Deal or No Deal UK special episodes

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The UK version of Deal or No Deal has broadcast since 31 October 2005. During this time, there have been many special episodes, usually themed to seasonal events such as Christmas, Halloween, Wimbledon and the Eurovision Song Contest.

In special episodes, there are one or more of the following kinds of changes:

• Cosmetic changes. These include different box colours from the usual red (for example, red with black ribbon for Bankers Birthday week 2008, glittery red for the 1,000th show countdown and Banker's Birthday Week 2009, orange for Halloween, black for Guy Fawkes Night, green for St. Patrick's Day, pink for Love Week 2008, Love Week 2009 and Mother's Day, yellow for Easter and St Davids Day, blue for Father's Day and St. Andrew's Day and gold for New Year's Eve, the 500th show, the 1,000th show and Love Week 2010) suitable music and sound effects, contestants and audience members dressing up festively and changes to the presenter's introduction at the beginning of the show.

• Changes to the prize values. These included the increases of the maximum prize to £500,000 for the 2006 Christmas specials and the second anniversary programme.

• Changes to the game mechanics. A common example is the use of an extra chance element partway through the game, which decides whether the contestant receives a bonus (such as extra prize money, holiday destination or an offer after every box in the final round) or a penalty (such as the Banker looking inside the contestant's boxes).

Season one

During season one, there were no major alterations to any games, but there were a few shows which featured aesthetic changes and bonus prizes. For example, a romantic spa break was awarded to a player on Valentine's Day.

In addition, "Double Deal Week" took place from 12 June to 17 June 2006. This was a week which contained two episodes of "Deal or No Deal" per day.

Season two

First Anniversary Special

On 29 October 2006, "Deal or No Deal" celebrated its first birthday, two days before the actual anniversary on 31 October. Two shows were broadcast, a normal episode at 5:55pm, and an hour-long anniversary special at 8pm. The special opened with Jon Culshaw impersonating Edmonds, as he had previously done in the BBC Two programme, "Dead Ringers".

Before any boxes were opened, The Banker called and said that he wanted to make sure that he had the right "Noel" as Culshaw and Edmonds were almost identical with their matching outfits. The Banker also said that if the 1p was found in the first round, then he would give £250 to each contestant and a bottle of champagne to each member of the audience, as he had offered before in the 250th show. David Jones, the player, found the 1p in the second box.

At each break Culshaw did the voiceover for the viewer's competition, along with Alex Lovell. The first and third breaks heard Culshaw's impersonations of George W. Bush, with Ozzy Osbourne in the second. Glitter came down from the set to end the show.

In the game itself, the player, David Jones, was left with £10,000 and £250,000 on the game board in the closing stages. The Banker's final offer was £70,000 and Edmonds explained to Jones that the Banker was "testing his skill", as many would expect a higher offer in this position. Jones decided not to take the risk and dealt. In the event, his box contained £10,000.

Christmas Specials 2006

On 25 December and 26 December, two hour-long special Christmas editions were broadcast in the evening, as well as the normal 45-minute shows in the afternoon.

During these Christmas specials, one of the boxes contained £500,000, with the £15,000 box being removed for this purpose, therefore doubling the value of the top prize. The two players selected for these shows were chosen by the contestants themselves in a vote; footage of the contestants finding out they would be playing for £500,000 was shown.

The Banker also promised that when the player was down to the last 4 boxes, he would make them an offer after each of the remaining boxes was opened.

For the episode in the afternoon of 26 December, the 1p box was removed and replaced with a box containing "PEANUTS". Peanuts were also the reward for people offering good advice. In this show, the Banker also offered items of food in addition to cash offers. Each offer that he gave to the players consisted of an amount of money and then a Christmas-related item of food, such as Satsumas, a turkey sandwich and some stuffing.

In the episodes on the afternoon of 25 December and the evening of 26 December, the Banker gave offers that included a choice of three gifts under the Christmas tree. In the first, the contestant won an extra £1,000 and a weekend for two in Paris, (the other gift that was not won was a pair of the Banker's underpants). In the second, the contestant won an extra £10,000 and another two pairs of the Banker's underpants.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded
25 December	Rachel	£3,400
25 December	Wrighty	£32,000
26 December	Jenny	£26,000
26 December	Danny	£30,000

Comic Relief special

During the BBC One Red Nose Day 2007 event for Comic Relief, "The Catherine Tate Show" did a spoof of "Deal Or No Deal", featuring Noel Edmonds and Catherine Tate as her character Joannie "Nan" Taylor. In the sketch, Nan played a game of "Deal or No Deal", in which she uncovered the five highest amounts in the first five boxes, blaming the players for picking such bad boxes. Being given an offer of £199 by the Banker, Nan accepted the offer happily, having already cheated and looked in her box (number 1) and found it only to contain £50. This special was one of many Catherine Tate specials made for Comic Relief. The sketch was only a few minutes long, but was visually almost identical to a normal episode of the show. While the five "contestants" who actually opened boxes were actors and actresses, the remaining contestants who appeared in the sketch were the real contestants who were filming at the time, and appeared in episodes broadcast in April and May 2007.

500th Show

On 29 June 2007, "Deal or No Deal" celebrated its 500th show. The audience was made up entirely of previous players. The top prize was raised to £500,000, as with the shows at Christmas 2006. The day's player was selected randomly in a draw by Laura Pearce, the only contestant to have won the top prize on the show at that time, who was among the previous contestants in the audience for the show. The contestant who played was Annie who won £10,000 (despite taking out the £500,000 in the first box [number 3]).

Season three

Battle of the Sexes

On 24 August 2007, it was announced that all "Deal or No Deal" games for the next two weeks would only be played by male contestants. Following this fortnight, the next two weeks would be played by female contestants. At the end of the month of gender-orientated games, a comparison will be made to discover which gender is the luckiest in terms of average money won per game. The results were as follows^[1]:

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Show date	Player	Prize awarded
26 August	Alex	£12,500	8 September	Annie	£25,000
27 August	Jon G	£50,000	10 September	Siobhan	£5
28 August	Daniel	£75,000	11 September	Brenda	3 nights in New York*
29 August	Stevie	£10,001	12 September	Theresa	£52,000
30 August	Norman	£15,000	13 September	Kulwant	£10
31 August	Lee	£50	14 September	Irene	52p
2 September	Ron	£15,000	15 September	Caroline	£500
3 September	James	£100	17 September	Zahida	£34,000
4 September	John M	£18,000	18 September	Carol	£1,000
5 September	Stephen	£20,000	19 September	Alexandra	£26,000
6 September	Robin	£39	20 September	Viv	50p
7 September	Pete	10p	21 September	Kathy	£17,000
Average male prize:		£17,974.18	Average female prize:		£13,126.34
Total male prize:		£215,690.10	Total female prize:		£157,516.02

*Instead of a cash award, Brenda was offered a trip to New York for two people (worth £2,000), which she accepted.

