‘Deal or No Deal Island’ winner clinches largest reality TV prize in history

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Deal or No Deal. It’s a lot more physically taxing than the regular series, and demands contestants take part in grueling challenges in an island setting to retrieve briefcases containing cash.In the tense showdown between Genat and the banker, the reality star repeatedly refused to give up because the top case of USD $12,232,001 was still in play.There were only two cases left, the top prize and one valued at $75.

Genat chose to take the deal from the banker instead of picking between the cases, scoring an eye-watering USD $5.8 million.“The offer came in at $5.8 million and I started thinking about it, and that is just so much money.

I was having a spiritual experience, man. I just knew where that money was. I knew which cases to open,” he told USA Today. “I was looking for signs from my father, who passed away a couple of years ago.

I felt his presence there, and he was just guiding me on what cases to open.”After he took the deal, the mystery banker was revealed as model Chrissy Teigen.She had previously served as a case opener in the game show, like Meghan Markle, and made history as the first female banker in the Deal or No Deal franchise.Genat went on to credit his success on the show thanks to the skills he learned while taking part in Australian Survivor.“You can’t plan what’s going to happen but you can plan your relationships and being close with people and making sure that if they do have to send someone home, it’s not you,” he said. “You don’t annoy them, you give them what they need.