turn out too bad though as her box contained just £50 and the one remaining box contained the £250,000.

TUESDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2007, PAUL HUGHES
Paul from Merseyside is a bookkeeper and endured a mixed start in this game – his first round saw four reds being opened (£5,000, £35,000, £1,000 and £15,000) and one blue (£5). With one of the Power Five gone already, the Banker started relatively high with an opening offer of £17,500. NO DEAL was the result at this early stage. The following two rounds shaped how this exchange was to ultimately end. Round two saw £100, £3,000 and £750 eliminated and £28,000 being offered. NO DEAL. Round three saw Paul go on a well-timed Blues Cruise and pick out £10, £500 and £50. The Banker’s offer shot up to £40,000. After much deliberation, Paul played safe and said DEAL. Was this wise?

In round four, Paul chose £10,000, 10p and £100,000. Even though the second-highest prize was now gone, the Banker still upped the next offer to £49,000. Maybe this was the right time to deal perhaps. In round five he chose £250,000, 1p and £20,000 with the resulting offer being £25,000. It was always going to be downhill from here. Round six saw £50,000, £75,000 and £250 being picked – 62p would have been the offer. Despite maybe dealing a stage too early, Paul still managed to sell his box containing just £1 for £40,000. A RESULT!

MONDAY 26th FEBRUARY 2007, DARREN PICKERSGILL
Darren, an insurance advisor from Flintshire, started his game in a very positive fashion uncovering four blues (50p, £10, £100 and 1p) and one red (£3,000) in the first round. The Banker, feeling particularly thrifty, only offered £12,000 for such a decent round. Needless to say this was met with a firm NO DEAL. In round two, the good run continued when £15,000, £50 and £750 were revealed, yet just £21,000 was offered. Again NO DEAL was the answer. Round three saw the Power Five remain untouched when £10,000, £250 and £5,000 were uncovered. Despite this though, the Banker only upped his offer by £5,000 – hardly a decent reflection on what remained on the board. Darren was still not about to budge, and just as he was about to give his answer, the Banker called again - £29,000! Shortly after, yet another phone call from the Banker - £32,000 was the offer on the table now. After much deliberation, NO DEAL was the answer. The game continued.

In round four, significant cracks started to appear on the board as £5, £1,000 and £100,000 were uncovered. Still the Banker increased his offer to £35,000, and still Darren opted to play on. Round five, saw more of Power Five eliminated as £75,000, £50,000 and £1 were picked. £42,000 was the new offer on the table, and Darren responded with DEAL at last.

This turned out to be very well timed as round six saw 10p, £20,000 and £250,000 eliminated. The Banker would have therefore offered just £15,000. Darren’s box was opened to reveal just £500. This game will be remembered for the Darren holding his nerve well and getting a whopping seven offers from the Banker before saying DEAL.

TUESDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2007, SUSAN KARIM
Susan from Fife, Scotland, is a divorced single mother with 3 children and “too many unfulfilled dreams”. Hopefully this game would help her go a long way to fulfil these.

Round one could not have gone much worse as Susan chose £5, £3,000, £250,000, £20,000 and £50. The Banker’s first offer of £9,500 was nonetheless met with a NO DEAL. With the big prize now gone, the pressure was slightly off Susan and the following rounds reflected that.

Round two revealed £1,000, 10p and £100, but only resulted in the Banker increasing his offer slightly to £13,000. NO DEAL. A Blues Cruise followed this as 1p, £10 and £500 were eliminated. The Banker’s offer jumped considerably more now to £23,000, but was still met with a NO DEAL. Rounds four and five ate more into the Power Five as £10,000, £750 and £35,000 were firstly revealed, and following then, £5,000, £1 and £50,000. Both the Banker’s offers after these rounds were rebuffed - £26,000, then £30,000. With the £100,000 still intact however, the game was very much alive. In round six, the boxes containing £250, £15,000 and £75,000 were all opened, and yet the Banker’s offer rose again. £42,000 was now on the table and finally the result was DEAL. In a hard fought game, it was revealed that the £42,000 box actually contained just 50p. A fantastic result.

WEDNESDAY 28th FEBRUARY 2007, LEE KURODA-PERKS
Lee from New Eltham, London, played a very brave game in this, the last episode in February. His first round did not start particularly well though with just one blue chosen (£10). £75,000, £10,000, £5,000 and £3,000 were all lost too. With the Banker offering just £11,000, NO DEAL was the obvious answer. Round two went from bad to worse as £20,000, £250,000 and £15,000 were removed. The subsequent £9,000 offer from the Banker resulted in NO DEAL. Round three saw better progress with £1, 1p and £35,000 being removed. Despite this though, the Banker only increased his offer by £1,000 to £10,000. Lee’s luck started to change slightly as a Blues Cruise followed in round four as he removed 50p, £750 and £50. The £15,000 offer that followed was still met with a NO DEAL however.

Lee was left to rue that opportunity in the following rounds as the Power Five were slowly removed from the board. In round five, £50,000, £500 and £250 were eliminated, culminating in an £11,000 offer. NO DEAL. Round six proved more disastrous as 10p, £100 and £100,000 were all chosen. With just £1000 and £5 left, the Banker had little option but to offer £500. NO DEAL was STILL the response. Having seen this act of bravery, the Banker then offered Lee the opportunity to swap his box – this offer was accepted. The end result…

A wise decision – Lee took home £1000, and NOT £5. An exciting end to February.

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