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Deal or No Deal
GenreReality game show
Created by
  • Dick de Rijk (2003 – for Endemol International)
Presented byHowie Mandel
StarringPeter Abbay
Narrated byJoe Cipriano
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons7 (4 on NBC, 2 in syndication, 1 on CNBC)
No. of episodes
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Scott St. John
  • Howie Mandel (2018–present)
Production location(s)CBS Television City (2005)
Sunset Gower Studios (2006)
The Culver Studios (2006–2009)
Sonalyst Studios (2009–2010)
Universal Studios Florida (2018–present)
Camera setup8 Multi-camera setup
Running time
Production company(s)
  • Entertain the Brutes Productions
    (2005–2010)
  • Truly Original
  • Endemol USA
    (2005–2010)
Distributor20th Television
NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network
  • NBC(2005–09)
  • Syndication(2008–10)
  • CNBC(2018–present)
Picture format
  • 480i (4:3 SDTV, 2005–2010)
    1080i (16:9 HDTV, 2018–present)
Audio format2.0 (2005–2010)
5.1 (2018–present)
Original release
  • Broadcast:
  • December 19, 2005 – May 18, 2009
  • December 3, 2018 – present
  • Syndication:
  • September 8, 2008 – May 28, 2010
External links
Website

Deal or No Deal is the American version of the international game show of Dutch origin of the same name. The show is hosted by actor-comedian Howie Mandel, and premiered on December 19, 2005, on NBC. The hour-long show typically aired at least twice a week during its run, and included special extended or theme episodes. The show started its fourth season on August 25, 2008, a day after NBC's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics ended. A daily syndicated half-hour version of the show debuted on September 8, 2008, and continued for two seasons.

The game is primarily unchanged from the international format: a contestant chooses one briefcase from a selection of 26. Each briefcase contains a cash value from $0.01 to $1,000,000. Over the course of the game, the contestant eliminates cases from the game, periodically being presented with a 'deal' from The Banker to take a cash amount to quit the game. Should the contestant refuse every deal, they are given the chance to trade the first case – chosen before play – for the only other one left in play, and win whatever money was in the chosen case.

Special variations of the game, including a 'Million Dollar Mission' introduced in the third season, were also used, as well as a tie-in with a viewer 'Lucky Case Game'.

The show was a success for NBC, typically averaging from 10–16 million viewers each episode in the first season, although the subsequent seasons only averaged about 5–9 million viewers each episode. It has led to the creation of tie-in board, card, and video games, as well as a syndicated series played for smaller dollar amounts.

The show went on hiatus in early 2009, and its Friday night time slot was replaced with Mandel's other series Howie Do It.[1] The network later announced on that Deal or No Deal would return on May 4 to air its remaining episodes. These remaining four were taped in September 2008, and aired on three consecutive Mondays, May 4, May 11, and the final two on May 18.

On December 3, 2018, the show returned to NBC as a holiday special with original host Howie Mandel. New episodes of the program began airing on CNBC on December 5, 2018.

  • 1Gameplay
  • 4Merchandise
  • 5Broadcast history
  • 6Syndicated version
  • 7Production notes

Gameplay[edit]

The contestant chooses one of 26 numbered briefcases at the start of the game. These cases, carried by identically dressed female models, each hold a different cash amount from $0.01 to $1,000,000. On the stage is a video wall that displays the amounts still in play at any given moment. The contestant's chosen case is brought onto the stage and placed on a podium before them and the host.

In the first round, the contestant chooses six cases to eliminate from play, one at a time. Each case is opened as it is chosen, and the amount inside is removed from the board. After the sixth pick, a cordless telephone on the podium rings and the host answers it to speak with 'The Banker', visible only as a silhouette, who sits in a skybox overlooking the studio. The Banker's face is never seen, and his voice is never heard. After the call ends, the host relays the Banker's offer to buy the contestant's case. The contestant can accept the offer and end the game by saying 'deal' and pressing a red button on the podium, or reject it by saying 'no deal' and closing a hinged cover over the button.

Each time an offer is rejected, the contestant must play another round, eliminating progressively fewer cases: five in the second round, four in the third, three in the fourth, two in the fifth. Beyond the fifth round, the contestant eliminates one case at a time, receiving a new offer from the Banker after each. The ninth and final offer comes when there are only two cases left in play: the one originally chosen by the contestant and one other. If the contestant rejects this final offer, he/she may either keep the chosen case or trade it for the other. The contestant receives the amount in the case taken.

