30 Responses

1. Rodney Flippen

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   May 8th, 2007 at 11:39 am

   Brooks Should stay away from playing the game. Also, are they going to let Cheryl Jackson play again because she won $5. I think it is unfair to give Brooks a chance to play and not give Cheryl Jackson a second chance.

2. RyanCDN

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   May 8th, 2007 at 12:14 pm

   Life isn’t fair.

   Too bad Brooks didn’t win more, what a guy, good sport.

3. Mark

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   May 8th, 2007 at 1:31 pm

   Amidst the myriad idiot contestants on this show, Brooks in my opinion is actually one of the best. He knew the risks and didn’t whine like a baby when the game didn’t go his way. Ironically, it’s that kind of player who deserves to win the million. Too bad. This was the first DoND I had watched in many months; I especially liked Howie quoting the banker as saying that Brooks is welcome to play the game any time ;)

4. Andrew

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   May 8th, 2007 at 2:58 pm

   that was not QUITE the worst round, as on THE THANKSGIVING FIASCO: $25, $100,000, $300,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1,000,000! then the first case of the next round was $400,000!

5. Greg

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   May 8th, 2007 at 3:00 pm

   Well, that’s how the game turns out. Your prize could be spare change or a million bucks.

6. Jamal

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   May 8th, 2007 at 4:27 pm

   Does anybody think Brooks really didn’t know he was going to be the contestant before Howie told him he was? I don’t. I think he must have known.

   The way the game turned out it’s no wonder NBC didn’t promote it more. I thought it was strange that there weren’t a lot of commercials leading up to the 100th show. Some party.

7. Michael

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   May 8th, 2007 at 4:53 pm

   This was a joke right? This had to be in my opinion, one of the worst episodes…..EVER!! I’m all for giving Brooks another change, but here we go again…..with him playing for 1 F*@$ing HOUR!!! Enough is enough! If you are like me and want to send NBC a message to stop pacing this game so slow, then please, please, please do what I am about to do…(I never thought I’d say this) STOP WATCHING DorND!! The lower the ratings get, maybe the better NBC can get it through its stupid producers and writters to get the pace of the game up! I would rather watch 21 on GSN. At least then, NBC knew how to pace a game perfectly. I quit DorND. It’s a shame that you’ve gotten 1 vs. 100 perfected and still leave this game crawling along. If this is what we have to put up with each week, then what are you going to do if this ever get syndicated? Yesh!

8. Woodie B.

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   May 8th, 2007 at 7:12 pm

   If I was Scott St. John, I would implement the following rule change:

   Any contestant who wins $100 or less (whether in their case, or as a deal) gets to play again at a later date.

   In the 100 episodes, there were only four contestants who won $100 or less. Brooks had his second chance. Give Cheryl (who won $5) another chance. Give the guy who took an $8 deal another chance. Give the New Orleans lady who won $1 another chance.

   As for the pacing of the show, I disagree that the game has slowed down. When the contestant picks 6, then 5, then 4, then 3, and then 2 cases, they have taken out all the stops. When they get to one case at a time, however, the gameplay slows down considerably, especially if the million is still in play near the end.

9. Jamal

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   May 8th, 2007 at 7:33 pm

   Random thoughts…

   The pace wasn’t too bad. The gimmicks were not too annoying. Ozzy, Leno, Regis, Brooks going up to the banker’s booth. Not too over the top. The congrats at the end from Celine Dione made me throw up a little in the back of my throat.

   The hotdog-on-a-stick girl has the personality of … a hotdog on a stick.

   Howie didn’t talk to Brooks’ family at all. Last time he was on it was funny to hear his sister say she wanted him to win so he could move out of her house. I wanted to hear her reaction if he turned down a big offer. But it never came to that. After the 3rd round of opening 4 cases it was over. Still a train wreck, but it doesn’t compare to him turning down over 200,000 like he did the first time around.

   It was cheesy when they had all the big winners come on stage near the end. That was useless. When one guy gave him advice, Brooks told him, “That’s easy for you to say, you won $600,000!” They just made him feel worse instead of supported. Bad call by the producers to send them on stage.

