À prendre ou à laisser
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À prendre ou à laisser is the French version of Deal or No Deal
. It was premièred in January 2004 on TF1
. It is hosted by "Arthur", the vice-president of Endemol
-France and popular radio presenter.
The 22 boxes represent the 22 régions of France
, with each contestant coming from that region. The prizes range from €
0.01 to €500,000; and include (normally) three "joke" prizes (e.g. a cup or a coathanger
) and a "joker", containing an amount determined by the number of contestants who answer the "selection-question" correctly. The "joker" is €10,000 multiplied (sometimes €30,000) by the number of correct answers.
There has been at least one winner of the €500,000 prize, by Sabrina on 29 November 2005. However, a contestant won €620,000: a contestant eliminated all the boxes without the €1,000,000 box and a box which contains the CD. The contestant sold his box for €620,000, and he had the CD in his box. It is always considered by "l'affaire du siècle" (deal of the century).
Other factors particular to the French version is that the prize is shared with a viewer who has
phoned in to enter the competition; and offers of an "échange" (change of box) are fairly frequent.
In 2006, the graphics were changed to be more similar to the American version
. The top prize was raised to €1,000,000, and the number of boxes was raised to 24. The number of French régions stated on the opening titles was also 24, two more people representing an overseas department (départements d'outre-mer
) and an ex-pat. Alongside revised graphics, the set was also heavily revamped.
After being axed in late 2006, it was re-commissioned on 5 January 2009 and the prize was lowered back to €500,000, with a new graphics and music being similar to the United States syndicated version and the set being similar to the UK version. It now has a 45 minute slot at 6:30 pm (French hour) every weekday. the show still has 24 boxes keeping some of the larger prize boxes. Since his come back, "A prendre ou A laisser" has known only one €500,000 winner. On 23 January 2009, Marie-Ange had a €500,000 box and she refused all banker's offers (until €210,000).
The new season of the show has started on 12 April 2010.
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which was the Dutch Miljoenenjacht produced by Dutch producer Endemol. It is played with up to 26 cases with certain sums of money...
. It was premièred in January 2004 on TF1
TF1
TF1 is a national French TV channel, controlled by TF1 Group, whose major share-holder is Bouygues. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network...
. It is hosted by "Arthur", the vice-president of Endemol
Endemol
Endemol is an international television production and distribution company based in the Netherlands, with subsidiaries and joint ventures in 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Dominican Republic, Poland,...
-France and popular radio presenter.
The 22 boxes represent the 22 régions of France
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
, with each contestant coming from that region. The prizes range from €
Euro
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0.01 to €500,000; and include (normally) three "joke" prizes (e.g. a cup or a coathanger
Clothes hanger
A clothes hanger, coat hanger or coathanger, is a device in the shape of:* Human shoulders designed to facilitate the hanging of a coat, jacket, sweater, shirt, blouse or dress in a manner that prevents wrinkles, with a lower bar for the hanging of trousers or skirts.* Clamp for the hanging of...
) and a "joker", containing an amount determined by the number of contestants who answer the "selection-question" correctly. The "joker" is €10,000 multiplied (sometimes €30,000) by the number of correct answers.
There has been at least one winner of the €500,000 prize, by Sabrina on 29 November 2005. However, a contestant won €620,000: a contestant eliminated all the boxes without the €1,000,000 box and a box which contains the CD. The contestant sold his box for €620,000, and he had the CD in his box. It is always considered by "l'affaire du siècle" (deal of the century).
Other factors particular to the French version is that the prize is shared with a viewer who has
phoned in to enter the competition; and offers of an "échange" (change of box) are fairly frequent.
In 2006, the graphics were changed to be more similar to the American version
Deal or No Deal (US game show)
Deal or No Deal is the American version of the international game show of Dutch origin of the same name. The show was hosted by Howie Mandel, and premiered on December 19, 2005, on National Broadcasting Company . The hour-long show typically aired at least twice a week during its run, and included...
. The top prize was raised to €1,000,000, and the number of boxes was raised to 24. The number of French régions stated on the opening titles was also 24, two more people representing an overseas department (départements d'outre-mer
Département d'outre-mer
An overseas department is a department of France that is outside metropolitan France. They have the same political status as metropolitan departments. As integral parts of France and the European Union, overseas departments are represented in the National Assembly, Senate, and Economic and Social...
) and an ex-pat. Alongside revised graphics, the set was also heavily revamped.
After being axed in late 2006, it was re-commissioned on 5 January 2009 and the prize was lowered back to €500,000, with a new graphics and music being similar to the United States syndicated version and the set being similar to the UK version. It now has a 45 minute slot at 6:30 pm (French hour) every weekday. the show still has 24 boxes keeping some of the larger prize boxes. Since his come back, "A prendre ou A laisser" has known only one €500,000 winner. On 23 January 2009, Marie-Ange had a €500,000 box and she refused all banker's offers (until €210,000).
The new season of the show has started on 12 April 2010.