Deal or No Deal (USA)/Episode 239

Episode 239 is the forty-second episode of the second season of Deal or No Deal, and the eighty-first episode overall.

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Gameplay

Los Angeles Lakers' legend Magic Johnson made a cameo appearance during Vicki Montizingo's carryover game. With just $750,000 left among the top amounts, Montizingo bailed out after just the fourth round, becoming the first contestant to bail that early. Her decision to take the $48,000 deal and run was a wise choice; in the playout, she immediately would have wiped out the $750,000 case. Her case had $50, and the top remaining amount in the gallery was $5,000.
On the first show of a series of "double stakes" prizes, new contestant Giuseppe Ianello broke the game down to five cases (including his own) before taking a $127,000 deal; left on the board were two six-figure amounts — $100,000 and $600,000 — and 2 cents. In the playout, he wound up opening the $600,000 case within two more rounds, assuring him a good deal in the end. In his case: $100,000. He was connected via satellite to his native Italy, where Italian "Deal or No Deal" host Flavia Insinnia was connected.