Joe Manganiello from Deal or No Deal Island talks about player benefits
Fans of reality TV may recognize some familiar faces on NBC's Deal or No Deal Islandincluding former Deal or no deal briefcase girl Claudia Jordaan.
Viewers might think Jordan's history with the game show would give her an edge on NBC's new competition series, but host Joe Manganiello said her experience brought both pros and cons. “Claudia had the advantage of being valuable to the group because she knew how the game was played. She had seen almost every match up close and live,” the 47-year-old Manganiello said exclusively We weekly while promoting the season 1 premiere of the game show.
Jordan, 50, served as the model for Briefcase No. 1 in the first four seasons of Deal or no deal from 2005 to 2009. I also worked as a model The price is correctJordan continued her time Deal or no deal with appearances in reality shows such as The intern, The next 15 And The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
Manganiello further noted that the 50-year-old Jordan had a “sixth sense when it came to what was in which case, what was going to be a good deal, what was going to be a bad deal, if the board was stacked in the player's favor . [and] what the player board was versus what the banker board was,” which made her “very useful to the group.”
On the other hand, her skills also made her a “threat” among competitors. “I think everyone who you think has an advantage also has a disadvantage, because the rest of the group thinks, 'Well, we have to build the biggest possible board, the biggest possible end value, but I also have to be the one who goes for it. plays, not you,” Manganiello explained. “So they're waiting for their chance to get rid of you.”
Joe Manganiello.
The same goes for the competitor Rob Marianoalso known as Boston Rob, who has participated in multiple seasons Survivor And The great race. “I've seen almost every season of the series Survivor. So I immediately knew who Rob was, and I was excited,” Manganiello said Usadding that some of the Deal or No Deal Island cast was unaware of Mariano's reality TV history.
“I really had to keep things close to my chest and not reveal that I knew him or how I knew him, or that he had been on a show before, like an adventure show,” Manganiello continued. “So I had to drop the cards a little bit, but once they found out who he was, it was, let's go.
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Deal or No Deal Island puts a twist on the original game show and places the contestants on a tropical island with more than 100 suitcases of cash. Before participants play a game Deal or no deal against each other, they will first have to work together to secure the suitcases containing the money they are going to play for.
Claudia Jordan; Rob Mariano.
Patrick Ecclesine/NBC (2)“They want to bring the biggest amount to the case, but they also have to stay in the game because if they lose, they're out,” Manganiello said. “They have to make a good deal against the banker to keep playing. So there's more strategy, there's a whole other layer to the game, but then there's also these crazy challenges that involve complete madness that these people have foisted on them.
Deal or No Deal Island premieres on NBC Monday, February 26 at 9:30 PM ET, and moves to its regular 10 PM ET timeslot on Monday, March 4. All episodes will be available the next day on Peacock.
With reporting by Sarah Jones