Conclusion

At the end of Kathy's game, Greg, who is the floor manager on the "Deal or No Deal" production team, addressed by Edmonds as "Gregory" in this particular case, came on screen and presented a "scroll", explaining that the men had won the "battle of the sexes". Following Edmonds reading the text to the audience and contestants, fanfare music was played, and Greg reappeared with a minuscule trophy bearing a "B" on each side, an abbreviation for "Banker". Another scroll was presented by Greg at the same time, stating that all the women who played in their fortnight, who took less money from the Banker, would all be rewarded with a weekend spa break.

Trick or Treat 2007

From 29 October until 2 November, "Deal or No Deal" celebrated Halloween week. On every show, a coffin would be in one the corners of the studio. Edmonds would get a scroll expaining the Banker's Halloween twist. When five boxes remained (including the player's box), Edmonds would have to go and open the coffin, which would reveal two more boxes inside. Each box would be numbered 1 or 2 and inside it would say either "Trick" or "Treat". The player must then choose a box and then which ever word was in the box would affect the rest of the game.

If the box read:

Trick

The Banker would get to choose any box still in the game and look inside it to know its contents. Nobody else would get to know what was inside the selected box, giving the Banker an advantage (although this never happened, as all of the five players ended up choosing the "Treat" box).

Treat

The player would automatically win £1,000, which would be added to their prize (reducing the threat of the 1p prize). For example, if the player won £15,000, they would leave with £16,000. They would also be given an offer from the Banker after every box opened, an unusual deviation from the standard format of making an offer every three boxes.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded (original prize)	Trick or Treat
29 October	Ben	£12,666 (£11,666)	Treat
30 October	Tina	£26,000 (£25,000)	Treat
31 October	Chris B	£76,000 (£75,000)	Treat
1 November	Little Rich	£4,000 (£3,000)	Treat
2 November	Maria	£15,000 (£14,000)	Treat

Second Anniversary Special

On 3 November 2007, the show celebrated its second anniversary, although it was three days after the actual anniversary (31 October). All amounts in the boxes were doubled, so the player could win anything from 2p to £500,000. The 22 contestants this time voted for a player to be selected for this show and chose contestant Helen Burton Marget, who went on to decline the final offer of £7,000 and the subsequent swap. The final remaining values were £200 and £30,000. The contestant's box (number 19) contained £200. She was further awarded £5,250 by the Banker after the box was opened.

The box amounts were as follows:

2p
20p
£1
£2
£10
£20
£100
£200
£500
£1,000
£1,500

£2,000
£6,000
£10,000
£20,000
£30,000
£40,000
£70,000
£100,000
£150,000
£200,000
£500,000

The total of all these 22 sums of money is £1,131,333.22.

Santa vs Scrooge 2007

In the week before Christmas 2007 (17 December to 22 December), a special Scrooge versus Santa version of the game was played. If the player went to the final five boxes in their game, then they went over to a special advent calendar. There were eight boxes on the calendar, four with Scrooge and four with Santa.

If the box read:

Scrooge

The Banker would be able to look inside two of the four remaining boxes in the game or look inside the player's box. In this case, the player would be allowed to swap their box.

Santa

The player gets to place their hand in the giant turkey and remove a small box, with bonus cash inside of either £250 or £1,000.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Door Number	Santa (Cash Prize)/Scrooge (What the Banker saw)
17 December	Louise	£5,000	Door 4	Scrooge (10p & £50)
18 December	Sandra	£7,777	Door 7	Scrooge (£20,000)
19 December	Kerry	£1,400	Door 4	Scrooge (£500 & £3,000)
20 December	Patricia	£70,250	Door 3	Santa (£250)
21 December	Orry	£1,001	Door 8	Santa (£1,000)
22 December	Stephen	£7,000	Door 2	Santa (£1,000)

Christmas Stars 2007

From the week beginning 24 December 2007, Deal or No Deal gave the chance for six extraordinary people the chance to win up to £250,000. These six shows were filmed separate to their normal shows and did not have contestants on the wings. Instead, they had 22 family members and friends who opened the boxes for the contestant. Also, the contestant who was playing had their free choice on the box they wanted to play with. At the end of each game, "Deal or No Deal" gave gifts to the contestant and a trophy displaying that they were a "Deal or No Deal Christmas Star". The trophy was designed and manufactured by Cheltenham based awards manufacturer Gaudio Awards.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded
24 December	Alan	£37,000
25 December	Bridget	£50,000
26 December	Sylvia	£33,000
27 December	Ian	£50
28 December	Liz	£20,000
29 December	John	£5,000

Love Week 2008

For the five episodes from 11 February to 15 February 2008, "Deal or No Deal" celebrated St. Valentine's with Love Week. The change in gameplay involved a red necklace which incorporated a heart. The player would give this necklace to the player in the wings which they loved most. As soon as that person opened their box, the player would immediately receive an offer from the Banker. For this week of shows, the boxes were pink, and the studio was decorated with hearts and flowers.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Heart box
11 February	Viv	£5,000	12 - Derek - £250,000
12 February	Richie	£16,000	19 - Chris - 10p
13 February	Rachel	£4,000	11 - Bing - £10
14 February	Bing	£5,000	4 - Debbie - 1p
15 February	Chris	£100	22 - Dirty George - £10

Easter Specials 2008

The four shows from 20 March to 24 March 2008 were Easter Specials. The studio and boxes were decorated accordingly, but the major change came in the form of three giant eggs, numbered 1 to 3. One of them was a good egg, while the other two were bad eggs. Throughout the games, the Banker would use these eggs to add another dimension to the offers. For the few shows leading up to these specials, one part would end with Matty Curcillo, a player from the wings informing the viewers of the exciting upcoming Easter Specials. Ironically, Curcillo ended up playing in the last Easter Special and became the 16th member of the 1p club.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Egg Chosen	Good or Bad egg
20 March	Jo Jo	£20,000	Egg 1	Bad
21 March	Mark	£7,500	Egg 1	Good
22 March	Gemma	£35,000	N/A	No eggs used
24 March	Matty	1p	Egg 1	Bad

Banker's Birthday Week 2008: Books and Cards

For the five episodes from 12 May to 16 May 2008, the Banker celebrated his birthday week. At the side of the studio, a fire place stood with a mantelpiece. On the mantelpiece lay four birthday cards, one of the birthday cards was sent by the Banker's mother and contained a £5 book token. The other three cards the Banker sent himself and contained nothing, except a "Happy Birthday to me" message. If the player managed to pick the card with the £5 book token, then the player would receive an offer after every box opened in the final round. If the player picked one of the "Happy Birthday to me" cards, then nothing was affected. But, if during the game the player managed to produce an all blue or an all red round, then the Banker would reveal one of the cards that does not have the token in it.

