Deal or No Deal

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Deal or No Deal is a television game show format owned by Netherlands-based production company Endemol, known for creating such shows as Big Brother and Fear Factor. The first version of the show was broadcast in the Netherlands as Miljoenenjacht, followed by an Australian version, which was the first version with the Deal or No Deal name.

Contents 1 Format 2 International versions 3 Announced International Versions 4 Game Strategy 5 Antecedents 6 External links 6.1 Official websites 6.2 Other websites 7 References

[edit] Format

The basic format of Deal or No Deal consists of a number of cases (usually 26, but varies in some countries), each containing a different amount of money. Not knowing the sum of money in each case, the contestant picks one case which potentially contains the contestant's prize. They then open the remaining cases, one by one, revealing the money they contained. At predetermined intervals the contestant receives an offer from the bank (run by "The Banker") to purchase the originally chosen case from the contestant, the offer being based on the potential value of the contestant's case. The contestant must then decide whether to take the deal from the bank, or to continue opening cases. If the contestant decides not to take the deal and reveals low value cases, then the next bank offer is likely to be higher (as the contestant's case is proven not to contain these low values). Alternatively, there is risk in revealing higher values, lowering future offers from the bank. The aim of this system is to try to make an exciting and suspenseful game. Each offer from the bank is typically significantly less than the expected value of the player's case.

The format of Deal or No Deal varies in each country. In the UK version, for example, contestants choose from 22 boxes rather than 26 briefcases which are opened by future contestants[1]. The concept of pitting a contestant against an in-house adversary (in this show, the Banker) is unusual, though not unique, among game shows.

[edit] International versions

The show has many versions that air around the world:

•  Argentina - Trato Hecho
•  Australia - Deal or No Deal
•  Belgium - Miljoenenjacht
•  Belgium - Te Nemen of Te Laten
•  Brazil - Topa ou Não Topa
•  Bulgaria - Sdelka ili ne
•  Canada - Deal or No Deal / Le Banquier (will premiere in the spring of 2007)
•  Chile - Trato Hecho
•  Croatia - Uzmi ili Ostavi
•  Denmark - Deal No Deal
•  Finland - Ota tai jätä
•  France - À prendre ou à laisser
•  Germany - Deal or No Deal - Die Show der GlücksSpirale
•  Greece - Deal
•  Greece - Super Deal
•  Hong Kong - Deal or No Deal/一擲千金 (Chinese version, premiere October 29, 2006)
•  Hungary - Áll az alku
•  India - Deal Ya No Deal
•  Israel - Deal O Lo Deal
•  Italy - Affari Tuoi
•  Japan - The Deal (aired on September 8, 2006 for the Special Program)
•  Mexico - Vas o No Vas
•  Netherlands - Miljoenenjacht (the original version)
•  Netherlands - Deal or No Deal (the direct version)
•  Norway - Deal or No Deal
•  Pan-Arab States - Deal or No Deal
•  Philippines - Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal
•  Poland - Grasz czy nie grasz
•  Russia - Sdelka
•  Romania - Da sau nu
•  Slovenia - Vzemi ali pusti
•  Slovakia - Ruku na to
•  South Africa - Deal or No Deal
•  Republic of Korea - Yes or no
•  Spain - ¡Allá tú!
•  Sweden - Deal or No Deal
•  Switzerland - Deal or No Deal - Das Risiko
•  Thailand - Deal or No Deal
•  Tunisia - Deal or No Deal
•  Turkey - Buyuk Teklif
•  United Kingdom - Deal or No Deal
•  United States - Deal or No Deal (English version)
•  United States - Vas o No Vas (Spanish version)

[edit] Announced International Versions

•  Czech Republic - Deal or No Deal
•  Serbia - Uzmi ili Ostavi

[edit] Game Strategy

Main article: Deal or No Deal Game Strategy

Deal or No Deal and its deceptively simple format have attracted attention from mathematicians, statisticians, and economists as a study of decision making under risk. A team of economists have analyzed the decisions of people appearing in Deal or No Deal and found, among other things, that contestants are less risk averse when they have seen their expected winnings tumble.^[1] The study received a great deal of media attention, appearing on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on January 12, 2006 as well as being featured on National Public Radio in the United States on March 3, 2006.

[edit] Antecedents

• The New Treasure Hunt, a 1970s and 1980s Chuck Barris game show similar in concept to Deal or No Deal
• Let's Make A Deal, a long-running game show involving contestants deciding whether or not take offers based on what may or may not be behind a curtain/box.
• The Bong Game, invented by the London-based radio station Capital FM in the 1980s, also tested contestants by offering them increasing returns in tandem with increasing risk.

[edit] External links

[edit] Official websites

• Australian version, on Seven
• Belgian Version
• Brazilian version on SBT
• Bulgarian version on Nova Television
• Canadian version, on Global TV
• Canadian French version, on TVA
• Croatian version on HRT
• Danish version, on TV2
• Dutch version (Deal or No Deal), on Talpa
• Dutch version (Miljoenenjacht), on Talpa
• Ecuador version on Teleamazonas
• French version, from TF1
• German version on Sat.1
• Greek Version (Deal) on ANT1
• Greek Version (Super Deal) on ANT1
• Hong Kong Version, from TVB
• Hungarian version on TV2
• Indian version, from Sony Entertainment Television (SET)
• Israeli version
• Italian version, from RaiUno
• Mexican version from Televisa
• Korean version from tvN
• Middle East/Pan-Arabic version from LBC
• Norwegian version on TV2
• Philippine Version from ABS-CBN
• Romanian version, from Prima TV
• Russian version, from Ren-TV
• Slovenian version, from Pop tv
• South African version on M-Net
• Spanish version, from Telecinco
• Swedish version from TV4
• Swiss version, from Schweizer Fernsehen
• Thai version from TV3
• UK version, from Channel 4
• US version, from NBC
• US version (Spanish-language), from Telemundo

[edit] Other websites

• Deal or No Deal Official UK website with online games
• Deal or No Deal BuddyTV's official Deal or No Deal Mini-Site
• Deal or No Deal Flash arcade game of Deal or No Deal

[edit] References

1. ^ Post, Van den Assem, Baltussen, and Thaler (December 2004). "Deal or No Deal? Decision Making Under Risk in a Large-payoff Game Show".

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