Deal or No Deal UK special episodes
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The [[Deal or No Deal (UK game show)|UK version]] of [[Deal or No Deal]] has been being broadcast since the [[31 October]] [[2005]]. During which time has had many special changes made to how that days game is played or the maximum prize.
== Changes made ==
On occasion, certain cosmetic elements of the show have been altered to tie in with certain events such as [[Christmas]], [[Hallowe'en]], [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] and [[Eurovision Song Contest|The Eurovision Song Contest]]. Changes include different box colours (for example, the boxes were coloured green instead of red for an episode on [[St. Patrick's Day]] and were coloured yellow instead of red for [[Easter]] 2007, and gold for [[New Year's Eve]] and the 500th show), suitable music and sound effects, contestants and audience members dressing up festively and a change to the presenter's introduction at the beginning of the show.
===First Anniversary Special===
On [[October 29]] [[2006]] Deal or No Deal celebrated its first birthday, two days before the actual [[anniversary]] on the 31st. 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 (comedy)|Dead Ringers]]''.
[[Image:Noel Edmonds and Jon Culshaw.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Jon Culshaw (left) and Noel Edmonds (right)]]
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 (wine)|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 [[December 25]] and [[December 26]] [[2006]], 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 [[December 26]], 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 [[Satsuma]]s, a turkey sandwich and some stuffing.
In the episodes on the afternoon of December 25 and the evening of December 26, 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.
===Comic Relief Special===
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During the [[BBC One]] [[Red Nose Day 2007]] event for [[Comic Relief (charity)|Comic Relief]], ''[[The Catherine Tate Show]]'' did a spoof of ''Deal Or No Deal'' featuring [[Noel Edmonds]] and [[Catherine Tate]] as her character [[Joannie Taylor|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 (Box 1) and found it only to contain £50. This special was one of many Catherine Tate specials made for [[Comic Relief (charity)|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 [[June 29]] [[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, 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).
==='Battle of the Sexes'===
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On [[August 24]] [[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 so far are as follows<ref>Show date, with amount won, can be found at [http://www.ilovedealornodeal.co.uk/shows.php Ilovedealornodeal.co.uk].(click on a date to see a guide of the game)</ref>:
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Show Date</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Player Name</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Prize Awarded</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Show Date</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Player Name</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Prize Awarded</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[August 26]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Alex</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£12,500</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 8]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Annie</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£25,000</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[August 27]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Jon G</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£50,000</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 10]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Siobhan</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£5</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[August 28]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Daniel</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£75,000</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 11]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Brenda</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">3 nights in New York</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[August 29]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Stevie</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£10,001</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 12]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Theresa</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£52,000</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[August 30]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Norman</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£15,000</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 13]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Kulwant</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£10</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[August 31]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Lee</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£50</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 14]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Irene</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">52p</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[September 2]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Ron</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£15,000</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 15]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Caroline</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£500</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[September 3]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">James</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£100</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 17]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Zahida</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£34,000</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[September 4]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">John</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£18,000</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 18]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Carol</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£1,000</td>
</tr>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[September 5]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Stephen</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£20,000</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 19]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Alexandra</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£26,000</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[September 6]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Robin</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£39</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 20]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Viv</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">50p</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">[[September 7]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">Pete</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">10p</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">[[September 21]] [[2007]]</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">Kathy</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£17,000</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD" colspan="2">Average Male Prize:</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£17,974.18</td><!-- BREAK -->
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD" colspan="2">Average Female Prize:</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£13,126.34</td>
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<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD" colspan="2">Total Male Prize:</td>
<td style="background-color:#9BC1DD">£215,690.10</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD" colspan="2">Total Female Prize:</td>
<td style="background-color:#FFC1DD">£157,516.02</td>
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</table>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Instead of a cash award, Brenda was offered a trip to New York for two people (worth £2,000){{Fact|date=September 2007}}, which she accepted.<br />
====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 [[Noel 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 women who played in their fortnight - who took less money from the Banker - would all be rewarded with a weekend [[spa]] break.
===Halloween Week 2007===
From [[October 29]] until [[November 2]] ''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 (Deal or No Deal UK)|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.
'''Treat:''' The player would automatically win £1000 which would be added to their prize (reducing the threat of the 1p box) e.g. 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 which gives a great advantage to the player over the Banker.
===Second Anniversary Special===
On [[November 3]], [[2007]], the show celebrated its second anniverary, although it was three days after the actual anniversary (October 31st). 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 (no. 19) contained £200. She was further awarded £5,250 by the banker after the box was opened.
The box amounts were as follows:
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|bgcolor="#0000FF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''2p'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#0013FF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''20p'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#0026FF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£1'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#0039FF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£2'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#004DFF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£10'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#0060FF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£20'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#0073FF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£100'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#0086FF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£200'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#0099FF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£500'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#00ACFF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£1,000'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#00BFFF" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£1,500'''</span>
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{|border=-2 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=1 width=50px|-
|bgcolor="#FF8000" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£2,000'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#FF7300" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£6,000'''</span>
|-
|bgcolor="#FF6600" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£10,000'''</span>
|-
|bgcolor="#FF5900" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£20,000'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#FF4D00" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£30,000'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#FF4000" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£40,000'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#FF3300" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£70,000'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#FF2600" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£100,000'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#FF1A00" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£150,000'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#FF0D00" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£200,000'''</span>
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|bgcolor="#FF0000" align=center|<span style="color:#FFF;">'''£500,000'''</span>
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===Scrooge or Santa===
In the week before Christmas 2007 (December 17 to December 22), a special Santa or Scrooge version of the game was played. If the player went to the final five boxes in there game, then they went over to a special advent callender. There were eight boxes on the callender, four with Scrooge, and four with Santa. A Santa allowed thhe player to receive an offer after every box opening in the final round, and receive a bonus of upto a thousand pounds from a "turkey". If the advent callender revealed Scrooge, [[The Banker (Deal or No Deal UK)|The Banker]] would be able to look inside 2 of the four remaining boxes in the game, or look at the players box. In this case, the player would be allowed to swap their box.
== See also ==
*[[Deal or No Deal (UK game show)|Deal or No Deal UK]]
*[[The Banker (Deal or No Deal UK)|The Banker]]
== References ==
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