A Deal or No Deal contestant stunned ITV audiences with a record-breaking £75,000 win on the 2023 reboot of the show.
Despite Nay Nay’s extraordinary win, the paralegal has admitted she’s not been able to spend her winnings yet, as she has to wait for the money to arrive in her bank account this coming March.
Even with the wait, the groundbreaking winner, left speechless after her family watched the episode together on Monday [January 3], isn’t phased.
In a conversation with Metro.co.uk, Nay Nay unveiled her approach that propelled her to victory, saying: “For me, it was just about following faith, having a new experience and meeting the people that I would have never met before.”
She remained optimistic throughout, adding: “I knew I was going to the end so my main thing is I wanted to ensure that I had fun, which I definitely did”. Reflecting on her gameplay, she said: “I mean, my game was so fun. I remember screaming, crying, laughing, and it was just amazing.”
While discussing her stint in the game show, hosted by Stephen Mulhern, she expressed that the journey was more valuable than the monetary prize: “When I went on the show it was more than just about the money. The experience is more than the money can buy. The money is just a bonus.”
It took Nay Nay an impressive 27 games before she had her chance to play, reports the Express.
Her victory comes after the jackpot was reduced by £150,000 when it moved to ITV in 2023 from Channel 4, where it was hosted by Noel Edmonds. Former contestants could bag up to £250,000 before the show was dropped by its previous channel after an 11-year run in 2016.
According to a calculator from financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown, the prize should be around £379,525 if adjusted for inflation. Nay Nay shared her emotions after watching the exciting episode for the first time this week.
She confessed to the outlet: “All the emotions came back. I started crying again when I was watching it, just because it’s a life-changing amount of money”. The winner has pledged not to “squander” the £750,000 but instead plans to treat her grandma to a spa day, donate 10% to her church and use the remainder for a house deposit.
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