Deal or No Deal heartbreak as contestant loses £100k as Stephen Mulhern speaks out

Deal or No Deal contestant Sonia was dealt some serious devastation when she narrowly missed out on taking home £100,000, with host Stephen Mulhern speaking out

A Deal or No Deal contestant was left gutted when they missed out on £100k.

Host Stephen Mulhern has spoken out after the hugely “tense” episode of Deal or No Deal, which saw contestant Sonia dealt the crushing blow in the studio. If players of the ITV game show are lucky they can scoop up huge amounts of cash.

It depends on which of the boxes they choose. Sonia opened all the cheaper blue boxes and had just £10,000, £5,000 and £100,000 left on the board, she chose to take the Banker’s offer of £22,670 to end the game.

But she realised what she could have ended up with when she opened her box at the end of the game. She found out that she would have won £100,000 if she had stayed in the game until the end.

After the episode, host Stephen took to X, revealing that he still “can’t believe” that Sonia missed out on the jackpot prize. “I can’t believe it! The £100k box reached the table AGAIN today,” he said.

“And our player didn’t take it! The tension was off the scale.”

He added: “Is this the series where someone finally lands the jackpot? Find out on the BRAND NEW episodes of Deal or No Deal, every weekday, 4pm on @ITV and @ITVX !”

Fans also commented online and said that they felt “gutted” for Sonia after fumbling the £100,000. “Still a huge amount to win, but yikes missing out on the £100k – gutted for her #DealOrNoDeal,” one viewer wrote.

Another said: “Wow! Sonia played an incredible gams….but she went against her gut feeling!! £52,670 at the 2 box stage. £100,000 in her box #DealOrNoDeal.” A third wrote: “Who would have thought opening a couple of shoe boxes would be so dramatic! #DealOrNoDeal.”

Back in October, host Stephen warned viewers that they ‘wouldn’t believe what was coming’ ahead of the new series. “The tension’s back, the offers are real and The Banker is waiting!” he wrote on X at the time.

“The BRAND NEW series of Deal or No Deal starts today at 4pm on ITV. Trust me, you won’t believe what’s coming – tune in every day so you don’t miss a thing!”

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