The Banker's offer is typically a percentage of the average of the values still in play at the end of each round. This percentage is small in the early rounds, but increases as the game continues and can even exceed 100% in very late rounds. At times, an offer includes a prize tailored to the contestant's interests, either in addition to cash or instead of it. Also, prizes are occasionally substituted for some of the cash amounts on the board. Starting with the Banker's offer in the second round, the contestant can bring a 'cheering section' (e.g., friends, family members or colleagues) to the edge of the stage for advice on case selection and whether to accept offers. However, only the contestant's decisions are counted as part of the game.

If a contestant accepts one of the Banker's offers, and if time permits, the host encourages the contestant to play through additional rounds to see what would have happened. If time runs short, if the highest remaining value is eliminated, or if there are only two cases remaining, all of the remaining cases are opened at once.

2018 changes[edit]

In 2018, coinciding with new episodes airing on CNBC, the Banker's gender has been changed to female, and she now contacts the host via a smartphone. The contestant is given one opportunity during the game to present a counter-offer after receiving an offer from the Banker. If she accepts the counter-offer, the contestant receives that amount of money and the game ends. If she rejects the counter-offer, the game continues into the next round.

Similar to the syndicated series, there is no option to swap cases after the final round, when only the contestant's case and one other are still in play. If the contestant rejects the Banker's final offer, he/she receives the amount in the originally chosen case, plus any applicable bonuses.

Additionally, unlike the original and syndicated versions which featured a male Banker played by Peter Abbay, the CNBC version features a female Banker.

Models[edit]

Deal or No Deal features 26 models who each bear one of the cases in play.

CaseSeason 1[2]Season 2[3]Season 3[4]Season 4[5]Season 5[6]
1Claudia JordanSoraya Yd
2Stacey GardnerTaylor Clark
3Lisa GleaveKatie Luddy
4Lindsay SchoneweisKeltie MartinBrenda Lowe
5Ursula MayesLani Baker
6Megan Abrigo
7Sara BronsonJordana DePaula
8Pilar LastraLauren ShiohamaMariela ArteagaNeka Stephens
9Patricia Kara
10Anya MonzikovaVaeda Mann
11Katie ClearyBrittany McGowan
12Jill ManasLauren ShiohamaSarati Toups
13Leyla MilaniMahogany Lox
14April ScottPilar LastraOlga Safari
15Lanisha ColeBrooke LongMadi Teeuws
16Kimberly EstradaKasie HeadKrissy CarlsonLisa LakatosJessica Lee
17Jenelle Bronwyn MorenoAshley Jones
18Alike BogganMarisa PetroroElissa Ingrid
19Mylinda TovAmanza SmithNatasha Ward
20Marisa PetroroAlike BogganAmanza Smith
21Tameka JacobsMalika Miller
22Donna FeldmanLaura ShieldsLianna GrethelCrystal MonteAnchal Joseph
23Aubrie LemonAnne-Julia Hagen
24Nancy StelleMeghan MarkleKelly BranniganKizzi Barazetti
25Sonia VeraHayley Marie NormanSummer Bellessa
26Lindsay ClubineMichelle De Leon

Payout structure[edit]

On Deal or No Deal, the values hidden in the 26 briefcases typically range from US$0.01 to US$1,000,000:

$1,000
$5,000
$10,000
$25,000
$50,000
$75,000
$100,000
$200,000
$300,000
$400,000
$500,000
$750,000
$1,000,000

Some special episodes feature a board with doubled values, and others feature multiple increases of possible prizes.[citation needed]

Merchandise[edit]

FormatManufacturer / Developer
Arcade Game[7]Innovative Concepts in Entertainment, Inc. (ICE)
Board Game[8]Pressman Toy Corporation
Card Game[9]Cardinal Industries, Inc.
DVD Game[10]Imagination Games
Game Boy Advance[11]DSI Games
Handheld Electronic Game[12]i-Toys
Nintendo DS[13]DSI Games
Nintendo WiiIndiePub
PC Game[14]2K Games
Plug & Play TV Game[15]Jakks Pacific
Tabletop Electronic Game[12]i-Toys
Talking Pass'n Play Game[12]i-Toys
Video Slot Machine[16]Atronic
Online Game[17]Facebook

Scratch-off lottery tickets[edit]

Several states in the U.S. have had some kind of Deal or No Dealscratch-off ticket,[18] with the top prize determined by each lottery to the grand prize winner. Non-winning tickets may be used to enter a sweepstakes for a variety of prizes, including a chance to be on the game show.