   I hope Brooks held up NBC for agreeing to appear. They used him to draw in viewers and pump up their ratings because he was a very popular contestant the 1st time he was on. I hope he made them agree to pay him at least $50,000 just to be on. He was as much a “cast member” last night as he was a contestant. There’s no way he didn’t know he would be playing again.

   In the end, a depressing show last night. I wanted him to win at least 10 grand. Yeah, he should have taken the 12,000, but his game was nowhere near as good as his first one. Bad luck as much as anything last night.

10. Mark

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    May 8th, 2007 at 7:59 pm

    I think this new game show trend (in my opinion, a travesty) may finally be hitting Deal. As most people have probably seen, 5th Grader has started splicing together random games so that they fit exactly into the one hour time slot. Identity also did this in the weeks before it ended (including one terribly edited episode that had two different sets of experts). Perhaps these hour-long games are leading to the same trend for Deal. In my opinion, it’s one of the worst things to ever happen to straddled game shows.

11. Jordan Hass

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    May 8th, 2007 at 8:22 pm

    I knew it was going to be mati, only so they could poke fun of him, because he could handle losing it the most… and so his face could he in a “Zero” (the other contestants had to “zero” to be faced with)

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    But as far as pacing goes, if you see the re-runs of Deal or No Deal on CNBC, It plays much smoother, “Rules, Case Choice, 6 to open, Break 5 cases, banker offer, question, break, 4 more, “supporters”, banker, question, break, 3 more, banker question, break, 2 more, banker… question, 1 more open before the break, 1 case, banker question, 1 case banker question, break, 1 case, banker question, break, 1 case banker break, Question, Would You Switch Cases, open case, end game”

12. Adam

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    May 8th, 2007 at 10:36 pm

    I think NBC jumped the shark this time. I liked Brooks the first time, but the second? I’m Sorry, but I’ve had enoguh Brooks.

13. Cheryl Jackson

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    May 9th, 2007 at 2:50 pm

    Hello buzzer family,
    It’s Cheryl and I wanted to thank you for saying I deserve a second chance ( that means alot) For the last year and my family and kids have had to listen to NO DEAL everywhere we go LOL.
    The kids at my sons school gave them 5.00 and told them they should have just stayed home. I am using that experience to create awareness for my charity as I was playing to hopefully fund alot of charity outreach programs and of course send the old kids to college. They are 18 and 19 and graduates this month.
    As for Brook. I am so saddened for him and heartbroken. I really wonder how he is doing. There is so much pressure and when you lose ( like I did) it haunts you. I certainly hope they have a biggest loser week especially since the lady that won ONE DOLLAR. My goodness.
    I wonder why her offer was higher than mine LOLROTF. So for the record I hold the lowest bank offer ever and she holds the lowest deal ever BUT I was the first contestant to go all the way to the end and NOBODY can take that record from me. As for the check I sent it back to them and marked NO DEAL on it.
    It’s a fun show and the people are great, I just had a bad day and would LOVE to have a second chance since at the time of the 100th episode I was officially the biggest loser.
    I like reading your comments.
    Have a great day…. As for those that say the game is too slow… My game was extremely fast. The choir was there but even with that I didn’t get a chance to run up and down the aisles and hug my babies daddy or nothing like that. I want another chance too. Please Deal or No Deal God’s be good to me.

14. David Howell

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    May 10th, 2007 at 4:03 am

    Your offers were a heck of a lot less generous than his too. The only offer I would even have considered taking (well, apart from the $2 for comedy value) was the $80,000 - and while I’d certainly have taken that, it’s obvious you were then in a frame of chasing losses, as is not uncommon (there’s something inj economics called ‘prospect theory’ explaining this but I shan’t go into that…)

    The $172,000 or whatever it was with four cases left was a definite No Deal for me, and almost everyone in the UK DoND fan community considers me as very cautious. That should tell you everything.

