Noel says there is a new theme running through the show now, and it's luck and bravery. The luck of the banker and the bravery of the contestants.
It’s Rita’s turn to take the walk of wealth today, and she does so with box 9. Noel asks her to climb out of her hole and join him at the pound table!!
Rita is from Sunderland, and she has her husband in the audience for support, they have been married for 49 years. We get to see a piccie of Rita and her hubby on the day they got engaged. Rita tells Noel she loves bacon, and Noel gets confused with baking (bakin')! Noel wants to get on with the game now as he is dying for a bacon roll…
Round 1
7 - £100,000 Big groans
8 - £1
Rita gets confused over the number of boxes there are left to open
4 - £5
15 - £250
18 - £3,000
The banker calls, and Rita says she forgot about him!! The banker replies that he loves Rita and he has a gift for her, Noel gets it out from the pound table and it's a little red box, with a poem in for her... He then offers £7,000 + 10lbs of bacon… That'll take some thought says Rita, and Noel replies yes, especially with your love of bacon. Rita gets confused with the way Noel has written the offer down and she thinks its £7!! Noel tells her to hurry up and the next offer may include sausages!! Rita says
NO DEAL
Round 2
Steve next, and he hopes Rita will bring home the bacon!!!
22 - 50p
Rita struggles to choose her next box and says EURGGHH not Michelle!!
20 - £10
Rita is worried about both Joe and Michelle, as she says they are both dangerous....
21 - £10,000
The banker says there has been a massive electrical surge as millions went to off to make bacon sarnies in the break!!! He then offers £13,000… Rita's hubby says it's a good offer, but there is plenty in the game yet. Rita says she always does what hubby tells her!! Rita says
NO DEAL
Round 3
12 - £5,000
Annie does a little poem for Rita
10 - £50 Big cheers
11 - £50,000 Newbie Kathleen
Noel wonders what will happen now... The banker says that a board like this carries a big risk for him, and he offers £16,000… Rita says she can see many dreams with that offer, and Noel asks if it's a field full of pigs!!! Rita's hubby joins her at the table, and Noel tries to listen in on the conversation. Rita tells Noel that she dreams of hopping on a plane next week and visiting her daughter in Canada, she then whispers to her husband, one more... Rita says
NO DEAL
Round 4
3 - £75,000 Groans as a hole appears in the power 5
14 - £20,000 A few more groans
1 - £35,000 Big groans
There is a huge gap in the board now says Noel, and the banker will be feasting on the isolation of the £250,000. The banker says WOW and that round blew the game apart, and he offers £7,500… The offer receives groans, but Noel says you only have to look at the board to see why it was offered. Rita asks her husband to join her again... Rita says
DEAL
Round 5 - Proveout round
19 - £500 It would have been a good start says Noel
13 - 10p
It's all on this box says Noel
6 - £15,000 Not good enough
There is silence in the audience... The Banker would have offered £15,000
Round 6 - Proveout round
17 - 1p Big groans
This is so serious now says Noel
16 - £750 More groans
We are one box away from a big disappointment says Noel
5 - £100
It’s time for The Banker with £1,000 and £250,000 remaining, and he would have offered £45,000… The same offer as Laura had...
Noel opens box 9 and reveals £1,000
Box 2 contains £250,000