Adam and Ryan Thomas were dealt a "cruel" twist of fate during their Deal or No Deal appearance as they settled for the banker's final offer after instantly losing out on the jackpot.
Stephen Mulhern fronts a new edition of the classic format where one celebrity player has to bravely decide to keep what's in their mystery box or go with a deal from the banker.
However, on Saturday (August 8), it was Thomas brothers Adam and Ryan who joined forces, hoping to win a whopping amount of cash for their chosen charity, Arthritis UK, after Adam's diagnosis.
Rough start on the show
Their first pick proved to be a bad choice as they instantly lost £100,000 - the largest amount available to them - with Stephen branding it the "worst" first move yet.
It wasn't until their fourth try that they finally managed to remove a box from the lower blue side. They then turned down the banker's offer of £4312 in the hope that they could get even more from the floor. Things started picking up for the brothers after a rocky start as they chose multiple blue boxes in a row.
However, as the 25,000, 50,000 and 75,000 also left the game, things weren't looking great for Adam and Ryan. After a tricky game, they decided to accept the banker's offer of £2,010 instead of risking losing £5,000 on the final stretch.
Support from former co-stars
During the celebrity specials, the stars are surrounded by their loved ones and for the Thomas brothers it was filled with former soap stars.
Corrie's Sue Cleaver was there to support Ryan as she played his on-screen mum, Eileen Grimshaw. When Sue decided to leave Corrie last year, Ryan returned himself to bid her farewell on the cobbles.
Eileen was feeling overwhelmed as George Shuttleworth who has been feeling neglected by Eileen over recent weeks, decided it would be the perfect time to propose.
She was saved from giving a response, however, as Jason strolled in with his suitcase and announced: "The rover returns" as he was greeted by surprised faces.
For Adam's days on Emmerdale, former co-star Kelvin Fletcher who played Andy Sugden arrived in the studio as well as Sheree Murphy who played Tricia Dingle.
Also in the studio was third Thomas brother Scott Thomas, Strictly professional dancer Luba Mushtuk, and Ryan's partner Lucy Mecklenburgh, and Adam's wife Caroline.
Fans react to the 'disaster'
On X (formerly known as Twitter), fans felt sorry for the brothers "bad luck" throughout the game. @engteachervng wrote: "They could donate more than that themselves! They're decent lads, what bad luck."
@2001_joemendy added: "What the......This is a disaster" as @jeffnewton1 said: "For a charity game this is cruel as the 10 grand goes. Only 5k left along with 1p £10 £100 and £500. At least they're still laughing."
