An Angus woman’s success on game show Deal or No Deal could help the show return to TV screens again.
Vikki Heenan from the Arbroath area won £250,000 at the show’s last airing from the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.
Earlier this month the original version of the show, based at the ‘Dream Factory’ in Bristol, concluded after 11 years, was axed by Channel 4.
To mark the end of an era, Noel Edmonds went “on tour” hosting special farewell editions at locations such as the Blackpool Tower, Longleat Safari Park – and even on board a Boeing 737 mid-flight.
The swansong tour culminated in 28-year-old Angus kennel worker Vikki becoming the ninth jackpot winner in a nail-biting game against The Banker.
While the touring version of Deal Or No Deal was intended to be a finale for the run on Channel 4, it has been hinted that it could now continue.
Executive producer Richard Hague strongly indicated that because the touring show has gone so well he and Edmonds might be keen to keep it going into 2017 in the hopes of securing a new deal for a “roving” version.
“Deal or No Deal is definitely not over,” said Edmonds.
“The Dream Factory, as we used to call it, the studio, has closed, but we’ve taken it on the road.
“And if you think about it, that actually makes it more accessible to our fans than people travelling all the way to Bristol from all over the UK.
“So I would ask the loyal fans of Deal, of which there are still millions, to see this as a new era and a very exciting opportunity.”
Deal Or No Deal became an instant smash after hitting screens in October 2005.
Edmonds filmed almost 150 days’ worth of shows over 11 years as it became a staple of Channel 4’s afternoon schedule.
