<Li> Choosing an envelope, purse, wallet, etc., which conceal dollar bills . One of them conceals a pre-announced value (usually $1 or $5), which awards a car or trip . The other envelopes contain a larger amount of money as a consolation prize . The trader must decide whether to keep their choice or trade . In some playings it is possible for more than one trader to win the grand prize . </Li> <Li> Making decisions for another person, such as a spouse or a series of unrelated traders . Sometimes after several offers, the teams are broken up to make an individual decision . </Li> <Li> Being presented with a large grocery item (e.g., a box of candy bars)--almost always containing a hidden cash amount--or a "claim check" at the start of the show . Throughout the show, the trader is given several chances to trade the item and / or give it to another trader in exchange for a different box or curtain . The final trader in possession of the item prior to the Big Deal is usually offered first choice of the three doors in exchange for giving up the item . The contents of the item are only revealed after the Big Deal is awarded (or prior to the Big Deal if the last trader with the item elected to choose one of the three doors). <Ul> <Li> A variation of the above: A "cash box", with at various points the host inserting packets of money inside, with the trader allowed to give it to another trader in exchange for a curtain or box . As with the above deal, the host revealed the contents only after the last trader with the box goes for the Big Deal (again, he / she is given first choice of the doors) or after the Big Deal segment and before the closing credits . </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Ul> <Li> A variation of the above: A "cash box", with at various points the host inserting packets of money inside, with the trader allowed to give it to another trader in exchange for a curtain or box . As with the above deal, the host revealed the contents only after the last trader with the box goes for the Big Deal (again, he / she is given first choice of the doors) or after the Big Deal segment and before the closing credits . </Li> </Ul>

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