A global success story Deal or No Deal combines human drama and emotion within a world of high-stakes play, to offer individuals the opportunity to win and win big!
M-Net has chosen to focus on Nigeria with this exciting format, with contestants, models, and the host being drawn from Nigeria.
M-Net Operations Director for Sub-Saharan Africa Joseph Hundah says Deal Or No Deal marks another step forward by M-Net to innovate new content in Nigeria. “We know that localized content holds a unique appeal for viewers so we will continue creating customized content for our growing DStv audiences in this market. With the upcoming Nigerian soap opera Tinsel and with Deal Or No Deal Nigeria, we intend to meet this core audience need. Fun, entertaining, engaging formats like Deal Or No Deal are very much part of our plans for Nigeria.”
He went on to say, “In Deal or No Deal, M-Net has a format that allows for humor, drama, excitement and fun in a way that is entertaining and engaging for audiences. And fun it will be – with the opportunity for contestants to win up to USD 100 000 every episode!”
But how does the show work?
At the start of each episode, one contestant is selected to play. That contestant is asked to pick one suitcase from 26 available cases. That sealed suitcase is then given to the contestant, to remain sealed while the game is in progress.
Then the game of choice begins: the contestant must open the remaining 25 suitcases one at a time. As the suitcases are opened so the amounts revealed are struck from a big screen money grid, bringing us ever closer to knowing what amount is held in the contestant’s case.
But there’s a catch…
The show Banker can buy back the contestant’s case, based on what amounts are left in play and on what the banker feels the case is worth. So at predetermined intervals the contestant is given a bank offer. The contestant now decides whether it is a ‘Deal or No Deal’ – to take the bank offer or to continue opening cases.
If the contestant decides not to take the deal and then opens low value cases, then the greater the chance that their sealed case has a lot of money inside it!
Deal or No Deal starts Saturday 7 July on M-Net Africa
