Đi tìm ẩn số
Đi tìm ẩn số (lit. 'Find the Unknowns') is the first Vietnamese version and also as the Southern Vietnamese version of Deal or No Deal, as a part of TFS's Tạp Chí Văn Nghệ. It premiered on June 19, 2005 on HTV7, hosted by Thanh Bạch.[1]
| Đi tìm ẩn số | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Endemol Kiet Tuong |
| Directed by | Lê Cường |
| Presented by | Thanh Bạch |
| Starring | The Banker 20K (Players, 2005–2006) 26K (Models, 2006–2017) |
| Theme music composer | Martijn Schimmer |
| Opening theme | "Deal or No Deal" |
| Country of origin | Vietnam |
| Original language | Vietnamese |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lý Quang Trung |
| Editors | Nguyễn Quốc Hưng Huỳnh Kim Trúc |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 45-60 minutes |
| Production companies | Ho Chi Minh City Television Endemol |
| Release | |
| Original network | HTV7 |
| Original release | June 19, 2005 – September 24, 2017 |
The top prize was won by Vietnamese actor Lê Bình in October 2011.[2] On July 15, 2012, non-celebrity contestant Minh Trang won the top prize as well.[3]
The show took a break on June 15, 2008 due to death of Prime Minister Võ Văn Kiệt, later on May 17, 2009; June 24, 2012; June 30, 2013; August 3, 2014, and August 16, 2015 due to the extended time for the final Road to Mount Olympia, finally later on September 11, 2011; October 13, 2013, and December 4, 2016 due to death of Võ Chí Công, Võ Nguyên Giáp and Fidel Castro.
Gameplay
The Vietnamese version was originally similar to the Australian version with 20 cases and the top prize of 50,000,000 Vietnamese đồng (US$2,400).[1] The sounds and musical scoring were adapted from the Dutch version.
Later the format followed the US version, with 26 cases held by models. The prizes range from 1,000 đồng (5¢ US) to 100,000,000 đồng (US$4,800). In 2006 and 2007, the sounds and musical scoring still adapted from the Dutch version. In early 2008, the staff changed to the sounds and musical scoring from the US version, but later added back several sounds and musical scoring from the Dutch version until 2017. However, the show still use the Dutch version style logo despite changed to the US format, although the US version style logo appeared in the gameboard screen.
Like the original Dutch version, there is a quiz round, but it is shorter. The quiz round is not played in celebrity editions.
Before Round 1
Initially, there were 21 contestants, but the program only started after there were 26 contestants. At the beginning of the program, the 5 remaining contestants will be randomly selected from the audience present at the studio in order to meet the required number contestants to participate in the first round, 26 (this part does not apply to episodes with companies, agencies, businesses, schools register to participate). After that, the random select method ends and all 26 contestants were recruited.
In the old version, the program recruited 20 contestants, 19 registered candidates and 1 lucky audience was randomly selected.
Round 1
In this round, 5 questions, each with 4 possible answers, are given to 26 players (20 players in the old version). All players are given 5 seconds to answer each question using keypads. If a player answers correctly, they receive one point for each contestant who answered incorrectly. All players who choose a wrong answer receive nothing. The two highest scorers at the end of the round move on to the next round.
Round 2
The two remaining contestants face each other at a single showdown-style podium with two buzzers on it. They are given 5 seconds to decide whether or not to press the button. If a player buzzed, that player receives 3,000,000₫ (US$144), and the other one moves on to the final round. If no one buzzed, the host will ask a math question. Once a player has a definite answer, they must buzz to give it. The one who buzzes first and calculates correctly proceeds to the final round and vice versa. In the final years, the two best contestants only participated in one round, a math question, using the same rules.
