family members or colleagues) to the edge of the stage for advice on case selection and whether to accept offers. However, only the contestant's decisions are counted as part of the game. If a contestant accepts one of the Banker's first eight offers, and if time permits, the host encourages the contestant to play through additional rounds to see what would have happened if they had not accepted the offer. If time runs short, the last value that was higher than the contestant's taken offer is eliminated in the proveout, the contestant wasn't going to win much, or if there are only two cases remaining, the host opens the contestant's case to see whether their deal is a good or bad one, and then all of the remaining cases are opened at once. 2018 changes For the 2018 revival on CNBC, the Banker was female instead of male and instead of a wireless phone Mandel used an iPhone for the banker calls. Once per game, the contestant could counter the Banker's offer after any round by naming a higher price to stop playing. If the Banker accepted the counter-offer, the contestant received the amount they had stated and the game ended immediately. If the banker rejected the counter-offer, the contestant will have to play onto the next round. Similar to the syndicated series, there was no option to swap cases after the final round, when only the contestant's case and one other were still in play. If the contestant rejected the Banker's final offer (and the contestant had their own counter-offer rejected, if applicable), they received the amount in the originally chosen case, plus any applicable bonuses. Payout structure On Deal or No Deal, the values hidden in the 26 briefcases typically range from US$0.01 to US$1,000,000 (all 26 cases total US$3,418,416.01): Some special episodes feature a board with doubled values, and others feature multiple increases of possible prizes. Models Deal or No Deal features 26 models who each bear one of the cases in play. Broadcast history Seasonal rankings (based on the average total viewers per episode) of Deal or No Deal on NBC. Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps. All times mentioned are in the Eastern and Pacific time zones. Season one (2005–2006) Early ratings for the show were extremely encouraging.