And here's how it went!

This is a very special two hour Thanksgiving edition of "Deal or No Deal"! Loads of amazing surprises and twists are in this episode!

Things get started with Howie Mandel bringing with him a very special guest: A real live turkey on a leash, dubbed "Bartholomew Fenwick Stevenson III"! The turkey goes away after a while, but will be mentioned later!

When Howie calls on the models to come on down, they carry, not cases, but pumpkin pies to give to various members of the audience!

Plus, throughout the show, the models and Howie tell viewers at home what they are thankful for this year!

If that's not all, someone playing the Lucky Case Game will be very thankful to DoND for giving them $100,000 cash!

Now the show will try to give away some big cash to the contestants at the studio! Lets get it started with the carryover player...

Contestant: Joe Kaiser!

Chosen case: 10!

The Board:

- $5,000
- $10,000
- $25,000
- $300,000
- $400,000
- $750,000

Round Six: One Case:
























15: $750,000!!

Banker's offer: $85,000!

NO DEAL!

In between the rounds, DoND decides to check-up on past contestants. First one seen is Kassie Bell from Season One! We are shown Kassie and her family at Céline Dion's concert Las Vegas and Kassie getting to meet her backstage after the show! You can read all about her game here: http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2119

Back to the game! It's time for:

Round Seven: One Case:





















25: $400,000

Banker's offer: $59,000!

DEAL!

Joe felt his luck was turning for the worse and decides not to risk losing any more money. $59,000 is still a very nice sum of money and he's thankful for the opportunity to play!

However, he still has to finish the game and see if he did indeed pull out at the right time. It's the Proveout!

Proveout: Case One:


















4: $5,000

Banker's offer: $94,000!
Dealt at: $59,000!

Proveout: Case Two:





















16: $300,000!

There it is! Joe may not have have the best deal, he did make a nice profit on his case because all Case 10 had was...

10: $10,000

To prove it:

8: $25,000

Game Summary:

Peak offer: $137,000
Case value: $10,000
Prize won: $59,000
Result: Technical Banker Win (57-43)

Next player in this Thanksgiving Deal or No Deal is...

Contestant: Becky Spears!

Becky gives Howie a sweet potato pie!

Howie has an extra special twist for Becky! He's decides to change one of the amounts on the board!

He has the $25 changed into "TURKEY"! Yes, if Becky is unlucky enough to go all the way and have "TURKEY" in her case, she will only win a frozen turkey!

Then, in the Thanksgiving spirit, Howie has given everyone in the studio audience an frozen turkey for themselves to take home after the show!

Okay, Becky now has to pick a case to be hers! She decides to go for...

Chosen case: 17!

Round One: Six Cases:

3: $1,000,000!!!

Becky is now the fourth person to take off $1,000,000 on her very first pick!

2: $400,000

25: $10

5: $500,000!

13: $200,000

9: $400

One of the worst opening rounds in the shows history! The Banker, of course, is very thankful for this!

And to throw salt on the wound, the opening offer is one of the lowest ever...

Banker's offer: $4,000!

NO DEAL!

Before the next round, we are given another contestant check-up! This is time it's Horston Boatt from Season One! In this profile, we are shown that Horston used the money he won from DoND to purchase a new home for his family! He then threw a party for his friends and relatives! Overall, Horston is happy that DoND gave his family the home they've always wanted! Read about his incredible game at http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=475 and http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=531

Back to the game! Becky had an awful opening round, can she turn it around with...

Round Two: Five Cases:

21: $1,000

4: $750

10: $300

26: $300,000

15: $750,000!!

Another terrible round! Already, the most Becky can win now is just $100,000!

Banker's offer: $7,000!

NO DEAL!

Can Becky get any good luck in this game?! She'll try with...

Round Three: Four Cases:

1: $100

11: .01¢!!!

7: $1!!

18: $5,000

Much better!

Banker's offer: $11,000!

NO DEAL!

Round Four: Three Cases:

16: $75,000

12: $200

8: $50

The Banker has an extra special offer for Becky! First is the cash...

Banker's offer: $17,000!

And the special bonus is that if Becky takes this offer, The Banker will let Howie walk into his booth and PIE HIM IN THE FACE!!! An offer every contestant on this show would love to have! The Banker even dispatches one of his models to present the cream pie that would be used to Becky as proof!

As much Becky (and America!) would love to let Howie do this to The Banker, she has to say...

NO DEAL!

Round Five: Two Cases:

19: $50,000

9: $5!

The Final Six:

- TURKEY
- $75
- $500
- $10,000
- $25,000
- $100,000

Banker's offer: $22,000!

NO DEAL!

Round Six: One Case:

6: $500

Banker's offer: $26,000!

NO DEAL!

Round Seven: One Case:

24: TURKEY!

Banker's offer: $33,000!

DEAL!

Becky just didn't have luck on her side tonight but has walked with a very suitable $33,000!

Howie has an extra special treat for Becky! Without warning, Howie walks into The Banker's booth with the cream pie and THROWS IT INTO IN THE BANKER'S FACE!!!!

Now, will The Banker suffer even more embarrassment by being beaten at his own game? Becky will try with the Proveout!

Proveout: Case One:

20: $10,000

Banker's offer: $41,000!
Dealt at: $33,000!

