Deal Or No Deal returned with Stephen Mulhern at the helm as one lucky contestant hoped to bag the £100,000 jackpot.

She had brought her Koala teddy bears called Kiki and CoCo as lucky charms when she revealed it was a gift from her late husband when their daughter had travelled to Australia.

The show didn’t start well after the first box, which contained £75,000, was opened.

In the last minutes of the programme, Wendy still had three blues on the board, including a penny, 50p, and £500. She also had three reds remaining — £2,000, £3,000, and £50,000.

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Wendy appeared on ITV’s Deal Or No Deal (Image: ITV)

In a tense moment, Wendy opted for box number one, which held £2,000.

The contestant then received a call from the banker, who offered her £6,170 as a cash prize in an attempt to sway Wendy from her own box, which was number 15.

Stephen asked her, “Is it a Deal or no Deal?”

A tearful Wendy accepted the offer on the table as they continued playing the game.

Stephen Mulhern revealed £50,000 was in Wendy’s box (Image: ITV)

She then received another surprise call from the banker and Stephen went on to explain that if she had continued to play and had not accepted the £6,000, the banker’s new offer would have been £14,345, as the £50k still remained on the board.

After another round, Wendy got rid of two more blues, 50p and £500, meaning that either the 1p or £50k was in her box.

The banker suddenly interrupted and revealed his new offer would have now been £27,800 to buy her box.

The tension was palpable as Stephen opened Wendy’s box in the final round, revealing she had £50k all along as she lost out on the eye-watering cash prize.

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Viewers were left “gutted” following Wendy’s loss, as one tweeted: “#DealOrNoDeal – She was offered six thousand plus to tempt her out! My guess is the banker knew the value of her box!”

Another commented: “Damn it! So wanted her to win big, but £6k will get them a holiday together of some sort at least. I hope in time she finds happiness #DealOrNoDeal.”

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A third wrote: “Why Wendy Why.The 15 meant so much to you. You were on Course … Why didn’t you hold Koala tight and stick it out. Gutted she didn’t win BIG #DealOrNoDeal.”

A fourth added: “Wee Wendy has my heart broke #DealOrNoDeal.”