On 16 May, the final day of the themed week, the Banker threw a party in the studio, which was suitably decorated for the occasion, and every contestant was dressed in a fancy dress costume with Edmonds dressed up as Captain Jack Sparrow from the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. 11 out of 16 members of the 1p club were also present, and during each phone call from the Banker, they received party food such as sausages on sticks, jelly and ice cream. However, at the end, the Banker sent them each a bill, charging £9.50 for the service.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Card Chosen	Book token or Happy Birthday to me
12 May	Tom	£20,000	Bomb	Book token
13 May	Linda	£14,000	Dynamite	Happy Birthday to me
14 May	Jo	£500	Teddy Beat	Happy Birthday to me
15 May	Mark	£1,100	Grim Reaper	Book token
16 May	Zoe and Zara	£6,000*	Banana	All Happy Birthday to me

*Zoe and Zara actually won £3,000, as it was in their box. But the Banker phoned back and said they could have £3,000 each on the last special show.

Seaside Specials 2008: Summer Specials

From 21 July until 25 July 2008, a run of Seaside Specials was shown. In these shows, the studio decorated as an airport, the contestants dressed in holiday-themed clothes and Noel Edmonds dressed as an aeroplane captain. The game continued as usual, but with one twist.

There are two suitcases which are to be opened when a contestant that week choses one of them when they reach the last five-box stage of the game. Inside one case it says "Sunshine" and in the other case it says "Sunburn". If the contestant chooses the case which has "Sunshine" in it, they will get a holiday for two and will have an offer given to them by the Banker after each box they open. However, if they open the case with "Sunburn" in it, the Banker will have a look inside the contestant's box to know its contents, taken away and returned by Chivers and the game will continue as usual.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Suitcase Chosen	Sunshine (Holiday)/Sunburn (What the Banker saw)
21 July	Derek	£20,000	Suitcase 2	Sunshine (Portugal)
22 July	Em	£28,000	Suitcase 2	Sunburn (10p)
23 July	Adam	£10,000	Suitcase 1	Sunburn (£50,000)
24 July	Helen	£16,200	Suitcase 2	Sunshine (Morocco)
25 July	William	£4,000.10	Suitcase 1	Sunburn* (£50)

*Even though he chose "Sunburn", William was given a holiday to Jamaica after the game because it was the last show of the season.

Season four

Trick or Treat 2008

From 27 October until 2 November 2008, "Deal or No Deal" celebrated Halloween week again. Edmonds and the players were dressed in Halloween style outfits and the studio was also decorated to a Halloween theme. In the East corner of the studio lay a gravestone and a coffin, one of which contained a "Treat" and the other contained a "Trick". When five boxes remained (including the player's box), the player had to choose either the gravestone or the coffin. The consequences of the "Trick" and the "Treat" are very similar to those of last year's Halloween Week.

If the player chose:

Trick

The Banker would get to look inside the player's box to know its contents. Nobody else would get to know what was inside the box, giving the Banker an advantage (but again this never happened, because all of the players who got to the five-box stage managed to find the "Treat").

Treat

The player would automatically win a holiday which would be separate from their prize. In addition, they would also be given an offer from the Banker after every box opened.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Gravestone or Coffin	Treat (holiday) / Trick (what the Banker saw)
27 October	Whitey	£17,000	Gravestone	Treat (Paris)
28 October	Pammy	50p	Gravestone	Treat (Madrid)
29 October	Tony	£750	Coffin	Treat (Greece)
30 October	Chris	£8,000	Neither*	N/A
31 October	Karina	£1,000	Gravestone	Treat (Venice)
2 November	Pam	£35,000	Gravestone	Treat (New York City)

*Because Chris dealt before the five-box stage on 30 October because the Banker said that we would "never know" whether Chris would have chosen the "Trick" or the "Treat".

Third Anniversary Special

"Deal or No Deal" celebrated its third anniversary on 7 November 2008, although its actual third birthday was on 31 October. The show started with three Edmonds' introducing the programme, then the selected player was Andy. As well as the usual aesthetic changes, there was also a giant cake with three candles - one yellow, one green and one blue - in the corner of the studio. From the third offer onwards, the three candles were involved in the offers. One of the candles had a hidden gold base, while the other two had a black base. If Andy were to say Deal and managed to select the gold-based candle, his winnings would be doubled. Andy remained in play until the sixth offer of £50,000, which he accepted, although despite being given two opportunities to find the gold-based candle, he was unable to locate it, so his winnings remained at £50,000. He also failed to claim the £250,000, which was revealed to be in his box (number 5).

Santa vs Scrooge 2008

Scrooge versus Santa has returned for eight shows, beginning on 15 December. Aesthetic alterations to the studio include a giant turkey (named Eamonn like last year), a Christmas tree and Christmas decorations, while the players wore appropriate costumes and the boxes were given a festive makeover. If the player gets to the five-box stage in live play, then they go over to the Christmas tree, which yields twelve baubles; six concealing Santa and six concealing Scrooge. The player chooses one of the baubles.

If the player chose:

Scrooge

The Banker would get to look inside the player's box to know its contents taken to the Banker by the Ugly Snowman. Nobody else would get to know what was inside the box, giving the Banker an advantage, but a swap at the end is guaranteed.

Santa

The player gets to place their hand in the giant turkey and remove a small box, which contains a holiday destination. The player wins a holiday for two at the destination. In addition, the player gets an offer after every box in the final round.

The average payout over the eight Scrooge versus Santa shows was £41,945, making this the most successful bunch of Special Shows ever in terms of money given away.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Decoration Number	Santa (holiday) / Scrooge (what the Banker saw)
15 December	Sam	£5		Santa (Barcelona)
16 December	Leon	£29,000		Scrooge (£35,000)
17 December	Ellen	£75,000		Scrooge (£75,000)
18 December	Butch	£15,000		Scrooge (£15,000)
19 December	Stan	£20,000		Santa (Prague)
21 December	Lauren	£100,000		Santa (Rome)
22 December	Billy	£68,555		Santa (Florida)
23 December	Jane	£28,000		Santa (Tenerife)

Christmas Stars 2008

For 2008, there were three Christmas Star specials, airing between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. Once again, the boxes were opened by the friends and families of the Christmas Stars, and at the end of the show, the Stars were awarded with exta gifts plus the Christmas Star trophy.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded
24 December	Ian	£71,000
25 December	Marianne	1p
26 December	John	£500

New Year's Eve Special

A special New Year's Eve edition aired on 31 December 2008. For this occasion, the boxes were coloured gold. At one corner of the studio stood a quartet named the "No Deal Knights", and they played music at the end and beginning of each part. At the end of the show, the quartet performed a song they had written titled "An All Blue Round" while a montage of the year's highlights was shown. In the game itself, the player, Carrie, won £41,000 after dealing with £35,000 and £50,000 still in play with two boxes remaining. For the three shows in between the Christmas Stars and the New Year's Eve special, the 1p was replaced by turkey sandwiches, as the Banker was desperate to get rid of them.