Broadcast history[edit]

Seasonal rankings (based on the average total viewers per episode) of Deal or No Deal on NBC.

Note: Each U.S. Dell e4300 drivers windows 10 manually. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. All times mentioned are in the Eastern and Pacific time zones.

Season one (2005–2006)[edit]

TV SeasonTimeslotRank[19]Rating[19]
2005–2006Monday 8:00 p.m.#159.6[a]
Wednesday 8:00 p.m.#219.0[b]
Friday 8:00 p.m.Not in the Top 30
  1. ^Tied with Dancing with the Stars — Results
  2. ^Tied with 60 Minutes

Early ratings for the show were extremely encouraging. According to Zap2it, 'all five shows [during the week beginning December 19, 2005 and ending December 25, 2005] finished in the top 15 among total viewers, peaking with 14.1 million people watching the Wednesday, December 21, 2005 installment. For the week, Deal or No Deal averaged about 12.7 million viewers and a solid 4.3 rating in the adults 18–49.'[20]

The show appeared again on NBC each night February 27, 2006 through March 3, 2006 at 8:00 PM ET/PT with the top prize (and some of the higher-valued cases other than the top prize) escalating until the prize reached $3 million (and the lowest-valued case going up to $.03). As of 3/6/06, the show settled into regular time slots at 8:00 PM Mondays and Fridays, with the top prize returning to its original $1 million. Wednesday episodes were added at 8:00 PM due to the show's consistent ratings success. In something of a ratings coup, the 4/3/06 episode of the show, a two-hour special, outperformed the NCAA basketball tournament final in a head-to-head competition. During both of the two-hour shows, the second hour scored even higher ratings than the first.

Once it became a regular series, Deal or No Deal consistently placed within the 20 most popular programs on television, at times landing the top 10. The 6/5/06 two-hour season finale, which featured Celine Dion via satellite, marked a series-high rating for the program, bringing in over 18 million viewers and a strong 5.5 share in the 18–49 demographic. The episode was easily the highest-rated show on any network for the week of 6/5/06 through 6/11/06, outdistancing the number-two show, a repeat episode of CSI, by almost six million viewers. The finale experienced similar success in Canada, with 1.5 million viewers tuning in.[21][22] (However, CSI and nearly all other fall TV series had completed their seasons two weeks earlier and were either in reruns or pre-empted by this point.)

Season two (2006–2007)[edit]

TV SeasonTimeslotRank[19]Rating[19]
2006–2007Monday 8:00 p.m.#139.2
Friday 8:00 p.m.Not in the Top 30
Sun/Wed/Thu 8:00 p.m.

The show returned with new episodes in September 2006, airing on Mondays and Fridays at 8:00 pm and Thursdays at 9:00 pm—the latter time slot being perhaps the most competitive in U.S. television, as Deal or No Deal faced a pair highly rated programs, CSI on CBS, and Grey's Anatomy on ABC.

Deal's Thursday time slot had initially been intended for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip when NBC announced its fall schedule. However, the program moved on May 25[23] from its announced Friday time slot to Thursdays. The drama Crossing Jordan, which had been planned for a mid-season run, was to be brought into the Friday lineup in what would have been Deal 's second weekly time slot. However, after Deal or No Deal completed airing special episodes in that time slot to success, NBC moved Crossing Jordan back to midseason and used Deal on Fridays as well to help launch another game show, 1 vs. 100.

The show premiered with a two-hour edition on September 18, 2006, and one-hour episodes that each aired on September 19, 2006, September 21, 2006 and September 22, 2006. The show used a $21 million prize pot over the first week to kick off season two of the game, coupled with the at-home Lucky Case Game for $1 million. During the season premiere week in 2006, the main game had maximum amounts start at $1 million, and increased $1 million for each game, up to $6 million.[24] The top prize case was only chosen once by contestant Matty Sollena on the season premiere. He took the deal for $675,000, but his case contained the top prize of $3,000,000.

