What the heck is this?


If Noel Edmonds needed a vehicle for getting back on British TV surely he could have chosen something better than this claptrap!

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He's had many offers for many different shows - do you really think that him showing up on 'I'm a Celebrity' or 'Have I Got News For You' (especially as he hasn't really been political} would have been better for his career than 'Deal or No Deal'?

And exactly how is it pure 'claptrap' anyway? And what does that term even supposed to mean??

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neols so cool, good to see him back but can someone explain the game to me!!!!

i dont get the rules at all!

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The rules:

There are 22 identical boxes, each with 22 different sums of money in them (1 sum per box) ranging from 1p to £250,000. There are always 22 contestants, and each of them before the show randomly choose one of the boxes.

By random, 1 of them is chosen at the start of the show to be the show's player. Everyone gets one chance to play, and after the show the player is replaced by another contestant.

To try and get a better idea of the sum of money in the player's box, s/he must choose other boxes (1st round, 5 boxes; subsequent rounds, 3 boxes) to be opened, revealing the amount of money inside them.

[I know this sounds complicated. Try to stay with me :)]

On the end of the phone is The Banker. This is the person who ends up paying for the player's winnings - therefore, he wants the player to go away with as little money as possible. The Banker essentially wants to buy the player's box off of them for as little money as possible.

At the end of each round, The Banker will call Noel with his offer, based upon what sums are most likely to be in the player's box. It is therefore in the player's best interests to keep the £75,000, £100,000 and £250,000 in the game (unopened) for as long as possible, so as to raise The Banker's offer.

[Hold on, I'm nearly finished.]

At the end of each round, the player has to decide whether to Deal, or No Deal. To Deal would be to accept The Banker's offer for the box. To Not Deal would be to carry on to the next round.

The player has to decide how likely it is that s/he will be able to open the boxes with the lowest money (1p - £750, but will likely include the £1,000 - £10,000) in the next 3 boxes.

After the player has said Deal, the money is safe. However, the game plays on, to see hypothetically whether that Deal was the best Deal that could have been made in the game.

[Phew. Pardon the long-winded explanation.]

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thanks i think i get it now, lol im going to keep watching it anyway because the host rocks

i miss the house party :(, that was the best show on tv in the 90's

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I get the rules - that's all too easy - but I just don't think the show allows Noel to do what he does best - simply entertain! If 'Deal or No Deal' was a segment in his 'House Party' it would be better.

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This is a great show, unlike all the other played out gameshow formulas. I remember house party when I was a kid but the guy obviously wanted a change in direction and he is a genuinely good presenter. Maybe Mr. Blooby is the banker



Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail-R.W Emerson

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I'm sorry your British version doesn't seem to be too crash hot. Let me assure you that the Australian version, hosted by Andrew O'Keefe (for which this is the page ;) ) is BRILLIANT.

:)

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I have to go along with you on this one. Did you know Andrew O'keefe is a solicitor, his father is a chief Justice and his uncle was Johnny O'Keefe. Jeff

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I may not have known these things, but I do know that they are in Andrew's biographical details - click on his name and then click on Biography to find out.

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Did you know that the British version now has its own title on IMDb, as "Deal Or No Deal?" (2005/II).

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