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It was a total game of chance: I didnвЂ™t buy all the superstitious feel-the-boxвЂ™s-aura woo-woo. Everyone worried about how theyвЂ™d come across when the show aired on television there were forums where obsessive fans dissected every contestantвЂ™s approach to the game. When my name appeared on the screen my heart started racing вЂ“ fortunately I was wearing a dress which wouldnвЂ™t show sweat patches. I was exhausted by the time my game came around. Most days someone walked away with life-changing sums of money, so every night people partied hard. It was draining to be constantly switched on and smiling.

#Deal or no deal full#

Forming friendships so quickly was incredibly intense: each day was full of highs and lows in our little bubble, an experience only the other contestants could relate to. It was hectic: we filmed three shows a day, from late morning to late evening. It hadnвЂ™t aired, but it was a game of chance, and unlike most of the others didnвЂ™t require you to be particularly intelligent. ThatвЂ™s when I saw a callout for a new programme called Deal Or No Deal, and thought IвЂ™d try my luck.

#Deal or no deal series#

Noel Edmonds seems to be really enjoying himself and be totally enthralled by every move the contestants make but this all exists in his head and, despite trying really hard, he just couldn't make me care about a series of rolls of the dice.I t was 2006, and I was out of work and broke, so I signed up to an email newsletter that listed all the programmes looking for gameshow contestants in the hope of making some cash. So despite topping the Channel 4 ratings, I just can't see the fuss. Personally I just found all the talk of tactics etc to be pointless because the whole show is based on luck and a very small amount of playing the odds for me it was only this latter section that was of interest but it made up so little of the show to be not worth the effort. The whole show feels quite low rent and I do give credit where credit is due, because the producers have managed to squeeze so much tension out of it. His conversations with the banker are the weirdest thing I've seen in a quiz В– we can only hear his side of the conversation and he then gets to build the offer up tension-wise, however he wants it is just a little weird and false. He says that he likes their style, likes what they are thinking, likes what they are doing etc he does well to keep the mood of tension in the studio but to me it just seemed like he was desperately flogging a dead horse. He talks about keeping it positive and he works the contestants well, stressing the need for them to do something (although they can only open the box in front of them). A lot rests on the shoulders of Noel Edmonds and he tries hard but cannot convince with so little to work with. They use the music well and the cameras are slightly wobbly and mobile giving the show the slight feel of a cop drama rather than a studio quiz show. It is to the credit of the producers that they manage to stretch it out for over 30 minutes and keep a reasonable air of suspense В– again, not enough for me but it is obvious that it grips some viewers.

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It does confuse me that it should do so well on afternoon TV given that it follows Countdown В– a show that is the exact opposite and requires a real word power. This dressing seems to be enough for many viewers but I just found it amazingly dull each decision is delivered slowly and occasionally talked through but really it doesn't matter what number is 'lucky' or who's birthday they represent, it essentially comes down to luck and being aware of the odds. After a short time I realised that this was very much just a big game of chance dressed up as something suspenseful, skillful and tactical. Confused I decided to watch a show to get a grip on what about this show was making it so well watched.

I glanced at the viewing figures over the Christmas period and noticed that, at a time of a year with loads of films and television events on the box, that 'Deal or No Deal' won the highest ratings on Channel 4. At times here and there a mystery banker will call in to try and convince the contestant to sell him their box for a certain amount of money В– to which the contestant must decide whether to 'deal' and take the money or 'no deal' and keep playing for more money. They must then select boxes from the remaining 21 to try and identify which ones has the smaller amounts of money to eliminate them while keeping the location of the big money in play until the end. The computer selects one at random and he or she must come to the front of the others with their box. 22 contestants stand with 22 red boxes in front of them.