    Brooks was just greedy and turned down some stupidly generous offers. The comparisons were with you because of saying No Deal with three left, two tiny and one huge, and… yeah. But his offer was more generous (your equivalent offer would have been about $90,000) and he showed absolutely no sign of Dealing, whereas you took the game far more seriously and made decisions based on an ambitious yet manageable target. You’d have gone at the eight-case offer in Brooks’ game, from what I remember you saying on WLTI…. and it would have been a perfect Deal…

    Really did not like Brooks getting a second chance and loved that third round - I guess that karma was still working from the first game, or something. I also think you were more entertaining, though Brooks was such a funny embodiment of a stereotype (from what we saw on-screen) that he was also great fun to watch.

    If there were a Second Chance Week, a) that would be an interesting sweeps tool, b) you’re definitely one I’d be rooting for.

15. Measles!

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    May 10th, 2007 at 9:37 am

    Brooks got pwned the **** up. :P

    I was okay with him getting a second chance, but I laughed my ass off at the fact that he couldn’t capitalize on that second chance.

    I don’t really watch too much DoND anymore, it’s gotten way too gimmicky. Add in the fact that they will probably never let the uncommon American douchebag (people like me) on the show, and you have a resounding “Meh” from me.

16. Ryan_CDN

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    May 10th, 2007 at 11:25 am

    There has been a lot of second chance talk - me personally, I wouldn’t mind simply having a chance, let alone a second one.

    I suppose this is the problem that comes up when they invite a player back to try again based purely on the fact they want to bring them back, no other reasons such as an error or something.

    Like I said before though, life isn’t fair.

    Having said that and going back to Cheryl’s comments, it is interesting. She mentions that there is pressure to go through a big loss, and I believe it.

    There are many aspects to the game and the players. For instance, there are those that really need the money and those that do not. For those that are not in dire needs, the game poses little risk. For those that can really use the funds, the game is much more important to them. These people then go through the game and either can have some, and excuse me here, “piss poor luck” where they knock out high values so they never see a decent offer. The other group are those that do get good offers. Further from this, they need to then determine of the offers if they should take it or risk it.

    I mean, lets face it - if you are not willing to take a risk, you will not win the big prize, I realise that. The other thing I realise is that if you need the money, you need to think of the NEGATIVE side of the what if scenario. A lot of people look at it as if “if I knock out one more low value, that offer will go way up” rather than the “if I get rid of that value, I will never see an offer like this again”.

    I know when I watch, I never feel too sorry for someone who states they really need to money and risk a big offer and knock out the remaining big money. On the flip side, it is also nice to see when they do even better, but there is that risk involved.

    I know $100,000 or so is good money. You have to ask youself, what is the enemy of good? - Better. Try for something better and you may not get there at all.

    To comment on the other responses with regards to slow game play, I do agree. It has gotten horribly slow lately. Some long drawn out drama, only problem is that drama is not exciting.

    Nice comment Measles, I enjoyed that!

17. Cheryl Jackson

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    May 10th, 2007 at 10:12 pm

    The bottom line is life is a game… you make decisions and you live with them. Unfortunately in the game show world alot of other people will be jusding why you made those decisions. For me I was just thinking, I promised Oprah I would raise 100,000 for my charity. When I got to the 172k I was thinking after taxes I still won’t have the 100k and so I kept going.
    I now realize that I should have just played the game…. I still had 4 cases two with high numbers and two with low numbers, if I chose one low number my offer would have jumped to over 300k so I said no deal and ended up with FIVE dollars.
    The only advice I want to give to anyone playing a game is that there are more people around you that will suffer if you lose besides you.
    My son is graduating this month… that could have been college money and the list goes on.
    So like someone said earlier count up the cost, weigh all of your decisions…my game was so fast paced, it was the first week of the show but now they know what they want and so next time I will kiss all the audience members and hand out money ( five dollar bills of course)
    I told someone that they should offer to match whatever deal with your favorite charity so if they offered me 25,000 and said I will donate 25,000 to your charity honestly I would think long and hard before I said no deal to that one.
    Then the show becomes a tv show with a purpose and that’s how I live my life. Always with a purpose.
    Again, I am praying for Brook because my sons would be devasted if I lost like that again and so would I. He can smile all he wants but I promise you there are times when I sit alone and scream WHY WHY WHY then I walk out the room like nothing happened. LOL.
    Thanks for providing me a place to vent. I really needed the theraphy.
    By the way, did you see Oprah playing the DOND game. That’s who I want to advise me next time. ( i wish)

18. Ryan_CDN

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    May 11th, 2007 at 12:59 pm

    Again, I find it fascinating to hear from you. It’s always interesting to her from folks after they have been on the show. Fame and fortune (or misfortune) can play a roll in everyones lives.

