And so here we are, the finale of Deal or No Deal: Series 3! It's been an incredible season with some incredible highs and some painful lows. Contestants winning enormous suns of cash and some winning just pocket change! Dozens of contestants, 26 case opening models, one banker, one host, one of the most toughest questions in America! It's of the most successful programs NBC has had in a long time! It's Deal or No Deal!
And now we bid farewell to this series... for now! It will be back for a Series 4 in the fall! So don't worry!
So, without any further talk, lets begin the recap!
And here's how it went!
New contestant:
Kassie Bell!
Fun fact: Kassie is a huge fan of the singer Céline Dion!
Kassie has picked a great time to be a contestant! Because she has a chance to win as much as...
NOT $1,000,000...
NOT $3,000,000 like at the end of Series 2...
Kassie has a chance to win as much as...
$5,000,000!!!!!
Because of this incredible announcement, the right side of the board has been altered:
- $1,000
- $5,000
- $10,000
- $25,000
- $50,000
- $75,000
- $100,000
- $250,000
- $500,000
- $750,000
- $1,000,000
- $2,500,000
- $5,000,000
Kassie make that all-important choice of...
Chosen case:
23!
The journey to $5,000,000 begins with...
Round One: Six Cases:
1: $75,000
26: $500,000!
4: $50
7: $5!
25: $100
10: $200
Banker's offer:
$37,000!
NO DEAL!
Kassie still has the three huge numbers still in play! Can she hold on to them? Lets find out with...
Round Two: Five Cases:
12: $500
14: $250,000
15: $1,000
6: $25
19: $300
Before The Banker makes Kassie an offer, Howie has a surprise for her! First, he has Kassie sing to The Banker to a Céline Dion song! While she's singing, on the monitor, someone is joining along with her, it's...
CELINE DION!!!!!!
Oh gosh, Kassie and her supporters go insane! After some banter, Céline tells Kassie that she and her supporters are invited to her next concert in Las Vegas and will get a chance to meet her after the show! This prize is free regardless of what she'll win in this game!
Oh yes, the offer...
Banker's offer:
$103,000!
A record offer at this stage! After much discussion and some words of encouragement from Céline (who is now on a smaller monitor next to Kassie's supporters and stays with her for the entire game!), Kassie decides to say...
NO DEAL!
Kassie STILL has the three huge numbers in this game and is just a little bit closer to possibly claiming on of them, and now we'll see if Kassie can get even closer with...
Round Three: Four Cases:
3:
$2,500,000!!!!
2: $50,000
18: $750
5: $1,000,000!!!
Kassie has, sadly, taken out two of the three hugest sums of money. But she still has the $5,000,000 in play! But The Banker has punished Kassie with...
Banker's offer:
$88,000!
NO DEAL!
Kassie still has the $5,000,000 in play, the next biggest amount is $750,000. Kassie needs to hang on to these sums in order to really drive the offer way up. Can she survive...
Round Four: Three Cases:
20: $25,000
8: $75
22: $10,000
Kassie has survived the round and has kept the two HUGE sums still in play! The Banker has increased his offer! It now stands at...
Banker's offer:
$175,000!
NO DEAL!
Kassie is now seven cases away from one of the biggest prizes in television history! FIVE MILLION DOLLARS CASH! If Kassie can keep this figure in play, we may be looking at a record offer from The Banker! It's not going to be easy. Kassie must now remove two of them with...
Round Five: Two Cases:
16: $5,000
For the next case, Kassie asks if she could go up to where the case opening models are at and open the case! Howie allows it! Kassie chose to open Case 9 and that case had...
9:
$5,000,000!!!!!
What a heartbreak! Everyone is just crushed, even Céline. The hopes of a record offer are now gone. However, Kassie can still win a very hefty $750,000! However, The Banker is going to throw salt in the wound and lower the offer to...
Banker's offer:
$79,000!
NO DEAL!
$5,000,000 is gone, $750,000 can still be won. This next case is crucial. It's...
Round Six: One Case:
11: $1!!
Banker's offer:
$144,000!
NO DEAL!
Another vital round is coming up. The offer will just plummet if Kassie hits the biggest amount still in the game. Now its...
Round Seven: One Case:
21: $100,000
Banker's offer:
$196,000!
Kassie considers playing on, but after a very passionate plea from her supporters and on the request of Céline, Kassie decides it's time to say...
DEAL!
Kassie may not have set any records for DoND but has still won a massive $196,000! Wouldn't it be great if the finale could end with an outright banker beat? Will this episode end on a downer? We must find out with the last proveout of the series!
Proveout Round One:
24: $400
Banker's offer:
$270,000!
Proveout Round Two:
13: $10
It would of been a .01¢ or a $750,000 decision.
Banker's offer:
$410,000!
Howie Mandel opens the the last selected case of the game. Was it a great deal or a really bad deal? Case 23 held...
23: $750,000
To prove it:
17: .01¢
Everyone is just simply gutted. Even Céline felt the pain of this result. Kassie is still pleased with her winnings, but the disappointment is really there. Such a shame to end the series on this depressing note, really.
Peak offer: $410,000
Case value: $750,000
Prize won: $196,000
Result: Outright Banker Win
I've had an incredible time writing these recaps for you all! I've hoped you've enjoyed them and I can't wait to resume writing them in the Fall!
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH, FRIENDS!
And there you have it!
-Joe R.
FAQ
Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:13 am Author: J.R. Post subject: DoND USA: June 5, 2006 ***SPOILER WARNING!***
