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Identity vs. Deal or No Deal

Published Friday, April 20, 2007 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

Between the two NBC game shows? No contest. If you had a chance to be on either Identity or Deal or No Deal, pick Identity. In only 10 episodes and 15 games, Identity already has produced three grand prize $500,000 winners. All you have to do is remember your stereotypes. And if that's too tricky, the mystery people will help you by dressing their parts so you really can judge their proverbial books by their covers. And if that's too tricky, then the game show gives you three helping hands, including one free mistaken guess. Last Friday, a guy from Norwood, Mass., became the third winner. Meanwhile, over on Deal or No Deal, there's no skill involved at all -- simply lucky suitcase pickings. And what do contestants have to show for it? Usually less than $100,000. Unless they pick a top-prized case. And even then, they still haven't taken home the million.

For $500,000, can you guess which one of these two women is the prison guard? Eggsactly.