Love Week 2009

For the six episodes from 9 February to 15 February 2009, "Deal or No Deal" celebrated St. Valentine's with Love Week again. This year, Edmonds and the players were dressed in hippie outfits from the 1960s and the 1970s and the studio was decorated accordingly. The theme music was also rearranged in a psychedelic rock style, and uniquely included vocals (a male voice repeatedly singing the single word "love"). As with 2008's Love Week, the change in gameplay involved a necklace which incorporated a heart. The player would give this necklace to the player in the wings which they loved most and that person would instantly receive a day's luxury spa break. In addition, as soon as that person opened their box, the player would immediately receive an offer from the Banker.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Heart box
9 February	Alfonso	£20,000	1 - Melissa - £100,000
10 February	Ash	£14,750	8 - Andreas - £50
11 February	Clare-Louise	£15,000	2 - Dan - £250
12 February	Del	£30,000	6 - Jimmy - £20,000
13 February	Melissa	£21,000	16 - Aby - £50
15 February	Sue	£12,750	22 - Tom - 50p

1,000th show

Build-up

From the 990th show to the 993rd show, there were short clips just before the second advertisement breaks of past players announcing when the build-up episodes will begin. The build-up shows began on 25 March 2009. For these shows, the studio has been decorated with a red carpet and the pilgrims are entirely made up of past players, the boxes are glittery red and the backdrop of the game board is gold. The £1,000 has been removed from the board and has been replaced by various gold sums of money, starting with £25,000 in the first show and increasing by £5,000 in each successive show up to £50,000 in the last build-up show. In addition, at the start of parts two and three, there are various tributes by celebrities and hosts of Deal or No Deal from around the world.

Show date & no.	Gold sum	Player	Amount won	First tribute	Second tribute
25 March, #994	£25,000	Linz	£1	Terry Wogan	Andrew O'Keefe (host of the Australian version of Deal or No Deal)
26 March, #995	£30,000	Derrick	£17,500	Davina McCall	Max Giusti (host of the Italian version of Deal or No Deal)
27 March, #996	£35,000	Anna	£10,000	Krishnan Guru-Murthy	Paul O'Grady
29 March, #997	£40,000	Chris	£50	Phillip Schofield & Fern Britton	Kris Aquino (host of the Filipino version of Deal or No Deal)
30 March, #998	£45,000	Stephen	£35,000	Harry Hill	Steve Jones
31 March, #999	£50,000	Dirk	1p	Beau van Erven Dorens (host of the Dutch version of "Deal or No Deal")	John McCririck

The additional £35,000 marks the first time ever that there have been two of the same amount on the "Deal or No Deal" board.

1,000th show

The 1,000th episode of "Deal or No Deal" aired on 1 April 2009. The two previous winners of £250,000, Laura and Alice, were amongst the past players in the audience, and the crazy chair and phone were both gold. For this milestone show, the £1,000 was replaced by a second £250,000 box. The selected player was Lisa, who dealt at the final offer of £50,000 before finding out that if she had gone on and swapped her box, she would have been the third winner of £250,000.

Easter Specials 2009

The 2009 Easter Specials began on 9 April 2009. As well as the usual aesthetic alterations to the set, including the box colour changing to yellow, the Good and Bag eggs also returned. There is one good egg and two bad eggs and they are brought into play at various stages throughout the game by the Banker, usually to add an extra dimension to an offer.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Egg(s) Chosen	Good or Bad egg
9 April	Tony	£5,000	Egg 3	Good*
10 April	Daimon	Nothing**	Eggs 1 & 3	Both Bad
12 April	Rachel	£6,500	Egg 2	Bad
13 April	Ollie	£20,000	Eggs 1 & 2	Egg 2 Good (post-deal)

*In Tony's game, he went to the end and won £750. However, the Banker offered Tony the opportunity to give the £750 back and open two of the three eggs. If he found the good egg amongst the two that he selected, he would win £5,000, but if he failed to find the good egg, he would become the second player to go home with nothing. He found the good egg in his second choice and so won £5,000.

**Daimon opened his box and won £5,000, but the Banker said that if he gave it back, he could choose two eggs and if he found the good egg, he could double the sum to £10,000. However, if he found both bad eggs, he would leave with nothing. He left as the second player ever to leave with nothing, as he found both of the bad eggs.

Banker's Birthday Week 2009: Children's Parties

The Banker's Birthday Week began on Monday 11 May 2009, with the Banker's Birthday being on 12 May. For this week, The studio was decorated as a circus, the glittery red boxes return, Noel is dressed as a ringmaster and the players are dressed as clowns. In one corner of the studio, there were four clown heads, three of which had "Phoney" written on their tongues and one of which had "Funny" written on its tongue. At the five-box stage, the player had to find the clown whose tongue had "Funny" written on it.

If the player finds the tongue which has:

Funny
The player gets an offer after every box opened and are guaranteed the swap at the end.

Phoney
Every time the player finds a Phoney tongue then the Banker gets to look inside the boxes on the wings.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Clown(s)	Funny Clown	Funny / Phoney (What the Banker saw)
11 May	Kris	£7,000	Yellow & Red	Blue	Both Phoney (50p & £35,000)
12 May	Shell	£17,500	Green	Green	Funny
13 May	Nicola	£7.50	Red	Yellow	Phoney (1p)
14 May	Scarlet	£36,000	Yellow		Phoney (£5)
15 May	Pezza	£30,000	Yellow		Phoney (£10,000)
17 May	Liam	£60,000	Red	Red	Funny*

*Although Liam found no 'Phoney' clowns, he accepted an offer from the Banker which let the Banker look in one of the boxes in return for telling Liam what the next offer would be if he removed a blue.

Seaside Specials 2009: Seaside Specials

Similar to the Seaside Specials of 2008, this week celebrated the final week of the fourth season of Deal or No Deal. It ran from 20 July to 24 July. The studio is decorated to look like a beach with the players dressed in beach attire, the game board's backdrop is blue and the boxes are awash with summery colours. Noel is dressed as an ice cream vendor and in the corner of the studio is his ice cream trolley. At the five-box stage, the player must choose between two flavours of ice cream.

If the player finds:

Raindrops

Beneath the ice cream, The Banker would get to look inside the player's box to know its contents, taken away and returned by Chivers. Nobody else will get to know what was inside the box, giving the Banker an advantage.

Sunshine

Beneath the ice cream, The player would automatically win a holiday courtesy of icelolly.com and get an offer after every box.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Ice cream flavours	Sunshine (holiday) / Raindrops (what the Banker saw)
20 July	Dot	£1	Vanilla and Strawberry	Raindrops (£1,000)
21 July	Steph	£35,000	Mint chocolate chip and Raspberry	Sunshine (Majorca)
22 July	Irene	50p	Rum & Raisin and Tutti Fruity	Raindrops (1p)
23 July	Cyril	£29,000	Chocolate Fudge and Cookies & Cream	Sunshine (Canary Islands)
24 July	Calum	£40,000	Noel's Neapolitan and Banker's Banana*	Sunshine (Mexico)

Noel's Hall of Fame

At the end of season 4, Deal or No Deal took its traditional summer break which lasted four weeks. During the first week, the slot was filled with normal Deal or No Deal repeats, but during the other three weeks, Noel's Hall of Fame was shown. These are repeats of Noel's all-time favourite games which include a short introduction from Noel at the beginning in an empty Dream Factory. Although the episodes are supposed to be Noel's 'all time' favourites, only episodes which didn't feature the viewer competition i.e. episodes broadcast after 24 September 2007 were chosen and hence there were no season 1 or 2 games and the Trick or Treat games seemed to avoided Noel's Hall of Fame that year.

