"Episode 2.31: The
Christmas Show" -
December 25
Last time, Brian Miller sold his
case for $67,000. In it.. only 75. Shayla Ellis also sold her
case for $264,000. In it, $64,000 less. Now, it's Christmas, and
the Banker, as all miserly chaps tend to do round this time, has
decided to play Scrooge.
Yes, it's the Christmas show,
Santa's here watching. Howie's got his 26 little (heh) elves,
and we've got one field trip to Santa Claus, IN, where we
find... this guy.
"I want you to give a message to the
Banker. He better watch out. He better not cry. He better not
pout. I'm telling you why... Because SKIP ALLEN IS COMING TO
TOWN!"
Skip's the manager of Santa's Lodge
in Santa Claus. Today, he comes to the Deal and, according to
his hat, he's been "nice". He wants to build his own house.
One thing remains the same: could
win as much as a million or as little as a penny.
Because it's the most magical day of
the year, Skip asks Hayley to deliver case #25.
Let's open up some presents!
Starting with six.
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$400 |
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$100 |
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$750,000 |
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$10 |
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$10,000 |
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$50,000 |
Six of the big seven are still in
play. The banker is prepared to make his first offer of the
night...
BANK OFFER
$17,000 |
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$ .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 |
That's no deal for him.
The audience has a gift on this
Christmas night... Each member of the audience has a box with a
tag on it. The two people that have cards that say "deal" on it
win a new computer, plasma TV and video iPod courtesy of
pricegrabber.com. Those two ladies win the Christmas wish list.
And the rest of the crowd gets... I don't know, a free DoND hat
afterwards?
Back to the game.
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$500,000 |
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$200 |
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$100,000 |
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$1,000 |
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$75 |
Well, it's been an on-and-off
round. And we've got a call coming...
BANK OFFER
$25,000 |
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$ .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 |
How festive of him. Time to meet
the friends and family. Pat (sister), Mary (girlfriend), and
Todd (like his brother-in-law) are all there, saying no deal.
"It's gonna be a Merry Christmas
this year. No deal." Four more
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$200,000 |
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$1 |
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$1,000,000 |
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$500 |
It's a Banker's board now. "For
the first time in his life, he's enjoying Christmas." And the
offer, sure enough, dips to...
BANK OFFER
$15,000 |
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$ .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 |
"We still have more presents to
open. It is Christmas." Skip's a believer. Three more cases to
open. NO DEAL!
How about another giveaway? We're
playing the red boxes... and two of the crowd is going... to
Aruba!
Back to the game.
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$300,000 |
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"No worries here."
$750 |
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$50 |
The good news: eight cases left.
The bad news, only one big amount. Talk about playing without a
net. Speaking of which... a band of carolers?
"We wish Skip a Merry Christmas,
We wish Skip a Merry Christmas,
We wish Skip a Merry Christmas,
Now get out of here.
You are a dumb hick,
Your moustache is sick,
Your hometown's a dump,
You Santa Claus chump.
Oh here's how you can leave that hell,
Shave, move, and run a real hotel,
Just take this offer that you hearrrrrrrrrr,
Then disappear!"
Bitter much? The offer is...
BANK OFFER
$31,000 |
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$ .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 |
Or two cases. One big amount left
on the board. "I'm saying no way, Ebenezer. No Deal!"
Two cases. Do you believe in
miracles?
Big money is still in play.
Banker offers...
BANK OFFER
$43,000 |
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$ .01 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 400,000 |
$ 25 |
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$ 300 |
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The banker has a gift for the
audience. We're pulling out the black box. If Skip says "Deal",
everyone in the audience gets what's in the black box.
(C-Note: Don't do it, it's a
trap!)
"Knowing the banker, it's
probably a lump of coal, so I'm going to have to say 'No deal'."
In the box.... a penny.
One more case.
And it's a Merry Christmas! We
got that penny outta here! Bank offer jumps to...
BANK OFFER
$54,000 |
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$ .01 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 400,000 |
$ 25 |
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$ 300 |
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The only way to win the $400,000
in that case if it's in that case is to play the game to its
end. "I believe, Howie." No deal. One more case.
Next offer...
BANK OFFER
$75,000 |
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$ .01 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 400,000 |
$ 25 |
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$ 300 |
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The crowd wants another case...
