Deal or No Deal (Singapore)
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Deal or No Deal
is a game show which was aired in Singapore
on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 and MediaCorp TV HD5. The show debuted on 13 May 2007 with a million dollar deal show series from Sunday to Wednesday, after which the show aired every Wednesday, 08:30 pm or 20:30 (UTC+08:00 - Singapore Standard Time
). The show is hosted by Adrian Pang
.
The show's official website has an online game, to let viewers become familiar with the format of the game.
The second season of the show premiered on 21 November 2007, and moved to two episodes in 1 week, every Wednesday and Thursday.
The fate of a third season is unknown or to be broadcasted in MediaCorp TV Channel 8 due to Adrian Pang
leaving MediaCorp TV
in 1 April 2010 to concentrate on his company Pangdemonium.
1 to S$250,000. The twenty-six models are mainly professional models, including a former Miss Malaysia Universe, Andrea Fonseka
.
After picking one of the briefcases, the contestant then selects 6 of the remaining 25 cases, revealed one at a time. Each figure appears in only one case, so any values revealed in this way are not in the contestant's case. This is followed by a phone call by The Banker who makes an offer via telephone to Adrian to buy the contestant's case. The offer is primarily based on the mean
of the cash amounts still in play, the stage of the game (early offers tend to be far lower than the mean), as well as the player's psychology. Adrian then asks the title question: "Deal or No Deal?"
If the contestant accepts the "Deal" (by pushing a stylized red button enclosed in a glass case), the game ends, and the value of the case that he or she chose at the beginning of the game is then revealed along with the whereabouts of the remaining prizes. Should the contestant refuse the offer (by stating "No deal" and/or closing the glass case), they must choose five of the remaining cases to eliminate from consideration. The Banker makes another offer, and play continues as before. The Banker's offer may be higher or lower than the previous offer, (if a top prize is eliminated, generally the offer decreases; conversely, if only lower amounts are eliminated the offer increases significantly).
Subsequent rounds have the contestant withdrawing four, three, then two cases from play. Should the contestant continue to decline the Banker's offer after this point, they then eliminate one case each time (with an intervening offer from the Banker) until two cases are left. If the player rejects the final offer, the player wins whatever is in his or her chosen case.
Each contestant has several supporters (usually three, though it has been increased to four for season 2), who sit in a special section just off stage during his or her game. As the field of cases dwindles, one or more of the supporters are asked to consult with the contestant and help him/her make a decision.
their answer e.g. Case 3, at a cost of $0.21 per message. A lucky draw is held at the end of the game from the pool of viewers who chose the correct briefcase. The winners win $1000 and other prizes from the sponsors of the show. On 26 December and 27 December 2007, the home winners won $2000 on each of the two episodes. On 30 January and 31 January 2008, the home winners won $2888 on each of the two episodes.
The SMS game is not shown during repeat episodes.
DEAL OR NO DEAL
premiered on 21 November 2007. The first 2 episodes were celebrity specials, featuring David Gan, international hairstylist and Fiona Xie
, MediaCorp TV
actress, respectively. Both played for a chosen charity organisation.
In the first episode, David Gan closed the final deal and won S$101,000 for his charity organisation, making this the biggest win by any contestant of the Singapore edition, ever.
In the second episode, Fiona Xie refused all the banker's offers and won S$250. She then announced that she would make a personal donation of S$5,000 to the charity organisation, while her friends that she brought with her donated an additional S$150. In addition, the producers of the show decided to increase the winning amount by S$25,000, and as a result, a total of S$30,150 was raised for charity during the episode.
There were also two special Christmas episodes where the highest case value was doubled to S$500,000 while the S$15,000 was temporarily removed for the 26 December and 27 December 2007 episodes.
On 16 January 2008 and 17 January 2008 episodes of Deal or No Deal, there were 26 hunks representing the briefcases, instead of 26 babes.
For the last two episodes on 30 January 2008 and 31 January 2008, being a week before the Lunar New Year, the highest case value was upped to S$688,888 and the second highest case was S$500,000 While the S$15,000 and the S$150,000 was temporarily removed. Ironically, contestants of each episode won only S$10 and S$20 respectively.
Season 2
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
is a game show which was aired in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 and MediaCorp TV HD5. The show debuted on 13 May 2007 with a million dollar deal show series from Sunday to Wednesday, after which the show aired every Wednesday, 08:30 pm or 20:30 (UTC+08:00 - Singapore Standard Time
Singapore Standard Time
Singapore Standard Time or Singapore Time based in Singapore uses a time zone eight hours in advance of UTC .- History :...
). The show is hosted by Adrian Pang
Adrian Pang
Adrian Pang is a Singaporean Chinese actor who trained at the ARTTS International in Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Born in Malacca, Malaysia, he was educated at Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, and in the United Kingdom. Although he studied law at Keele University, he has not...
.
The show's official website has an online game, to let viewers become familiar with the format of the game.
The second season of the show premiered on 21 November 2007, and moved to two episodes in 1 week, every Wednesday and Thursday.
