Good point. But I don't think I've ever seen a game show that so totally lacks skill. You just guess numbers!
What's funny is that while I can one having to think whether not to continue playing or run with the money, the players actually think hard about what number to pick. It's all random.
In my stats class last semester, our prof figured out that the amount of money the dealer offers is more or less random.
It's actually a pretty brilliant show. They manage the squeeze the most amount of panic, anticipation and emotions out of the smallest changes in outcome for the entire game. Really, at any given point of the game, the probability of getting higher or lower bank offer than the one you have now is the same goddamn probability the entire time: 50/50. There is never, at one single point of the game, a good reason to not just let Howie play the game and pick the numbers for you. And each decision someone makes really makes no difference at all, when looking at it from a probabilistic perspective. And every single decision creates more panic, anticipation and emotion, like in no other game I've ever seen. it's brilliant.
The reason for the show's outstanding success is its close mimicing of real life. As we can never be certain about certainty, logic or religion becomes our only hope. But no matter what we do we cannot escape the condition of uncertainty. This creates fear and other emotions. So when we look at others being subjected to the same thing in a simple setting, its as though we are seeing ourselves and re-enacting the "what ifs" of our lives.
This is not true. There are different strategies to try to reach the possible highest win. You can play this game online, takes 2 mins to finish a game. I can reach an average of 150K, which is way more, than what the average winner ends up. The strategy is not in te picking of the numbers, that is random, but when to stop the game with the probably most money. When I saw the game first I thought what a primitive concept. Then I got interested in the math part. The show is actually made pretty interesting compared to how simple the game itself is. I love when people from an offer of let's say 80K (which is 1-2 Years salary for most players) end up with 5 K....
i hate that show my mum whaches it like evry day on 4 and it sucksPlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
I was hooked on it but tired not of the game but of the fat badly dressed contestants. Plus perky people make me puke.
Here is an online version: http://www.nbc.com/Deal_or_No_Deal/game/dond.swf Play it 10 times and report back the average of your wins...
I averaged ~220k. The trick is to get out early at an offer of 30k if you get midway through, and there are a bunch of unrevealed numbers on the left, and most of the 6 digits ones are gone. As long as there are two boxes up that are both above 50k, open with impunity. Once you're down to only one box with 50k+, it's best to take the 30k the dealer offers.
It's TV at its worst. 1) Pick a shitty idea for a gameshow 2) Pick a twat to host said gameshow 3) Target housewives and other bored fuckwits to take part/be entertained 4) If it takes 3 minutes to play the game at a normal speed, make it take 30 minutes, or better yet - an hour. 5) Add an amazing phone-in competition. Calls cost £1 per minute, plus standard network charge. Texts cost £1.50, plus standard network charge!
