Deal or no Deal provides a fascinating insight into the personalities of the individual contestants and their human characteristics. The sequel to each show after a contestant has dealt is disappointing and could be greatly improved to compete with if not equal the excitement of the opening rounds up until a deal is accepted. I enjoy this programme and often share my thoughts about each show with my wife. However, I feel that the tension and the excitement is lost after contestants have dealt in spite of all Noel's skilful efforts to try and sustain the viewer's interests. It is also doubtful if contestants can ever carry on choosing the same boxes after they have dealt as they would if they were still in live play. Therefore, I would like to see the rules change after deals are agreed to maintain the excitement and the viewer's interest. I have some ideas about implementing such changes.

Although Deal Or No Deal can feel staged the simplicity of the programme and the excellent skills of Noel Edmonds make this my must see programme. Watching the contestants share their dreams anmd ambitions allows you to feel involved and you can't help but shout out Deal or No deal when the question is asked. A refresshing change from the reality TV we are so often given

This is a fun show to watch however I spent many, many hours in the past filling internet competition forms only to discover later that it was a fix for which they were fined a large sum of money. So now the competitions have lost all credibility and been scrapped. It is enjoyable to watch. Cringeworthy at times when contestants 'break down' over the money they didn't win - get a life comes to mind! I do however sometimes have my doubts over certain contestants who just seem a little too good to be true?

Not sure about this programme really. 22 contestants each pick a box at random containing a monetary value. Then one contestant gets picked to take their box to the front and then proceeds to open eveyones else's boxes (3 at a time) and try to elliminate the smaller amounts (ranging from 1p to £250,000). After every 3 boxes picked the "banker" will offer the chosen player an amount of money depending on which values are left with the other contestants. They can either "deal or no deal" and take the amount or go for more money by picking more boxes.
They say this show is random, but it can easily be fixed so that the contestant has a small monetary value in their chosen box. Alright, the boxes are picked at random but the contestant won't be and they are announced after the box picking has taken place. The shows producers will know who has what value.
They also all hold hands far too often and chant for the low amounts, which is a bit foul. Its a bit cringe induceing when you get some OAP trying to work up the studio audience aswell, have some dignity Grandma!

Watching the greedy be humiliated gets boring when they all walk away with nothing due to their greed. If I were on the show I would pull out as soon as possible.

The first series is over for Deal or No Deal? Channel 4's latest hit show starring Noel Edmonds is a must see. Produced by Endemol makers of Big Brother it has no intellectual content all. 22 boxes each have a card in them with a sum of money printed on it from 1p to £250,000. It is the job of the contestant to open the boxes one at a time they keep the amount that the last box holds but with a twist. A Banker phones up and offers the contestant a get out clause an amount of money that is a way the banker can hedge his bets offer a smaller amount than the highest amount still in play and hope the contestant takes it an in doing so save the Banker a bit of money.

It is simple but greed rears its ugly head and even after being offered £20,000 players play on even if the odds are only 1 in 10 of getting a 1/4 of a million they will play on often loosing all and going away with a penny. 6 players have so walked off with a penny in utter humiliation as not every one feels sorry for them! No one has won 1/4 of a million even so it is a good day's work for some with £75,000 being the most I have seen won.

If I were on the show I would pull out as soon as possible. A £20,000 offer buy the Banker is all I need!

Deal or No Deal is already a massive success in the UK after only it's first season. Twenty-two people each select a box not knowing what amount of money it contains (ranging from 1p - £250,000), one of the people is then selected to play Deal or No Deal. The contestant selects boxes, revealing the amount of money inside them and therefore narrowing down what is in their own box. Periodically the banker calls using the old-fashioned telephone to talk to Noel and offer an amount of money for the contestants box. It is then down to the player; who can accept or decline the offer (deal or no deal).