Meet Mary. She’s kind of a big Deal.
Mary Egan beats the banker and bags the €250,000 top prize
It’s a little bit of excitement in your day when you scratch the Banker’s Bonus panel on your Deal or No Deal scratchcard to see the word DEAL. That turns into a bigger jolt of surprise when your name gets called out to take part in the TV3 gameshow. You might even be forgiven for thinking the whole thing is just an illusion when you’re suddenly there, in person, on the telly, with magic Keith Barry himself.
But what happens when you’re the very first one who joins Keith to play deal or No Deal, face the Banker AND BEAT HIM TO WIN €250,000??
That means your name is Mary Egan, you’re from Dublin, it’s Friday 8th of January, 2010 and you’ve not just won the top prize: you’ve also got yourself a place forever in the National Lottery record books as the first person ever to beat our banker. In our books that’s a big deal. Congratulations, Mary.
