The WORST episodes of Deal or No Deal
Every episode of Deal or No Deal ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Deal or No Deal!
Hosted by actor-comedian Howie Mandel, NBC brings the high stakes international hit game show to American audiences. A contestant must choose from 26 sealed briefcases containing a marker for various amounts of cash from one penny to $1 million. The player then eliminates the remaining 25 cases one by one. The chosen ones are opened and the amount of money inside revealed. After several cases are opened, the player is tempted by the banker to accept a cash offer in exchange for not continuing the game and possibly winning more money.
#1 - Episode 328
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 1/3/2008
An Oklahoma woman tries her luck at becoming a millionaire.
#2 - Episode 309
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/19/2007
Sharon Osbourne, Elizabeth Edwards and Alec Baldwin surprise an Indiana breast-cancer survivor when they offer their support as she plays for $1 million.
#3 - Episode 310
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/26/2007
A Michigan man and a Massachusetts motorcycle cop play to win $1 million.
#4 - Episode 311
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/2/2007
A Massachusetts police officer finishes his game; an Arkansas woman receives a special satellite message as she plays for $1 million.
#5 - Episode 312
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/9/2007
In a "green" episode, an Arkansas woman finishes her game; a Brooklyn man has a surprise supporter as he plays for $1 million; Kermit the Frog is scheduled to appear.
#6 - Episode 313
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/16/2007
To celebrate a candy's 100th anniversary, three teams play a game for a chance to win $100 million; a Dallas woman tries her luck at becoming a millionaire.
#7 - Episode 314
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/21/2007
An Indiana woman plays for $1 million while trying to avoid cases full of gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffing, pumpkin pie and turkey; a Massachusetts man plays for $2 million.
#8 - Episode 315
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/30/2007
A Florida woman wants to win the $1 million prize so she can quit her bar-tending job; a Rhode Island math teacher plays for $1 million.
#9 - Episode 316
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/5/2007
A Rhode Island math teacher finishes his game; a Riverside, Calif., man tries his luck at the $1 million prize.
#10 - Episode 322
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/7/2007
A Houston woman gets help from her sorority sisters as she plays a tropical-themed game for the $1 million top prize.
#11 - Episode 318
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 12/10/2007
Three contestants play the game, but the one who makes the best deal gets everyone's money; boxer Sugar Ray Leonard is scheduled to appear.
#12 - Episode 320
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/11/2007
Contents of some cases are revealed to viewers before the players; actress Megan Hilty is scheduled to appear.
#13 - Episode 321
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/12/2007
Actors Brian Baumgartner, Angela Kinsey and Oscar Nunez ("The Office") offer their support to a contestant as he tries for $1 million.
#14 - Episode 326
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/25/2007
A Los Angeles woman and a mother of sextuplets each play special 25-case games as they play for the $1 million top prize, while trying to avoid cases filled with coal, egg nog and fruitcake.
#15 - Episode 327
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 1/2/2008
Sept. 11 World Trade Center attack survivor Will Jimeno tries his luck at becoming a millionaire.
#16 - Episode 317
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/17/2007
Sacramento Sirens football player Kimberly Bradshaw tries for the top prize of $1 million.
#17 - Episode 336
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 1/6/2008
Singer Deborah Gibson and actor Corey Feldman help players try for the top prize in an episode with a 1970s and '80s theme.
#18 - Episode 329
Season 3 - Episode 28 - Aired 1/7/2008
Motocross champion James "Bubba" Stewart surprises a contestant; a Hawaiian plays the game with five $1 million cases in the mix.
#19 - Episode 330
Season 3 - Episode 29 - Aired 1/9/2008
A Hawaiian returns to complete his game with three $1 million cases still on the board.
#20 - Episode 331
Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 1/14/2008
An Arizona nurse tries her luck at becoming a millionaire.
#21 - Episode 332
Season 3 - Episode 31 - Aired 1/16/2008
Comic Ellen DeGeneres appears as a celebrity briefcase model.
#22 - Episode 333
Season 3 - Episode 32 - Aired 1/21/2008
A New York man and a Kentucky woman try their luck at becoming millionaires.
#23 - Episode 334
Season 3 - Episode 33 - Aired 1/23/2008
A Kentucky woman returns to finish her game.
#24 - Episode 323
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/5/2007
As she plays for $1 million, an Arizona woman finds out she has two chances to win the top prize when her husband plays the game online.
#25 - Episode 347
Season 3 - Episode 34 - Aired 2/4/2008
An Arizona woman plays the game with 10 $1 million cases on the board.