The following games were shown:

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Original air date
3 August	Clive	£9,501	4 January 2008
4 August	Joe	£20,000	2 April 2009
5 August	Graham	£30,030	6 May 2008
6 August	Lauren	£100,000	21 December 2008
7 August	Mary	£75,000	5 January 2009
10 August	Doreen	£50,000	27 February 2009
11 August	Constance	£30,000	6 November 2008
12 August	Mark	£30,000	21 January 2008
13 August	Eunice	£13,000	7 April 2008
14 August	Alice	£250,000	12 March 2009
17 August	Maria	£100,000	25 September 2007
18 August	Orry	£1 (and £1,000 bonus)	21 December 2007
19 August	Keran	£75,000	23 November 2008
20 August	Lisa	£50,000	1 April 2009
21 August	Carrie	£41,000	31 December 2008

Season five

Trick or Treat 2009

The 2009 Trick or Treat specials took place on the week beginning 26 October. During the shows, the studio was decorated to resemble a haunted house, while the boxes were a ghostly white colour. Noel and the players were dressed in suitable ghostly attire, and a portrait of all 24 members of the 1p club was also present. In one corner of the studio was a fireplace which featured the ashes of the Banker's grandma and grandpa. In one of the urns was a Treat, while the other urn contained a Trick. As usual,

If the player finds:

Trick

The Banker would get to look inside the player's box to know its contents taken to the Banker by Sir Dealalot of the Pound Table. Nobody else would get to know what was inside the box, giving the Banker an advantage.

Treat

The player would automatically win a holiday courtesy of icelolly.com and get an offer after every box.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Grandmama or Grandpapa	Treat (holiday) / Trick (what the Banker saw)
26 October	Hassan	£15,000	Grandpapa	Trick (£15,000)
27 October	Lillian	£17,500	Grandmama	Trick (£75,000)
28 October	David	£40,000	Grandmama	Trick (£250,000)
29 October	Sarah	£17,555	Grandpapa	Treat (weekend spa break)
30 October	Gary	£4,000	Grandmama	Treat (Champagne hot air balloon ride)*

*Although Gary chose Grandmama and found a Treat, the Banker offered to look inside Gary's box. Gary agreed, and the Banker saw £750 inside the box.

Fourth Anniversary Special

The fourth birthday celebrations took place on Monday 2 November 2009. In the corner of the studio lay a giant birthday cake with four candles in it (one yellow, one green, one blue and one purple). One of the candles had a hidden gold plating. The Banker explained that if the player were to accept an offer, then at the end of the game the player's winnings would be doubled if they could find the gold-plated candle. The player was Roy, who at five-box accepted an offer of £1,500 and three candles. However, the Banker also said that instead of doubling his winnings, finding the gold candle would actually quadruple them. At the end of the game, Roy managed to find the gold candle and so he won £6,000.

Santa vs Scrooge 2009

The 2009 Scrooge v Santa specials are running from December 21 to December 30, with hour-long specials on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day. The players are dressed as elves in Santa's workshop, while Noel is dressed as King Elf. This year there are two Santas and one Scrooge. Again,

if the player finds:

Scrooge

The Banker gets to look in their box to know its contents taken to the Banker by the Ugly Snowman. Nobody else would get to know what was inside the box, giving the Banker an advantage, but a swap at the end is guaranteed.

Santa

The player is given a holiday courtesy of icelolly.com and an offer after every box in the final round.

The hour-long specials included clips from previous Christmas-themed episodes of Deal or No Deal before each break.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Mince Pies, Carrots or Sherry	Santa (holiday) / Scrooge (what the Banker saw)
21 December	Harry	£10,000	Mince Pies	Santa (Spain)
22 December	Freddie	£15,000	Sherry	Scrooge (50p)
23 December	Peggy	£100	Carrots	Scrooge (£10)
24 December	Bodie	£16,000	Sherry	Santa (Dominican Republic)
25 December	Hollie	1p	Sherry	Santa (Cuba)
26 December	Franny	£15,000*	Carrots	Santa (Egypt)
28 December	Pommy	£50	Mince Pies	Scrooge (£50)
29 December	Gaz	£15,000	Mince Pies	Santa (Corfu)
30 December	Sanjay	£1,400	Sherry	Santa (Kos)

*Franny was given the opportunity to double or half is money. He was allowed four attempts at throwing a snowball into a chimney. If he successfully threw one into the chimney, he would double his money but if all four attempts failed his winnings would be halved. Franny declined this opportunity, which was called the 'Banker's Christmas Gamble'.

New Year's Day Special

An hour-long edition aired on New Year's Day 2010. This episode marked the introduction of new graphics, both onscreen and on the studio gameboard. At the start of the game, the Banker phoned to say that if the player, Haz, found the 1p or any amount with a 10 in it in the opening round he would give everyone in the studio a bottle of champagne. However, this didn't happen. Haz dealt at £12,000 and was offered the Banker's Gamble at the end, but Haz chose to keep the £12,000. At the end of the show, there was a review of the biggest games of 2009, as well as some behind-the-scenes footage of the making of the show.

Love Week 2010

This year's Love Week took place from February 8 right up to Valentine's Day on February 14. The theme is Greek Mythology, the boxes are gold and Noel is dressed as Zeus because Zeus looks like Santa but with wings. In the corner of the studio sits the 'Throne of Love'. At the start of the game, the chosen player must select a fellow player in the wings to be their Love God or Goddess. That player must then sit in the throne with their box beside them. At any point in the game the player can choose to open the Love God/Goddess's box, and they will receive an offer from the Banker immediately afterwards. In addition, if the Love God or Goddess can correctly predict the contents of their box they win a holiday courtesy of icelolly.com. However this only applies if the game is still in live play.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Love God, box & contents	Love God's prediction
8 February	Jean	£20,000	Justin - 14 - 1p	1p (Venice)
9 February	Justin	£75,000	Yaser - 4 - 50p	50p (Barcelona)
10 February	Jo	£10,000	Linda - 13 - £500	None
11 February	Davey	£21,000	Emiliana - 13* - £100,000	None
12 February	Emiliana	£8,000	Chris - 20 - £1	£1 (Rome)
14 February	Yaser	£31,000	Gaz - 4 - £5	£250

*Emiliana originally had Box 3, but because Davey thought that might contain a big amount, The Banker allowed him to switch the Love Box for another box in the wings. Box 3 was subsequently swapped for Box 13.

