Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal

Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal
Kapamilya Deal or No Deal Logo. The logo is based on the US logo.
Created by	Endemol
Starring	Kris Aquino (host) 26K (models) Banker
Country of origin	Philippines
No. of episodes	165
Production
Running time	1 hour
Original release
Network	ABS-CBN
Release	June 5, 2006 – present

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Kris Aquino (right), host of Kapamilya Deal or No Deal with celebrity contestant and former Pinoy Big Brother: Celebrity Edition housemate Rico Robles.

Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal is the Philippine franchise of Deal or No Deal, hosted by Pilipinas, Game KNB? host, Kris Aquino, which premiered on June 5, 2006 on ABS-CBN. The grand prize used to be PHP2,000,000. Starting on January 1, 2007, the show's top prize became P4,000,000. The game show's tagline is "Ang Kapalaran mo, Desisyon Mo" which in turn translates in English as "Your Fate, Your Decision." This is the first weekday primetime game show in the Philippines since the so-called primetime game show craze died down in late 2002, with Pilipinas, Game KNB?, the last remaining show among the weekday primetime game shows, reformatted into a daytime one after a relatively brief hiatus (although it had a primetime spinoff called Pasko Na, Game KNB? for three weeks on December 2005 to January 2006).

The first season of the show was supposed to run until August 25, 2006, to give way to another Endemol-produced program Pinoy Dream Academy, but it was expanded for two more weeks. However, on August 30, 2006, which was within the supposed penultimate week of the show's first season, it was again announced that the show's run would be extended again due to its popularity; this time it was an indefinite extension. The network executives in a press interview announced that the show will have a break on January 2007. However, in the December 31, 2006 episode of The Buzz, Kris Aquino announced that the show will end on the week of her birthday (February 14) and will resume on June, but it is still up to the viewers if they want the show to be extended. She encouraged the viewers to send an e-mail to the producers if they want the show to cancel the season-ender.

Gameplay

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The aerial view of the Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal studio.

The Philippine version is very similar to the U.S. version of Deal or No Deal (including the logo), except for the sounds and musical scoring which were adapted from the Dutch version.

Before the game proper begins, a third party randomly places the possible amount of prize in the briefcases, which are distributed to 26 models called the 26K (identically dressed without wigs -- US style) who reveal the contents during the game. No one, including the host, knows what amounts are in the cases. Each contestant receives a new, randomly assigned set of cases. The prizes range in amounts from PHP1 to PHP4,000,000. See listing below.

After picking a case, the contestant then selects six of the remaining 25 cases, revealed one at a time. This is followed by a "phone call" by "The Banker", a mysterious figure whose face is not shown (at times a silhouette can be seen). He purportedly sits in a skybox (situated between the two audience sections) and makes an offer, via telephone to Kris (his voice is never heard) to buy the contestant's case based on the mean of the cash amounts still in play, and also based on the player's psychology. This amount is usual lower than the mean. The player is then asked by Kris the title question: "Deal or no deal?".

• The 26K hold the briefcases.
  The 26K hold the briefcases.
• To increase the Banker's offer, the briefcases to be opened must contain the smallest amounts possible.
  To increase the Banker's offer, the briefcases to be opened must contain the smallest amounts possible.
• In between rounds, the banker calls Kris Aquino over the telephone to reveal the offer of the Banker to the contestant based on the remaining amounts in the money board.
  In between rounds, the banker calls Kris Aquino over the telephone to reveal the offer of the Banker to the contestant based on the remaining amounts in the money board.
• The family and friends of the contestant are expected to help him or her decide on what briefcases should be opened and whether to deal or not.
  The family and friends of the contestant are expected to help him or her decide on what briefcases should be opened and whether to deal or not.

Should the contestant refuse the offer (by stating "No deal!"), they must choose five of the remaining cases to eliminate from consideration. The Banker makes another offer, and the game continues as before. The Banker's offer may be higher or lower than the previous offer (if a top prize is eliminated, generally the offer decreases; conversely, if lower amounts are eliminated the offer increases significantly).

The contestant is shown a button to press in case the contestant takes the banker's offer. The player can just push the button to take the offer, even without saying "Deal." On the other hand, the contestant can simply close the button's cover to imply "No Deal" without actually saying the phrase.

Subsequent rounds have the contestant withdrawing five, four, three, then two cases from play, with Banker's offer appearing in between rounds; should the contestant continue to decline The Banker's offer after the two cases were picked, he/she then eliminates one case at a time (with an intervening offer from The Banker) until two cases are left. If the player rejects the final offer, they receive whatever cash amount is contained inside the case that they originally chose.

