| $1 | |
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| Where on Board | Down left |
| Version | Deal or No Deal (US) Vas o No Vas Deal or No Deal Australia |
| No. of Winners | 6 (4 in the primetime version, 2 in the daytime version) |
| Interesting Fact | N/A |
| Nicknames | A buck, CRANBERRY SAUCE, COAL, SCRUNCHY |
$1 is the second lowest amount in the American version of Deal or No Deal.
Winners[]
Six contestants have won $1: Four on the primetime show and two on the daytime show.
- Julie Lonero on the June 5, 2007 show
- Jallah Leonard on the December 5, 2007 show
- David Vinson on the December 10, 2007 show
- Richie Bell on the October 22, 2008 (Million Dollar Mission; played with seven $1,000,000 cases)
- Marcia and Melanie on the February 6, 2009 show.
- Sonia Johnson on the November 27, 2009 show.
Sellers[]
Thirteen other people have picked the $1 case, but sold it for a greater value of money before it was won.
- Erin Birch, April 17, 2006, Deal for $167,000
- Marty Dulfon, October 2, 2006, Deal for $15,000
- Latoshia Odom, October 5, 2006, Deal for $104,000
- Anita English, November 2, 2006, Deal for $313,000
- Zanny Henseler, November 20, 2006, Deal for $83,755
- Eric Robinson, January 8, 2007, Deal for $59,000
- Kerinne Bratty, April 14, 2008, Deal for $50,000
- Robert Arellano, November 14, 2008, Deal for $3,000 ($2,000,000 top prize)
- Dick Norton, May 4, 2009, Deal for $30,000 (Daytime show)
- Denise Canard, May 11, 2009, Deal for $95,000
- Jennifer Garcia, May 11, 2009, Deal for $32,000 (Daytime show)
- Joe Satir, December 1, 2009, Deal for $59,000 (Daytime show)
- Tova Ferstenberg, January 27, 2010, Deal for $20,000 (Daytime show)
Swappers (Daytime show only)[]
An additional eight contestants on the daytime show were initially behind the $1 case, but swapped it out for a higher value.
- Asheesh Danee, October 2, 2008, Won $34,000 (New Case $400; Hewlett-Packard's Business Owners Week)
- Rocco Denoble, February 12, 2009, Won $50 (New Case $50)
- Shannon Buckels, April 3, 2009, Won $32,000 (New Case $1,000; Sterile's Visine-A Week)
- Mrs. Jennifer Diehl, March 26, 2009, Won $2,500 (New Case $5,000; teacher's week)
- Vanessa Zaccardelli, April 22, 2009, Won $27,000 (New Case $100,000)
- Jemie Sae Koo, April 10, 2009, Won $15,000 (New Case $75,000)
- Marcus Shamburger, May 14, 2009, Won $27,000 (New Case $100)
- Jeannie Greene, February 18, 2010, Won $22,500 (New Case $50)
Trivia[]
- On Thanksgiving 2007 special, the $1 was replaced by "CRANBERRY SAUCE". On the Christmas 2007 and 2008 specials, the $1 was replaced by "COAL". On the Rocking 80’s special, the $1 was replaced by a "SCRUNCHY".
- At the end of Season 5, nobody choose the $1 case.
- In Season 1 cases 9 and 11 had $1 the most (6 times each), In season 2 case 14 had $1 the most (7 times), In season 3 cases 9 and 10 had $1 the most (6 times each, 2nd season case 9 had $1 6 times), In season 4 cases 5 and 23 had $1 the most (3 times each), and In season 5 cases 7, 15, 16, and 17 had $1 the most (3 times each).