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"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.

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25

Ski's Case

Let's open up some presents! Starting with six.

21

$400

17

$100

23

$750,000

14

$10

9

$10,000

8

$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

 

$ .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.

4

$500,000

16

$200

15

$100,000

5

$1,000

2

$75

Well, it's been an on-and-off round. And we've got a call coming...

BANK OFFER
$25,000

 

$ .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

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

18

$200,000

7

$1

12

$1,000,000

13

$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

 

$ .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.

1

$300,000

3

"No worries here."

$750

10

$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

 

$ .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?

22

$75,000

24

$25,000

Big money is still in play. Banker offers...

BANK OFFER
$43,000

 

$ .01 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 400,000
$ 25  
$ 300  

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.

19

BANOODLES!

And it's a Merry Christmas! We got that penny outta here! Bank offer jumps to...

BANK OFFER
$54,000

 

$ .01 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 400,000
$ 25  
$ 300  

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.

11

$5,000

Next offer...

BANK OFFER
$75,000

 

$ .01 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 400,000
$ 25  
$ 300  

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!

26

"Merry Christmas!"

$25

Next offer... We're finally moving into six figures.

BANK OFFER
$136,000

 

$ .01 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 400,000
$ 25  
$ 300  

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...

$5

25

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.

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23

Lamar's Case

Starting with six to go.

2

His birthmonth...

$1,000,000

25

Christmas box... $500

12

$400

17

$50

8

$100,000

5

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

 

$ .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.

20

$400,000

1

Lamar: "The board is frightful, but #1 looks delightful."

$300

13

$25,000

15

$750,000

14

$1

If you believe, you can achieve.. and I believe there's a call...

BANK OFFER
$17
,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

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.

4

$10

7

$200,000

26

$100

11

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

 

$ .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.

16

$75,000

19

$75

22

$200

We're believin'. We're achievin'... We're answerin' the phone... We're gettin' an offer...

BANK OFFER
$39
,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

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!

6

$1,000

18

$500,000

It's pretty much the nightmare on Christmas now. The banker offers...

BANK OFFER
$8
,000

 

$ .01 $ 5,000
$ 5 $ 10,000
$ 750 $ 50,000

No deal = everyone's on Netflix for a year...

No deal it is. Next case...

10

$750

Banker calls with...

BANK OFFER
$12
,000

 

$ .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...

9

$5

Next offer is...

BANK OFFER
$15
,000

 

$ .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.

21

"If you believe... you receive." BANOODLES!

Banker's on the line again.

BANK OFFER
$24
,000

 

$ .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...

$50,000

23

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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