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The contestant should cover the button, do the refusal hand-sign and say "No Deal" whenever he or she wants to open more briefcases.

Each contestant has several supporters (usually, three or four), who sit in a special section just off stage during his/her game. As the field of briefcases dwindles, one or more of the supporters are asked to consult with the contestant and help him/her make a decision. These exchanges have become emotional, particularly when very high and very small amounts remained and The Banker offers a large cash buyout. The contestant's supporters are typically revealed after the second Bank deal and before the third round; although if a contestant is doing well, Kris will let the game run its course for some time, often consulting the supporters when the tide begins to turn.

If in case the contestant decides to accept the offer of the Banker at the end of any round, the host will let him go on ("No deal" instead of "Deal" assumed at that point) until the end (At the end of every subsequent round, amount offered by the Banker is revealed to him and "No deal" is assumed) to determine if he made the correct decision.

Contestants, who joined through text messaging, are selected and screened with a series of interviews and tests, including a psychological one, before they appear on the show.

Case values

The currency of the amounts on the money board, on the briefcases, and offered by the Banker to the contestants is in Philippine pesos (PHP). Throughout the show, the peso sign is never used in all of the amounts on the money board, on the briefcases, and offered by the Banker to the contestants. It is because of the limited font and/or character support for the actual peso sign (a P with one or two horizontal parallel bars on the vertically middle part of its ascendant).

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The left side of the money board contains the small amounts, with PHP1 as the smallest amount. The right side of the money board contains the big amounts, with PHP2,000,000 as the highest amount. Amounts that are highlighted represent those that are not yet opened. The contestant is expected to press the button & to give a two-thumbs up sign whenever he gives a "Deal" to the banker's offer.

2006

1	1,000
5	2,500
10	5,000
25	10,000
50	25,000
75	50,000
100	100,000
150	200,000
200	300,000
300	400,000
400	500,000
500	1,000,000
750	2,000,000

2007

On January 1, 2007, the PHP2,500 and PHP5,000 case values were replaced by the PHP75,000 and the PHP4,000,000 case values (the latter being the highest amount).

1	1,000
5	10,000
10	25,000
25	50,000
50	75,000
75	100,000
100	200,000
150	300,000
200	400,000
300	500,000
400	1,000,000
500	2,000,000
750	4,000,000

Records and statistics

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Edna Amarille, the first millionaire of Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal.

