Deal or No Deal Island is a reality show spinoff of Deal or No Deal where teams of players are transported to the banker's private island with twists behind every palm tree and over 100 cases being hidden with millions of dollars split among them where they must retrieve so that they can play against the banker. This premiered on February 26, 2024.
Rules[]
The players engage in Survivor-style competitions in order to retrieve the standard DOND briefcases, each with random amounts of money in them. When each case is open, the one with the highest valued case in immune from elimination and nominates one of the two players with the lowest values for possible elimination.
The player nominated then enters "The Temple", where they play a straight game of DOND, with the highest valued case serving as the top case for the game. If the player makes a good deal or ends up with the highest value in that game, that player gets the chance to eliminate one of their opponents. However, if they make a bad deal or end up with the lowest valued case, they are eliminated.
All of the money earned at the end of the game is put into a progressive jackpot, which will serve as the top case in the final game, played with the last person standing.
Seasons[]
| Season | Episodes | Premiere | Finale | Prize | Contestants | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | 26 February 2024 | 13 May 2024 | $1.23 million | 13 |  Jordan Fowler |
 Amy McCoy |
| Season 2 | 12 | 7 January 2025 | 25 March 2025 | $5.8 million | 14 |  David Genat |
 Alexis Lete |
Contestants[]
| Name | Occupation / Known For | Result | Exit Episode | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Fowler |
AI and tech expert | nowrap colspan = 1 style = "background: | Episode 12 | 1st |
Amy McCoy |
Corporate benefits manager | Runner-Up | 2nd | |
 Dr. Stephanie Mitchell |
Doctor & midwife | Eliminated | Episode 11 | 3rd |
 Rob Mariano |
Five-time Survivor & two-time The Amazing Race player | Eliminated | 4th | |
 Aron Barbell |
Tax accountant | Eliminated | Episode 10 | 5th |
 Nick Grasso |
Sanitation worker | Eliminated | Episode 9 | 6th |
 Dawson Addis |
Real estate agent | Eliminated | Episode 8 | 7th |
 Alyssa Klinzing |
Fitness instructor | Eliminated | Episode 7 | 8th |
 Miranda Harrison |
Exterminator | Eliminated | Episode 5 | 9th |
 Kim Mattina |
Veteran & Sequester actress | Eliminated | Episode 4 | 10th |
 Claudia Jordan |
Real Housewives of Atlanta alum & Deal or No Deal (USA) case model | Eliminated | Episode 3 | 11th |
 Jamil Sipes |
Podcaster & host | Eliminated | Episode 2 | 12th |
 Brantzen Wong |
Vlogger & poker player | Eliminated | Episode 1 | 13th |
| Name | Occupation / Known For | Result | Exit Episode | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
David Genat |
Survivor player, host and actor | Winner | Episode 12 | 1st |
Alexis Lete |
Volleyball player, model & professional wrestler | Runner-Up | 2nd | |
 Courtney "C.K." Kim |
Corporate banker & competitive poker player | Eliminated | Episode 11 | 3rd |
 Parvati Shallow |
Five-time Survivor player | Eliminated | 4th | |
 Phillip Solomon |
Middle school teacher, choreographer & fitness instructor | Eliminated | Episode 10 | 5th |
 Dickson Wong |
Eliminated | Episode 9 | 6th | |
 La Shell Wooten |
Social worker | Eliminated | Episode 8 | 7th |
 Will Kirby |
Chief Medical Officer of LaserAway & two-time Big Brother player | Eliminated | Episode 7 | 8th |
 Seychelle Cordero |
Flight attendant | Eliminated | 9th | |
 Maria-Grace "M.G." Cook |
EMT | Eliminated | Episode 5 | 10th |
 Storm Wilson |
Project manager | Eliminated | Episode 4 | 11th |
 Rock Carlson |
Correctional officer & parole agent | Eliminated | Episode 3 | 12th |
 Sydnee Peck |
Financial consultant | Eliminated | Episode 2 | 13th |
 Luke Olejniczak |
Private chef | Eliminated | Episode 1 | 14th |
Elimination Summaries[]
- Season Winner
- Excursion Winner
- Bottom Player
- Good Deal
- Bad Deal
- Eliminated
- Bribed
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge Winner(s) | Kim | Aron & Rob | Rob | Amy | Aron | Stephanie & Rob | Nick & Rob | Nick | Amy & Jordan | Amy | None | Jordan | |
| Amount Banked | $600,000 | $225,000 | $180,000 | $49,000 | $937,000 | $850,000 | $251,000 | $1,399,000 | $4,417,000 | $1,199,000 | None | $3,750,000 | |
| Final Case | $600,000 | $825,000 | $1,005,000 | $1,054,000 | $1,991,000 | $2,841,000 | $3,092,000 | $4,491,000 | $8,908,000 | $10,107,000 | $10,107,000 | $13,857,000 | |
| Bottom Players | Aron, Brantzen & Dawson | Alyssa, Kim & Jamil | Aron & Claudia | Dawson, Kim, Nick & Stephanie | Alyssa & Miranda | Amy & Aron | Alyssa, Amy & Stephanie | Amy, Aron & Dawson | Nick & Stephanie | None | |||
| Eliminated | Brantzen | Jamil | Claudia | Kim | Miranda | None | Alyssa | Dawson | Nick | Aron | Stephanie & Rob | Amy | |
| Placement | Name | ||||||||||||
| 1st | Jordan | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
| 2nd | Amy | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | DEAL | RISK | RISK | WIN | WIN | SAFE | ELIM |
