[h=1]Deal or No Deal' crowns fifth quarter-millionaire[/h]

Deal or No Deal has crowned its latest quarter-millionaire.

Nong - from Swindon, originally from Thailand - became only the fifth person ever to win the biggest prize of £250,000 (12.5 million baht) on the Channel 4 gameshow.

The 21-year-old pricing analyst trainee said throughout the game that she felt that her own box contained the coveted prize.

She had received large offers from the Banker of up to £34,000. In the final round she took away two big red numbers, before the Banker offered £20,000 to buy hers.

However, she declined the offer and removed the £250 box, leaving just £5 and £250,000 left in play.

The Banker gave one more offer of £68,000, but the contestant kept her faith and declined the offer or the chance to swap boxes.

Thankfully, her huge risk paid off as host Noel Edmonds revealed that her box did indeed contain the grand prize.

Nong said: "£250,000! Wow, I still can't believe it, it feels like a dream! Out of all the people onDeal or No Deal, never in a million years would I have thought I'd take that risk and win the jackpot.

"I loved being in the Deal or No Deal bubble as everyone was so lovely and supportive and it was the entire experience that made it priceless. I really can't thank the Deal or No Deal team enough for giving me the opportunity to change my life!"

Her win comes just before the upcoming 2,000th episode of the show on Monday, August 20 on Channel 4.

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Good for her! Congrats!

I am a happy "not gambler" and seeing her emotions, give me good reason to believe that I made a right decision in life not to be...

But lucky that she win 250,000 GBP I think she very much sound like they are going to be spend in UK, so not really that big a fortune or ? I do not have much idea about cost of living there...

Not rich per se, but if spent wisely could give her a comfy life

Not rich per se, but if spent wisely could give her a comfy life

Obviously that's dependent on the style of life that you're accustomed to. I can see that not going too far in London. It could be a nice first down payment on a flat (leaving her with very low payments).

She couldn't retire on that. A decent wage in London is around 50,000 GBP a year, that's about 5 year's salary. And that's if she doesn't go out and make any big purchases (car, vacation, etc).

Pretty much, if it can't buy you a house free and clear . . . I wouldn't consider it an amount that one could live comfy on for more than a few years.

That's not to say that it can't give you a leg up. She could use that money and get an advanced degree and come back to the job market with a higher earning potential. She could buy a flat in London and have ridicously low payments giving her more monthly expendable income. She could invest that money for retirement and live comfortably in her later years.

Obviously that's dependent on the style of life that you're accustomed to. I can see that not going too far in London. It could be a nice first down payment on a flat (leaving her with very low payments).

She couldn't retire on that. A decent wage in London is around 50' date='000 GBP a year, that's about 5 year's salary. And that's if she doesn't go out and make any big purchases (car, vacation, etc).

Pretty much, if it can't buy you a house free and clear . . . I wouldn't consider it an amount that one could live comfy on for more than a few years.

That's not to say that it can't give you a leg up. She could use that money and get an advanced degree and come back to the job market with a higher earning potential. She could buy a flat in London and have ridicously low payments giving her more monthly expendable income. She could invest that money for retirement and live comfortably in her later years.[/quote']

She lives in Swindon. Trust me; it aint London.

She lives in Swindon. Trust me; it aint London.

Ahhh, gotcha. That's the kind of money you can retire on then :-)

Ahhh, gotcha. That's the kind of money you can retire on then :-)

Not quite. But she's a young girl - that could buy a house outright and probably start a small business. So does give her options.

(it could also cure 250,000 sick water buffaloes) ;-)

Thanks God that she was not me, if she is .... ummm.. she wont buy a house or set any business but just enjoy life.. hehe

Thanks God that she was not me, if she is .... ummm.. she wont buy a house or set any business but just enjoy life.. hehe

You could buy a lifetime supply of martini Kus! ;-)

and a hundred more of hot guy servants ... ha ha ha..

Definitely not enough to retire on, but enough to make life pretty damn good.

She should move back to Thailand, learn about the people and the culture, learn the language, and then she can retire there!