    I read through your comments though. I guess it is all getting caught in the moment. Being an armchair player, it is much easier on me, since I have nothing to gain or lose, but I have never been in the moment.

    I know hindsight is 20/20, but if you could do it again, having the same situation set up on the last few cases, would you do anything different? I mean would you take the Deal knowing that $100,000 is more than $5, or would you take the risk again?

    I won’t argue teh fact at all, that there are few times in life where you can have a 50/50 shot at getting over $300K.

    Thanks for posting Cheryl.

19. Mark David

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    May 11th, 2007 at 1:31 pm

    Super Password had a Tournament of Losers in the ’80s, where they brought back contestants who had won little or no money, and Regis’ Millionaire had a similar tournament, so why can’t DoND have one? I feel bad for all of the contestants who won $1,000 or less (it’s a pretty long list), and I do believe that they deserve a shot at redemption. Brooks Leach was given that shot, but he didn’t exactly capitalize on it, did he? Sure, he won 40x more than in his last game, which was 100% fueled by greed, but the second time around, the guy was just having some rotten luck. I say that everyone who went on the show and won next to nothing, from Julie, the New Orleans lady who won a dollar recently, all the way up to Angela Tena, who won a grand, should be brought back at some point. Of course, if the list were to be narrowed down to those who won $250 or less or even $100 or less, I think it would still work. It could be during a sweeps period, or some other random time. The point is, these unlucky people, including Cheryl Jackson (thanks for posting, by the way; it’s nice to hear how things went from the player’s point of view), all need to be brought back because of the rather unlucky games that they played. Yes, this could mean Brooks Leach 3.0, but he’s already had 2 chances, and he screwed both of them up (poor guy; wish he’d won more). Cheryl, do whatever you can to convince the DoND producers that you and the ther winners of $100 or less to get back on the show. You all deserve it, trust me.

20. Ryan_CDN

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    May 11th, 2007 at 3:32 pm

    It is hard to say whether someone risking money is fueled by greed or other circumstances.

    I will tell you what I like about Brooks - he took the risk knowing what the risk was, and never complained, never cried, he realised the risk.

    Did Brooks need the money badly? Maybe, maybe not.

    For me, I would probably be dealing all day at a $130,000 offer, but I suppose that depends on teh baord - so many factors come into play. Wouldn’t we all love the change to have a 6 figure offer.

21. Mark David

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    May 11th, 2007 at 5:08 pm

    Fron one Canadian to another, I agree completely with what you said. I also liked brooks because he was a funny guy, and was very fun to watch. Speaking of Brooks, where is he from, and what does he do? Something tells me he’s from Texas or something.

22. Cheryl Jackson

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    May 12th, 2007 at 1:13 am

    Hello Ryan and Mark,
    I don’t think there is much I can do to get back on the show. Trust me, if I thought there was, I would do it. I am saddened by the 8 dollar winner and 1 dollar winner too. My heart goes out to them.
    Now to answer the question, if I was in the same position would I do it all over again the same way… my answer would be one of two answers, Deal or No Deal. (smile)
    I will keep my fingers cross. What is so funny is that Oprah played the game and on her message board she is quoted as saying why didn’t I take the deal and she is having nightmares about it.
    Now if the billionaire is having nightmares…. what about us. Oprah won $5,000.00 but someone in her audience still took home 100,000.00 just because of Hershey kisses sponsoring the show. But Oprah is having nightmares saying why didn’t she chose a different number.
    That should tell America what type of affect the show has on people. But let me go on record by saying it is such a rush being on stage there.
    I love Howie and the crew.

