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"Premiere Week 1" - September 18

December 2005... NBC launches a game show that would take hold of a nation like never before.

September 2006... after having given millions of dollars away, the game returns for a new season. Twenty-six cases, $1 million, no stunts, no trivia, just one question...

DEAL... OR NO DEAL?

So here's the "Deal"... The top prize all week will start with $1 million, and for every game that progresses, it'll grow by another million until we get to $6 million. Which means that the bank offers will start to get a little heftier.

Cases are loaded... Models are in place. All we need now is a contestant. First up for the season is... SSG ROBIN MULLINS! Robin is in the Air Force, returning from Iraq, and stationed in Illinois. If she wins the money, she wants to send her niece Hannah to college.

Quick refresher of the rules. You pick a case. That is yours to either hold onto for the duration of the game or sell. In round 1, you eliminate six cases, and whatever is in those cases is not in yours. After that, the banker will make an offer. If it's a deal, then you win that amount of money. If it's no deal, then play continues with five cases to eliminate, then four, three, two, and then one per round.

Top prize this game is $1 million...

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 200,000
$ 200 $ 300,000
$ 300 $ 400,000
$ 400 $ 500,000
$ 500 $ 750,000
$ 750

$ 1,000,000

Hannah's birthday is on the 24th, so Robin is playing case 24.

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24

Robin's Case

Now to open six.

20

$50,000

8

Held by new model Lauren... $10,000

17

$5

14

$300

12

$750

7

$200

A great way to start a new season, as the last four have been left of center. That means that we may hear a good starting offer from... yeah, we had to bring him back, too. Sorry. It's banker time.

BANK OFFER
$20,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 200,000
$ 200 $ 300,000
$ 300 $ 400,000
$ 400 $ 500,000
$ 500 $ 750,000
$ 750

$ 1,000,000

A good starting offer. Will Robin bite? Nope. NO DEAL. Five to go.

15

$100,000. First hit.

23

Robin's birthday.... Yeah, happy birthday, indeed...

$1,000,000

2

$25,000

16

$75

10

$400,000

Some huge amounts gone, but at the same time, some huge amounts left. Let's see what the banker says...

BANK OFFER
$29,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 200,000
$ 200 $ 300,000
$ 300 $ 400,000
$ 400 $ 500,000
$ 500 $ 750,000
$ 750

$ 1,000,000

Banker goes up! Don't make this decision alone. Again, here are some loved ones, Donna (co-worker), Carla (best friend), and Wayne (co-worker) are all on hand for support. They all say "No way, no how"... NO DEAL.

Four to go. And Robin needs a lozenge...

13

Leyla: "How about $400?"

5

Ursula: "Hope you still love me after this..." $100!

Afterwards, she transfers from the gallery to the sidelines to stand next to Wayne... Lucky freak.

9

$500

21

$200,000

At least it isn't $750,000. Three huge amounts are still in play. Let's hope the banker is "Aiming high."

BANK OFFER
$51
,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 200,000
$ 200 $ 300,000
$ 300 $ 400,000
$ 400 $ 500,000
$ 500 $ 750,000
$ 750

$ 1,000,000

Three cases, three huge amounts. A three-in-eleven shot at a big win. Deal or no deal? Robin quickly says "NO DEAL."

Three to go.

19

$5000

25

First one from Hayley... $1

6

$500,000

Half a mill is gone, but the $750,000 is still in play. The banker calls up...

BANK OFFER
$67,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 200,000
$ 200 $ 300,000
$ 300 $ 400,000
$ 400 $ 500,000
$ 500 $ 750,000
$ 750

$ 1,000,000

Now we're looking at two and two, or Robin can walk with $67K. There's a 25% chance that she's sitting on six figures. That's two year's of pay on the table right now, though.

"Howie... NO DEAL."

Two cases left... Pick wisely.

1

$75,000

18

$50

"Is he crying?" Robin asks. "More like anger," Howie says. And here's why. The banker is offering "Hannah's future"...

BANK OFFER
$102,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 10 $ 300,000
$ 25 $ 750,000

Robin says that she's "the love of her life". So this may be worth considering. There's a 1-in-3 shot at six figures. There's one more case to open in the next round, or she can take six figures right now. Deal or no deal?" Donna says to take it for Hannah...

