just a random question...

**mesosade** · May 21st, 2007, 09:32

Hey guys mesosade here (yet another magic disappearence) well anyway... who thinks...

that deal or no deal is fake and your reason?

**S34MU5** · May 21st, 2007, 10:25

Fake in what way?

**White_Hawk_UK** · May 21st, 2007, 10:40

Why would it have to be fake? There's nothing to it; a contestant stands before a load of boxes, picks a bunch to discard (theoretically on the way to having just one remaining), and a phone rings every now and again with an offer of a compromise rather than going on to a conclusion governed by pure chance. Everything else about it is essentially redundant, as each show could be concluded in about five-minutes-flat if not for all the bulls**t crammed-in to fill time.

As for the prizes; the show's creators simply play the law of averages. Regardless of how the contestant plays, the results are still governed by random probability. As the boxes are eliminated, the probable win amount changes, and the dealer's offers reflect this.

While the maximum possible payout in the unlikely event that all contestants somehow hit the jackpot is a sizeable, but known and fixed amount, over a given time (one 'season' of the show, for instance), the show's creators estimate the average win. Generally, prize payouts are merely a fraction of the revenue generated by a show of this type, and payout amounts can be forced nearer the average by a dealer who plays the numbers and convinces a contestant to accept a lower payout than their potential jackpot.

It is neither complicated, nor IMHO particularly entertaining. Why would such a pointless and overspun show need to employ subterfuge?

So, while I don't believe Deal or No Deal to be fake, I do think it's a load of b*****ks...

**pt9087** · May 21st, 2007, 11:56

I think its fake!

**ExcruciationX** · May 21st, 2007, 13:25

I don't think it's fake, just set-up in a way.

It's mostly retards that play it.

**bah** · May 21st, 2007, 14:03

I dont know about elsewhere, but the Australian version is just stupid, I wouldn't say fake.

Its a complete game of chance and 'greed'. Most game shows have some form of test of a contestant's knowledge, they decided to have a game show without a game.

What makes it stupid IMO is the really annoying host who's job it is to congratulate a contestant when they pick a case with a low amount and somehow imply they should have chosen 'better' if they choose one with a high value.

'Bad choice, lets hope your next one is a little better'.

ITS A GAME OF CHANCE WITHOUT SKILL, the only variable in the players control is to take an offer or not.

The fact the show is popular does not reflect well on human kind.