• Highest potential offer of the Banker to the contestant: PHP2,378,000 (January 12, 2007, after accepting PHP600,000)
• Highest offer of Banker to the contestant (Deal): PHP1,127,000 (September 25, 2006)
• Highest offer of Banker to the contestant (No deal): PHP1,400,000 (December 29, 2006)
• Lowest offer of Banker to the contestant (Deal): PHP30 (July 25, 2006)
• Lowest offer of Banker to the contestant (No deal): PHP1 (August 23, 2006)
• Lowest first offer of Banker to the contestant: PHP1 (August 23, 2006 & January 15, 2007)
• Highest first offer of Banker to the contestant: PHP100,000 (November 3, 2006)
• Lowest last offer of Banker to the contestant: PHP3 (September 18, 2006)
• Highest last offer of Banker to the contestant: PHP1,400,000 (December 29, 2006)
• Most money won (Deal): PHP1,127,000 (September 25, 2006, by Elsa Payumo)
• Most money won (No deal): PHP2,000,000 (December 29, 2006, by Terry Lim Cua)
• Least money won (Deal): PHP30 (July 26, 2006)
• Least money won (No deal): PHP1 (August 11, 2006, by Roderick Paulate; September 18, 2006, by Mark Leviste; and December 20, 2006, by Efren "Bata" Reyes)
• Biggest offer of Banker refused in a last 2 briefcases situation: PHP1,400,000 (December 29, 2006)
• Earliest offer of Banker accepted by the contestant: 4th. January 4, 2007 (Amount accepted by contestant was P180,000, with P4,000,000 left which was eventually opened in her first Post-Deal round), September 22, 2006 (Amount accepted by the contestant was PHP100,000. Its highest potential offer of the Banker to the contestant was PHP1,000,100. His briefcase contained PHP500.) and June 15, 2006 (Amount accepted by the contestant was PHP240,000.).
• Briefcase most commonly chosen: Briefcase 8 (13 times)
• Briefcase least commonly chosen: Briefcases 14 (1 time only)
• Briefcase usually last to be opened: Briefcase no. 2
• Model usually holding the top prize (4,000,000): Mitch Garcia, Kristine Legarda and Agnes Dizon (2 times)
• Models usually holding the second top prize (2,000,000): Charmel De Asis (12 times) and Lindsay Gonzales (11 times)
• First model to hold the top prize (4,000,000): Blenda Tan (case 24, January 1, 2007)
• Model whose briefcase she's holding is commonly chosen: Mae Herrera (8 times)
• Briefcase usually containing the top prize (2,000,000): Briefcase 6 (10 times)
• Briefcase usually containing the lowest prize (PHP 1): Briefcase 23 (12 times)
• Amount most commonly in a contestant's case: PHP1,000,000 (8 times)
• Best deal by amount: PHP1,077,000 more than the case amount (PHP1,127,000 for PHP50,000, September 25, 2006)
• Best deal by ratio: 100,400 times the case amount (PHP502,000 for PHP5, August 3, 2006, by Connie Chang)
• Episodes when the briefcase picked by contestant contains PHP4,000,000:
  • January 12, 2007 (Mitch Garcia's case 8, dealt at PHP600,000)
• Episodes when the briefcase picked by contestant contains PHP2,000,000:
  • June 30, 2006 (Divine Van Berckel's case 18, dealt at PHP140,000 by Josie Cristobal)
  • July 17, 2006 (Charmel De Asis' case 19, dealt at PHP124,000)
  • August 21, 2006 (DJ Nicolas' case 20, dealt at PHP337,000)
  • December 29, 2006 (Shiela Albeda's case 8, won by Terry Lim Cua)
  • January 5, 2007 (Kristine Legarda's case 26, dealt at PHP174,000)
• Episodes when the briefcase picked by contestant contains PHP1,000,000:
  • July 24, 2006 (Shiela Albeda's case 6, dealt at PHP121,000)
  • August 7, 2006 (Angel Chichara's case 7, won by Edna Amarille)
  • August 24, 2006 (Chloe Dauden's case 17, dealt at PHP121,000)
  • August 30, 2006 (Sandeeh Orbeta's case 12, dealt at PHP140,000)
  • September 7, 2006 (Charmel de Asis' case 4, dealt at PHP299,000)
  • October 25, 2006 (Mitch Garcia's case 20, dealt at PHP121,000)
  • December 15, 2006 (Chloe Dauden's case 3, dealt at PHP300,000 by Zsa Zsa Padilla)
  • December 18, 2006 (Blenda Tan's case 16, dealt at PHP262,000)
• Episodes when the very first briefcase opened contains PHP1: June 14, 2006, August 8, 2006, September 6, 2006, November 6, 2006 and December 11, 2006.
• Episodes when the very first briefcase opened contains PHP2,000,000: June 13, 2006, July 4, 2006, July 13, 2006, August 11, 2006, August 29, 2006 and November 13, 2006.
• Episodes when the very first briefcase opened contains PHP4,000,000: January 11, 2007.
• Episode with the most significant decline of Banker's offer in amount: August 18, 2006 (PHP 5,500 after refusing PHP555,000 banker's offer in a Pre-Deal situation, losing by an amount of PHP549,500)
• Episode with the most significant decline of Banker's offer in ratio: July 6, 2006 episode (PHP300 after refusing PHP70,000 banker's offer in a Pre-Deal situation, losing 233 times the original amount)
• Non-cash prizes offered: Trip for two to Boracay (July 7, 2006, with offer attached), PSP (October 4, 2006, with no offer attached), a pair of tweezers (December 14, 2006, with offer attached), a urine basin or arinola (January 11, 2007, with offer attached), and a house donated by the Banker to Gawad Kalinga (January 15, 2007, with no offer attached; last offer already accepted beforehand).
• Briefcase usually containing the third top prize[As of 2007]: Briefcase 21 (16 times) and Briefcase 20 (19 times)
• Briefcase usually containing 4,000,000 PHP[As of 2007]: Case 22 and Case 24 [2 Times]

Models (The 26K)

As denoted, the 26K are always presented as 26 models bringing the briefcases. However, as some models take leave and are replaced by others time after time, there are in fact a total of 35 models who have appeared in the show. The following listed below are those whose full names have been confirmed.