"Deal." DEAL for $102,000! Hannah's got a free ride, but could it have been sweeter? Just how good did Robin deal? Let's find out.

Her next choice would've been 3... $10. Bank offer... $152,000. 26 had.... $750,000. In Robin's case... Banoodles.

$0.01

24

Robin's Case

That's what you call a great deal. Time to reset the cases and bring forth a new player... WILLIAM MING! He's been married 26 years to the same woman, and he's also a preacher. "Everybody loves a preacher." He says he's a "ghetto preacher".

Today, he's playing for... "Two million, Howie." It's Chico... Okay, William calls out 25. Hayley notches her first delivery.

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25

William's Case

Now to the opening of the others.

1

$5000

16

$1

4

$50,000

20

$25,000

14

$750

10

$1000

The seven-figure sums remain in play. The first offer from the banker is...

BANK OFFER
$26,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 200,000
$ 200 $ 300,000
$ 300 $ 400,000
$ 400 $ 500,000
$ 500 $ 1,000,000
$ 750

$ 2,000,000

It's a lot of money, but William came for $2 mill, so "NO DEAL"

"No deal!"

Five more cases.

22

First reveal from newbie Laura... $25

13

PENNY CASE!

8

$10,000

24

$75

21

$100

He's a one-man drumline. "This is crazy." And speaking of crazy, the banker is drumming up this offer...

BANK OFFER
$99,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 200,000
$ 200 $ 300,000
$ 300 $ 400,000
$ 400 $ 500,000
$ 500 $ 1,000,000
$ 750

$ 2,000,000

Alongside the preacher is Rhonda (wife), Quita (daughter), and Belinda (niece). They love the offer, but they see the $2 mill. So does William. NO DEAL. Four more to open.

11

And there goes the $2 million.

5

$300,000

19

$500

15

$400

The banker dropped his offer...

BANK OFFER
$73,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 200,000
$ 200 $ 300,000
$ 300 $ 400,000
$ 400 $ 500,000
$ 500 $ 1,000,000
$ 750

$ 2,000,000

Not enough to quit, though. NO DEAL. Three more to open.

9

$300

3

$100,000

26

Lindsey C: "If this is a small number, will you dance for me?" William agrees... BOO YAH! $200. Dancing ensues.

The banker has to respect him now, right? Right.

BANK OFFER
$132,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 200,000
$ 200 $ 300,000
$ 300 $ 400,000
$ 400 $ 500,000
$ 500 $ 1,000,000
$ 750

$ 2,000,000

There's a 50-50 chance that he's sitting on six figures. NO DEAL. Two cases to go.

17

$400,000

7

Sara hopes it's lucky number 7... Not so. $500,000.

The good news, the million is still in play. The bad news, two big amounts don't amount to much in this round. Banker thinks the luck is turning.

BANK OFFER
$97,000

 

$ 5 $ 75,000
$ 10 $ 200,000
$ 50 $ 1,000,000

Still not enough. NO DEAL. One more case.

18

$1,000,000

The offer's going to drop here.

BANK OFFER
$41,000

 

$ 5 $ 75,000
$ 10 $ 200,000
$ 50 $ 1,000,000

There's one big amount left, and if it stays in play, then the offer goes up. Deal or no deal. The crowd says no deal. "NO DEAL." One more...

6

$10

The roller coaster goes back uphill with this offer.

BANK OFFER
$56,000

 

$ 5 $ 75,000
$ 10 $ 200,000
$ 50 $ 1,000,000

There's a 50-50 shot at more than what the banker's offering. Deal or no deal? The family says no. But this money could help with his ministries, so... DEAL for $56,000!

Next case would've been $5. Banker would've offered $85,000. Next would've been $50. Banker would've offered $146,000. In William's case...

$200,000

25

William's Case

So the banker is 1-and-1 tonight. How will he do with... MATTHEW SOLINA? Matthew's from Staten Island, NY, where he's a Teamster. He's come to win the million. And he takes no checks. He wants cash money.

