Episode
3.22: Second Annual Christmas Show
December 25
Last time, two people went up against the new Deal Wheel. One of them,
Efren Afonte, ended up with less than his deal: $148,000. The other,
Anthony Moreira, ended up doubling his deal, $80,000.
Now it's Christmas time at the Deal, and here to share in the Holiday
magic is HARRIET COHEN. After pinching the hosts' cheeks, the
Northridge, CA resident tells us of her upcoming 50th anniversary. Her
husband's a Santa Claus for the local fire department. Here to support
her, the real firefighters from that department. If she wins the
million, she wants to give some of the winnings to their "Toys for Needy
Children" program, and she hopes to take the rest on a vacation.
Tonight is a special game... The $1 is now COAL. The $5 is now EGG NOG.
The $10 is now FRUIT CAKE. Also, we're going to play with only 25 cases,
so as much as we love the Boo-yah Bag... It's time for Lindsay to take a
break. And finally, $25 was never put in a case. So that's automatically
eliminated.
Now to choose one case to play with. Harriet wants #18.
Why that? It means "chai", or "life" in Hebrew. It's always been a good
number for her. Meanwhile, let's get rid of five...
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$300,000 |
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EGG NOG! |
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$750,000 |
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$750 |
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FRUITCAKE! |
Two of the "gifts"
are gone, but our Grinch still remains. The banker offers
first...
BANK OFFER
$39,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
COAL |
$ 5,000 |
EGG NOG |
$ 10,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 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 |
Harriet can take
that and walk away, or play on with five more cases. No deal it
is.
In true holiday fashion, Howie has a gift for everyone in the
audience, one of 12... a bobble-Howie.
Back to the five to go.
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$300 |
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$200,000 |
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COAL! Howie called it |
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$75,000 |
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Sweet 16... Not so sweet... $1 million |
Three of the big
seven still remain, up to $500,000. The banker, though, is not
pleased. He dropped the offer to...
BANK OFFER
$29,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
COAL |
$ 5,000 |
EGG NOG |
$ 10,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 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 |
Here to help out is
Arnie (the Jewish Santa Claus and her husband), Jordan (son),
and Felice (daughter). They all say not to take it... She
doesn't.
Another gift to the audience... $200... and tickets to the
premiere of "The Spiderwick Chronicles."
Four to go...
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Fake out... $50 |
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$500 |
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$50,000 |
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"VERY low." $200 |
We're back to a draw
board. And as the snow begins to fall under Culver skies and
Arnie returns as Santa Claus, the Banker warms up with this
offer...
BANK OFFER
$61,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
COAL |
$ 5,000 |
EGG NOG |
$ 10,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 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 |
It's back to a draw board again, with the next round offering
three. Felice takes some advice she got from a psychic, and says
no deal. Harriet follows suit. No deal.
Third audience present... A Nintendo DS with the Brain Age 2 and
Deal or No Deal games.
Back to the game.
Whew! Still a draw
board. Harriet's still got a one-in-four chance of six figures.
The banker, based on this, offers...
BANK OFFER
$42,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 75 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 100 |
$ 25,000 |
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$ 100,000 |
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$ 400,000 |
It's a hit, but not a big one. Jordan says that that won't buy
all the toys they need. NO DEAL.
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"Merry Christmas!" $75 |
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$1000 |
That's sure to raise
the offer.
BANK OFFER
$71,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 75 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 100 |
$ 25,000 |
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$ 100,000 |
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$ 400,000 |
That's the biggest
offer she's received tonight. But she's risking it to win
another $329,000. Santa says to take the deal. So is it Santa or
is it the kids? "I've never listened to Santa. I'm not going to
start." NO DEAL.
Time for another present... a digital frame!
Okay, one more case.
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19 - For Harriet's
mother-in-law. $10,000. Small enough! |
Harriet's other son
in the orchestral pit has not missed a call yet. Banker calls in
with... an offer that her son doesn't want to hear. Well we want
to hear it.
BANK OFFER
$86,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 75 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 100 |
$ 25,000 |
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$ 100,000 |
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$ 400,000 |
Five cases left. Two
of them have big amounts. Alan, the son, says he's got the gold.
He's picking the right cases, and he thinks that 18 has
$100,000. She's got a 40% of six figures right now. She says NO
DEAL!
Fifth audience gift... a robot vacuum.
"25, ma!" Alan thinks 100 is in there...
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"You said you thought I had
what?"
A: "$100"...
Streak intact. |
The banker isn't too
pleased with Alan right now. He offers...
BANK OFFER
$129,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
$ 75 |
$ 10,000 |
$ 100 |
$ 25,000 |
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$ 100,000 |
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$ 400,000 |
$129,000.
