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Deal Or No DealDeal Or No Deal is a Game show on Australian television hosted by the audience-involving Andrew O'Keefe. It shows on Prime, better known as Channel Seven in Australia. Format of the show The show begins in a studio with six groups of 25 people sitting in stands. One group is then randomly selected, as well as one additional person from the remaining groups, who wins A$500 to join the others in a group of 26 contestants. The 26 contestants are then asked three basic questions. The quickest contestant to answer correctly is then selected to play out the remainder of the show. The contestant is shown twenty-six numbered briefcases, each containing a hidden amount of money, usually ranging from 50 cents to $200,000. The contestant selects one of the briefcases to be placed at the front, and the other briefcases are distributed to the other 25 contestants from the quiz. The contestant then chooses a numbered case to be opened. The other contestant holding the case, guesses the amount that they have in their briefcase, with $1000 for a correct guess. This process is repeated, and is only interupted when, at increasingly regular intervals, a "Bank Offer" is made. The major contestant now has to decide between a "Deal", where the bank's offer is accepted, or "No Deal" where the offer is rejected and play continues. The Bank Offers are based on, but not equivalent to, the arithmetic mean remaining briefcases. That is, if there are mainly large valued briefcases remaining, then there is a high chance that the contestant's briefcase is valuable, and so the Bank Offer will be generous. Conversely, if the player has been less fortunate and opened the more valuable briefcases, then the Bank Offer will be low. It should also be pointed out that the decisions to "Deal" or "No Deal" are generally made on the likelihood of the next Bank Offer being more or less, rather than on what the actual value of the contestants briefcase is. If at any stage, the player chooses to "Deal", the game is still played out to enable any correct guesses to be made (with the $1000 being awarded to the respective contestant) and to find out if the player chose the right time to "Deal". If the player continues to the end without making a "Deal", the game ends with their own briefcase being opened and the amount in the briefcase being won. Traditionally, whenever briefcase thriteen is opened, the audience usually issues a low hush; and when number twenty-six is opened, the audience lets loose with a loud "Booh yah!" for no apparent reason. History of the show The show has previously screened on Monday night, directly competing with Channel Nine's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, by offering a maximum prize of A$2,000,000. When unsuccessful, it was moved to weeknights at 5:30, competing with The Price is Right. Ratings have indicated that Deal or No Deal is becoming more popular. External links * Deal or No Deal Official Website
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