Easter Madness 2010

The 2010 Easter specials run from 1 April to 5 April. The theme is Alice in Wonderland, with Noel dressed as the Mad Hatter, the players are dressed as other Alice in Wonderland characters and the boxes were a chocolate white colour. There are three Cheshire cats two of them are "Unhappy" and one of them is "Happy". The player has to find the one "Happy" Cheshire cat as quickly as possible because for every failed attempt,

If the player finds:

The Unhappy Cheshire cat The game will continue or end with the same offer as usual.

The Happy Cheshire cat in the player’s 1st selection The player's offer will double or triple.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Cat	Happy or Unhappy Cheshire cat
1 April	Kath	£10,000	Yellow	Unhappy
2 April	Andy	£26,000	Red	Happy (post-deal)
4 April	Monique	£20,000	Blue	Unhappy
5 April	Brenda	Nothing*	Red & Blue	Both Unhappy

*Brenda opened her box and won £5,000, but the Banker said that if she gave it back, she could choose two Cheshire cats and if she found the happy Cheshire cat, she could triple the sum to £15,000. However, if she found both unhappy Cheshire cats, she would leave with nothing. She left as the second female player ever to leave with nothing, as she found both of the unhappy Cheshire cats.

Banker's Birthday Week 2010: Cops and Robbers

The Banker's Birthday week special begins from 10 May to 16 May with the Banker's Birthday being on 12 May. During the shows, the studio was decorated as a police station next to a prison, while the boxes are blue and red on each box to suit emergency vehicle lights and for this week Noel Edmonds is dressed as the judge and the contestants are dressed as cops and robbers (The cops on the west wing and the robbers on the east wing). There are 2 "Win" items and 2 "Lose" items.

Cops
The player chooses between police box A or B and if they find Win they get an offer after every box.

Robbers
The player chooses between safe A or B and if they find Win they get a a holiday.

Show date	Player (Cop or Robber)	Prize awarded	Cops (Win or Lose)	Robbers (Win or Lose)	Offer After Each Box, Holiday destination, Both or Neither
10 May	Paul (Robber)	£19,500	Win	No Safes Used	Offer After Each Box
11 May	Natalie (Cop)	£18,000	Win	No Safes Used	Offer After Each Box
12 May	Safina (Robber)	£21,000	Win	Win	Offer After Each Box + Algarve (Both)*
13 May	Fran (Cop)	£750	Win	No Safes Used	Offer After Each Box
14 May	Emma (Robber)	£31,000	Lose	No Safes Used	Neither
16 May	Craig (Cop)	£17,000	Win	No Safes Used	Offer After Each Box + Greece (Both)**

*Because Safina chose the Cops and the Robbers at five-box stage she found both "Win" items making her go forward one box at a time and win the holiday to the Algarve courtesy of icelolly.com.

**Although Craig chose the Cops at five-box stage he won the holiday to Greece courtesy of icelolly.com.

Seaside Specials 2010: Desert Island Deal

Similar to the Seaside Specials of 2009 but on 19 July 2010, the seaside specials would be based on desert islands. The boxes would look wooden, the game board's backdrop is blue again, the contestants are dressed as Robinson Crusoe characters and Noel is dressed as a hermit. If the player finds the 1p or the 10p in the opening rounds a holiday destination is won courtesy of icelolly.com but if the £100,000 or the £250,000 is taken out in the opening round the game will still continue as usual. The player also chooses between the red note, the blue note and the yellow note in 3 different bottles one item contains the "Treasure Island" the others contain the "Desert Island". For example, if the player finds:

Desert Island

The player's offer will be halved.

Treasure Island

The player's offer will double.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Bottle(s)	Treasure Island Bottle	Desert Island/Treasure Island	Holiday destination(s)
19 July	Carly	£4,000	Yellow & Red	Blue	Both Desert Island	N/A
20 July	Harry	£10,000	Red	Red	Treasure Island	Malta
21 July	Laura	£24,000	Blue & Red	Blue	Treasure Island	N/A
22 July	Dai	£10,000	None	Unknown	No bottles used*	N/A
23 July	Keeley	£11,000	Red		Desert Island	N/A
25 July	Haj	£250	Red		Treasure Island**	Ibiza and Kefalonia

*Dai didn't find £5 until the end and did not deal because the Banker said that we would "never know" whether the bottles' notes show either "Desert Island" or "Treasure Island".

**Although Haj didn't deal, he found no "Desert Island" notes and went forward one box at a time. He won two holiday destinations courtesy of icelolly.com because it was the last show of the season.

Noel's Hall of Fame 2

At the end of season 5 Deal or No Deal takes its traditional summer break and During the summer break, Noel's Hall of Fame volume 2 would be shown. These will be repeats of Noel's all-time favourite games from April 2008 to July 2010 which include a short introduction from Noel at the beginning in an empty Dream Factory and all games from 2010 along with the Love week, Easter special and Bankers Birthday week games all seemed to avoided the hall of fame that time.

The following games will be shown:

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Original air date
26 July	Freddie	£15,000	22 December 2009
27 July	Kerry	£15,000	2 July 2009
28 July	Claude	£200	17 October 2008
29 July	Peter	£5,000	17 April 2008
30 July	Calum	£40,000	24 July 2009
2 August	Slim	£10,000	4 July 2008
3 August	Andrew	£50,000	1 December 2009
4 August	John	£50	14 June 2009
5 August	William	£4,000.01	25 July 2008
6 August	Simon	£35,000	16 July 2009
9 August	Big Ron	£31,675	4 April 2008
10 August	Dirk	1p	31 March 2009
11 August	Mel	£50,000	30 April 2009
12 August	Owain	£15,000	5 November 2009
13 August	Laura	£35,000	19 October 2009
16 August	David	£40,000	28 October 2009
17 August	Geraint	£31,000	21 November 2008
18 August	Pat	£18,000	10 July 2009
19 August	David	£6,500	23 March 2009
20 August	Corinne	1p	7 December 2009

Season six

Trick or Treat 2010

From 25 October until 31 October 2010, "Deal or No Deal" celebrated Halloween week again. Edmonds and the players were dressed in Halloween style outfits and the dream factory was also decorated as The Dark Woods. In the East corner of the studio stood a tree, one of the eyes contained a "Treat" and the other contained a "Trick". When five boxes remained (including the player's box), the player then chose either the red eye or the green eye. The consequences of the "Trick" and the "Treat" were very similar to those of last year's Halloween Week.

If the player chose:

Trick

The Banker would get to look inside the player's box to know its contents taken away and returned by The Tree spirit's son. Nobody else would get to know what was inside the box, giving the Banker an advantage but a swap at the end is guaranteed.