Alan says that Stacey is holding $400,000. He's got a gut
feeling. That's the only amount higher than the offer. Will she
take it? She can help the kids and take a vacation finally. But
will she bite at the offer? Yep. DEAL for $129,000!
But was it the right decision? Alan said Jenelle had a penny.
Jenelle said... "You are so scary." Bank offer... $184,000. Alan
said $25,000 in Tameka's case. Streak ends here. She had
$100,000. New offer: $215,000. In Harriet's Case...
A great deal!
As for Alan, I have two words... Atlantic City.
Before we get to a new game, here's another gift for the
audience... free gas.
Next up, let's meet JENNIFER MASCHE. She's the proud new mom of
six babies. She has three boys and three girls, so when Family
Feud returns in 18 years after a brief hiatus, we have a team
there.
Okay, we have a special million, with six baby faces. Other than
that, the game we played in the last hour is the same game we're
going to play right now. Only this time, Jennifer is going to
play case #6.
We're starting with
five.
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COAL |
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$75,000 |
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The terrible "2"s... $5000 |
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Ugh. Babies. |
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$25,000 |
The million is gone,
but six of the top seven still remain. The banker's first
offer...
BANK OFFER
$32,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
COAL |
$ 5,000 |
EGG NOG |
$ 10,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 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 |
Jenny says "No deal"
without hesitation.
... Babes with babies... Yeah.
Next round.
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$200,000 |
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$50,000 |
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EGG NOG |
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$100 |
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$200 |
"Take that." Yeah,
that's showing him. The banker loves fruitcake. He thinks
Fruitcake is going to be in to the end of the game. He offers to
buy the fruitcake for...
BANK OFFER
$74,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
COAL |
$ 5,000 |
EGG NOG |
$ 10,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 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 |
Helping out today
with the case picking is Bryan (the man in the relationship),
Jami (sister), and Kristin (friend). That is guaranteed money,
the $74,000... but it's not enough for diapers. NO DEAL.
Speaking of sevens, another gift... a media player.
They go with the birthday next...
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$400,000 |
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$750 |
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$10,000 |
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$750,000 |
It's a banker's
board now, with this on the line...
BANK OFFER
$50,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
COAL |
$ 5,000 |
EGG NOG |
$ 10,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 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 |
"There is no
sacrifice that you will not give for these babies. You gotta
keep going." That she does. No deal.
Another gift... an ultrasound toothbrush.
D'oh! Still a
banker's board. "I think I smell fruitcake."
BANK OFFER
$23,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 300,000 |
$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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Two cases, two big amounts. NO DEAL.
Ninth present... a Universal Studios pass. What's corporate
synergy, daddy?
Jami wants #9.
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$500 |
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"It's not the fruitcake...
but it's better." BANOODLES! |
That'll raise the
offer to...
BANK OFFER
$36,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 300,000 |
$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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Bryan wants another
case, but it's up to Jenny here. She says... No deal! Putting it
at risk.
Tenth gift to the audience... a Treo smartphone. And the 11th...
a Bluetooth headset.
Back to the game. We want fruitcake.
It ain't fruitcake,
but it'll do. In his Bobby voice, Howie thinks the offer's going
way up....
BANK OFFER
$66,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 300,000 |
$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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Now it's a dealer's
board. There's a 40% chance that she's sitting on six figures.
Is Jenny a gambler? Yep. No deal.
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"I'm smelling fruitcake...
and my senses were right." |
Fruitcake your ass,
banker. Give us an offer.
BANK OFFER
$88,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 300,000 |
$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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Before we get to the
button, we have one last gift for the audience... one JetBlue
ticket to anywhere...
Now is $88,000 a ticket out of here? She's got a 50/50 shot at
six figures. She'll take it. NO DEAL!
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After a little kiss...
$400! |
Kiss of death for
the banker. Now the left side is clear. Here's the next offer...
BANK OFFER
$121,000 |
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$ 0.01 |
$ 1,000 |
FRUITCAKE |
$ 100,000 |
$ 50 |
$ 300,000 |
$ 400 |
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$ 500 |
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Everyone wants her
to take the deal. She does. DEAL for $121,000!
But was it a good decision? Lianna had $1000. Final bank offer..
$200,000. In Jenny's case...
$300,000
A bad deal, but still, not a bad day. And because it's
Christmas, there's more. Johnson's is giving the Masches a whole
slew of products for their care and $100,000 for their college
education.
So it's a good night and a Happy Holiday from Deal or No Deal,
and we'll see you with next year with a new Million Dollar
Mission. |