Nicola's game today.

Noel says the contestants have wit, charm, personality... but are lacking in bravely. He goes through how £100k, £250k and £250k have been squandered in the past week. He says cuddly games like yesterday's don't give huge payouts...

Nicola looks gorgeous today

Oh, a game that starts with Noel using the word 'squander' at least 4 times in his introduction, and no mention of the fact that Derek actually got the most money possible out of his game yesterday...

Nicola has box 11.

Noel carries her box to the table as she is walking using a crutch.

Nicola Wooky was diagnosed with MS... and she now works in a supportive role, ensuring that disabled people have the rights they're entitled to... she says she gets on with life despite her disability, and she's a very positive person. Noel says she's an inspiration.

She talks about how she asks the universe for many things... and believes that's why she's on the show, as she asked to be on DOND... as she asked for an alternative way to make some money. She shows some pics of her parents, her boyfriend and her nephew... her Mum is in the audience with her. She says she wants some security - some money in the bank, and would like to get married in Thailand and put a down payment on a bungalow if she wins really big...

Here we go...

Nicola says it looks very different from the crazy chair

1 - Alex - £75,000

2 - Matt - £10,000

Noel thought she was going for 3 but she's not Noel guesses she's going for 4 now!! She's leaving 3 and 4...

5 - Gemma - 1p

6 - Andy - £50

She's leaving 7, 8 and 9

10 - Sheila - £100

Time for the banker...

Noel asks Nicola what's to be fond of the banker and the banker phones. Noel answers and tells the banker to wait a moment, and hangs up! Nicola says the banker's a teddy bear at his heart... Noel starts to get worried that the banker won't phone back, but he does ring... and he says "The Teddy Bear here" when he answers He says he's like an old tatty sponge soaking up all of Nicola's love...

Banker's offer

£8,500

Nicola says it's a respectful offer

She NO DEALS

She has box 11, and she's leaving 12...

13 - Dave - £15,000

She says that's ok... she can live with that

She had her DOND audition on 14 February 2007, so is leaving 14...

15 - Matty - £750

Noel calls Steve evil because of how he opened his box too soon in Derek's game... Nicola then jokes about how he kicked Nicola's crutch away and Noel says Steve's evil

Break time

I wonder if they'll pay the rights to play the Old Spice theme when Steve is chosen? The theme which was commonly used in Only Fools and Horses to describe Damien.

We're back

16 - Shaz - £5

Banker time...

The banker makes more jokes about "evil" Steve and he claims that Margaret asked to get Steve breakfast, and he repeatedly punched her in the face

Banker's offer

£12,500

Noel says that sum going in her bank account would be nice, and we mustn't forget that - she says that's a year's wage for her but it's only the second round

Nicola NO DEALS

She's leaving 18 and 19...

20 - Sarah - £1

Nicola chooses newbie David who is a vicar. Noel says he won't do anything nasty when he opens his box because he's a man of the cloth

21 - newbie David - £20,000

Nicola's leaving 22... and 3...

4 - Jean - £500

Banker time...

Noel says Nicola has more lipstick than the cosmetic counter at Harrod's...

Noel jokes about how every game will be "Not in front of the vicar".

The vicar is the vicar in Duckinfield... and the banker talks about an inappropriate Spoonerism... which would be *beep*

Banker's offer

£19,000

She says it's a serious offer and Noel says it's a year and a half salary for her now, but her Mum says it's a good offer but she has such a strong board. There are shouts of "keep going".

Nicola NO DEALS

This is starting to look very promising

8 - Mark - £5,000

14 - Ruth - 10p

17 - Ken - Noel tells Ken to freeze and calls a break

Wow-looks good. 26k here we come?!

I suspect £26,000 will be rolled in next if she advoids the top four remaining amounts.

I can feel a £26k offer on its way...

EDIT: Oh, look - three of us posted the same thought at the same time! Do we think the Banker might be a bit predictable?