X Factor has reached the Semi Finals and Deal or No Deal’s Olly Murs is looking to make it into the final three! We caught up with some past contestants who were on the show at the same time as Olly who wanted to share their messages of support:

Kenny – “I was probably on about five shows with Olly. Every Saturday I and other past contestants ring up to vote for him, we are all rooting for him.”

Patricia - “A massive congratulations Olly! You have come so far since our days on Deal or no Deal, when you would always cheer us up. Olly used to sing to us on the coach going from the hotel to the studio at an unearthly hour! We all loved it though!

You are a real genuine guy Olly, you never moaned, always had a smile….and not to mention a few groovy moves for everyone. Your show on DoND wasn’t that successful, but Noel was impressed with you and his words were so right ‘you don’t have failure written over you,’ spooky eh! You will be a very successful pop star, and I feel so proud and honoured to say to my friends I know Olly Murs and he is a really nice guy! Sending love and hugs and parcels of good luck, Patricia x x x”

Clive - “He’s done a proper job!”

Ian - “I was on the show at the same time as Olly, he was a really great guy during the recordings and what you see on X Factor now is how he was on DoND. A lot of the time he was the ‘warm-up man’ on the coach in the morning, singing us a song to get the mood going ready for our first recording of the day. Some time later he showed his dance moves when we were invited to a birthday party of another past contestant, so we all knew then he was pretty special. So my message would be that we’re all voting for a thoroughly great guy who I’m lucky to have met. The man can sing, dance and is great fun to be with. A definite winner and hope he goes all the way. Good luck Olly and glad you learned from my moves at the party!”

Brian - “All the best to the lad, I hope he does it! I wish him all the best and hope he makes a success of it.”

Deb - “I arrived at DoND with Olly and we even got put next to each other in the East Wing. He was always the joker and oozed charm; you just instantly liked the guy. We would joke and mess about on the Wings. I was gutted for Olly though winning only a tenner. But hey, let’s face it; he is going to be making a lot of tenners now!

At the hotel after filming the shows he was always full of energy doing those moves he does on X Factor and singing all the time. When he sang you couldn’t help but think he would go far as a singer, he told me it was his dream to be a pop star. He is the most genuine down to earth lovely fella anyone will meet, what you see is what you get with Olly. I’ve already booked my tickets to go see him at the live tours next year!”

Show your support for Olly and post your own good luck message to him here on the Blog

When a player takes the Walk of Wealth they are assured that they will leave with something, even if it is the 1p. Well that all changed when the Banker invented the double or nothing gamble.

The first player to meet this devilish twist was Lee Whitehouse in November 2008. Lee’s game was never destined to be a mega money game. He went all the way leaving £1 and £10 as the last two amounts. Making Lee’s game one of the unluckiest in Deal or No Deal history. Noel was about to open Lee’s box to finish the game when he was interrupted by the Banker. Noel explained that if £10 was inside Lee’s box, the Banker would increase his winnings to £510. However if Lee’s box contained £1 he would then become the first player to win absolutely nothing! Lee took the gamble and Noel flipped the lid to see £1. Lee was entered into Deal or No Deal’s Hall of Fame.

The Banker held off until April 2009 before offering the double or nothing gamble for a second time. Daimon a wheelchair bound taxi driver from Middlesex played during an Easter special where three golden eggs had a massive influence. Daimon hadn’t been tempted by any of the Banker’s offers and went all the way to the end. Noel even opened his box to reveal Daimon’s winnings of £5,000. That didn’t stop the Banker from offering what he described at the time as an ‘egg gamble’. Noel explained that Daimon would have two attempts to find the good egg, if discovered the Banker would pay out £10,000. However if Daimon found both bad eggs he would go away with absolutely nothing. Daimon took the gamble and heartbreakingly found both bad eggs. That unbelievably led to Daimon retuning the £5,000 he had just won to the Banker.

The double or nothing gamble made a shock return this week! Part-time karaoke singer Caz was left with £100 and £3,000 as her final two amounts. An offer of £1,000 was snubbed and the double or nothing gamble was accepted. The Banker couldn’t resist telling Caz that he had offered this gamble only twice before and that both players had left with nothing. Did Caz complete the Banker’s hat trick of victories or would she reap some revenge? Go to http://www.dealornodeal.co.uk/news/n...

4 fabulous years, 22 sealed boxes and STILL just one question - it can only be…Deal or No Deal?

Airs 2nd November 2009, Channel 4, 4:10pm

There’s a huge party going on in The Dream Factory – and everyone’s invited as Deal or No Deal celebrates four incredible years of euphoric highs, gut-wrenching lows and a whole lot of Banker-spanking.

Throughout this time, we have seen over 1100 contestants take the infamous ‘Walk of Wealth’ swindling the evil Banker out of over £18 million in the process. With two lucky contestants taking away the top prize of a massive £250,000, will this historic extravaganza provide us with the best birthday present of all – our third quarter millionaire?

The Banker is also in the party mood and has made an enormous birthday cake which could give the lucky contestant the best birthday present of all - the chance to DOUBLE their money! And the celebrations don’t end there, Noel and the contestants are resplendent in beautiful outfits befitting this momentous occasion.

Presenter Noel Edmonds comments “I have heard the squeals of anguish, the cries of despair and the moans of disappointment. Yes I hope we will give the Banker even more grief in the years to come!”