The Events
Back home now, 3 am. The Events are now over and I want to thank everyone who tuned in over the last few weeks. Along the way, 20 million viewers tuned in – far more than any of us ever imagined – and I hope most of you enjoyed the shows. It’s been a real ride: I’ve had loads of fun making them, though I’m still reeling from tonight’s escapade. I called Ben as soon as I could and he doesn’t hate me, so I can sleep tonight.
Thank you again, all of you who watched or even took part in the interactive elements. Loads of love, and sweet dreams.
Derren x
Nice work , loved the series even if the one out thing wasnt on purpose I think it actually made a better ending to the series than if you had got it. His face was so funny haha xx
Awwww Derren you were soooo close. To even do that is absolute genius. Have loved the series and you never cease to absolutely astound me. Your a little bit wierd and scary sometimes :-).
Well done on a fantastic series. Loved every minute of it. Tonight’s show was quite strange – I think the failure was planned! You tricked us all again Mr Brown! LOL Can’t wait till your next show x
Brilliant show. Can’t wait for you to come to Milton Keynes in April 2010.
Sorry your calculations were off slightly…..or were they? I think they were spot on.
Thanks for the entertainment. I tune in every time.
Don’t worry Derren!
I still love you and think you are by far the best EVER!
I cant wait to come and see you on your tour next year!!
Lots of Love xxxxxxxxxx
END OF A LEG MAN,
scared ur gonna take over the world one day and convince everyone your the king of the world (or queen you know whatever makes ya happy) i proper lolled wen u wer talkin about following Ben around XD
xx
Thank you for a very entertaining series. I thought tonights made Derren seem a little bit more human, which is nice in a way 🙂
these were quality, gutted the last one failed, was still a bloody good try though
the look on the other guys face though bless him
Really not sure what to make of tonights show, am a bit confused with the ending…. yet I did not think there was any chance in the world that you’d let someone walk off with £175,000 for doing nothing… am thinking this isnt the last we’ll hear of it… hope not.
Ah, so thats what the 3D thingy is, great, look forward to it.
xx
brilliant entertainment, Derren.
Always makes me try and second guess you – “how’s he doing that?” Good mental workout. I just get more skeptical, other people become bigger believers – interesting.
very good stuff that man.
Hi Derren. Its been great watching your shows and is fascinating how easily peoples minds can be manipulated. The show that you done tonight was very interesting and to be honest it made the programme seem more realistic and less fixed.
Obviously it was difficult to watch because of the cameras and such like but it was still very interesting and shows that everybody makes mistakes.
I hope that you will bring out some more fantastic stunts to our telly soon too.
All the best!
xx
Brilliant SHOWs! We can’t stay till next year on C4. Please come back sooner 🙂
Good stunt, but it’s like the guy off real hustle said, in the real world you would have to cover at least 2-3 numbers either side of where you think it will drop, like the neighbour bet system, £5K on a neighbour bet on number 8…still a great return
did anyone else notice the guy, who looked a bit like derren, standing next to the truck at the end with a cheque for £180,000?
I can’t allow myself to believe that any of “The Events” were more than illusion – fabulous, inventive, entertaining, exciting illusions. Why? Because if I allow myself to believe he can really do that stuff I will gain a phobia of meeting the man and having my mind taken over by him.
I shall now say something positive to stay on his good side (see – the fear is taking hold already!)…….
Well done Derren – one out is still amazing, and Fridays will never be the same again – except I don’t have to be scared of sitting down to watch TV anymore.
S xx
Hey Derren, the events were brilliant! So close tonight..8’s my lucky number too so seriously thought u had it. It’s ok though, we all still love u (well maybe Ben doesnt! Ha Ha) Got my tickets for Enigma @ Edinburgh Playhouse – the 1st year I’ve actually been looking forward to April Fools Day! First time i’ll see you live too so really excited. Can’t wait!
See u soon D!
Aimz
x
You’ve walked on glass, played Russian Roulette, predicted the National Lottery, stuck the nation to their sofas (including that one guy who was stuck for 12 hours! :D) persuaded ordinary, every day people to commit daylight robbery, hammered a nail up your nose, and had half the world talking about you within hours of the first Event. What’s a poxy roulette wheel to you???
Rock on, Derren! 🙂
Gutted for you Derren, great series thanks so much!
Aww Derren, at least you showed the nation a valuable lesson,not everything is reliable 100% of the time.
Well done though, you were only one way, I imagined you must of thought 30 but changed to 8… you seem to be right the first time but you change your mind a lot. 😛
Given the comments here, it looks like Derren’s trick has worked pretty well – he’s convinced you that he really can determine the path of the ball with impossible accuracy.
It was a fake casino, so obviously he got it wrong on purpose as he wasn’t going to pay all that money out of his own pocket. Various ways to get the ball into the slot next to the one he predicted – rigged wheel, multiple pre-recorded goes, etc. He’s set himself up for some criticism from those that don’t get it, but he sent out a message about gambling and if people think he really has the ability to guess that close, then he comes off looking like a genius with impossible abilities as opposed to what he is, which is just a genius ;).
At least we know your Human man! Haha,
Excellent series. You do nothing but blow our minds! Well done and i’ll see you at Enigma ’10 In the Edinburgh Playhouse =D haha.
Can’t wait!
=]
x
hmmmm interesting? …….