Mary says to take the deal. There's a 75% chance that Skip is
sitting on $300 or less.... but he's playing on. No Deal!
Next offer... We're finally
moving into six figures.
BANK OFFER
$136,000 |
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$ .01 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 400,000 |
$ 25 |
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$ 300 |
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If Skip willing to sell his
chance at $400,000 for a third of that amount?
"Merry Christmas to you and your
family, Howie. Merry Christmas to you too, banker! And HAPPY NEW
YEAR FROM ME AND MINE, THAT'S A DEAL!" For $136,000! But did he
get some candy in his stocking or a lump of coal?
Alike had $300. Bank would've
offered $201,000. In Skip's case...
Merry Christmas!
Reset the presents for LAMAR
WILSON, a right jolly old elf and ice-cream man and family man.
The man started dating his wife
on the 23rd, so we'll go with that.
Starting with six to go.
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His birthmonth...
$1,000,000 |
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Christmas box...
$500 |
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$400 |
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$50 |
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$100,000 |
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Get low... Get low...
$25... To the window.... to
the wall! |
Lamar tells the banker he's a big
guy. Banker.. not impressed.
BANK OFFER
$20,000 |
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$ .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 |
"NO DEAL!"
ĄCon autoridad! Five more.
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$400,000 |
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Lamar: "The board is frightful, but #1 looks delightful."
$300 |
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$25,000 |
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$750,000 |
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$1 |
If you believe, you can achieve..
and I believe there's a call...
BANK OFFER
$17,000 |
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$ .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 |
Cherice (wife), Larry (dad), and
Wanda (mom) all say they want a holly jolly Christmas. No deal.
For the rest of the game, every
time Lamar says "No Deal", Santa's going to give out a gift to
the audience.
Meanwhile, we find out that Lamar
is afraid of... Big Bird. Next pick comes from his two boys,
Laquan and Lejean.
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$10 |
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$200,000 |
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$100 |
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For his baby girl's birthday...
$300,000 |
Two big amounts gone... and we're
working without a net again. Offer went up out of pity.
BANK OFFER
$22,000 |
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$ .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 |
If he says no deal, then everyone
in the audience gets a digital camera from mypoints.com.
Camera time. No deal.
Three more. Lamar wants to open
them with his wife.
We're believin'. We're achievin'...
We're answerin' the phone... We're gettin' an offer...
BANK OFFER
$39,000 |
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$ .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 |
If he says no deal this time...
everyone gets an Itsy Bitsy Spider-Man and $100 from
HasbroToyShop.com.
Lamar... gets a visit from Big
Bird. No. Seriously. He gives us some advice... "If you believe,
you will achieve!"
With a hug, Big Bird returns to
Sesame Stret... "I'm taking all your money, banker," Lamar says
with newfound courage.
NO DEAL!
It's pretty much the nightmare on
Christmas now. The banker offers...
BANK OFFER
$8,000 |
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$ .01 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 750 |
$ 50,000 |
No deal = everyone's on Netflix
for a year...
No deal it is. Next case...
Banker calls with...
BANK OFFER
$12,000 |
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$ .01 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 750 |
$ 50,000 |
No deal this time, everyone gets
a year at Bally Fitness free. Does Lamar believe?
No deal. That would be a yes.
Next case...
Next offer is...
BANK OFFER
$15,000 |
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$ .01 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 750 |
$ 50,000 |
No deal, everyone has a JetBlue
goodie bag including a travel certificate. But that's only if
Lamar plays on. Deal or no deal?
No deal!
One more.
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"If you believe... you receive." BANOODLES! |
Banker's on the line again.
BANK OFFER
$24,000 |
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$ .01 |
$ 5,000 |
$ 5 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 750 |
$ 50,000 |
What else could Santa has? How
about $100 from Albertson's? Everyone says... it's a nice
honeymoon. Deal.
It's up to Lamar... DEAL for
$24,000. And... the audience gets the gift cards anyway.
Was it the right decision?
Meghan had $5000. The bank offer
would've been $31,000. In Lamar's case...
A lump of coal. But hey, it's
real.
Here's hoping you had a happy
holiday, and we'll see you in the new year for more... on Deal
or No Deal!
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