The fate of a third season is unknown or to be broadcasted in MediaCorp TV Channel 8 due to Adrian Pang
Adrian Pang
Adrian Pang is a Singaporean Chinese actor who trained at the ARTTS International in Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Born in Malacca, Malaysia, he was educated at Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, and in the United Kingdom. Although he studied law at Keele University, he has not...
leaving MediaCorp TV
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
in 1 April 2010 to concentrate on his company Pangdemonium.
Gameplay
Before the game, a third party randomly places the possible winnings in the briefcases, which are then distributed to 26 identically-dressed models who reveal its contents during the game. The amounts range from S$Singapore dollar
The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
1 to S$250,000. The twenty-six models are mainly professional models, including a former Miss Malaysia Universe, Andrea Fonseka
Andrea Fonseka
Andrea Veronica Fonseka was the winner of Miss Malaysia Universe 2004, and is an actor, television presenter and model who works predominantly in Malaysia and Singapore. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws from NUS. Fonseka is the current National Director for Miss Universe Malaysia.-Personal...
.
After picking one of the briefcases, the contestant then selects 6 of the remaining 25 cases, revealed one at a time. Each figure appears in only one case, so any values revealed in this way are not in the contestant's case. This is followed by a phone call by The Banker who makes an offer via telephone to Adrian to buy the contestant's case. The offer is primarily based on the mean
Arithmetic mean
In mathematics and statistics, the arithmetic mean, often referred to as simply the mean or average when the context is clear, is a method to derive the central tendency of a sample space...
of the cash amounts still in play, the stage of the game (early offers tend to be far lower than the mean), as well as the player's psychology. Adrian then asks the title question: "Deal or No Deal?"
If the contestant accepts the "Deal" (by pushing a stylized red button enclosed in a glass case), the game ends, and the value of the case that he or she chose at the beginning of the game is then revealed along with the whereabouts of the remaining prizes. Should the contestant refuse the offer (by stating "No deal" and/or closing the glass case), they must choose five of the remaining cases to eliminate from consideration. The Banker makes another offer, and play continues as before. The Banker's offer may be higher or lower than the previous offer, (if a top prize is eliminated, generally the offer decreases; conversely, if only lower amounts are eliminated the offer increases significantly).
Subsequent rounds have the contestant withdrawing four, three, then two cases from play. Should the contestant continue to decline the Banker's offer after this point, they then eliminate one case each time (with an intervening offer from the Banker) until two cases are left. If the player rejects the final offer, the player wins whatever is in his or her chosen case.
Each contestant has several supporters (usually three, though it has been increased to four for season 2), who sit in a special section just off stage during his or her game. As the field of cases dwindles, one or more of the supporters are asked to consult with the contestant and help him/her make a decision.
Homeviewer’s SMS Game
During the show, six briefcases are displayed. Viewers are invited to guess which case contains $1000 by text messagingText messaging
Text messaging, or texting, refers to the exchange of brief written text messages between fixed-line phone or mobile phone and fixed or portable devices over a network...
their answer e.g. Case 3, at a cost of $0.21 per message. A lucky draw is held at the end of the game from the pool of viewers who chose the correct briefcase. The winners win $1000 and other prizes from the sponsors of the show. On 26 December and 27 December 2007, the home winners won $2000 on each of the two episodes. On 30 January and 31 January 2008, the home winners won $2888 on each of the two episodes.
The SMS game is not shown during repeat episodes.
DEAL OR NO DEAL
Records and Statistics
Up till the episode dated January 31, 2008.- Highest potential bank offer: $175,000
- Highest bank offer: $101,000
- Highest first offer: $4,900, ($8,500 on the Chinese New YearChinese New YearChinese New Year – often called Chinese Lunar New Year although it actually is lunisolar – is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an all East and South-East-Asia celebration...
edition) - Lowest bank offer: $5 (even though the last two cases containing $15 and $25 weren't opened yet)
- Lowest first offer: $800
- Highest bank offer accepted: $101,000
- Most money won (No Deal): $7,500
- Most money won (Deal): $101,000
- Least money won (Deal): $4,900
- Least money won (No Deal): $10
- Total winnings: $182,375 (Season 1), $465,575 (Season 2, excluding the extra $29,900 given to Fiona's charity)
- Average winnings: $13,758.33 (as of Season 1)
- Average value of contestant's case: $6342.496 (as of Season 1)
- Best deal by the angle sector: 162,000° (Deal: $45,000,Case: $100)
- Best deal by the percentages: 45,000% (Deal: $45,000,Case: $100)
- Best deal by dollars: $51,000 (Deal: $101,000, Case: $50,000)
- Best final case by dollars: $250,000 (3 times)
- Worst deal by the angle sector: 57.6° (Deal: $40,000, Case: $250,000)
- Worst deal by the percentages: 16% (Deal: $40,000, Case: $250,000)
- Worst deal by dollars: -$210,000 (Deal: $40,000, Case: $250,000)
- Worst final case by dollars: $10
- Greatest amount of money won after knocking out the top prize in the first round: $11,500
Season 2
Season 2 of Deal or No Deal SingaporeDeal or No Deal (Singapore)
Deal or No Deal is a game show which was aired in Singapore on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 and MediaCorp TV HD5. The show debuted on 13 May 2007 with a million dollar deal show series from Sunday to Wednesday, after which the show aired every Wednesday, 08:30 pm or 20:30...
premiered on 21 November 2007. The first 2 episodes were celebrity specials, featuring David Gan, international hairstylist and Fiona Xie
Fiona Xie
-Career:Xie was spotted by a talent scout at the age of fifteen while was studying in St. Hilda's Secondary School. She modeled for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore and Hong Kong before joining MediaCorp Studios as a full-time artiste in 2001....