• Agnes Dizon
• Angel Chichara
• Arbie Ramos
• Blenda Tan
• Candi Red
• Cathy Beltran
• Charisse David
• Charmel De Asis
• Chloe Dauden
• Dianna Mendoza

• Divine Van Berckel
• DJ Nicolas
• Ferleene Noguera
• Joanne De Jesus
• Josanne Salvador
• Karmela Chua
• Kristine Legarda
• Lena Perez

• Lindsay Gonzales
• Liz Alvarro
• Lorraine Asis
• Mae Herrera
• Mai Moldero
• Marcia Cruz
• Mari Wakamiya
• Missie Cruz

• Meral Ates
• Mitch Garcia
• Olive Cortez
• Pam Ortega
• Rechelle Moreno
• Rose Aban
• Sandeeh Orbeta
• Shiela Albeda
• Toni Hipolito

There are also some members who appeared for few days only, some are new members, and some are just replacements to other members of the 26K. Their nicknames (and some are in their full names) are as follows:

• Cars
• Chida
• Czarina Rosales
• Gianina Romero
• Gianne
• Fe
• Grace (1)

• Grace (2)
• Jen
• Justin
• Kat-kat
• Katrina
• Kaye
• Lollaine

• Nathalie
• Sheryll
• Tina

Kapamilya, Katext

On July 10, 2006, a text-messaging game was introduced as a new segment of the show for the viewers to participate and win cash prizes. In Katext, Deal or No Deal, there are 10 special briefcases with amounts starting from PHP5,000 to P50,000 , one of which is randomly selected for play. After a briefcase is chosen, 2 briefcases are randomly opened, after which the Banker makes an offer to buy the suitcase in play. Viewers can text whether they want to "Deal", signifying that they accept the banker's offer, or "No Deal", meaning they will accept whatever amount is in the suitcase. In the next episode, the suitcase is opened to reveal the amount it contains. If the amount in the suitcase is lower than the offer, one winner will be selected from those who texted "Deal", with the Banker's offer as the prize. If the amount in the suitcase is higher than the offer, one winner will be selected from those who texted "No Deal" to take home the amount in the suitcase. winner is chosen each day from those who texted via electronic raffle.The amounts are:

• 5,000
• 10,000
• 15,000
• 20,000
• 25,000

• 30,000
• 35,000
• 40,000
• 45,000
• 50,000

On November 13, 2006, the segment was renamed as Kapamilya, Katext. The range of the amounts inside the case still increased by PHP5,000 starting from PHP10,000, but the highest amount inside the case is PHP100,000. Same procedures still apply, but have been modified. On Monday, one briefcase and another has been chosen. The next day after the chosen briefcase has been opened, another briefcase is chosen, and the banker's offer is based on the briefcases already opened the previous day. This new process continues throughout the week.The amounts are:

• 10,000
• 15,000
• 20,000
• 25,000
• 30,000

• 35,000
• 40,000
• 45,000
• 50,000
• 100,000

Tulong sa Barangay

Prior to the start of the 4 Million Edition, a commercial of the show was released where Barangay Captains were invited to join and play as studio contestants. The aim of Tulong sa Barangay is to provide help for the needs and developments of different Barangays in the Philippines by allowing the Barangay Captains to play as studio contestants. A different set of text messaging instructions are given for interested Barangay Captains.

Million Peso Winners

• In the August 7, 2006 episode, Edna Amarille became the first person to win the second top prize of a million pesos, which was the largest prize in a no-deal situation at the time. Edna claimed that omens from her late daughter prompted her to defend her chosen briefcase (number 7) all the way to the end.

• In the September 25, 2006 episode, Elsa Payumo became the second millionaire of the show and the first millionaire on a Deal situation. She accepted the banker's offer of PHP1,127,000.

• On December 29, 2006, Terry Lim Cua became the first winner of the top prize of PHP2,000,000. He is also the third millionaire winner and the first male winner. It was in this episode where the Banker was so emotional that he was showing various antics of disappointments. The banker spoke to him over the phone and congratulated him while Kris Aquino asked for Cua's necklace and shared the closing announcement of Deal or No Deal with him in the episode. The final three unexposed values were the three highest prizes (PHP2,000,000, PHP1,000,000 and PHP500,000) and the final two briefcases contained the two highest amounts.

Trivia

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Terry Lim Cua became the very first P2,000,000 winner. During his game, the last two remaining unopened amounts were P1,000,000 and P2,000,000. He refused the banker's offer of P1,400,000.

• The very first contestant of the game show was Mae Rivera, during its pilot week featuring celebrities. The very first non-celebrity contestant was Fely Marie Miras, who played a week after Rivera.

