And he did exactly what he said he wouldn't do.

Why didn't he press the button?

I'd decline the offer and press the button to see if the Banker would make a higher offer.

CLOSING ROUND

Box 12 - Sam - £35,000
Box 13 - Holly - £50,000
Box 17 - Morag - £750

£100 and £5,000 left in the game

BANKER'S OFFER

£1,230

Paddy says NO DEAL

Box 8 - £100
Box 7 - Karen (newbie) - £5,000

Box 23 - DEAL
Contents - HALF

Paddy's winnings go down to £50

No disrespect intended to Paddy, but that was an annoying game today

Think even Noel (and indeed Morag) had trouble reigning him in and getting him to take things seriously

I think Paddy made a mistake not pressing the button at 3 box. The Banker probably would've offered £1,230 there (that was roughly the Fair Deal at the time) and then probably would've gone up to £2,300 in response to finding another blue.

Unfortunate result from reasonable risk taking. Hopefully he won't have too many regrets.

Yay, another idiot. This is why the Italian version is sometimes referred to as “Il Gioco del Dumbaz (The Idiot Game).”