¡Allá tú!

¡Allá tú! (Spanish for "It's Your Business") is the Spanish version of Deal or No Deal. It was initially broadcast by Telecinco between 2004 and 2008 and later changed to sister channel Cuatro for a comeback in 2011, before returning to Telecinco in 2023.

¡Allá tú!
¡Allá Tú! logo in Cuatro
Presented byJesús Vázquez
Country of originSpain
No. of episodes~1,000
Production
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time50 minutes (with commercials)
Release
Original networkTelecinco
Original releaseJanuary 26, 2004 (2004-01-26) 
present
¡Allá Tú! logo in TeleCinco

The top prize is 300,000 (US$321,585). It had been €600,000 (US$643,170) for a while due to a new text game where the money the contestant wins is split evenly between the contestant and the text winner (so if the contestant wins €600,000, he or she will win €300,000 and the text player will also receive €300,000). In 2006, there was a special called La Noche de los 2.000.000€ (The night of the 2 million euro), but the top prize was €1,000,000 (US$1,071,950) and the game was played twice. The set was different as well (similar to the US version).[1] On the 850th episode, the grand prize was increased to €850,000 (US$911,157).

The original version was hosted by Jesús Vázquez, but during Jesús's break to focus on another Endemol show, Operación Triunfo, Silvia Jato and later Arturo Valls filled in for him. He reprised his role as host on both revivals.

This version of the show is very similar to the Italian version, Affari Tuoi. As in the UK, contestants open 22 boxes (though, unlike the UK, this is to represent one player from each region), rather than 26 briefcases (except for the million euro special, which actually had 26 briefcases).

On June 19, 2007, Gilbert from Tarragona became the first €600,000 winner.

On July 25, 2011, Maria del Carmen Bonilla from Asturias won €300,000 and became the second top prize winner.[2]

Gameplay

The program begins by each contestant being described by name and region (usually the newest contestant to replace the one who played last episode receives a special presentation), and then they answer a qualifying question, usually about statistics (i.e. "What percentage of the Spanish elderly have used the Internet? 1: 6%, 2: 26%, 3: 69%").[3] Out of those who answered correctly, one is drawn, who proceeds to the podium.

Before the game begins, the contestant picks one of the 22 boxes (26 cases for special episodes). Each box contains a different amount of money, from €0.10 to €300,000.

In the main game, the contestant's objective is to find out what their box contains by removing the boxes of the other 21 contestants (or 25 for specials): when each box is selected, the card with the box's value on is shown to the camera before the value of the card is out of play, and the display shows the amounts remaining.

At various points in the game, La Banca (The Banker) makes a phone call to the host and makes the contestant a cash offer to purchase their box and for the contestant to quit the game based on the value of the boxes left. The contestant then decides whether to accept the offer and end the game or decline the offer and continue playing.

In the first round the contestant opens five boxes, four in the second, three in the third and then two each in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh.

One player plays for the entire episode (except for the million-euro specials, which were longer and featured two players per episode). When their episode finishes, a new contestant replaces them in the wings.

In 2005, the money values were modified slightly, and the top prize was increased to €600,000 (though the contestant's winnings were split with a phone-in contestant and taxed).

The 2023 revival has two players on each episode, as the show is now a weekly prime time format with a runtime similar to that of the 2006 million-euro specials, and introduces two new elements to the gameplay:

  • El pulsador de la oferta extra (The Extra Offer Buzzer): Before hearing the first offer, the player is asked to guess how much money the Banker has offered to purchase the box. If the player guesses correctly or is off by €1,000 or less, they have the option to activate the buzzer and request one additional offer from the Banker, aside from the ones that happen when specific numbers of boxes remain, at any time in the game.
  • La comunidad de la suerte (The Lucky Region): The Banker can offer the player to abandon the game if it isn't going well, and instead try to guess which Spanish region is written in a smaller, silver box. The player wins €30,000 for guessing correctly in the first attempt and €10,000 for guessing correctly in the second attempt, but the player leaves without any money if neither guess is correct.[4]

Box/Case Values

NOTE: Some small values are often replaced with joke prizes (except for the million euro specials).

2004 2005-2008 2006 (La noche de los €2,000,000) 2011 2023
€0.10 €1,000 €0.10 €1,500 €0.10 €1,000 €0.10 €1,000 €0.10 €1,000
€0.50 €2,000 €0.50 €3,000 €0.50 €3,000 €0.50 €2,000 €0.50 €2,500
€1 €3,000 €1 €6,000 €1 €6,000 €1 €3,000 €1 €5,000
€5 €6,000 €5 €12,000 €5 €9,000 €5 €6,000 €5 €7,500
€10 €9,000 €10 €18,000 €10 €12,000 €10 €9,000 €10 €10,000
€20 €12,000 €30 €24,000 €15 €18,000 €20 €12,000 €20 €12,500
€50 €15,000 €50 €30,000 €30 €30,000 €50 €15,000 €50 €15,000
€100 €30,000 €100 €60,000 €50 €60,000 €100 €30,000 €100 €25,000
€200 €60,000 €300 €120,000 €100 €90,000 €200 €60,000 €250 €50,000
€300 €120,000 €600 €240,000 €200 €120,000 €300 €120,000 €500 €125,000
€600 €300,000 €900 €600,000 €300 €300,000 €600 €300,000 €750 €250,000
N/A €400 €600,000 N/A €?
€500 €1,000,000

In 2011, Box 23 ("The Green Box") could contain one of the following amounts:

€0
€30,000
€60,000
€120,000
€300,000

References

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