23. Greg

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    May 12th, 2007 at 8:59 am

    Howie Mandel should have stayed with “Bobby’s World”. I don’t even watch DoND anymore.

24. Cheryl Jackson

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    May 12th, 2007 at 11:15 pm

    Greg,
    Howie is wonderful in person, I don’t know why you don’t like him I LOVE HOWIE!
    I thought he was going to cry when I only won 5 dollars.

25. John Moss

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    May 13th, 2007 at 10:01 pm

    Wow, glad to hear from you Cheryl. After everyone else gets done bickering about whether or not someone should take a deal, it should be noted that, in order to win big on Deal or No Deal, you have to take risks. BIG risks. In fact, as Howie has stated hundreds of times, when you hit the button and say ‘deal’, you give up your shot at the top prize. That is the choice you make. Go on Youtube sometime and look up the top prize winners from international versions of DoND. The lady in the UK version had quite a large gap between her final two cash values: 3000 pounds and 250,000 (top prize). She was offered 45,000, which is a nice amount to walk away with, considering many leave with far less. She took a chance, said ‘no deal’, and made history as the first 250,000 pound winner.

    The Australian version’s top-prize winner took an even more extreme gamble. He whittled down the dollar amounts to $1 and $200,000. He was offered $102,500. He shocked everybody in the room and turned it down. He then became the first person in DoND history to walk out with the show’s top prize. It could just as easily have been the buck in his case, but he went out on a limb.

    The moral of this story: if you want to win big on Deal or No Deal, you have to take BIG risks. They won’t always work out for the best, but it’s always awesome when they do.

26. Greg

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    May 14th, 2007 at 8:11 am

    Cheryl,

    I like Howie too. What I meant is, he shouldn’t have hosted this show. I just don’t watch DoND anymore. I remember Howie from “Bobby’s World” and that’s about it.

27. Cheryl Jackson

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    May 17th, 2007 at 12:50 am

    Okay Greg,
    I understand. Who do you feel should have hosted the show? I can’t think of anyone better than Howie Mandel to host Deal or No Deal. He was warm, friendly, and he showed a genuine concern for me when I tanked. lol

28. Greg

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    May 17th, 2007 at 7:16 am

    Somebody from CNBC, like Ron Insana or Larry Kudlow.

29. Greg

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    May 17th, 2007 at 7:17 am

    Don’t get me wrong. I like Howie. I think he makes a great host. The point is, I just don’t watch the show anymore. Howie’s all caught up in something that may never end. I would love to be on that show and win $1M (or at least something decent).

30. Andrew

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    June 1st, 2007 at 11:53 am

    I’ve been watching less of it (the US show) thanks to some of their overly-scripted stuff. But I did enjoy seeing Wesley Autrey on that show, even if he did leave with only $25 in addition to his Jeep Patriot. I mean, I wish we could see people who don’t do the contrived, scripted stuff the producers want them to do, like Anca Toderic.

    I’ve seen both clips of Laura winning 250,000 GBP (about $500,000 USD) on the UK show and Dean winning $200,000 AUD (about $160,000 USD) on the Aussie show. Those guys really took big risks in spite of their huge gaps, and I gotta congratulate them both. :-) (I wonder if those guys are reading this?) Oh, and the other amount Dean had was $5, not $1.

    I don’t know what the offer was, but I’ve seen a guy named Paulo win 1,000,000 BRL on the Brazilian version of the show, and the other amount he had was only 100 BRL. That was just as risky as those two. :-)

    The only person I’ve seen win the grand prize on any version of DoND with no gap at all has to be Terry Lim Cua. He won 2,000,000 PHP (about $40,000 USD) on the Philippine version (just about 10 days before Laura won in the UK), with the other amount being 1,000,000 PHP, and an offer of 1,400,000 PHP. I especially liked his phone call to the banker at the end. :-D It too, is on YouTube.

    I just wish WE had a million-dollar winner. And I wonder what contrived stuff the producers are gonna do for season 3 (assuming there is one)… ;-)