Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal

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Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal
Kapamilya Deal or No Deal Logo. The logo is based on the US logo.
Format	Game show
Created by	Endemol
Directed by	Bobet Vidanes
Presented by	Kris Aquino
Starring	26K (models) Banker
Theme music composer	Martin Schimmer
Opening theme	Deal or No Deal
Country of origin	Philippines
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	344
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Endemol
Distributor	Endemol
Broadcast
Original channel	ABS-CBN
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original run	June 5, 2006 – January 11, 2008
External links
Official website

Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal is the Philippine franchise of Deal or No Deal, hosted by former Pilipinas, Game KNB? host, Kris Aquino, which premiered on June 5, 2006 on ABS-CBN. The smallest prize has always been PHP1 (about 2¢ US, €0.01, 1p, and ¥2), but the grand prize has always varied, from PHP2,000,000 (about US$47,000, €31,000, £21,000, and ¥5,000,000), to P4,000,000 (about US$94,000, €62,000, £42,000, and ¥10,000,000) for a short period, to PHP3,000,000 for the second season. The game show's tagline is "Ang Kapalaran mo, Desisyon Mo" which in turn translates in English as "Your Fate, [is] 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 its run was expanded twice, first until September 8 in the same year, and again indefinitely, because of its extreme popularity. The season finale for the first season was aired on February 23, 2007 to give way to the second season of Pinoy Big Brother.

The second season premiered June 11, 2007; it was supposed to end in October of the same year. However, on the September 20, 2007 episode, the host announced that the viewers can still continuously watch the game show. On the same episode, it was announced that the game show would be moved on an earlier timeslot. On September 24, 2007, Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal became pre-programming for TV Patrol World. The show finished its second season on January 11, 2008 to give way to the second Philippine version of Wheel of Fortune, which Aquino also hosts.^[1]

A third season has been announced, set for a date yet to be announced.

[edit] Gameplay

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 identically dressed models called the 26K 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 PHP3,000,000. 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 usually lower than the mean. In more recent episodes, the banker "punishes" a player of opening a large amount by offering a very small amount, despite the number of larger amounts still left in play. The player is then asked by Kris the title question: "Deal or no Deal?"

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.

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.

[edit] 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 offers 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).

The left side of the money board contains the small amounts, while the right side contains the big amounts. 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.

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). On its second season, PHP2,500 and PHP5,000 came back in the board and new amounts like PHP250 and PHP250,000 appeared replacing the amounts, PHP750, PHP200,000, PHP300,000 and PHP400,000 of the first season together with the top amount of the season which is the PHP3,000,000.

The sums of the 26 briefcase values are:

• Season 1: PHP4,596,066
• 4M Edition: PHP8,663,566
• Season 2: PHP7,020,566

[edit] Changes

Aside from the revamp of the money board in the second season, set designs were changed.

• The podium where the button is found has been modified. The button itself now resembles a siren (except it itself does not make a sound until pressed). It looks like a sink and also lights up whenever the phone rings.
• The landscape behind the 26K has been changed from a night cityscape to a sunset scene with columns. The staircase where the 26K stand now also has columns and two more flights of stairs. Because of this, the models can appear from behind and at the side of the staircase.
• The entrance of the 26K whenever Kris asks them to bring down the cases changed. The 26K theme was modified and became longer. There was also choreography included aside from the typical modeling entrance of the girls. The audiences also clap along with the entrance of the girls.
• There is a bridge connecting from the Banker's skybox. It bears the show's logo.
• The money board now has an illuminated frame.
• The telephone now resembles the one used in the US version, only she places the phone buttons-down. It has a pyramid-shaped base and a disc below the base which lights up like the podium.
• The vault door is nowhere to be found. Instead, Kris comes out from a room at the back of the set.
• The section for the players' companions is now a metal bench.
• The staircase is much higher than it used to be.
• The theme color of the set is red (in contrast to black/gray in the first season).
• As the show ends, ten girls enter from the back of the staircase and wave at the audience in silhouette.

