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MI
Mickles
Has anyone ever accepted the banker's first or second offer? If so, what did they do? Did they get another contestant on to play the game?
BB
Brig Bother
Never happened, and if it does they'll still make the game fit 45 minutes, don't you worry.

It has happened in other countries apparently, and ratings have gone up rather than down in the post-game. Which is interesting.
BR
Brekkie
Mickles posted:
Has anyone ever accepted the banker's first or second offer? If so, what did they do? Did they get another contestant on to play the game?


Earliest accepted offer is the third offer - though there have been a number of occassions where the first offer has turned out to be the highest.

If accepted, they'd do what they always do - play on to find out if it was a good decision!
MI
Michael
I believe a contestant called Catherine accepted her first offer of £199.... but only because she had peeped in the box to discover she only had £50.
BA
Bail Moderator
No, she was called Nan actually...
SW
swanny92
Does anyone know of any Deal or No Deal flash games based on the Australian version? I know already about the Geocities one and there is one on the Channel 7 site but it's based off the NBC version. Are there any other ones?
BR
Brekkie
swanny92 posted:
Does anyone know of any Deal or No Deal flash games based on the Australian version? I know already about the Geocities one and there is one on the Channel 7 site but it's based off the NBC version. Are there any other ones?



There are versions on paddypower.com and various other gambling sites - slightly different to both, but more in line with the Aussie version than ours.
RM
Roger Mellie
Brig Bother posted:
Never happened, and if it does they'll still make the game fit 45 minutes, don't you worry.

It has happened in other countries apparently, and ratings have gone up rather than down in the post-game. Which is interesting.


They simulate the rest of the game, no matter how far/early in the game they deal, so it still fits 45 mins. Noel can pad anything out anyway!
BR
Brekkie
Probably one of my favourite shows today with a great game and a great contestant.


However, the highlight of course was the power cut. I love how on Deal or No Deal they keep the bloopers in - that could have been easily edited out but they kept it all in and showed us how they locked the boxes in the cages and the Noel took the piss out of the viewer comp intros with his own lighting effects. Brilliant!
LL
Larry the Loafer
Okay.. they kept the cameras rolling when Massimo's game was interupted by a falling box. Today, they kept them rolling during a power outage leaving the studio in complete darkness. Do they do this on purpose?

Also, I still laugh at how serious they take the game, as they brought out cages to keep the boxes in until the game was resumed...
KK
kkyuubi
Larry the Loafer posted:
Also, I still laugh at how serious they take the game, as they brought out cages to keep the boxes in until the game was resumed...


Well, at least in America, if this were to happen, you'd have to get past 26 models with the dollar amounts in silver metallic briefcases instead cages on those little boxes if you wanna peek...and it would be cut
JC
JCB
Brekkie Boy posted:
However, the highlight of course was the power cut. I love how on Deal or No Deal they keep the bloopers in - that could have been easily edited out but they kept it all in and showed us how they locked the boxes in the cages and the Noel took the p*** out of the viewer comp intros with his own lighting effects. Brilliant!


If the show wasn't at a point where where it's so tired it needs "bloopers" and power cuts to make it entertaining they wouldn't have to keep them in. The above poster is right - the show takes itself far far far to seriously.

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