| 3rd | Stephanie | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | WIN | DEAL | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 11) |
| 4th | Rob | SAFE | WIN | WIN | DEAL | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 11) |
| 5th | Aron | DEAL | WIN | RISK | SAFE | WIN | RISK | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | OUT | Eliminated (Episode 10) | |
| 6th | Nick | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | Eliminated (Episode 9) | ||
| 7th | Dawson | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BRIBED | Eliminated (Episode 8) | |||
| 8th | Alyssa | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 7) | ||||
| 9th | Miranda | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | Eliminated (Episode 5) | ||||||
| 10th | Kim | WIN | DEAL | SAFE | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 4) | |||||||
| 11th | Claudia | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | Eliminated (Episode 3) | ||||||||
| 12th | Jamil | SAFE | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 2) | |||||||||
| 13th | Brantzen | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 1) | ||||||||||
- Season Winner
- Excursion Winner
- Immune
- Bottom Player
- Good Deal
- Bad Deal
- Eliminated
| Episode | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6/7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10-11 | 11-12 | 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenge Winner(s) | Sydnee | Parvati & Phillip | C.K. & M.G. | Will | Lete | Lete | Lete | Parvati | David | David | None | David | |
| Amount Banked | $1 | $281,000 | $250,000 | $5,000,000 | $168,000 | $925,000 | $999,999 | $1,558,000 | $550,000 | $500,001 | None | $5,800,000 | |
| Final Case | $1 | $281,001 | $531,001 | $5,531,001 | $5,699,001 | $6,624,001 | $7,624,000 | $9,182,000 | $9,732,000 | $10,232,001 | None | $12,232,001 | |
| Bottom Players | David, Seychelle & Luke | C.K., La Shell, Rock, Sydnee | Alexis, David, Dickson, La Shell, Rock, Seychelle, Storm & Will | Alexis, C.K., David, Dickson, La Shell, Phillip & Storm | C.K., La Shell, M.G., Phillip & Will | C.K., Dickson, La Shell & Seychelle | David, Dickson & Will | Alexis, C.K., Dickson, La Shell & Phillip | Alexis, C.K., Dickson & Phillip | Alexis, C.K., Parvati & Phillip | None | None | |
| Eliminated | Luke | Sydnee | Rock | Storm | M.G. | Seychelle | Will | La Shell | Dickson | Phillip, Parvati | C.K. | Lete | |
| Placement | Name | ||||||||||||
| 1st | David Genat | RISK | SAFE | RISK | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | DEAL | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WINNER |
| 2nd | Alexis Lete | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | DEAL | RISK | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 12) |
| 3rd | Courtney "C.K." Kim | SAFE | DEAL | WIN | RISK | RISK | DEAL | SAFE | RISK | RISK | RISK | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 11) |
| 4th | Parvati Shallow | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | Eliminated (Episode 11) | |
| 5th | Phillip Solomon | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | RISK | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 10) | |
| 6th | Dickson Wong | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | DEAL | SAFE | RISK | RISK | RISK | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 9) | ||
| 7th | La Shell Wooten | SAFE | DEAL | RISK | RISK | RISK | RISK | SAFE | OUT | Eliminated (Episode 8) | |||
| 8th | Will Kirby | N.A. | RISK | WIN | DEAL | SAFE | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 7) | |||||
| 9th | Seychelle Cordero | RISK | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 7) | |||||
| 10th | Maria-Grace "M.G." Cook | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | Eliminated (Epizode 5) | ||||||
| 11th | Storm Wilson | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 4) | |||||||
| 12th | Rock Carlson | SAFE | RISK | OUT | Eliminated (Episode 3) | ||||||||
| 13th | Sydnee Peck | WIN | ELIM | Eliminated (Episode 2) | |||||||||
| 14th | Luke Olejniczak | OUT | Eliminated (Episode 1) | ||||||||||
Banker's Assistants[]
Trivia[]
- Host Joe Manganiello was a former star of Magic Mike and True Blood before this.
- Original and former host Howie Mandel is one of the executive producers of this show.
- Both Mandel and Manganiello appeared as celebrity partners respectively in the second season's reboot of the classic game show Password hosted by Keke Palmer in 2024.
- Former model of the original 2005-09 version of DOND Claudia Jordan is a contestant on this show.
- "Boston" Rob Mariano and Parvati Shallow were former contestants on Survivor before becoming contestants on this show.
See Also[]
- Deal or No Deal (USA 2004 Pilot)
- Deal or No Deal (USA)
- InFANity: Deal or No Deal
- Deal or No Deal: Back in Business
- Deal or No Deal: Casting Call
- List of Deal or No Deal USA records
- The USA Models
- Original List of Contestants
- Parodies and Appearances/Deal or No Deal USA