À prendre ou à laisser

À prendre ou à laisser is the French version of Deal or No Deal. It was premièred in January 2004 on TF1. It is hosted by "Arthur", the vice-president of Endemol-France and popular radio presenter. The 22 boxes represent the 22 régions of France, with each contestant coming from that region. The prizes range from €0.01 to €500,000; and include three "joke" prizes and a "joker", containing an amount determined by the number of contestants who answer the "selection-question" correctly. The "joker" is €10,000 multiplied by the number of correct answers. There has been at least one winner of the €500,000 prize, by Sabrina on 29 November 2005. However, a contestant won €620,000: a contestant eliminated all the boxes without the €1,000,000 box and a box which contains the CD. The contestant sold his box for €620,000, and he had the CD in his box. It is always considered by "l'affaire du siècle". Other factors particular to the French version is that the prize is shared with a viewer who has phoned in to enter the competition; and offers of an "échange" are fairly frequent.