Deal or No Deal seems to be about the hottest show on television right now. People that tire of soap operas and reality shows at least have a good alternative to watch. Deal or No Deal can get addicting. There is just something about watching the contestants make decisions about huge sums of money that viewers offer advice from the sidelines and feel the joy and disappointment right along with the players.
The top prize in the UK version of Deal or No Deal is 250,000 and viewers tune in to see ordinary people open the cases and make decisions on the banker’s offers in the chance one of them will walk off the show with a huge bundle of cash.
One recent episode of Deal or No Deal came down to a contestant being left with the chance of winning either 100,000 or 1000, and an offer from the bank of 35,000. Which would you choose in the same situation? A guaranteed 35,000 or a 50/50 chance of winning 100,000? Predicaments like this are what glues viewers to this fascinating game show. In this particular instance, the contestant answered, “No deal” to Noel Edmonds and unfortunately left the game with a mere 1000 in winnings. But such are the fortunes of...