À prendre ou à laisser
The French version of Deal or No Deal is called À prendre ou à laisser (which roughly translates to "take it or leave it"), premiered in January 2004 on TF1, and currently is shown every weeknight at 19:05. It is hosted by "Arthur", the vice-president of Endemol-France and popular radio presenter.
The 22 boxes represent the 22 regions of France, with each contestant coming from that region. The prizes range from €0.01 to €500,000; and include (normally) three "joke" prizes (e.g. a cup or a coathanger) and a "joker", containing an amount determined by the number of contestants who answer the "selection-question" correctly. The "joker" is €10,000 multiplied by the number of correct answers. Other factors particular to the French version is that the prize is shared with a viewer who has phoned in to enter the competition; and offers of an "échange" (change of box) are fairly frequent.