# Another Let's Make a Deal Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 15, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907 "2015-01-15T17:28:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/1 "2015-01-15T17:28:51Z")
I was watching LMAD this morning and wondered if Wayne Brady knows where the zonks are. I ask because there are probably subconscious clues in his posture, eyes or speaking voice that might give away whether a prize was good or not. He may be trained not to give anything away, but humans aren’t perfect. A trained professional may be able to discern which item to choose, as opposed to just a random guess. So does he know in advance where the good prizes are? He certainly knows how much cash he has in his pocket. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/2 "2015-01-15T17:56:01Z")
Monty knew, so I don’t know why Brady wouldn’t. Plus why play with such a disadvantage to the house? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/3 "2015-01-15T18:09:17Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Monty knew, so I don’t know why Brady wouldn’t. Plus why play with such a disadvantage to the house? How is not knowing a disadvantage to the house? If left to random chance you would expect some people to pick zonks and some people to get good things, with about a 50/50 split between the two, assuming there were only two choices to choose from. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/4 "2015-01-15T20:23:53Z")
And if not left to random chance, you can get results that are much better for the house. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/5 "2015-01-15T21:44:47Z")
It’s a game show, not a casino. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/6 "2015-01-15T23:18:30Z")
Yes, but after the quiz show scandals in the 1950s, I think the game shows have been very careful to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. I’ve heard disclaimers on game shows when the show needed to be edited. (Usually, they say something like, “Portions of this program not effecting the outcome may have been edited.”) So I very much doubt that Wayne Brady knows which door contains the zonk. (BTW, I watched Let’s Make A Deal over the holidays and was wondering about the costumes. Are they provided by the show to people waiting in line? Because the costumes seemed to be very simple stuff that could be stockpiled.) ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/7 "2015-01-15T23:33:08Z")
From the Wiki : > [@](#): > > Let’s Make a Deal is also known for the various unusual and crazy costumes worn by audience members, who dressed up that way in order to increase their chances of being selected as a trader I believe it has been thus for literally hundreds and hundreds of … taping days. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/8 "2015-01-15T23:39:09Z")
Yes, but the costumes in the old Monty Hall days were much more elaborate and looked more homemade than what I see today. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2015, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/9 "2015-01-15T23:49:02Z")
I hear you. It _is_ a sad commentary on this day and age. What would be the purpose of what you suggest? To make a more colorful audience for the TV viewers? As noted in the Wiki, the purpose of the costumes is to attract the attention of whomever does the selecting of participants. If I remember correctly (been a _long_ time since I’ve seen LMAD) there are regularly-dressed folk sitting behind the prospective participants’ seating area. All that said, I’ve never been to a taping so you could be correct about costumes being handed out. Seems unlikely to me. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/10 "2015-01-16T04:31:57Z")
According to Yelp reviews, you can wear your own costume, or rent a costume at the studio. ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-lets-make-a-deal-question/709907/11 "2015-01-16T06:45:49Z")
I was wrong.