[edit] Text promos

[edit] 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:

On November 13, 2006, a segment was made that was named: Kapamilya, Katext, Deal or No Deal. 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:

[edit] Ka-Text, Deal or No Deal

Along with the show's return, a new promo was launched, named after the first text promo Ka-text, Deal or No Deal, wherein home viewers can win half of either what the contestant has won or the contents of the chosen briefcase (i.e. ranging from 50¢ to PHP1,500,000). Viewers can text the contestant's possible final response of "Deal" or "No Deal." Texting stops after the contestant has made his/her final decision. The next day, a winner is chosen from those who texted; if the contestant's final decision is "No Deal," only those who text the same response would win. On the other hand, when the contestant says "Deal," all who texted will be considered, regardless of response; what the winner would receive depends on the response.

[edit] Unnamed text promo

In a third promotion, this time using the show's title, viewers were invited to guess which briefcase contained the three million pesos. Those who correctly guessed the said briefcase would win PHP25,000 plus a "noche buena" package.

[edit] 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 and whatever the barangay captain will get, it will be donated to the barangay funds. A different set of text messaging instructions are given for interested barangay captains. The first episode involving barangay captains began on February 6, 2007.

[edit] Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal sa Cebu

On November 30 to December 1, the show finally made its first out-studio episodes at the parking lot of SM City Cebu. The stage made for the show was noticeably larger, having a larger stage and two large staircases where the model stood. The Banker would stand at the screen behind the staircases obscured by a red clouded background. He only appeared in front of his "helicopter" whenever he made his offer.

The episodes were shown from December 3 to 7. One of the contestants happened to be the mayor of Toledo City, Cebu, who played as a regular contestant.

[edit] List of jackpot winners

The term "jackpot" in this section refers to any prize, whether the banker's offer or the contestant's briefcase, that has a value of PHP1,000,000 or higher than it.

So far, only Terry Lim Cua, Allen Paul Aguada, and Jerhan Mama-O won the largest amount, which is 2,000,000 pesos.

[edit] Statistics

• Highest potential offer: PHP2,250,000 (August 6, 2007)
• Highest banker's offer accepted: PHP1,250,000 (October 2, 2007)

[edit] Celebrity games

Main article: List of Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal celebrity players

[edit] Parodies

• 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.^[2] 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’,"^[3] referring to the Laban o Bawi segment of GMA-7's Eat Bulaga.
• Noynoy Aquino, Kris Aquino's brother and a senatorial candidate for the 2007 Philippine Midterm Elections, released a "Deal or No Deal" inspired political advertisement for television. In the commercial, Kris recalled how strict Noynoy was as well as how hard he struggled to take care of the family as requested by their father Ninoy Aquino prior to their father's assassination. Kris even made a "Deal" pose and catchphrase in the last part of the commercial, signifying her way of convincing the voters to vote for him. Ironically, Noynoy's response to Kris in the ad was "Ayos, Game Na", inspired from the catchphrase of Kris Aquino's game show Pilipinas, Game KNB?. Noynoy won the senate race and landed on the 6th out of 12 slots.^[4]
• On the October 12, 2007 episode, McDonalds Philippines launched its advertisement featuring Kris Aquino playing "Meal or No Meal" over the counter with a McDonalds cashier. The McDonalds crew featured in the commercial were holding trays instead of briefcases containing the "value meals" that can be selected by patrons of the fastfood chain.

[edit] 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.^[5]

• In his January 18, 2007 column, Nestor U. Torre 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 pesos in potential top winnings. With its P4 million pot for the 2007 run of the first season, he pointed out that it is now the best game show to beat.^[6]

• 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, Star Circle Quest grand champion, at Morning Girls with Kris and Korina (previously aired on the same network). Hero and his brother reacted at GMA-7's Startalk saying that the host's remarks were 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.

[edit] Deal or No Deal USA visits the Philippines

The US version of Deal or No Deal visited the Philippines from April 22 to 25, 2008, to tape a special episode as part of the show's ongoing World Tour. In this special edition, all elements of the Filipino version were used, except that the game was played by American rules, using American money and contestants. Kris Aquino joined US host Howie Mandel as co-host.^{[7] [8] [9]} This special episode, the "first stop" of the US series' World Tour, aired on the American NBC network on May 5, 2008. Although the Estonian stop was taped earlier, the Philippine one was the first to air because Endemol USA "loved the episode so much," according to ABS-CBN business unit head Alou Almaden.^[10]

ABS-CBN acquired the rights to broadcast the special episode from Endemol USA and it will be aired soon.^[11]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Official Kapamilya Deal Or No Deal website
• ABS-CBN Now
• Kapamilya: Deal Or No Deal? at Telebisyon.net