indeed 15 -1 was great.
also it was fair...i think deal or no deal is a very exoplitertive programme and the makers know this.
The contestants have to live with each other until they get on the show which can mean it takes long time,...maybe six weeks.
Who can take that amout of time off work or would want to? not many people. So those on the show are either students, retired, unemployed or between jobs.
contesants stand the chance of going away with large amounts of money but most only go away with enough to pay off their debts . while they stand next to multimillionare noel. Many leave with very little and this kind o fhumiliation must really hurt them.
15 was great because the questions were hard but did not discriminate, in that they were on many subjects so someone from oxford or whatever may not get a less "academic" question!