, MediaCorp TV
MediaCorp
Media Corporation of Singapore, better known as MediaCorp, is a group of commercial media companies in Singapore, with business interests in television and radio broadcasting, interactive media, and, to a lesser extent, print publishing and film-making....
actress, respectively. Both played for a chosen charity organisation.
In the first episode, David Gan closed the final deal and won S$101,000 for his charity organisation, making this the biggest win by any contestant of the Singapore edition, ever.
In the second episode, Fiona Xie refused all the banker's offers and won S$250. She then announced that she would make a personal donation of S$5,000 to the charity organisation, while her friends that she brought with her donated an additional S$150. In addition, the producers of the show decided to increase the winning amount by S$25,000, and as a result, a total of S$30,150 was raised for charity during the episode.
There were also two special Christmas episodes where the highest case value was doubled to S$500,000 while the S$15,000 was temporarily removed for the 26 December and 27 December 2007 episodes.
On 16 January 2008 and 17 January 2008 episodes of Deal or No Deal, there were 26 hunks representing the briefcases, instead of 26 babes.
For the last two episodes on 30 January 2008 and 31 January 2008, being a week before the Lunar New Year, the highest case value was upped to S$688,888 and the second highest case was S$500,000 While the S$15,000 and the S$150,000 was temporarily removed. Ironically, contestants of each episode won only S$10 and S$20 respectively.
Models
Season 1- #1 - Julia
- #2 - Andrea Savage
- #3 - Natalie Alice Foster
- #4 - Maggie Tan
- #5 - Nataliya
- #6 - Vanessa Lim
- #7 - Angela Lee Kar Wai
- #8 - Ana Moraru
- #9 - Jamie Lee Frankland
- #10 - Andrea FonsekaAndrea FonsekaAndrea Veronica Fonseka was the winner of Miss Malaysia Universe 2004, and is an actor, television presenter and model who works predominantly in Malaysia and Singapore. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws from NUS. Fonseka is the current National Director for Miss Universe Malaysia.-Personal...
- #11 - Claire Jedrek
- #12 - Lucinda Leong
- #13 - Farhana Abbas
- #14 - Roslin Misdar
- #15 - Indra Chandran
- #16 - Gwendolyn Wan
- #17 - Melissa Faith Yeo
- #18 - Lutfiah Abdul Jabbar
- #19 - Annie Yang
- #20 - Hannah Lau
- #21 - Melissa Sailla
- #22 - Denise Watt
- #23 - Danielle Menon
- #24 - Jasmine Paul
- #25 - Rachel Jedrek
- #26 - Elynn Koh Yee Ling
Season 2
- #1 - Julia Hodgkinson
- #2 - Gayle Christee
- #3 - Christabel Campbell
- #4 - Aimee Thompson
- #5 - Joanne Lopez
- #6 - Vanessa Lim
- #7 - Alessia Zuliani
- #8 - Evangeline Tay
- #9 - Jamie Lee Frankland
- #10 - Colleen Pereira
- #11 - Claire Jedrek
- #12 - Amanda Low
- #13 - Farhana Abbas
- #14 - Zanetta Joan Sit Ying Li
- #15 - Roshni Kaur Soin
- #16 - Gwendolyn Wan
- #17 - Adlina Adil
- #18 - Lutfiah Abdul Jabbar
- #19 - Rachel Doss
- #20 - Hannah Lau
- #21 - Velda Tan
- #22 - Yan Kay Kay
- #23 - Danielle Menon
- #24 - Jasmine Paul
- #25 - Crystal Shong
- #26 - Elynn Koh Yee Ling
Hunks
Season 2- #1 - Yoon Sung Joon
- #2 - Nick Lam
- #3 - Paul Foster
- #4 - Andy Mok
- #5 - Fajr Rhers
- #6 - Shaun D'Cruz
- #7 - Shankar
- #8 - Takatoshi Uchida
- #9 - Eddie Tioh
- #10 - Chris Hussey
- #11 - Daniel Jacob
- #12 - Narain
- #13 - Andy Lee
- #14 - David Stelzer
- #15 - Chris Pua
- #16 - Kenta Toyota
- #17 - Aaron Jensen
- #18 - Ratna Suffian
- #19 - Z Chia
- #20 - Shyam Young
- #21 - Norman Hartono
- #22 - Remy Low
- #23 - Douglas Wong
- #24 - Ryan Pereira
- #25 - Glenn Meyers
- #26 - Kim Tae Hun