Slightly bewildered! I was left feeling a little bemused at the end – kept thinking the programme was going to run over and some sort of suprise would be revealed. Ah well, never mind,still got a lot of love for Derren. Looking forward to seeing Derren in 3D. Big love <3 xx 🙂
You stabbed Robbie Williams that one time. Don’t think I could ever be disapointed by you!
LOL at all the comments like ‘one off isn’t that bad though’, etc. Are you for real? One off is f*cking incredible.
If he’d’ve won it may have been front page news tomorrow. I have no idea if it was for real, or if the one off was an intentional move. Either way it was by far the best show of the series.
As another user commented, it is weird living in a world where Derren was wrong; but rest assured we are still in a world where Derren confuses the hell out of you.
Good ep DVB.
Errare humanum est! May you hold your head high and be proud of your wonderful work.
Superb series, proving what a great showman you are….I think tonight’s show counts as a win! congrats! 🙂
One off Derren! You had my heart pounding, you are trully amazing and i cant wait for november!
If you ever need an apprentice im willing to learn. Great show very mystifying im sure it takes a lot of mental focus to do what you do if only i could channel my own mind in such a way. take care. xx
Only out by 1… amazing!! You’re a legend 😀
http://tinypic.com/r/ipt9bl/4 <—- RED 30 on side of truck that Ben walked past. And on roulette wheel.
any significance of the red 30 on the truck
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and the red 30 on the roulette wheel?
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What a show. What a great entertainer. Win or lose – it just didn’t matter. Lose and it raises the question – did you really know about all those other events and be able to predict them? Win – and yes Derren has succeeded again. In this case a win would have been so easy to achieve – no way to verify when the film in the casino was shot. A great show – well built up to the climax. Thank you.
I was very sorry for the girl in the matchbox trick.I think you should have let her won.That was mean!!!I thought the ending was a damp squid,bad luck on Ben too.Just goes to show,some systems cannot be beaten.You’ll just have to admit defeat with all things Roulette related.I enjoyed the other shows though very much,love Cindy.x
Omg I don’t think I have ever been so anxious in my life!!!! That build up was truly amazing I was on the edge of my seat!!! Was it planned to end like that… I’m not sure but I think that just makes him even more believable if u didn’t believe in him in the first place !! Derren brown is a legend and the events have been great, now what we gonna do with our Friday nights 🙁 loveage to ya mr brown xxxxxxxxxx one back soon 🙂
Nevermind, Derren. Have been a massive fan of yours for many years, and will continue to be so. Everything you do is still wonderfully amazing!!
Quite an interesting read, this. Are you banned in casinos overseas as well?
Bought your book the other day. Working my way through it. Hopefully getting tickets to Enigma for March next year.
Just wondering, if you do infact get round to reading this, amongst your busy lifestyle, then it’d be great if you could send me a quickie with a guess as to how old I am 🙂 tej_radia@hotmail.co.uk
Thanks again for a great series: You had me stuck to my sofa all the way!
Can’t wait for more!!
Tej
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bottom right.
and what number did it land on…?
Wow! What an ending! I am really surprised! I think everyone was expecting Derren to be spot on so when he missed (even though it was only by 1 – a remarkable achievement) there was an awkward minute of silence; lol.
I’m quite upset the events are finished and since Derren will only be hosting the 3D magic show i think we’ll all have to wait quite a while to see him on our screens again. 🙁
This series has been amazing! Can’t wait for the next one (i’m currently buying all the previous DVDs 😀 my obsession is growing by the day) So looking forward to Derren in 3D (hubba!)
By the way am i the ONLY person who completely believes that he picked the wrong number on purpose tonight? I mean come on he’s 100% in control of everything and you really think he chose the wrong number by accident? Nope.
Cat.
P.S Derren in that long black coat is sex on legs! <3 <3 <3
I really enjoyed tonight’s show, regardless of whether you got the right number 🙂 Well done Derren – getting one off is an amazing acheivement and much more than any one of us could have done. As you said yourself, the method you used wasn’t guaranteed. I’m sure if you were given another £5k you’d have got it spot on second time around 😀
At the end though, I did think a twist was coming and it would be revealed that you’d actually won! I think it was the way the camera feed ended so abruptly and the crew member told the guy that he’d get his money back. I didn’t even notice the guy with the giant cheque everyone’s talking about! I may have to watch the end again 🙂
An amazing four weeks of shows – I’m glad you’re back on C4 next year Derren 😀
Did Derren move the bet on to the 30 after the camera moved?
I hope Derren realises every 1 in 37 people commenting on this story could have done a better job at predicting the number than him.
Amazing. How did you do those calulations that quick? i’m 14 years old and i want to be just like you when i’m older. i’m going to start trying a lot harder in maths now! i’ve been working out the method you used, and it would take me 5 minutes and a calculator, not 2 seconds!
your programs are so entertaining, and you’re just generally a legend.
Misdirection….
Im more impressed about the ball landing on the square in the sqush court. That guy, come one, looked like he had £175,000 any way. what was with the sweat patches. Is there a twist? who knows, it was all well worth watching the past four months. well done derren. a true showman.
Perfect ending 🙂
Thanks for 4 weeks of brilliant shows Derren!
Fantstic mate! Just a shame you were one off on the roulette. Your technique obviously works! Just needs a little refining. Still VERY VERY good!!!
I don’t think this is over, the red 30 on the side of the truck must mean something! Derren’s too smart to mess up! Love him!
and if you look the check has Derrens signature on it cause the money he won would go in his account then he would have had the cheque ran into the bloke in the van if he’d won.