Deal or No Deal (UK game show) not known to anyone except the adjudicator. At the start of each game one of the 22 contestants, each standing behind one of the red boxes, is selected to be the contestant for that episode. The contestants themselves do not know who is to take the seat until it is revealed at the beginning of the show. Usually, contestants will appear on around 15–25 shows before they are selected to play. The contestant then takes their box and walks to the centre of the set, taking their place at the "pound table", in what Edmonds refers to as the "crazy
Deal or No Deal (U.S. game show) play, they may take the final offer or win whatever is in the case they kept (there is no swap at the end of the game). If the contestant takes a deal prior to the final round, the host usually encourages the contestant to play through to the end to see what would have happened. (When time runs short, the remaining cases are opened all at once.) Only one contestant plays for the entire show. If the contestant does not take the deal when time runs short, then the host would tease the contestant to continue on the next show.