22 boxes, one nervous Spaniard, and Jesús Vázquez's dramatic pauses that could stop your heart.
Season 4 • Episode 1
Latest¡Allá tú! is the Spanish version of Deal or No Deal. It had been broadcast by Telecinco in 2004–2008 however it changed to sister channel Cuatro in 2011. The top prize is €300,000. It had been €600,000 for a while due to a new text game where the money the contestant wins is split evenly between the contestant and the text winner. In 2006, there was a special called La Noche de los 2.000.000€, but the top prize was €1,000,000 and the game was played twice on that night, the set was different as well. It's hosted by Jesús Vázquez, but during Jesús's break to focus on another Endemol show, Operación Triunfo, Silvia Jato and Arturo Valls hosted. This version of the show is very similar to the Italian version, Affari Tuoi. As in the UK, contestants open 22 boxes rather than 26 briefcases. In 2007, Gilbert from Tarragona became the first €600,000 winner. In 2011, Maria del Carmen Bonilla from Asturias won €300,000 and becomes the second top prize winner.
Production
That absurd oversized set with 22 mysterious boxes
Acting
Jesús Vázquez's theatrical suffering FOR contestants
Creator
Gloria Hernández
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
¡Allá tú! directly imported Italy's Affari Tuoi format rather than the American version, explaining its more theatrical, emotionally manipulative style that Spaniards absolutely devoured during the mid-2000s boom.
The text-message game that temporarily doubled prizes to €600,000 was a brilliantly cynical move—viewers literally paid to watch strangers potentially win money they'd split. Capitalism, baby!
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