Treat

The player would automatically win a holiday courtesy of icelolly.com and get an offer after every box.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Eyeball selected	Treat (holiday) / Trick (what the Banker saw)
25 October	Debs	£17,500	Red	Treat (Tenerife)
26 October	Christopher	£100,000	Green	Treat (Portugal)
27 October	Hetty	£15,000	Green	Trick (£15,000)
28 October	Fadi	£1,750	Green	Trick (£1)
29 October	Bryan	£17,000	Green	Treat (Cyprus)
31 October	Jaron	£250	Red	Trick (£250)

Fifth Anniversary Special

From 22 November to 26 November 2010, Deal or No Deal celebrated its fifth birthday (the actual birthday was on 31 October 2010, which was the Halloween Special).

In the east corner of the studio, there was a VIP area where the chosen contestant and various contestants from every year of the show sat. At the beginning of the game, the player selected a fellow contestant to go and sit in the VIP area; their box was then given to Noel, who was the owner of the box. At any point during the game the player decided to open Noel's box, then they would get an offer after opening it. There was also a chance to win a VIP holiday if the people in the VIP area correctly guessed its contents.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Contestant, box (contents)	Guest player (amount won)
22 November	Aimee	£15,000	Kirsty, 18 (£3,000)	Corinne (1p)
23 November	John	£30,000	Fred, 6 (£1)	Alice (£250,000)
24 November	Elli	£31,000	Wayne, 3 (£3,000)	Orry (£1,001) Clive (£9,501)
25 November	Kirsty	£9,999	Claire, 16 (£100,000)	Laura (£250,000)
26 November	Mary	£3,000	Glenn, 12 (£250)	Lynn (£14,000)

Santa vs Scrooge 2010

The Santa vs Scrooge 2010 began on December 20, 2010 with Noel dressed as a green soldier, and the players dressed in red Santa costumes.

At five-box, the player can choose the red snowman, yellow snowman, or green snowman. If the player finds:

Scrooge

The Banker gets to look in their box to know its contents taken away and returned by the Ugly Polar Bear. Nobody else would get to know what was inside the box, giving the Banker an advantage, but a swap at the end is guaranteed.

Santa

The player is given an offer after every box in the final round.

There are also three gift boxes in the corner. If the player finds the one 'WIN' box, they will win one of the 'Twelve Holidays of Christmas'.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Snowman	Santa / Scrooge (what the Banker saw)	Scrooge snowman	Gift box	Holiday (From Tree)
20 December	Darren	£500	Red	Santa	Yellow	(N/A)
21 December	Jen	50p	Green	Scrooge (£20,000)	Green	(N/A)
22 December	Jay	Nothing*	Yellow	Santa	Red	Lose
23 December	Daniel	£20,000	Unknown	Neither** N/A	Unknown	Win**	Tunisia
24 December	Debbie	£14,000	Red	Santa	Yellow	Win	Dominican Republic
25 December	Ant	£75,000	Red	Santa	Yellow	(N/A)
26 December	Phyli	£20,000	Yellow	Santa	Green	(N/A)
27 December	Brian	£8,000***	Green	Santa	Yellow	Win***	Fuerteventura
28 December	Detrix	£16,000	Yellow	Santa	Green	(N/A)
29 December	Betty	£23,000	Red	Santa	Yellow	Win	Cyprus
30 December	Andy	£100	Yellow	Santa	Red	(N/A)
31 December	Maz	£1,000	Green	Santa	Yellow	(N/A)	Majorca

*Jay won £1,000 from his box, but the Banker phoned back and said that he could open one gift box. If he found the 'WIN', he'd get £15,000 (originally £10,000) and a holiday. If he found one of the 'LOSE's, he'd get nothing. He became the fifth UK player to leave with nothing, as he found one of the 'LOSE' boxes.

**Daniel dealt at £10,000 and a gift box. At the end, Daniel selected one of the 'LOSE' boxes. The banker then offered the Banker's Christmas Gamble, letting him try to locate the 'WIN' a second time. If he found it, the banker would double his money to £20,000, but if the other 'LOSE', his winnings would be reduced to £4,000 (his original target). Daniel accepted the gamble and chose the 'WIN' box, and so Daniel won £20,000 and a trip for 2 people in Tunisia.

***Brian dealt at £8,250 and one gift box, but after finding one of the 'LOSE' boxes, the Banker asked how much of his money he'd be prepared to give back for another chance to find the 'WIN'. He gave back £250, and subsequently found the 'WIN' and since Daniel won £20,000 and a holiday happened winning him the trip for 2 people to Fuerteventura.

The content of the Christmas Star was never revealed until the last show of the specials. On the last show of the specials, the banker asked the contestants in the wings to predict what was behind the star and that if they guessed correctly they would win £1,500. A player guessed correctly and won £1,500. This was the only time to date that a contesant other than the player won money.

Love Week 2011

Deal or No Deal is celebrating Love Week between 14 and 20 February 2011. Noel and the contestants are The Knights of the Pound Table as the Dream Factory is transformed into the Castle of Dreams for a week of medieval-themed shows and the boxes are a historical silver colour. The chosen player will then get to choose a fellow contestant to receive the 'Shield of Destiny'; if this contestant can correctly predict the contents of their box, they will win a holiday, but only if the game is still in live play.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Shield of Destiny player, box, contents	Shield of Destiny player's prediction
14 February	Phoenix	£11,000	Dylan, 22, £500	£50
15 February	Charlotte	£15,000	Vicki, 16, £3,000	£3,000*
16 February	Shaun	£20,000	Patricia, 7, £1	£15,000
17 February	Vicki	1p	Darrel, 1, £100	1p
18 February	Patricia	£30,000	Franca, 19, 1p	£15,000
20 February	Darrel	Nothing**	Nick, 20, 1p	£50,000

*Although Vicki correctly predicted the contents of her box, she didn't get a holiday because Charlotte had already dealt.

**Left with £1 and £10, Darrel was given a chance to win a holiday if he could predict what was in his box. If he got it right, he'd get the holiday; if he was wrong, he'd get nothing. He guessed £1, but had £10 in his box and since Jay's game it made him the sixth UK player to leave empty-handed.

Easter Specials 2011

There were no Easter Specials for 2011.

Banker's Birthday Week 2011: Cowboys and Indians

Between 9 and 15 May 2011, Deal or No Deal will be celebrating the Banker's Birthday Week dressed up as Cowboys and Indians with the return of the wooden looking boxes. Split into two halves, the ‘Wild West Wing’ will dress up as Cowboys and the East Wing get to be Indians. As ever, Noel will oversee proceedings in style, as he spends half the week as a sheriff and the other half as a chief!

Cowboys
The player must get at least 1 of 3 tincans inside the mouth of the Cowboy from the sherrifs badge on the floor (they must keep one foot on it at all times) to win the holiday and the chance to proceed one box at a time. If they fail and get no tin cans inside the mouth then the Banker will get the opportunity to look inside the players box with a swap at the end guaranteed.

Indians
The player chooses cloud A, B or C (behind one is Fire and behind the other two are Smoke). If the player finds Fire then they get the holiday and the opporunity to go forward one box at a time. If they find the Smoke then the game will still continue as usual.

