Noel runs through the games so far this week, and talks about the purists and everyone who makes notes of all the games and follows it on the Internet... Is he talking about us? I think he is… He runs through Nathan's game yesterday and his brave decision to play on when others would have dealt... Unfortunately it didn’t work out for him…
It’s Philomena’s turn to take the walk of wealth today, and she does so with box 14. She tells Noel she likes his shirt, and Noel introduces us to her husband in the audience, who he said he thought looked liked a tramp when he first met him!! Philomena has a small red box made by her grandson for luck. We get to see a picture of Philomena appearing in the game show "Beat the Clock" from years ago, where she won a radiogram. It's beat the banker today though says Noel…
Round 1
18 - 50p Big cheers
15 - £15,000
17 - £250,000 Big groans for the big one!
12 - £50,000 More groans as another power 5 goes...
9 - £35,000 OH NO says Noel
Noel says the banker is going to give Philomena a bit of a spanking now!! But he says it's not how you start, it's how you finish. The banker starts laughing and asks how Noel is, he then talks about the win Philomena had on "Beat the Clock" and his opening offer relates to that win, but with a modern twist, he offers £900 + MP3 player. Philomena says
NO DEAL
Round 2
Blue chants start
5 - £10 cheers for the blue
More chants
6 - £1 More cheers
More chants
21 - £75,000 The chants turn to groans
That is disastrous says Noel, to hit so many of the big numbers so early. Noel tells the banker that he and Philomena are both optimists though. The banker has a dig at Philomena's husband about his jumper! Noel jumps in and says he made his TV career out of wearing dodgy jumpers!! The Banker offers £4,000, Philomena says it's a good offer, but would like to go a little further as there are loads of blues out there to pick off still, and says
NO DEAL
Round 3
The blue chants start
2 - 1p Big cheers - That's better says Philomena
More chants
4 - £100,000 The chants turn to BIG GROANS
More chants
3 - £3,000 More groans
Noel tells Philomena to keep focused now. Noel asks the banker what he is doing at the moment, skipping around the room? The banker replies its sort of skipping for a man of his weight!! He then offers £1,000, and says he thinks he has got Philomena now, but she replies No he hasn't! Philomena says
NO DEAL
Round 4
More chants
13 - £50
More chants
20 - £20,000 Newbie Kath
This is unbelievable says Noel…
Blue chants start
10 - £10,000 Dreadful says Philomena
This has got to be the worst game of the year says Noel. The banker almost feels sorry for Philomena with all her bad luck today... He offers £450, and that offer receives lots of groans. Phil says that the £5,000 is still there and it's a nice sum of money. Philomena says
NO DEAL
Round 5
Blue chants...
1 - £1,000 The chants turn to groans yet again
Noel says that Philomena could well go into the Hall of Fame here!
More chants
8 - 10p Big cheers
More chants
7 - £500
Noel says that there is a lot of positivity around the studio for Philomena, and she then tries to pick another box and Noel lets out a sneeze/cough type noise!!!! The Banker offers £750, Philomena asks her husband to join him at the pound table. Philomena says
NO DEAL
Round 6
Blue chants
16 - £750 Cheers but it's the highest blue
More chants
22 - £5,000 Chants turn to groans as the highest amount goes, and the studio falls deathly silent...
11 - £5
It’s time for The Banker with £100 and £250 remaining, and Noel says he has never known the atmosphere to be so down in the studio. The banker says he thinks Sharon was possibly as unlucky as Philomena, he then offers £150. Philomena says
NO DEAL
Noel opens box 14 and reveals £250
Box 19 contains the £100