Deal or No Deal (2005–2010)

26 sums of money, 26 suitcases and one question: Deal or no deal

Stars:

Patricia Kara, Howie Mandel, Marisa Petroro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Patricia Kara	...	Model (199 episodes, 2005-2009)
Howie Mandel	...	Himself - Host (198 episodes, 2005-2009)
Marisa Petroro	...	Briefcase Model #18 (194 episodes, 2005-2009)
Ursula Mayes	...	Briefcase Model #5 (192 episodes, 2005-2009)
Katie Cleary	...	Model (147 episodes, 2005-2008)
Anya Monzikova	...	Briefcase Model #10 (147 episodes, 2005-2008)
Megan Abrigo	...	Model #6 (103 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jessica Hall	...	Model (93 episodes, 2007-2009)

Storyline

The United States' version of "Deal or No Deal" was based on the Netherlands game show that had premiered in 2002. The main objective of the game was identical: Select a case containing a mystery cash amount, then - after being asked to narrow the field of cases by a certain number at various intervals - decide whether to take a cash buyout offered by an unseen "banker" ("Deal") or reject the offer and continue eliminating cases ("No Deal"), knowing he/she could win the grand prize of $1 million ... or far less. Each new game begins with 26 cases, each randomly distributed and held by a sexy model. The contestant chooses one case, which is placed at his/her contestant's podium. The cash amount inside could be as little as 1 cent ($.01) or as much as $1 million. The player then is asked to eliminate six of the remaining cases, calling out the corresponding numbers one at a time. After each number is called, that case is opened, revealing one of the 26 cash prizes; that prize is then ...

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Plot Keywords:

chance | repetition in title | based on dutch tv series | briefcase | based on tv series | 

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Genres:

Game-Show

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

NBC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 2005 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Columbia/Sunset Gower Studios - 1438 N. Gower Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Endemol Entertainment, Lock and Key Productions, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 60 min 120 min (some episodes) 30 min (daytime)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Case #25 had the million 10 times while case # 21 had the million 11 times

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Host: [to contestants] Deal, or no deal?

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.35 (2011)

User Reviews

Game show host, comedian, former cartoon actor.

To tell the truth, I never thought the former "Bobby" (host Howie Mandell) would become a game show host, but many other actors such as Louie Anderson and Richard Karn (Family Feud) and Donny Osmond (Pyramid) have done this and made success out of it, and Mandell, in my opinion, was a good choice as host, despite the many ways he can ask that one question every viewer can think of an answer to, "Deal or No Deal?" Out of all the prime time game shows, I predict this will not become a syndicated daytime game show like others such as "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire," which changed hosts while it became syndicated, but Regis Philbin has hosted a few specials after the change, otherwise, Meredith Viera from "The View" as the host. The only person I don't like on the show is the banker because I think he can give better offers to contestants than what was shown on episodes. For example, the banker may offer around $100,000 when the contestant has his own case and four other cases, including the $1 million case and a couple of other top amounts are still on the board in play, NO DEAL. Overall, great show, even though the banker needs to get real.