Affari Tuoi

"Affari Tuoi" ("Your Business") is an Italian game show based on the internationally-popular game show, "Deal or No Deal". It is broadcast on public broadcaster Rai Uno, though it can also be seen occasionally on RAI International, RAI's international television service.

The show is currently hosted by Max Giusti (since September 2008); previous hosts in chronological order include Paolo Bonolis (for the first two seasons), Pupo, Antonella Clerici, and Flavio Insinna.

Gameplay

In the Italian version, there are 20 boxes; each person holding a box is a representative of one of the 20 regions of Italy.

The highest prize is €500,000, but on some occasions, there's a special €1,000,000 or €2,000,000 prize. In addition to small money prizes, like €0.50, there are three gag prizes -- usually items like salami, a year's supply of soap, or stuffed animals like hippos and weasels (from season 2006 - 2007 an hippo prize took place instead of the €500 one).

The box named Pacco X (meaning mystery package) may contain anything from €0.02 to €200,000.

In Affari Tuoi, to refuse an offer, instead of saying, "No Deal!", you say, "Rifiuto l'offerta e vado avanti," meaning "I refuse the offer, and go on". To accept, you say, "Accetto l'offerta." There is no button to push. (Actually, most international versions of "Deal" don't use a button and cover)

In the Fall of 2006, "Codacons", an Italian consumers organisation, published a list of high prize boxes ("pacchi") remaining in the current series, listing the odds of what boxes will be chosen.

The Spanish version of "Deal or no Deal", "¡Allá tú!", aired by Mediaset's Telecinco is exactly the same format as the Italian version (but there's a box for 20 province of Spain); the British version uses boxes like the Italian one; The French version, "À prendre ou à laisser", is different in format, but uses a "box for each region" concept.

The highest win in the history of the programme occurred on April 2006, when a woman won €1,000,000.

Box Values

NOTE: Some small values will be replaced with joke prizes.

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Trivia

On February 5 2007, Flavio appeared with his models on the US version of "Deal or No Deal" via satellite, to wish a contestant from Sicily luck. The Sicilian, who appeared on the US show with his extended family, was also an avid viewer of "Affari Tuoi".