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 â€" chosen before
play â€" 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".
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 â€" chosen before
play â€" 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".
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