Deal or No Deal (UK game show) Deal or No Deal (UK game show) Deal or No Deal is a British game show which was hosted by Noel Edmonds, based on the format which originated in the Netherlands that ran from 2005 to 2016. The show featured a single contestant trying to beat the Banker as they open 22 identical sealed red boxes assigned to potential contestants in an order of their choosing. The boxes contain randomly assigned sums of money inside ranging from 1p to £250,000. The day's contestant is selected at the beginning, bringing their box to the chair. As the boxes are opened over
Deal or No Deal (UK game show) in an altered form. A suite of prizes were on offer (usually for a week at a time) and viewers were invited to phone in (on a premium rate number), text (on a premium rate number) or enter for free on their website. The entrant was required to answer a question using the usual multiple choice format. This ended in early 2015. In a review by columnist A. A. Gill, "Deal or No Deal" was described as "like putting heroin in your TV remote". "Guardian" television reviewer Charlie Brooker criticised the in-show implication that there are strategies that can be