For the first time, viewers at home are giving the opportunity to vote the next Deal or No Deal model for the upcoming 2008-2009 season. Starting on April 21st, 2008, and running for eight episodes, viewers may by text message their votes or submit it online exactly like in the Lucky Case Game. Below is the list of models along with the results.
^ Replaced Celine De Sauvage in the Interactive Model Search.
Season One of Deal or No Deal was a season of many substitute models as the show was trying to form its identity as the premier game show that it is today. Many of them appeared on the show only a few times. This list of models is as followed:
Howie traveled to three different places around the world with American contestants to play Deal or No Deal in other countries where the game show is also popular. In addition, models of each respective international Deal or No Deals were used.
5/5/08 – The Philippines’ Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal.
5/7/08 – Estonia’s Võta või jäta (English: “Take or Leave”).
5/14/08 – South Africa’s Deal or No Deal.
In the first hour of the special two-hour Winner Takes All Star Wars’s episode, the twenty-six models were replaced by twenty-six Imperial Stormtroopers; In the second hour, the twenty-six models were dressed in Leia's metal bikini.
Twenty-six male firefighters from the Los Angeles and San Diego Fire Departments guest modeled as briefcase holders for the special Ladies Night edition of Deal or No Deal. Among the firefighters were Matthew and Martin Mullen, the "Southie Boys" from NBC's 2006 reality-TV series Treasure Hunters.
A special edition featuring twenty-five Miss USA 2006 delegates and Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley guest modeling as briefcase holders.
The delegates involved are:
Haleigh Stidham (AL), Kimberly Forsyth (AR), Tamiko Nash (CA), Ashlee Greenwell (DE), Cristin Duren (FL), Catherine Warren (IL), Bridget Bobel (IN), Tara Conner (KY), Christina Cuenca (LA), Katee Stearns (ME), Tiffany Kelly (MA), Danelle Gay (MI), Kristi Capel (MO), Lauren Scyphers (NV), Jessica Boyington (NJ), Onawa Lacy (NM), Samantha Holvey (NC), Kimberly Krueger (ND), Allison Machado (OR), Tanya Lehman (PA), Leeann Tingley (RI), Lacie Lybrand (SC), Soben Huon (UT), Amber Copley (VA) and Jessica Wedge (WV).