• The July 7, 2006 episode had the first two non-monetary offers from the banker: a 3-day, 3-night stay at a five-star hotel and a trip to Boracay, both "all-expenses paid." The couple would refuse each offer and later took the final banker's offer of PHP79,000. Despite the fact that their briefcase contained PHP300,000, they still got the Boracay vacation courtesy of Kris.

• On July 10, 2006, Kris commented that the contestant was able to remove completely all the low values in a full game for the first time, with 3 high values remaining. The contestant won the highest prize in a No-Deal situation (PHP200,000) at the time. Coincidentally, it was in this episode when the host revealed that the 20% of winnings are subject to prize tax, as all game shows in the Philippines do.

• For the first time, the banker offered amounts where the digits are the same. On July 12, 2006, the initial offer of the banker was PHP33,333, then it became PHP44,444, then down to PHP8,888, then up again to PHP22,222, then down again to PHP5,555, and lastly, down to PHP2,222. The banker eventually offered PHP6,000, which the contestant accepted.

• At the August 18, 2006 episode, a contestant accepted an offer worth PHP199,000 with PHP75, PHP400, PHP500, P400,000, and PHP2,000,000 still in play. In the Post-Deal portion, she left PHP500 and PHP2,000,000 left unopened. Interestingly, the potential final offer was never revealed, although that final offer would have been about a million pesos (the mean of the two remaining values). Her timing turned out to be good as her case (number 8) contained only PHP500.

• At the August 23, 2006 episode, the banker offered PHP1 at the first round, being his lowest bank offer ever made. The contestant won PHP100. The host even asked the contestant if he doesn't have any luck in his life.

• The August 24, 2006 episode was the very first time the voice of one of the 26K was heard. As stated in the records and statistics section above, the briefcase that contains the top prize went to the hands of Charmel De Asis the most number of times. Kris took note of this and asked her about it. Charmel responded that she too gets nervous whenever she opens the briefcase as she (like everybody else) does not know the value inside. She also revealed that 26K randomly pick up the briefcases (originally, who got which briefcase was determined by lottery). Charmel also stated that night that she usually has a large amount whenever she holds briefcases located on the back portion of the stage, this caused reactions from the audience. Luckily for Charmel, Kris, that night's contestant, and everybody else, Charmel's briefcase contained only PHP300. The said contestant went on to take the PHP214,000 offer; her briefcase contained only PHP100,000 with the two million being the only other amount.
  • It is also for the same reason of holding the top prize for the most number of times, as well as her recognizable face, that Charmel rose to so much noteriety that some contestants choose her briefcase later in their respective games and picking the briefcase she was holding became a perceived test of courage. On the October 18, 2006 episode, one pregnant contestant was even advised to name her unborn child after the model should that child be a girl. Charmel's notoriety exists despite Sandeeh Orbeta and Lindsay Gonzales recently tying the record.

• The August 29, 2006 episode was the first episode when the contestant chose (in the first round) the first two briefcases containing first PHP2,000,000, then PHP1,000,000, in which Kris declared that round the worst round of all. The offer of the Banker to the contestant after the round was PHP3.
  • The incident of two consecutive chosen briefcases by the contestant (in round 2) containing two 7-digit amounts happened again in the November 2, 2006 episode, but this time, the first one contained PHP1,000,000 , while the other one contained PHP2,000,000.
    • The same incident happened again during Cesar Montano's game last December 8, 2006, when he opened the last two of the five cases in round 2.

• The September 5, 2006 episode was the first episode that Kris deviated from the norm by wearing a formal-style blouse and trousers set. Until that point, she has worn a gown in every episode. She reverted to wearing a gown the next episode. Near the end of the show, Kris always thanks her hair dressers and the people who brought her her gown.

• Kris again wore a formal-style blouse and trousers set in the September 19, 2006 episode, where the contestant, Pammy de Chavez, almost won the two million, only to discover that her briefcase contained PHP50,000. The final offer that night was a peso shy of a million, which she refused. The PHP2,000,000 that night was in Sandeeh Orbeta's case 11. (See Records and statistics above.) A week later, Elsa Payumo encountered the same situation, this time being offered PHP1,127,000 which she accepted, making her the show's second millionaire in the process. Her briefcase also contained PHP50,000.

