Deal or No Deal (USA)/Episode 342

Episode 342
Season 3, Episode 46
Airdate	March 17, 2008
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Episode 342 is the forty-sixth episode of the third season of Deal or No Deal, and the one hundred fifty-fourth episode overall.

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Gameplay

The two contestants on this show took deals whilst they still had $1 million as one of their possible prizes. Did the contestants make good decisions? Read below:

• Steve Vincentini rejected the $156,000 offer he was left to ponder last time, and temporarily saw his game take a slight dip when he wiped out the $300,000 case in the fifth round. After taking out the $200,000 case, he had just the grand-prize case left and a $173,000 offer on the table. That was good enough for Vincentini, who took the offer.

In the playout, he first would have eliminated $1, boosting the potential offer to $236,000. But he would have picked the $1 million case on the next selection, ensuring him of a good deal. His case held $10, with $50 and $300 left in the gallery.

• Linda Gerard of New York wore pink-tinted eyeglasses during her game, prompting the models to do the same. During her game, she wiped out nearly all of the right side of the board, but managed to keep the $1 million case in play until the end; she also kept a safety net of $200,000 in play during most of her game.

When Gerard accepted a $165,000 offer with five cases left, she had four amounts of $75 or less, including the 1 cent and $1 cases. A bravely played game, opined Mandell, but the playout nearly proved Gerard didn't have enough guts; in succession, she would have wiped out 1 cent, $1 and $25, seeking her potential offer skyrocket to $499,000. But the audience breathed a sigh of relief when Mandell opened Gerard's case: She would have won $75, with the grand prize left in the gallery.