Casting for television show coming to Triad

Want to win some cash? Or at least get on TV? NBC's "Deal or No Deal" is holding a casting call on March 29 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Hanes Mall in Winston Salem. The only requirements are that candidates be at least 18 years of age and a legal resident of the 50 U.S. states or Washington D.C. Candidates who are energetic, outgoing, charismatic and think quickly on their feet are desirable.

"Deal or No Deal," hosted by Howie Mandel, premiered in December of 2005 and is aired on Monday at 9 p.m. and Wednesday at 8 p.m. Contestants participate in a game of odds and luck, where they try their best to win a million dollars. Models hold 26 briefcases full of numbers ranging from $0.01 to $1,000,000 while the candidate holds one briefcase that they hope contains the million.

As a pre-determined number of briefcases are open each round, the odds of the contestant's briefcase containing the grand prize fluctuates. "The Banker" proposes to trade the single briefcase for a dollar amount, as more and more cases are open. If the opened cases contain small dollar amounts, the Banker's offer goes up. However, if the contestant opens a case containing a large number, the Banker's offer will go down as the odds of the briefcase containing the million decreases. Therefore, after each session of briefcases is opened the contestant must decide the answer to the crucial question, "Deal or no deal?"