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

The highest amount won in regular show (jackpot: $1,000,000) is $402,000 won by Anteia Greer her case # 21 had only $400.

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Quotes

Host: [to a contestant who took an offer of $99,000 way too early in the show, and would find out he had the million]
[as he opens the case]
Host: You made a horrible decision.

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Connections

Referenced in The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Episode #6.182 (2010)

User Reviews

People Pick Random Numbers... That's It... Who Finds This Entertaining?

All that happens in this entire show is models holding numbered briefcases walk out, then the host (that famous and hilarious guy who starred in the movie "Walk Like A Man" in like 1981 then disappeared until now) asks the contestant to randomly pick numbers. Then they open those cases. Wow! That's it. The object is to not open the cases with big dollar amounts in them. A completely random game. After each round, the "banker" (a shadowy figure in a booth overlooking the studio floor

• possibly one of the host's "Walk Like A Man" co-stars) calls down

with an offer to buy the briefcase the contestant selected. Then they have to decide if they will take the offer or shout "NO DEAL!" and put the smack down on a big red button, which is so dramatic a moment I simply cannot put it into words. This show is almost as boring as watching grass grow. It says nothing but horrible things about our society that this random-numbers-guessing-game is a highly rated TV show.