Final round
The final round is the briefcase-picking game of Deal or No Deal and the format followed the American version with 26 cases, except for a significant change: there are no final swaps or counter-offers. In the old version, the format followed the Australian version, except there were only 20 cases and hold by players (although the cases were opened by models). The value of each briefcase are as follows:
20 cases format (2005 - 2006)
| 1 ₫ | 500.000 ₫ |
| 50 ₫ | 1.000.000 ₫ |
| 100 ₫ | 1.500.000 ₫ |
| 500 ₫ | 2.000.000 ₫ |
| 1.000 ₫ | 2.500.000 ₫ |
| 5.000 ₫ | 5.000.000 ₫ |
| 10.000 ₫ | 7.500.000 ₫ |
| 25.000 ₫ | 10.000.000 ₫ |
| 50.000 ₫ | 25.000.000 ₫ |
| 100.000 ₫ | 50.000.000 ₫ |
26 cases format (2006 - 2017)
| 1,000 ₫ | 1,000,000 ₫ |
| 2,500 ₫ | 1,250,000 ₫ |
| 5,000 ₫ | 1,500,000 ₫ |
| 7,500 ₫ | 2,000,000 ₫ |
| 10,000 ₫ | 3,000,000 ₫ |
| 15,000 ₫ | 4,000,000 ₫ |
| 20,000 ₫ | 5,000,000 ₫ |
| 25,000 ₫ | 10,000,000 ₫ |
| 50,000 ₫ | 15,000,000 ₫ |
| 75,000 ₫ | 20,000,000 ₫ |
| 100,000 ₫ | 25,000,000 ₫ |
| 250,000 ₫ | 50,000,000 ₫ |
| 500,000 ₫ | 100,000,000 ₫ |
Những ẩn số vàng
| Những ẩn số vàng | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Endemol Kiet Tuong |
| Presented by | Chí Trung |
| Starring | The Banker 20K (Models) |
| Theme music composer | Martijn Schimmer |
| Opening theme | "Deal or No Deal" |
| Country of origin | Vietnam |
| Original language | Vietnamese |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 45-60 minutes |
| Production companies | Hanoi Television Endemol |
| Release | |
| Original network | Hanoi 1 |
| Original release | 2006 – 2008 |
The second version and also as the Northern Vietnamese version of Deal or No Deal, called Những ẩn số vàng (Hidden Golds) hosted by Chí Trung, was simultaneously aired on H1 from September 10, 2006 to 2008 after the success of the Southern Vietnamese version. The gameplay was the same as the first version. The differences were the prize of round 2 was only 1,500,000₫ (US$72), as well as the final round, which features 20 cases held by models and the prizes range from 1,000₫ to 50,000,000₫.[4] Unlike Đi tìm Ẩn số, the show use the US version style logo, no one become the top prize winner of this version, and the show was ended in 2008 due to low rating.
Game board
| 1,000 ₫ | 1,000,000 ₫ |
| 2,500 ₫ | 2,000,000 ₫ |
| 5,000 ₫ | 3,000,000 ₫ |
| 10,000 ₫ | 4,000,000 ₫ |
| 25,000 ₫ | 5,000,000 ₫ |
| 50,000 ₫ | 10,000,000 ₫ |
| 75,000 ₫ | 15,000,000 ₫ |
| 100,000 ₫ | 20,000,000 ₫ |
| 250,000 ₫ | 25,000,000 ₫ |
| 500,000 ₫ | 50,000,000 ₫ |
Winners
There are 10 grand prize winners in the show's history, but some of them are missing.
| Air date | Name contestant | Previous offer | Other amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2011 | Lê Bình (celebrity) | 75,411,000₫ | 50,000,000₫ |
| 15 July 2012 | Nguyễn Thụy Minh Trang | 40,010,000₫ | 25,000₫ |
| 28 February 2016 | Nguyễn Thị Đào | 26,100,000₫ | 20,000,000₫ |
| 3 September 2017 | Giáng Tiên (celebrity) | 18,340,000₫ | 75,000₫ |
References
- (in Vietnamese)Đi tìm ẩn số, Vietbao.vn, June 22, 2005
- Quynh, Le (2011-10-09). "Tám 'sao' xông đất 'Đi tìm ẩn số'". TUOI TRE ONLINE (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- Video on YouTube
- (in Vietnamese)"Những ẩn số vàng" - Trò chơi mới của truyền hình Hà Nội, Vietbao.vn, August 17, 2006