• The October 4, 2006 game marked the first time the banker gave away something that is not part of an offer. A contestant's son cried after the PHP2,000,000 was opened from inside the briefcase he picked for his mother, the contestant, with the PHP1,000,000 making its appearance earlier in the game. In consolation, the banker decided to send the boy a PSP. The contestant eventually took the final offer of PHP11,000 with her chosen briefcase containing only PHP750.

• The October 18, 2006, marks the first episode wherein not all of the 26K entered the studio from behind the stairs as the usually do. While some of them did enter from behind the stairs, the others walked in front of the stairs before taking their places.

• The October 20, 2006 episode was the gameshow's 100th episode. The contestant was a blind man, accompanied by his wife. He accepted the Banker's offer of PHP472,000, with PHP1, PHP25,000 and PHP2,000,000 left in play. In the post-deal round, he opened the top prize and his chosen briefcase contained PHP25,000.

• The November 3, 2006 episode was the first episode when the offers of the Banker to the contestant did not go below PHP100,000.

• The November 24, 2006 episode featured 26 Miss Earth 2006 candidates taking over the roles of the 26K. There are listed here according to the briefcases they held.

Miss France's briefcase contained the top prize. Miss Bolivia (Jessica Anne Jordan) was also seen in the audience that night. Miss Earth 2006's coronation night were held two nights after the episode. It was also in this episode when the Banker still increased his offer even when the contestant opened P500,000 in the 5th round, being the highest remaining unopened amount.

• In the December 4, 2006 episode, Kris' mother, former Philippine president Corazon Aquino, appeared in the show as a member of the audience in a surprise cameo.

• For the Christmas Season, the 26K wear red Christmas-inspired hats complemented with Santa hats. The contestants also receive a Christmas-motif cake from a show's sponsor.

• The December 14, 2006 episode was the first episode wherein the Banker offered the contestant to switch the last two briefcases (the chosen one and the last one unopened). The contestant decided to keep her chosen briefcase, yet took the banker's earlier offer of PHP49,999. Her briefcase contained PHP150. Had the contestant agreed to the switch and then said "No deal" to the PHP49,999 offer, she would have won PHP100,000, the only other unopened amount.

• In the January 12, 2007 was the first episode wherein the studio contestant of the day chose the briefcase containing the top prize, the PHP4,000,000, to be her briefcase. She chose briefcase 8. It marks also the first episode wherein the host cried because she pitied the contestant about what happen to her life. She dealt for PHP600,000.

Celebrity Players

• The following are the movie, TV, and music personalities who became contestants in the game show. Those with an asterisk played on the first week while those with a plus sign won at least PHP100,000 in any situation:

• • Mae Rivera*
  • Rico Robles*⁺
  • Debraliz*
  • Onyok Velasco*
  • Dimples Romana*⁺
  • Blakdyak*⁺
  • Katherine Luna
  • Mickey Ferriols
  • Franzen Fajardo
  • Roderick Paulate

• • Angelu de Leon
  • Amy Perez
  • Toni Gonzaga⁺
  • Claudine Barretto
  • Bea Alonzo⁺
  • Matt Evans
  • Rica Peralejo⁺
  • John Estrada and Randy Santiago
  • Nova Villa⁺
  • Judy Ann Santos

• • Maricel Soriano⁺
  • Dagul
  • Ai Ai de las Alas
  • Cesar Montano
  • Sarah Geronimo
  • Zsa Zsa Padilla⁺
  • Nadia Montenegro
  • Boy Abunda
  • Bong Revilla, Jr.⁺
  • Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson

• • Anne Curtis
  • Vhong Navarro⁺
  • Yeng Constantino

• The following are "celebrity" contestants who are neither movie, TV, nor music personalities, but are prominent people themselves.
  • Alfonso "Boy" Umali, Jr. (Oriental Mindoro representative)
  • Rene Mariano (the psychic who predicted Hero Angeles's downfall from showbiz)
  • Mark Leviste (Batangas Provincial Board Member; played as a regular contestant)
  • Ogie Diaz (gossip columnist and showbiz talk show host)
  • Jinggoy Estrada (actor, senator, and son of former president Joseph Estrada)
  • Efren "Bata" Reyes (professional billiards player)
  • Noli de Castro (Philippine Vice-President; interestingly, a former news anchorman of ABS-CBN's TV Patrol & MGB host)
  • Manny Pacquiao (boxing champion)

Celebrity Games Related Trivia

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Celebrity Roderick Paulate is the first contestant who won PHP1, the lowest prize offered in the game, and the lowest prize in a No Deal situation.