According to final Nielsen ratings for the week of September 18, 2006 to September 24, 2006, the second-season premiere episode of Deal or No Deal on Monday, September 18, 2006 with Matty Sollena was the 11th most-watched network prime time show in total audience and NBC's most-watched program in total audience. The Friday episode of the show also did well in the ratings and won its time slot against the other networks. The Tuesday and Thursday episodes suffered from tough competition: Dancing with the Stars, Grey's Anatomy and CSI.[25]

The success of Deal or No Deal was a factor in NBC's decision to program another Endemol game, 1 vs. 100, which premiered on October 13, 2006 and assumed Deal's Friday night time slot on October 27, 2006. Meanwhile, NBC announced the Thursday episodes would end with the November 8, 2006, to be replaced by sitcoms Scrubs and 30 Rock. Through all these changes, the Monday night edition of Deal continued to win its time slot by a large margin. On Monday, October 30, 2006, for instance, Deal won its time slot with a 10.3 household rating and 16 percent share, easily outdistancing second-place Prison Break at 5.6/8. During the November sweeps period, the ratings for Deal or No Deal on Thursday grew slightly despite heavy competition in the time slot. NBC moved the second weekly episode of Deal or No Deal to Wednesday at 9 p.m. as of January 2007, and also added a few episodes at 7:00 p.m. Sundays in hopes of giving a boost to its new post-football lineup. NBC announced on February 16, 2007 that the second airing would move from Wednesdays to Sundays at 9 p.m. (Eastern/Pacific) starting 3/4/07.

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In March, the Monday Deal fell to second place in the time slot, behind the debuting fourth edition of ABC's Dancing with the Stars, the first edition of that show to include a Monday episode.

Season three (2007–2008)[edit]

Following a season-premiere episode on Monday, Deal vacated its stable Monday night home in a last-second decision by NBC to give the time slot to a drama series, Chuck, for which it had high hopes. (This move contradicted earlier statements from the network that it had planned to exclusively use unscripted programming in the 8PM hour.) Deal moved to a Wednesday/Friday schedule, pushing 1 vs. 100 to mid-season. Both airings tended to win their time slot in total viewers, with the Friday edition also winning in Adults 18–49 and the Wednesday edition placing second in that demographic behind ABC's Pushing Daisies. In another surprising move, NBC replaced the Wednesday airings for five weeks with a short-run reality series, Phenomenon, starting in late October. The initial ratings for Phenomenon were lower than what Deal was delivering.[citation needed]

Due to the 2007 Writers Guild of America strike, Deal's Friday edition moved back to Monday in January 2008, at least temporarily replacing Chuck. The Friday time slot was filled by the returning 1 vs 100 for seven episodes. 1 vs. 100 has taken another hiatus as of February 22, 2008, and has been replaced in the same time slot by the game show Amnesia, which premiered after 1 vs. 100 on February 22, 2008.

The Monday edition of the show ranked #28 with a 7.1 rating, tying it with Cold Case.[26]

Season four (2008–2009)[edit]

The fourth season began on August 25, 2008 with host Mandel stating prior to the season premiere that there would be at least one millionaire in the season. The beginning of the fourth season also marked the return of an audience competition – the new 'Beat the Banker' game brought back the interactivity from past seasons, with home viewers being able to win $10,000 per show.[27]

The following week, Jessica Robinson became the first winner with the $1,000,000 top prize. Robinson appeared during the Million-Dollar Mission, and in her game had five cases containing the $1,000,000 prize. Robinson turned down a final bank offer of $561,000, keeping her case—number 4—and won $1,000,000.

After Robinson won, the 'Million-Dollar Mission' restarted with two $1,000,000 cases on the board, and played until the second $1,000,000 prize was awarded to Tomorrow Rodriguez on October 29, 2008 with nine $1,000,000 cases on the board. Her highest offer was $677,000, with three of the four cases still in play at the time containing $1,000,000 and the other containing $300. By eliminating the $300 case, which was in case number 15, she automatically won the top prize (in case number 7) with fewer than nine offers having been made.

Deal or No Deal aired its 200th-episode celebration on November 3 with a series of four speed-round games with four different contestants; however, NBC aired this episode out of order, and in reality only 186 episodes had aired at this point.[28] In the episode, the contestant chose all the cases to open for a round at once and they were opened right away. They only had 20 seconds to accept a bank offer or not. If time ran out, it was an automatic 'No Deal'. After accepting a bank offer, the contestant's case was immediately opened without playing on to find out what would have happened had he declined the offer.

On May 19, 2009,[citation needed] it was announced that the fourth season would be the last prime time season of the show. The syndicated show continued for one additional season before it ended its run in 2010.

