Deal or No Deal (South Africa)
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In 2007, M-Net
South African launched a version of Deal or No Deal
. The show premiered on February 4, 2007, and airs every Sunday at 6PM. South Africa is only the second country in Africa
to get its own version of the show, after Tunisia
(where it airs on Tunis 7). Radio personality/musician Ed Jordan
hosts the show.
The M-Net website reveals that the set is similar to that of the US version, and the values go from as little as one cent to as big as R1,000,000 (one million rand
, about US$130,000, €106,000, and £
72,000).
On the first episode, the contestant accepted the banker's final offer of R255,000 when the two remaining cases contained R500,000 and R1,000. Thus the final offer was more than the expected value
, something that is seen rarely, if not never, on the foreign versions. The contestants case ended up containing R1,000. The board in this version is similar to the USA
one, but in Rand
and there is an R2,500 value with R400,000 value removed.
as co-host. This special episode aired on the American NBC
network on May 14, 2008. This episode was the last stop on the Deal or No Deal world tour, but was the second stop to be taped. M-net aired the special episode later.
M-Net
M-Net is a subscription-funded television channel in South Africa, established in 1986 by Naspers....
South African launched a version of Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
. The show premiered on February 4, 2007, and airs every Sunday at 6PM. South Africa is only the second country in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
to get its own version of the show, after Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
(where it airs on Tunis 7). Radio personality/musician Ed Jordan
Ed Jordan
Ed Jordan is a South African musician, composer, singer-songwriter, actor, TV and radio presenter. His most recent work was for Spud the Movie starring John Cleese, where he wrote and produced the orchestral score and the theme songs as working as music supervisor on the film...
hosts the show.
The M-Net website reveals that the set is similar to that of the US version, and the values go from as little as one cent to as big as R1,000,000 (one million rand
South African rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...
, about US$130,000, €106,000, and £
Pound sterling
The pound sterling , commonly called the pound, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, British Antarctic Territory and Tristan da Cunha. It is subdivided into 100 pence...
72,000).
On the first episode, the contestant accepted the banker's final offer of R255,000 when the two remaining cases contained R500,000 and R1,000. Thus the final offer was more than the expected value
Expected value
In probability theory, the expected value of a random variable is the weighted average of all possible values that this random variable can take on...
, something that is seen rarely, if not never, on the foreign versions. The contestants case ended up containing R1,000. The board in this version is similar to the USA
Deal or No Deal (US game show)
Deal or No Deal is the American version of the international game show of Dutch origin of the same name. The show was hosted by Howie Mandel, and premiered on December 19, 2005, on National Broadcasting Company . The hour-long show typically aired at least twice a week during its run, and included...
one, but in Rand
South African rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...
and there is an R2,500 value with R400,000 value removed.
Deal or No Deal USA visits South Africa
The US version of Deal or No Deal visited South Africa in early 2008, to tape a special episode as part of the show's ongoing World Tour. In this special edition, all elements of the South African version were used, except that the game was played by American rules, using American money and contestants. Ed Jordan joined US host Howie MandelHowie Mandel
Howard Michael "Howie" Mandel is a Canadian stand-up comedian, television host, and actor. He is well known as host of the NBC game show Deal or No Deal, as well as the show's daytime and Canadian-English counterparts. Before his career as a game show host, Mandel was best known for his role on...
as co-host. This special episode aired on the American NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
network on May 14, 2008. This episode was the last stop on the Deal or No Deal world tour, but was the second stop to be taped. M-net aired the special episode later.
See also
- Doen met 'n Miljoen!Doen met 'n Miljoen!Doen met 'n Miljoen! is the South African Afrikaans language-version of Deal or No Deal. The show was premiered on October 19, 2007 on kykNET and hosted by Casper de Vries....
- The second South African version of Deal or No Deal, produced by kykNETKykNetkykNET is a South African television channel, which broadcasts in Afrikaans. Owned by pay-TV operator M-Net, it was launched on the DStv satellite service in October 1999.-Programs:Some of the programs broadcast on kykNET:*DKNT*Trompie...
and in AfrikaansAfrikaansAfrikaans is a West Germanic language, spoken natively in South Africa and Namibia. It is a daughter language of Dutch, originating in its 17th century dialects, collectively referred to as Cape Dutch .Afrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , .Afrikaans was historically called Cape...
.