• September 28, 2006 is marked with the very first airing of a replay since the show started. Celebrity gossip columnist and TV host Ogie Diaz's game was supposed to be shown on that day, but a replay of the June 12 episode (the second half of Blakdyak's game) was aired instead. No official reason was announced as to why this happened, although it can be attributed to the massive power outage in the entire island of Luzon caused by winds emitted by Typhoon Milenyo; the change in the airing of the game was probably an assurance that no viewer of the show would miss Diaz's game because of the blackout. Diaz's episode was aired the following day.

• On October 2, 2006, Bea Alonzo became the biggest celebrity winner, accepting the banker's final offer of PHP900,000 with PHP100 and PHP2,000,000 being the only unexposed values left. Her briefcase contained only PHP100 while the two million was once again in the hands of model Charmel de Asis.

• Former Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition housemate Matt Evans from The Adventures of Pedro Penduko is the youngest ever single contestant in the show. He was twelve days shy of his 18th birthday when he played in the October 10, 2006 episode and took the Banker's offer of PHP80,000. His chosen briefcase contained PHP1,000. Only his fellow housemate Kim Chiu (16) is even younger; she and loveteam partner Gerald Anderson played in the January 8, 2007 episode, where they won PHP100,000 in a No Deal situation. Ordinarily, one should be at least 18 years old to be a constestant of the show.

• In the December 1, 2006 episode, midget comedian Dagul became the show's shortest ever contestant. In fact, he is so short, he had to sit on a high chair just to reach the top of the podium which hold the button. Child actors from Goin' Bulilit, where he appears as the only resident adult, were also with him to cheer him on. Dagul defended his briefcase to the end, winning PHP750.

• In the December 8, 2006 episode featuring Cesar Montano, the 26K wore red gowns and Santa hats as its theme for Christmas. Cesar chose briefcase 7. The host asked Cesar if the case signifies his plans of moving to rival network GMA-7. During the last round of the Post-Deal game, Kris said that if the briefcase contains PHP1.00, Cesar will remain as part of ABS-CBN. The case indeed contained PHP1.00. Cesar dealt for PHP7,500.

• In the December 15, 2006 episode featuring singer and actress Zsa Zsa Padilla, she became the very first celebrity to pick a briefcase containing a million pesos. She dealt for PHP300,000 with the remaining amounts PHP300, PHP400 and PHP1,000,000 which were the same also to the amounts left in the episode of the celebrity Amy Perez last October 24,2006.

• In the January 2, 2007 episode, action star and Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. became the second-highest celebrity winner next to Bea Alonzo. He dealt for PHP500,000. His case contained only PHP5. He said that he will donate the money he won to the victims of the recent typhoon "Reming" in the Bicol Region.

• In the January 8, 2007, featuring the young loveteam Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson, were the youngest ever couple contestant in the show. They also plugged their incoming soap opera "Sana Maulit Muli" which was premiered in the same station 2 hours later. They won PHP100,000 in a No Deal situation.

• For the first time since the pilot week, the show held its celebrity week featuring celebrities as contestants from January 15-19, 2007. Such move was made to counter the pilot week of GMA-7's Asian Treasures. The celebrities that played for the celebrity week were Philippine Vice-President Noli De Castro, Anne Curtis from Maging Sino Ka Man, Vhong Navarro from Agent X44, Yeng Constantino (Pinoy Dream Academy champion), and boxing champion Manny Pacquiao.

• In the January 15, 2006 episode featuring Philippine Vice-President Noli De Castro, the banker offered a P60,000 worth of house as a donation for Gawad Kalinga, a rehabilitation charity organization in the Philippines. The donation was made by the banker despite the fact that Vice-President De Castro only won PHP9,999 in a Deal situation, with his chosen briefcase containing only PHP1,000. It was the first time in Philippine TV history when a high-ranking public official from the executive branch of Philippine government joined a television game show.

Parodies

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Toni Gonzaga in Kapamilya Meal or No Meal of Gudtaym.

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Joey de Leon (right) impersonates Kris Aquino in a spoof called 'Kabaranggay, Beer or No Beer' on ABC 5

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Dolphy as contestant John H. Puruntong in "John En Shirley".

