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Deal or No Deal (2003)

Deal or No Deal poster
Genre
reality
Country
Australia
Length
2 seasons, 117 episodes
Rated
G
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Contestants choose briefcases containing unknown cash amounts and try to sell their case to a banker for a guaranteed deal. The host guides them through offers and reveals the contents of other cases. It is a game of luck and nerve where players decide when to stop risking it all.

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What happens

Deal or No Deal is an Australian game show which originally broadcast on the Seven Network from 13 July 2003 to 4 October 2013, hosted by Andrew O'Keefe. On 29 January 2024, a reboot series premiered on Network 10, hosted by Grant Denyer. It was the first international version of the game show, after the original Miljoenenjacht from the Netherlands, and it was the first of the versions to use the Deal or No Deal name. Many changes were made to Deal or No Deal during its run. These included, among others, changing from a weekly format to a daily format, which resulted in the reduction of the top prize from $2,000,000 to $200,000 in 2004; interactive features inviting home viewers to play along with "Double Deal Friday"; and additional special features added to the game (such as "Double or Nothing" and "Super Case"). The show included many special episodes including several hour-long prime-time specials (such as the "Test of the Psychics Special" and the "Unluckiest Players Special") and the Dancing with the Deals specials which cross-promoted Dancing with the Stars. The last episodes for Seven were produced in September 2013, and it was announced in March 2014 that no new episodes would be produced for the network, though repeats continued airing at 5:00 pm weeknights until September 2015. In August 2015 it was announced that the show, along with companion game show Million Dollar Minute, would be axed and replaced by a new one-hour game show titled The Chase Australia. In October 2023, it was announced that Network 10 would be reviving the series in 2024, with new host Grant Denyer. The revived version of the game show airs at 6:00 pm weeknights following the flagship 5:00 pm edition of 10 News First and as the lead-in program to The Project starting on 29 January 2024. On June 30, 2025, it was announced that the show will move at 7:00 pm. In October 2025, it was revealed that the show would move to 6:30 pm in 2026, and be followed by the reboot of Millionaire Hot Seat. This new format features 22 numbered briefcases instead of the traditional 26. The top prize for this edition is $100,000. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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