Is Deal or No Deal rigged?

[NuclearNed]

I watched Deal or No Deal last night. To preserve my honor, I have to throw out a disclaimer: this is probably the first time I've really watched it in a year or so.

Last night was NFL night. The contestant was a rabid Indianapolis Colts fan. As one might expect, he picked case 18. Although he didn't win the million, it coincidentally turns out that case 18 had the million dollar amount.

EDIT: Just to clarify - at the beginning of the show the contestant chose case 18 to be "his" case. It wasn't one of the cases he eliminated.

Isn't that incredibly suspicious? It just seems like the show has been desperate lately to give away a million dollars (i.e. all the gimicky things they've been doing to increase the player's chances)

 

[Juno]

maybe the girls hate colts and set him up.

 

[Modeps]

I honestly believe that every game show is rigged.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
I watched Deal or No Deal last night. To preserve my honor, I have to throw out a disclaimer: this is probably the first time I've really watched it in a year or so.

Last night was NFL night. The contestant was a rabid Indianapolis Colts fan. As one might expect, he picked case 18. Although he didn't win the million, it coincidentally turns out that case 18 had the million dollar amount.

EDIT: Just to clarify - at the beginning of the show the contestant chose case 18 to be "his" case. It wasn't one of the cases he eliminated.

Isn't that incredibly suspicious? It just seems like the show has been desperate lately to give away a million dollars (i.e. all the gimicky things they've been doing to increase the player's chances)

What is suspicious about it? There have been other contestants that have had the million dollar case as well. You have a 1 in 26(?) chance at getting it when you pick at the beginning. If anything I find it harder to believe they couldn't give away the million a couple weeks back when they had 5-6 million dollar amounts on the board.

 

[Pabster]

Is the sky blue? Does shit flow downhill? :laugh:

 

[maddogchen]

they rigged a game so it would be more likely the contestant would win? huh?

 

[NuclearNed]

Originally posted by: Linflas

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
I watched Deal or No Deal last night. To preserve my honor, I have to throw out a disclaimer: this is probably the first time I've really watched it in a year or so.

Last night was NFL night. The contestant was a rabid Indianapolis Colts fan. As one might expect, he picked case 18. Although he didn't win the million, it coincidentally turns out that case 18 had the million dollar amount.

EDIT: Just to clarify - at the beginning of the show the contestant chose case 18 to be "his" case. It wasn't one of the cases he eliminated.

Isn't that incredibly suspicious? It just seems like the show has been desperate lately to give away a million dollars (i.e. all the gimicky things they've been doing to increase the player's chances)

What is suspicious about it? There have been other contestants that have had the million dollar case as well. You have a 1 in 26(?) chance at getting it when you pick at the beginning. If anything I find it harder to believe they couldn't give away the million a couple weeks back when they had 5-6 million dollar amounts on the board.

The point is this: if I knew tonight's contestant was a rabid Indianapolis Colts fan, and I wanted to give myself the best chance of giving away a million in order to boost my ratings, then I know there is one number that the contestant is most likely to pick: 18.

I meah, heck, when the celebrity NFL players came out at the beginning of the show, they gave the guy a number 18 jersey. Tell me that didn't at least plant the idea in the contestant's head...

 

[NuclearNed]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
they rigged a game so it would be more likely the contestant would win? huh?

Watch the movie "Quiz Show" if you want to know why they would do this. It has the potential to be very profitable for the network.

 

[Linflas]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed

Originally posted by: Linflas

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
I watched Deal or No Deal last night. To preserve my honor, I have to throw out a disclaimer: this is probably the first time I've really watched it in a year or so.

Last night was NFL night. The contestant was a rabid Indianapolis Colts fan. As one might expect, he picked case 18. Although he didn't win the million, it coincidentally turns out that case 18 had the million dollar amount.

EDIT: Just to clarify - at the beginning of the show the contestant chose case 18 to be "his" case. It wasn't one of the cases he eliminated.

Isn't that incredibly suspicious? It just seems like the show has been desperate lately to give away a million dollars (i.e. all the gimicky things they've been doing to increase the player's chances)

What is suspicious about it? There have been other contestants that have had the million dollar case as well. You have a 1 in 26(?) chance at getting it when you pick at the beginning. If anything I find it harder to believe they couldn't give away the million a couple weeks back when they had 5-6 million dollar amounts on the board.

The point is this: if I knew tonight's contestant was a rabid Indianapolis Colts fan, and I wanted to give myself the best chance of giving away a million in order to boost my ratings, then I know there is one number that the contestant is most likely to pick: 18.

I meah, heck, when the celebrity NFL players came out at the beginning of the show, they gave the guy a number 18 jersey. Tell me that didn't at least plant the idea in the contestant's head...

Being a rabid Colts hater I missed the significance of #18 I guess. Now your suspicions make sense.

 

[FoBoT]

i have seen 5 minutes of that show and don't understand the appeal

 

[MetalMat]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i have seen 5 minutes of that show and don't understand the appeal

Just to see how far people would go, after the 300k mark I would take the money.

I feel you though, after watching a handful of shows I was done with it. No strategy involved and its the same thing over and over again.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed

Originally posted by: maddogchen
they rigged a game so it would be more likely the contestant would win? huh?

Watch the movie "Quiz Show" if you want to know why they would do this. It has the potential to be very profitable for the network.

when the same guy comes back time after time (like ken jennings on jeopardy), then it can be profitable. for a one time thing? not really. unless he has one of those great TV moments like the guy on 'who wants to be a millionaire' calling his dad and saying, 'i don't need your help, i was just calling to say i'm about to win a million dollars'

 

[911paramedic]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i have seen 5 minutes of that show and don't understand the appeal

It's a bunch of hot chicks standing there. Nothing else required.

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: 911paramedic

Originally posted by: FoBoT
i have seen 5 minutes of that show and don't understand the appeal

It's a bunch of hot chicks standing there. Nothing else required.

ok, but the hot chicks don't really have anything to do with the game show

i'd rather watch 'Press Your Luck' or 'Card Sharks' with the same hot chicks standing there than deal/no deal

 

[biggestmuff]

Yeah, they're rigged...for the contestant to lose.

 

[arrfep]

It was a rerun, so it doesn't fit in with your suspicion based on the recent trend in that show to have multiple chances to win the Mil.

I do agree, however, with your suspicions about the game possibly being rigged. In fact after a few episodes, I began to wonder if it was possible that they had a team do some "research" on upcoming contestants. You know, find out birthdate, anniversary, parents' birthdays, etc. It wouldn't be terribly hard, and would indicate numbers that were more likely to be picked. Then put the Mil or the buck or the cent in any of those cases, making it more likely that it would either be picked as the case to keep, or picked early on in the game (or in clutch situations) as a "lucky" case.

 

[Epic Fail]

If you cut out all the fluffs, you can compress the show to 3 minutes.

 

[jpeyton]

Originally posted by: yamadakun
If you cut out all the fluffs, you can compress the show to 3 minutes.

The fluff (the models) are the best part of the show. Nobody would watch it if we had to stare at Howie for an hour.