And it's Matty Day, so let's get the party started... for $3 million! He was married for 23 years, his birthday's on the 23rd, and he was a Teamster for 23 years. He's picking case 6... Kidding. It's case 23.

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23

Matty's Case

Now for six more.

5

Five kids... "Let's start with the penny..."

PENNY CASE!

10

Three kids born on the 10th...

$25,000

17

Anniversary...

$200

12

Wife's birthday...

$25

13

For Big Mac...

$100

18

Other son's birthday...

$10

"I knew I was good... I didn't know I was this good." Apparently the banker knows... "Don't make me come up there."

BANK OFFER
$32,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 250,000
$ 200 $ 400,000
$ 300 $ 500,000
$ 400 $ 750,000
$ 500 $ 1,000,000
$ 750

$ 3,000,000

$32,000 or five more cases. "NO DEAL." Five more.

3

$1000

8

8 for Cassandra

$400

4

$50,000

25

He loves that hair.... But not this.

$400,000

24

$5

He's still got six of the heavy seven here. The banker rings up this offer... The highest second offer ever made.

BANK OFFER
$105,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 250,000
$ 200 $ 400,000
$ 300 $ 500,000
$ 400 $ 750,000
$ 500 $ 1,000,000
$ 750

$ 3,000,000

Joining us on the Matty Day celebration is James (Brother in law), Alexandra & Ariel (twin daughters), and Denise (wife and nervous wreck). They all say no deal. "Honey, I love you... NO DEAL."

Four more to go.

1

$5000

16

For her two sweet-sixteen daughters...

$50

21

$75

9

$100,000

Still lower than the bank offer, which is good. The bank is beginning to sweat a little. Next up... the highest third offer ever...

BANK OFFER
$249,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 250,000
$ 200 $ 400,000
$ 300 $ 500,000
$ 400 $ 750,000
$ 500 $ 1,000,000
$ 750

$ 3,000,000

The big four are still on the board. The wife says to deal. Matty came for "tree million", so NO DEAL. "Tree" more to go. And with seven Solinas in the building...

7

$750,000

11

$75,000

6

After the break... $500

The millions are still on the board, which makes the banker nervous... really nervous. "Big." "Big?" "Big."

BANK OFFER
$400,000

 

$ .01 $ 1,000
$ 1 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 10 $ 25,000
$ 25 $ 50,000
$ 50 $ 75,000
$ 75 $ 100,000
$ 100 $ 250,000
$ 200 $ 400,000
$ 300 $ 500,000
$ 400 $ 750,000
$ 500 $ 1,000,000
$ 750

$ 3,000,000

And here to deliver it in cash... the banker's own evil models. Even so, everyone is saying "no deal". "Can you walk away with $400,000 cash? "I love you, honey. Girls, thanks for coming out. NO DEAL."

Two to go.

20

$300

2

Fake out. $10,000

It is definitely Matty Day at the Deal tonight. The banker don't like Matty Day, and here's why... a new record is shattered. The highest number ever offered on "Deal or No Deal" US...

BANK OFFER
$650,000

 

$ 1 $ 250,000
$ 750 $ 500,000
  $ 1,000,000
 

$ 3,000,000

Denise is saying "TAKE THE MONEYYYY!" Matty's saying "We came here to be millionaires. Let's be millionaires." NO DEAL!

One more to go, as William takes to the gallery for...

15

$500,000

The good news... it's lower than the bank offer. And the millions are still in play. The bank goes up, but only just so.

BANK OFFER
$675,000

 

$ 1 $ 250,000
$ 750 $ 500,000
  $ 1,000,000
 

$ 3,000,000

This may be walking money. Or maybe not. There's still three big amounts, but there's one big amount guaranteed....

"DEAL!" DEAL for a record-shattering $675,000! The most money anyone has ever walked away with. But was it a good decision?

Lindsey C had... the million. Bank would've gone to $600,000. April had... $250,000. The bank would've gone to... $1.1 million. Laura had.... $750. Bank's final offer would've been... $1.6 million. In Matty's case...

Matty kept saying he had the "tree million"...

$3,000,000

23

William's Case

I'll be damned. He was right. But still, it's a big amount to walk with.

Premiere week continues next time.

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