Deal or no Deal Board Game and odds calculator?

Question

Does anyone own this game and know how to calculate the odds... and whether or not it actually works?

I'm planning a birthday party and the theme of the whole party is around Deal or No Deal. I wanted to do a lifesize version, so the board games and video games really weren't what I was looking for. I've pretty much got everything ready to go now, but I've had no luck finding a calculator that will calculate the odds correctly.

I read online that you add up the value or the remaining cases and then divide it by how many cases are remaining, but the offer ends up being way off. I found some calculators online, but they use the same method.

I want this to be as real as possible. I plan to buy the board game, I read it tells how to calculate, but was just curious if it really works because I will have to go out of town to get it and don't want to waste my time if it really won't work.

Thanks a million for any help!

Answer 1

Two methods: Add the value of the cases, multiply by .4 and round down to the nearest hundred dollars or make a offer about halfway between the lower 67 percent of the cases and the upper 33 percent.