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Australia
/ Southern Star - Endemol / Seven Network
/ x30m-e / 2003-2006
Host:
Andrew O'Keefe
Popular game show where
contestants 'deal' for the chance to win $200,000. An interesting
format whereby a contestant selects a gold briefcase from one of 26
hostesses. Each case is numbered 1 to 26 - and contains a monetary
amount ranging from a few dollars to $200,000. The contestant can opt to
keep the case in his/her possession, or perhaps opt for the cash offer
presented to them by the resident "bank" at the end of a
series of rounds. Once the case is chosen, the remaining 25 cases are
handed to each of the other players from the podium round. The
contestant is then asked to nominate a number of cases (6 in the initial
round, 5 in the next, etc.) to be opened so that the monetary amount in
those cases can be revealed. The podium player holding each nominated
case is asked to hazard a guess as to the amount in their case - and if
they're correct, they win a cash prize.
The
number of cases to be revealed in each round is as follows:
Round 1
- 6 cases
Round 2 - 5 cases
Round 3 - 4 cases
Round 4 - 3 cases
Round 5 - 2 cases
Round 6 and any subsequent round - 1 case
The aim
of the player is to hopefully not reveal the larger cash prizes. At the
end of each round - the "bank" will offer the contestant a
monetary amount to try and convince them to make a "deal" and
quit the game at that point. The amount the contestant is offered is
based on the odds that that player might have the major prize in their
possession (or some other large prize money amount). If the contestant
believes that they are in possession of big bucks or that the deal the
bank offer is not worth considering - they will say "no deal"
and the game will move on to another round.
Has
produced a celebrity spin-off called Dancing
With the Deals cashing in on the current popularity of
another Network Seven Show Dancing With The Stars.
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