• Toni Gonzaga of Gudtaym (a sitcom previously aired on the same network) hosted "Kapamilya Meal or No Meal," which was a parody of the show. Filipinos from low income brackets were invited to the studio to play for the meal they wish to eat. The contestants were literally not given dinner to eat before the game. In the pilot episode, the contestant won and got to eat tuyo (dried fish). The prizes were lechon (roasted pig) with PHP6,000 , tinolang manok (stewed chicken soup) with PHP3,000 , adobong daga (rat stewed with soy sauce), tuyo (dried fish) and asin (salt).
• Wazzup Wazzup of Studio 23 (owned by the same network) also came up with a parody dating segment titled "Kazupista, Feel or No Feel".
• ABC 5's Wow Maling Mali, hosted by Joey de Leon, impersonating Kris Aquino, made a spoof named "Kabaranggay, Beer or No Beer", with some males as the crossdressing version of the (less than) 26K, and a go go dancing-Banker in a covered cage, offering beer in exchange with the briefcases.
• John En Shirley, a sitcom aired on the same network, featured an episode where the one of the title characters, John H. Puruntong (portrayed by Philippine Comedy King Dolphy) played as a contestant of the game show. The episode was aired on September 16, 2006. John fought for his briefcase until the end, refusing the banker's offer of PHP101,000. His briefcase contained PHP200,000, while the other remaining briefcase contained PHP1.
• When the Commission on Elections opened the filing of candidacy for the midterm senatorial elections in the Philippines last January 15, 2007, several individuals applied for candidacy, even those that are considered nuisance candidates like a certain Daniel Magtira who introduced himself as Kris Aquino's husband. After two days, a certain Julieto Esmeralda Sr., who claims to be both a pastor and a businessman, filed his candidacy referring to himself as Mr. Deal signifying his aiming of building a culture of optimism to prevail among Filipinos. He was quoted on National TV saying "“I want people to know that the answer to everything is always ‘deal’, walang laban o bawi, always ‘deal’," referring to the Laban o Bawi segment of GMA-7's Eat Bulaga.

Nationwide Ratings

In the January 15, 2007 issue of BusinessWorld, a local broadsheet containing Business reports, AGB-Nielsen Media Research, the official ratings provider, released for the first time the official results of its Nationwide Urban Television Audience Measurement. The NUTAM was officially launched last October 16, 2006 to determine the TV ratings and audience share of local TV Programs from the different urban areas in the Philippines. The Nationwide Viewing Panel results for the week ending January 6, 2007, showed that in terms of individuals, 8 out of top 10 programs came from ABS-CBN and the P4M Edition and Original Edition of Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal, are ranked first and second, respectively. In terms of households, all top 10 programs came from ABS-CBN with the P4M Edition and Original Edition of the game show ranking first and third, respectively. The results prove that Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal P4M Edition is the number one TV show in the Philippines.

Criticisms & Controversies

• Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Nestor U. Torre expressed disappointment on the show because it is not "all that spellbinding and empathetic" since the briefcase a contestant has chosen would keep it to the end (contrary to some versions which exchanging briefcases is allowed). Also, he pointed out that the format of the show limited Aquino's effectivity as a host.

• In Nelson U. Torre's another column, he expressed that the game show makes it so difficult for its players to win big because it’s based on sheer luck, with a player’s fate being sealed by the choice he makes of a particular briefcase to place his hopes on at the start of the game. He cited that another major factor that reduces players’ winnings is the “greed” motive that pushes contestants to reject already substantial deals from the show’s resident “banker,” because they want to make even more money by pushing the game into the next round. However, Torre does recognize that subsequent contestants were the first to benefit from the game show’s beefed-up top prize and will bring new excitement in everyone involved—the contestants, the studio audience, and the host. He mentioned that the move to double the game’s pot sets the show apart from other game programs, many of which offer a couple of million bucks in potential top winnings. With its new P4 million pot, he pointed out that it is now the best game show to beat.

• The July 14, 2006 episode featuring psychic Rene Mariano became controversial when the host complemented Rene's abilities because the latter predicted the end of the career of Hero Angeles at Morning Girls with Kris and Korina (previously aired on the same network), Star Circle Quest grand champion. Hero and his brother reacted at GMA-7's Startalk saying that the host's remarks where unnecessary and foul.

• The November 6, 2006 episode received a lot of criticisms from viewers when the Banker offered the contestant the amount of P40,000 in exchange of his cousin being out of the studio. The contestant accepted the terms, getting the aforementioned offer instead of the original offer of just P300. When the contestant's cousin was sent out, his face was shown at the money board during the game.

External links

• ABS-CBN Entertainment Feature Hit Int'l show Deal or No Deal is now a Kapamilya
• ABS-CBN Now
• Kapamilya Deal or No Deal fansite