2012 Game Show Decathlon - Semi-Final - Deal Or no Deal

Our 8 qualifers will play the classic game of greed and luck...DEAL OR NO DEAL.  We are playing the prime time version with no surprises.  If you forgotten how the game works.  There are 26 cases, each case has a different amount of money from 1 penny to $ 1 Million.  The player will choose a case of their own.  Then will eliminate cases, and what is revealed, we know is not in their case they chose (6 at first, then 5, and so on down to 1 each).  After their selections, the banker will call in to buy back their case they chose at the start of the game.  If they take the deal, that is the score they are awareded.  If they refuse (NO DEAL), they continue the selections.  At the end, when there is 2 cases left, they have one final decision to swap cases.  The 4 players who hold the most money, will play in the finale next week.