Show date	Player (Cowboy/Cowgirl or Indian)	Prize awarded	Cowboys (Number of Cans used)	Indians (Smoke or Fire cloud)	Offer After Each Box, Holiday destination, Both, What the Banker saw or Neither
9 May	Wilf (Cowboy)*	£20,000	0*	No Clouds Used	Neither
10 May	Abbey (Indian)	10p	2	No Clouds Used	Offer After Each Box + Morocco (Both)
11 May	Michael (Cowboy)	£24,000	3	No Clouds Used	Offer After Each Box + Tunisia (Both)
12 May	Kerry (Indian)	£9,000	0	Smoke	Neither
13 May	Suzanne (Cowboy)	£250,000	4**	No Clouds Used	Offer After Each Box + Florida (Both)
15 May	Harry (Indian)	£9,100	0***	No Clouds Used***	Neither

*Wilf was the only Cowboy in the east wing and was selected on the first special show but dealt before five-box meaning the Banker never knew whether he either chose the Cowboys or Indians. **Suzanne asked if her partner could throw the cans for her. The Banker agreed, but also allowed him two extra cans. ***Harry dealt before five-box, meaning the Banker never knew if he'd have picked the Cowboys or the Indians.

Summer Specials 2011: School's Out

Between 25 and 29 July 2011 Deal or No Deal will be celebrating the end of term with a School's Out special. Noel will be dressed as a 'Headmisstress' and the players dressed as school children. In one corner of the studio is a gigantic catapult which is used to offer ample opportunities for each of the lucky players to win big money and a holiday at the five-box stage if the player is still in live play. The player gets one practise shot before deciding whether to have four or two shots;

4 shots
The player has four opportunities to get a holiday (only one of the paper balls has to go in). If they miss on all four shots then there is no downside and they carry on as normal.

2 shots
The player has two opportunities to get a holiday and the chance to proceed one box at a time (only one of the paper balls has to go in). If they miss then the banker gets to look inside the players box.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	4 or 2 shots (Number of balls used)	Holiday destination/What the Banker saw/Neither
25 July	Tony	£5	4 shots (4)	Neither
26 July	Max	£15,000	4 shots (4)	Neither
27 July	Alphonso	£60,000	2 shots (2)	£250,000
28 July	Jade	£10,000*	2 shots (2)*	Neither
29 July	Barnaby	£15,000	2 shots (2)	£15,000

* Jade initially dealt £11,000 at 8-box. But she later asked if she could have a go on the catapult anyway. The Banker agreed, provided she give him £1,000 back. If she got one in, she'd get doubled to £20,000. But she missed both even though the Banker did not have the chance to look inside her box, so she went away with £10,000.

Noel's Hall of Fame 3

At the end of season 6, Deal or No Deal takes its traditional summer break. During the summer break, Noel's Hall of Fame volume 3 would be shown. These will be repeats of Noel's all-time favourite which include a short introduction from the player who's game is being repeated at the beginning in an empty Dream Factory.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Original air date
1 August	Dale	£100,000	26 January 2011
2 August	Vera	*Nothing	3 April 2011
3 August	Jonny	50p	14 June 2011
4 August	Archie	£16,000	14 March 2011
5 August	Sam	£100,000	6 June 2011
8 August	Jacky	£7,500	22 July 2011
9 August	Anthony	£20,000	22 June 2011
10 August	Tomas	£8,000	4 February 2011
11 August	Ted	£5	24 June 2011
12 August	Suzanne	£250,000	13 May 2011

*Vera was offered a Banker Proporsition in honour of Mother's Day. If she'd had £100 in her box, the banker would give her an extra £1,000 to the £100 making it £1,100 but if she had the £10 then she'd go away empty-handed.

Season seven

Live Shows

From 10–23 October 2011, Deal or No Deal would be broadcast LIVE for the first time. However in a new twist to the show, Noel would be making his way around the country, knocking on doors to surprise the contestants.

Various past players were brought back to open boxes on the live shows. The contestant each day brought members of their family and friends along to support them and also to open boxes. Occasionally, members of the public, found on location were invited by Noel to attend a game as box openers. Tom Fletcher and Oliver Phelps were invited by The Banker himself to attend a live show. Viewers were encouraged to "tweet" The Banker (via Twitter) and to influence his offers during the live shows.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	Celebrity Contestant (Amount in box)
10 October	Louise	£16,500	N/A
11 October	Betty	£250	N/A
12 October	Chris	£20,000	N/A
13 October	Kelly	1p	Tom Fletcher from McFly (£250,000)
14 October	Martin	£26,000	Harry Potter's Oliver Phelps (£10)
16 October	Kevin	£75,000	N/A
17 October	Veronica	£15,000	N/A
18 October	Vivian	10p	N/A
19 October	Russell	£13,000	N/A
20 October	Jade	£3,000	N/A
21 October	Ann	£24,000	N/A
23 October	Steph*	£5,000	N/A

*Steph was surprised live on the final show.

Trick or Treat 2011: Bankenstein's Monsters

Deal or No Deal will be celebrating a week of Halloween specials from 30 October 2011 when the Dream Factory is transformed into a laboratory with professor Noel in charge during Bankenstein’s Monsters week. In one corner of the studio is a gigantic catapult which is used to offer ample opportunities for each of the lucky players to win big money and a holiday at the five-box stage if the player is still in live play. The player gets one practise shot before deciding whether to have four or two shots;

4 shots
The player has four opportunities to get a holiday (only one of the brains has to go in). If they miss on all four shots then there is no downside and they carry on as normal.

2 shots
The player has two opportunities to get a holiday and the chance to proceed one box at a time (only one of the brains has to go in). If they miss then the banker gets to look inside the players box.

Show date	Player	Prize awarded	4 or 2 shots (Number of brains used)	Holiday destination/What the Banker saw/Neither
30 October	Tony	£17,000	2 shots (2)	50p
31 October	Angela	£500	4 shots (2)	Crete
1 November	Jess	£12,763*	1 shot (1)*	Neither
2 November	Bill	£24,500	4 shots (4)	Neither
3 November	Nick	£9,000**	1 shot (1)**	Neither
4 November	Parvinder	£22,450	0 shots***	Neither

* Jess initially dealt £13,013 at 11-box, with a guarantee from the Banker that she could have a go on the catapult anyway. She was allowed as many shots as she wanted, but she had to give £250 back for every shot. If she got one in, she'd win the holiday. She had one shot, but failed, so she left with £12,763.

** Nick initially dealt £10,000 at 8-box. At the end of the game, the Banker said he could have a go on the catapult; he had to give back £1,000, but he'd get doubled to £20,000 if he got one in. He failed, and thus went home with £9,000.

*** Parvinder dealt at 8-box; thus the catapult was not used.

Santa vs Scrooge 2011: Christmas Panto

Deal or No Deal will be celebrating Christmas in December 2011 with Noel dressed as a golden genie.

References

1. ^ Show date, with amount won, can be found at Ilovedealornodeal.co.uk.(click on a date to see a guide of the game)