Season five (2018–2019)[edit]

On March 13, 2018, it was announced that CNBC would be reviving Deal or No Deal for another season. Mandel returned as host and serves as co-executive producer along with Scott St. John, who served in the role for the original series. Thirty one-hour episodes began taping at Universal Orlando in July 2018 and concluded taping on August 11, 2018.[29]

On July 24, 2018, it was announced that the show would premiere on CNBC on December 5, 2018.[30]

The fifth season began on December 5, 2018 with host Mandel along with several new models. Returning models from the original series include Patricia Kara, Megan Abrigo and Amanza Smith.

Cable[edit]

NBC's sister business network, CNBC (Consumer News and Business Channel), aired episodes of the premiere week of Deal or No Deal starting on December 26, 2005, scoring above-average ratings for the network. The show has been blacked out in Canada on that station due to programming rights issues in that country, and Canadian viewers were shown CNBC World programming instead. The show began to rerun again on CNBC during the week of February 6, 2006 until June 9, 2006. CNBC also programmed the second week long series of the show, but the sequence started two shows behind the airings on NBC.

For season two, following a marathon of its premiere week, CNBC announced that Deal or No Deal re-airings would be back on Saturday nights starting October 14, 2006 at 8:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m., and 3:00 a.m. (all Eastern). In addition, reruns aired on CNBC every Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m., and 1:00 a.m. The reruns are not necessarily repeats of the most recent episodes—many of these episodes are selected at random, and may have been previously seen several months after its initial broadcast. Additionally, reruns have sporadically aired on Game Show Network (GSN) started airing reruns of the show in production order.[31]

In Canada, TVtropolis also aired the series, starting with the February 2006 premiere week of episodes. The five-episode run of Canadian shows were also aired on TVtropolis in August 2007.

Syndicated version[edit]

A daily half-hour syndicated version debuted on September 8, 2008, with Mandel as host.[32] The format is similar to the UK version. The syndicated version has a top prize of $500,000, hidden in one of the 22 cases held by contestants.[33] The show only featured two of the original 26 case models, Tameka Jacobs and Patricia Kara.

This version lasted two seasons, ending in May 2010 due to declining ratings.[34]

Gameplay[edit]

Deal or No Deal is played by one contestant at a time, five contestants per week with 22 contestants per week trying to play. Prior to each game, 22 dollar amounts ranging from $0.01 to $500,000 are distributed by a third-party among 22 briefcases,[35] the values are unknown by the host or the Banker or any other entity. The cases are then randomly presented to the 22 contestants by the models. The contestant selects one case which is then placed on a podium.[36]

The game begins with the models spinning the 'Deal Wheel,' a wheel with 22 numbers that correspond to the numbers on the cases. A golden ball is placed in the wheel and as it spins, the ball bounces around inside the wheel to various numbers. When the wheel stops, whichever number the ball lands is the case number selected. The contestant's case is then placed on a podium. The contestant has the opportunity to either keep the case that they have or swap with one of the 21 remaining cases. The only exception to this rule was when Evian has been a sponsor on the show and the models would spin a bottle of Evian water to determine the contestants for that particular week. During special themed weeks, the logo sponsoring is shown on the wheel as well.

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Through a series of rounds, the contestant is asked to select a number of the other cases still in play; each case is opened and the value revealed before it is taken out of play, and a large electronic board is used to track which dollar amounts still remain in the game. After completing the selection of cases for that round, the Banker, a silhouette figure lit only dimly from behind in a skybox overlooking the stage, will call down to the host using a phone on the podium. The host will then tell the contestant of the Banker's 'offer': a cash value that depends on the values of the cases remaining in play, in exchange for leaving the game. The host opens a Plexiglas case on the podium containing a button; if the contestant accepts the deal, he or she presses the button to end the game, otherwise, he or she closes the case and declares 'No Deal,' requiring the contestant to continue into the next round.

Each round progressively removes fewer cases from the game; the first round begins with five cases to be removed, the second round with five more, then four, two, two, and subsequently down to removing one case at a time. The Banker's offers typically depend on the interaction between the contestant and himself, as well as what amounts were removed. If lower amounts are removed, the offers will increase; likewise if upper amounts are removed, the offers will decrease. Sometimes, they represent a small percentage of the average value of all the remaining cases. From round to round, that percentage generally increases, sometimes exceeding 100% toward the end of the game. Should the contestant make it to the final round, with the selected case and one other case left in play, they may take the final offer or win whatever is in the case they kept (there is no swap at the end of the game). If the contestant takes a deal prior to the final round, the host usually encourages the contestant to play through to the end to see what would have happened. (When time runs short, the remaining cases are opened all at once.) Only one contestant plays for the entire show. If the contestant does not take the deal when time runs short, then the host would tease the contestant to continue on the next show.

