I have always wanted to remind contestants that being a Digicel Deal or no Deal contestant is a privilege and not a right, even moreso if you actually win some money. There is no entitlement in this game, it is important to remember that each player, once they win anything at all, should be overwhelmingly grateful, we don’t owe you.

One contestant who understood that concept quite well was last week’s Angele Nunez who engaged in quite a game. Ms Nunez came with the correct frame of mind; she came to play a game she had little to no prior experience playing (except online) but watched with a lot of hope and no unreasonable expectations. More importantly she came to play to the end, even if that meant losing $3 million dollars.

Her support team was the epitome of energy and on a less positive note, distraction. A word of advice to future players and potential contestants, do ensure that you take along a controlled set of individuals who will attempt to support you versus distracting you into losing a substantial amount of money. Oftentimes they are just looking forward to helping you spend it.

Though a very vibrant individual, I think this was the most anti climactic episode to date. Throughout the rounds I sat in my chair and drifted off to sleep a few times, other times I simply sat wondering if the producer could arrange a body double to sit in my chair while they play children’s games with Simon down below. If it’s not about the money — as cliché as it sounds — it doesn’t make sense; the small talk was unbearable.

Ms Nunez, with “nerves of steel” decided to go all the way, I calmly sat back in my chair and allowed her to walk out with a pitiful $7,500, notwithstanding the fact that my offers were not much greater throughout the show. But if one looks at it as a learning experience, they should take away a very valuable lesson: “If you’re not making mistakes, you’re not taking risks, and that means you’re not going anywhere. The key is to make mistakes faster than the competition, so you have more changes to learn and win.”

But as famous American Football coach Vince Lombardi said “If winning isn’t everything, why do they keep score?”