Deal or No Deal in show first as player’s gamble becomes worst in ITV history

THE latest Deal or No Deal game ended in disaster when Reece found himself gaining the unwanted title of the 'lowest earner' in the histroy of the ITV reboot.

Viewers were left gobsmacked at the episode, hosted by Stephen Mulhern, when a series of gambles saw the game crumble in front of the player's eyes.

Things did not ever get off to a good start with Reece having lost major amounts, including the £100,000 and £50,000, in the first half of the game.

Having already rejected some decent offers, Reece found himself with three amounts left to pick from.

The 1p, £5,000 and £25,000 all remained in play at the time of his final offer from the Banker.

Despite it not being possible to know what was inside his box, Reece continually insisted that he "had the £25,000" and as such chose to reject an £8,000 offer to buy his box.

His co-stars were left in shock as they appeared uncomfortable with his decision to risk not taking the huge amount.

In a huge blow, the £25,000 was unveiled next meaning that Reece had scuppered any chance of winning big.

However, in the biggest surprise of the ITV show to date, Reece refused the banker's final offer and decided instead to gamble his way to either a mere £5,000 victory or a dire 1p outcome.

As Stephen lifted his box, it was confirmed that Reece had become the first penny winner since the show was revived along with gaining the title of the lowest earner and the worst gamble yet.

Reacting to the dismal ending, one viewer said on X:  "Totally gutted for you Reece, you played such a great game #DealOrNoDeal @StephenMulhern."

Reece also bagged a commemorative coin to mark being a member of the "1p club" which contained Stephen's face which led to a further viewer comment saying:  "NOOO GUTTED! but at least he can frame that lovely PENNY #DealOrNoDeal."

Someone else penned: Sorry Reece you should [have] dealt at the eight grand!! Why are people so greedy? #DealOrNoDeal."

As another slammed the contestant for claiming to know what was in his box, writing: "How did Reece not deal at £8k, all this I know what’s in my box rubbish. Nah mate it was 1p #DealOrNoDeal."

It is not the first time that fans have ripped into players for 'knowing' what is in their box.

Many of the players have been seen left remarking that they have either 'a red' or 'a blue' in their box despite them having no way of knowing.

Most insisted it was "cringe" to watch the contenders be "fake" with one another.

They took to X - formerly Twitter - to air their disdain and beg them "to stop".

One enraged fan said: "Why does everyone say 'Ooh don't come to me, I think I've got a red!, Ooh I think I've got a blue!'.

"None of them have got a f***ing clue what they've got."

A second echoed: "Some of these people on #dealornodeal are embarrassing."