Case Values[edit]

$1,000
$2,500
$5,000
$7,500
$10,000
$25,000
$50,000
$75,000
$100,000
$250,000
$500,000

Deal's $10K Giveaway[edit]

The syndicated version also has a 'Lucky Case Game' called Deal's $10K Giveaway, playing for $10,000 cash. Unlike the prime-time version, the contest lasts all week (with one winner per week), and viewers participate by calling a toll-free number. There are also 5 regular cases rather than 6 gold cases. The contest is designed as an advertisement for the Deal or No Deal Club,[37] a club where shoppers could get special discounts for a monthly fee at their website.

In season two, this was changed to Deal Mania!!!, giving away a $1,000 prize rather than $10,000 cash.[38] The contest works almost exactly like Deal's $10K Giveaway, except that viewers can enter 5 times a day by calling the toll-free number or an unlimited number of times on the website. Deal Mania!!! is also played every weekday[39] and holds weekend sweepstakes as well.

History[edit]

Originally, Mandel planned not to host the syndicated version, as his asking price to host it, in addition to the prime time NBC version, was considered to be outside of the production budget. Arsenio Hall was first considered to be the host, and even taped a pilot for the syndicated version, but was later passed over. According to rumors, Mark Curry and Frank Nicotero were also among the candidates.[40] NBC also had concerns that the syndicated show would harm the prime time show, as Who Wants to Be a Millionaire had suffered from overexposure.[40] However, the syndicated version debuted September 8, 2008, with Mandel as host.[41]

Initially, NBC planned to package this program with the Program Partners-produced Merv Griffin's Crosswords for its first season, as its owned and operated stations were already airing Crosswords and were picking up Deal or No Deal as well. However, this was later scrapped after Crosswords abruptly stopped production after its first season and most, if not all, of the NBC O&Os aired Deal or No Deal in a double-run format as a result.

As Deal or No Deal became an exclusively syndicated show for the 2009–10 season, production moved from the Culver Studios in Culver City, California to the Sonalysts Studios in Waterford, Connecticut, as part of a corporate decision in which four NBC Universal Television Distribution shows moved to Connecticut. The show started taping in high-definition.[42]

Reruns[edit]

On October 18, 2010, GSN picked up the rights to air reruns of the syndicated version of Deal or No Deal. The show was pulled from the schedule for a short time, but then returned to a weekend run. The network resumed airing reruns of the syndicated version in March 2014. Presently, the network is only airing the NBC version of the show.

Production notes[edit]

The original pilot was produced for ABC in early 2004 with Irish TV personality Patrick Kielty as host and a $2.5 million top prize. It was announced that the show would premiere in March 2004, but ABC decided against airing the series.

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The first season was taped at Sunset Gower Studios; however, early episodes were taped at CBS Television City, both in Los Angeles. Seasons two through four were taped at Culver Studios in Culver City, California. The second syndicated season was taped at the Sonalysts Studio in Waterford, Connecticut. The 2018 revival is based at Universal Orlando in Florida.[43]

As was stated, episodes had a tendency to be themed around the contestant depending upon information the production team obtained on them. Mandel stated that this was done 'to make the contestant feel comfortable' (and was the case since early in Season Two);[citation needed] However, critics[who?] cited an over-reliance by the series on contestant-based 'theme' shows.

Special versions derived from the US version[edit]