Proveout: Case Two:

22: $25,000

It would have been a $75 or $100,000 final two!

Banker's offer: $50,000!
Dealt at: $33,000!

Becky started the game with bad luck, will it end the same? Howie opens Case 17 and shows that Becky sold a case that had...

















17: $100,000

The Banker does indeed have the last laugh after getting pied in the face! Oh well, Becky is still happy with her winnings!

To prove it:

14: $75

Game Summary:

Peak offer: $50,000
Case value: $100,000
Prize won: $33,000
Result: Outright Banker Win

Before the next game gets started, we have one more previous contestant update! This time it's Tami Fuller from Season Two! As you might recall, Tami was a huge fan of the American Football team New York Jets and was, at one point, offered an incredible Jets Dream Package which she turned down! She ended up selling off the $1,000,000 case!

We are shown Tami as she receives a phone call from Howie Mandel! After some talking, Howie puts someone else on the line: New York Jets very own Curtis Martin (who plays the position of "Running Back")! Curtis watched Tami's game and decided Tami should get the dream package she turned down! Tami, as you can expect, is overjoyed! Howie just had to cut into the conversation asking weather Tami wanted to "Deal or No Deal" Curtis Martin's offer! Tami, of course, said...

DEAL!

Read all about Tami's amazing game at http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4743 and http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4794

Back to the game going on right now! We have a new player ready to take on the now-cleaned up Banker on this very special night!

Contestant: Tera Walker!

Chosen case: 3!

Howie has two special twists for Tera's game!

First, he has the $10 on the board changed into "PUMPKIN PIE"! Just like the "TURKEY" in Becky's game, if Tera plays to the end and has the Pumpkin Pie in her case, that's just what she'll win!

Second, a more serious one. The Banker has a challenge for Tera! If Tera can avoid the $1,000,000 in the first two rounds, she will win whatever is inside a special green colored case! It's contents are unknown.

Will Tera be able to win this challenge and find out what is inside the mysterious case? We shall find out with:

Round One: Six Cases:

10: $300,000

25: $100

15: $1,000,000!!!

OH NO!!! Tera has failed The Banker's challenge and the green case has to be taken away. We are never shown what was inside it.

16: $750,000!!

14: $500,000!

21: $100,000

Yet another awful opening round! Even worse than Becky's opening round! Of course, The Banker is pleased.

Banker's offer: $5,000!

NO DEAL!

Round Two: Five Cases:

1: $400,000

19: $75

9: $750

6: $10,000

20: $75,000

Banker's offer: $9,000!

NO DEAL!

Again, the contestant is left with just one six-figure on the board. This time it's $200,000. Can Tera hold on to it? You'll find out with...

Round Three: Four Cases:

2: $5!

17: $1!!

22: $1,000

24: PUMPKIN PIE!

Banker's offer: $15,000!

NO DEAL!

Round Four: Three Cases:

11: $5,000

8: $400

23: .01¢!!!

Banker's offer: $24,000!

NO DEAL!

Round Five: Two Cases:

4: $25,000

12: $25

The Final Six:

- $50
- $200
- $300
- $500
- $50,000
- $200,000

Before the offer, The Banker phones Howie to share with him the three people his is most thankful for this Thanksgiving!

All three are former DoND contestants and it'll get quite clear why The Banker is thankful for them very quickly!

Dana Belle who won $50! ( http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1723 )

Brett Kurtz who won $8! ( http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=560 and http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=607)

And finaly, The Banker's "favorite contestant of them all"!:

Cheryl Jackson who is DoND USAs smallest winner ever with just $5! ( http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=211 and http://www.dond.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=227)

Oh, The Banker wants be thankful for one more thing: The turkey Bartholomew Fenwick Stevenson III for being a "Delicious Snack"!

Howie is dumbfounded! The poor host responds with, "Hey, he was my friend!"

Okay, back to the game!

Round Six: One Case:

5: $50

Banker's offer: $46,000!

DEAL!

Again, Tera ran into horrible luck but has taken an $46,000 payoff! That is nothing to sneer at!

Now we will prove just how good a deal it was with the Proveout! (Perhaps The Banker getting beaten will be just the perfect revenge for him eating Howie's turkey friend! )

Proveout: Case One:


















7: $300

Banker's offer: $61,000!
Dealt at: $46,000!

Proveout: Case Two:



















26: $50,000

Banker's offer: $72,000!
Dealt at: $46,000!

Proveout: Case Three:
















18: $200,000

Okay, now we've proven Tera never had the six-figure in her case! There was either $200 or $500 in her case.

Case 3 had only...

3: $500

To prove it:

13: $200

Peak offer: $72,000
Case value: $500
Prize won: $46,000
Result: Technical Player Win (63-37)

And just before the show is over, Howie has another gift for the studio audience to go along with the frozen turkey they all got earlier! The CD-ROM version of the DoND home game!

While nobody really got into the mega money, it was still an incredible episode of Deal or No Deal! An fantastic way to end Thanksgiving after all the turkey!

I would like to say that I am thankful to everyone for reading this recap!

And there you have it!
-Joe R.

Great recap JR, thanks!

Stupid case 3... and case 10 was finally picked.