The revival of quiz show favourite Deal or No Deal began on Monday, November 20 and viewers have noticed a considerable difference it has to the original - the show’s jackpot prize. During the series’ original run, which was hosted by Noel Edmonds between 2005 and 2016, the jackpot was £250,000 but for the new series it has dropped to £100,000.
The first episode saw wedding planner Sian attempt to beat the Banker, guided by new host Stephen Mulhern. Magician Stephen was announced to be taking over as Deal or No Deal’s lead star in March.
To most people Stephen - who you can read more about here - is best known for his work on Britain’s Got More Talent, Catchphrase and In for a Penny. He is also rumoured to be a frontrunner to take over from Phillip Schofield on Dancing on Ice next year.
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Based on the original Netherlands format of the game show, Deal or No Deal sees a contestant choosing one of 22 boxes, each containing a cash amount contestant wins is determined by pure luck – cash amounts are randomly allocated to each of the boxes before each game, with contestants required to open a specific number of boxes per round of the game to eliminate the cash amounts their chosen box does not contain, in turn affecting how much is offered by the Banker. Games always end with the player opening all of the boxes, including their own, regardless of how they intend to make money. What did you think of the revival? Let us know in the comments.
Whilst watching the first episode of the reboot, one person wrote on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter): “100k top prize? Banker must be skint nowadays.”
A second echoed: “It’s already annoyed me that the sums of money are different to the original.” A third said: “£100,000 jackpot? They lost the budget for the show?”
A fourth commented: “#dealornodeal prize fund has dropped a bit.” And another wrote: “What happened to the £250k.”
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