  • NBC and Endemol had produced a Spanish-language version which debuted October 8, 2006 on their Telemundo Spanish-language channel. Titled Vas o No Vas ('Go or No Go'), but titled on the English-language closed captioningTake It or Leave It, this version was hosted by Héctor Sandarti, who also hosted the Mexican version of the same name for Televisa. The top prize was $250,000. The November 5, 2006 episode had the contestant winning $180,500 and a Ford F-150 for a total of over $200,000, an all-time record for an American-based Spanish-language game show. However, this version was not as successful as the English version and was not renewed for a second season.
  • After the conclusion of Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007, Global in Canada, Deal or No Deal Canada, a special Canadian version of Deal or No Deal, would debut. This version of the show, taped January 23, 2007 through January 25, 2007, in Toronto, features Howie, a Toronto native, as host. The series ran for five-hour-long episodes.[44] Applications for auditioning were very similar to the NBC version, except that no videos are required.[45] The $400,000 was removed and had a Toonie ($2) put on the left side. Since Mandel started filming again in Canada for Howie Do It, rumors have been spreading that Deal or No Deal Canada may be returning as a real Canadian series and even a syndicated Canadian version, though it never resurfaced.
  • Also in Canada, TVA has produced a French-Canadian version of Deal or No Deal called Le Banquier, named after the mysterious figure that contestants must make deals with to obtain as much money as possible. The show, which is practically the same as the U.S. version, has 26 cases with a $500,000 top prize, although there was one game where it was increased to $750,000. The only difference is that the models on the top row (cases 21–26) are men.
  • All U.S. and Canadian editions are produced by Endemol USA, with the U.S. and Canadian English versions both using Scott St. John as Executive Producer and R. Brian DiPirro as Director.

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Take this deal and you'll be out $20 and minutes of your life you'll never get back.

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By Alex Navarro on Scansnap s1500 installation software.

Deal or No Deal presents a bit of a conundrum. Yes, it's a fairly accurate PC-game rendition of the uberpopular NBC game show starring Mr. St. Elsewhere himself, Howie Mandel, and yes, it is a budget-priced game. Fans of the game show are likely to squeal with delight at the prospect of being able to play their favorite game at home--but before you run out and drop a twin on this one, stop and think. Think to yourself, why? Why pay for a Deal or No Deal game, when dozens of free flash games with the same formula exist (on NBC's Web site, at that)? Is it for the cheap, lousy minigames included? Is it for the promise of multiplayer action? Is it because you're hopelessly in love with Howie Mandel's soul patch? Ponder these questions as we delve deeper into the enigma that is the value of owning Deal or No Deal.

Deal or No Deal offers the exact game you've probably seen on TV numerous times. In this, the world's most skill-free game show, contestants are offered 26 metal briefcases, each containing a dollar amount. You start the show by picking one, and that one becomes your case. Through of series of rounds, you then begin selecting the other cases on the board. The idea is to try to eliminate all the low amounts currently displayed (though the high amounts tend to disappear as well). At the end of each round, a mysterious 'banker,' who sits in a dark room staring at a computer screen, offers you an amount of money (seemingly based on your play style, and the aggregate average of the amounts still left on the board) to buy your case. From there, it's, 'Deal, or no deal?' Get it? Good. This PC game offers precisely the same game formula, but without the hope of winning real money. Perhaps the one advantage is that this game offers the same pacing of the show, as well as many of Mandel's trademark lines (though not all of them, and the dialogue tends to start repeating after just a few plays), but apart from those bells and whistles, there's not much on offer here to set the game apart from the many, many freeware versions of Deal or No Deal that exist all over the Internet. Why buy the cow when the milk is free just about everywhere?

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Hopefully, it isn't for the 'bonus features.' Multiplayer and minigames are also offered in this package, and neither are very good. Minigames consist of little more than a cheap slider puzzle, a memory game, and a three-card monte variant. None of them are fun for more than a single play. The multiplayer is perhaps the most intriguing option, since it futzes with the main game formula a bit and has you and another player trading off turns, trying to make the best deal possible. There's also a 'family-friendly' version of the game, where players can create custom prizes. Some of the default options include household chores and tasks for new parents (changing diapers, feedings, and such). While this might work for the most boring people alive, the rest of you can opt to create your own prizes. Perhaps those with more active imaginations (or, at the very least, filthier minds) can create more-sordid prizes with their significant other(s). Clearly, this is the most useful function the game has to offer.

But is that enough to make Deal or No Deal worth paying for? Hardly. Sure, it's amusing for the first one or two plays, and maybe there's a bit of devious amusement to be had with the custom prize mode, but the fact remains that the necessity of owning a Deal or No Deal game just isn't there. There isn't even that level of trivial skill involved that you tend to get with most game show games, because there's no trivial knowledge required. There's no skill required at all! You're just picking random numbers and hoping for the best. It's all well and good to watch on TV when there's real money involved, and there's nothing wrong with playing something like this for free on the Internet. But actually going to the trouble of paying for a fake-money version of it? That's a poor deal any way you slice it.