Surprise Case

Surprise Case was a sidegame.

History

The Surprise Case game is a special side game played on February 6, 2019 and August 7, 2019. where you could win a $25,000 bonus. To do so, you'd have to find the prize before dealing. The first contestant to play the special side game was Missy Silverman, who found the prize in case #26 and made a deal for $165,000, bringing her winnings to $190,000. The second contestant to play the special side game was Andrew Shelton, who used his counteroffer for $310,000, which she accepted. The prize was in case #20.

NOTE: The French-Canadian version of the show, also had this special game, but it is different than this version.

Summary

Deal or No Deal (USA)

Date	Contestant	Find the prize?	Case #	Prize	Money Won	Total Winnings	Notes
February 6, 2019	Missy Silverman	Yes	26	Princess Cruise	$165,000	$190,000
August 7, 2019	Andrew Shelton	No	20	T-Shirts	$310,000		This was a repeat on June 9, 2019. Although he would've won $320,000 if he found the case with the prize. This was the first and the only time that a contestant didn’t find the surprise case. The audience was still getting a $100 gift card from UnTuckit.

Le Banquier

Date	Contestant	Find the prize?	Case #	Prize	Money Won	Total Winnings	Notes
October 20, 2013	Olivier Guindon	Yes	5	Brand new car	$102,000	$143,800	Along the surprise case, he won a $10,000 Capital One bonus, and a brand new car, total winnings of $143,800.
October 27, 2013	Marc	Yes	1		$112,000	$138,500	Along the surprise case, he won $6,500 prize for correctly guessing celebrities.
November 3, 2013	Celine Dion	Yes	2		$130,000	$165,000	This was the second time Celine Dion was a contestant on Le Banquier. Since they were running out of time, Nadia Comaneci, comes out and presents her with an additional $25,000 bonus from Capital One
November 10, 2013	Ulrick Chérubin	Yes	16		$201,000	$222,500	This was the biggest winner of all-time.
November 17, 2013	Lisa-Marie Frenette	Yes	21	Brand new car	$119,000	$156,140	Along with the surprise case, she won $156,140 in cash and stuff, including a brand-new car.
November 24, 2013	Chloe Gosselin	Yes	23		$139,000	$156,000	Along with the surprise case, she won $156,000 in cash and stuff.
December 1, 2013	Marie-Sophie Rondeau	Yes	10		$20,000	$44,500	Along with the surprise case, she won $44,500 in cash and stuff.
October 5, 2014	Mario Desrochers	Yes	18		$188,000	$201,000	Along the surprise case, he won $201,000 in cash and stuff.
October 12, 2014	Katherine Carrol	Yes	8		$39,000	$83,720	Along the surprise case, she won $83,720 in cash and stuff.
October 19, 2014	Julie Lavoie-Labrecque	Yes	10		$217,000	$257,000	Along the surprise case, she won $257,000 in cash and stuff.
October 26, 2014	Jessica Desbiens	Yes	4		$71,000	$111,500	Along the surprise case she picked on her first pick, she won $7,500 prize for correctly guessing celebrities.