The show was premiered on May 1, 2004 as Der Millionen-Deal It was hosted by Linda de Mol, who also is the host of the Dutch show Miljoenenjacht.
For its second season, which was premiered on June 23, 2005,[1][2] the show was renamed to Deal or No Deal – Die Show der Glücksspirale and Guido Cantz took over as host with a €250,000 top prize.
The third season - which was premiered on June 28, 2006 - revamped its graphics, models, and featured a set that is identical to the U.S. version.
In October 2008, it was announced that the show would be canceled due to low ratings of 2.2 million viewers per episode.
The show used British rules and settings of game but the American version's background music.