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JB- Deal or No Deal the primetime show is back with all new episodes on NBC. What can we see with this new round of shows? From what I understand, there's a monkey on the show or something?

PK- (laughing) That's the one that everybody's been talking about. There is a monkey on one of the shows. But the one for tonight (May 4) is the contestant has a Styrofoam phobia so the banker plays with him a little bit. You'll have to tune in to see the banker playing with his phobia.

JB- You mention the banker, and his identity is a big secret, but it's really Howie's twin, isn't it?

PK- Who told you?

JB- Again, I read it in a case.

PK- That case you have. I want to know that case you have. What else is in that case?

JB- Well, you know, we take it on a case-by-case basis… oh geez.

PK- (laughing) You're good.

JB- (laughing) There's one thing that I really like about the show. And obviously you models do because… well, there's a lot of teary moments.

PK- There really are.

JB- Does that get to you? Or, you really enjoy them, right?

PK- OK, I have to tell you - I was a tough little Chicago girl before Deal or No Deal and since I've been on the show, I don't think I have ever cried so much in my life. I just get emotional all the time. I've never laughed so hard either, but I definitely cry quite a bit. It's become a common thing for me and I've been on the show now for four seasons. I'm now an emotional young lady.

JB- That's why you need the contestants to hold you. Is that what it is?

PK- Yes, I need to be held. Sometime soon.

JB- Well, with these new shows you might get the opportunity. What's one thing that really made you laugh? Or, what's one of the highlights of the show, like say with the Styrofoam or monkey show?

PK- Ooh, god. There's so many good moments, it's hard to pick one. There's so much that happens throughout the hour. We have moments in between that aren't even aired, so that's a hard one to pinpoint. And you're going to have to watch to see all that happens. It's definitely entertaining.

JB- Take us behind the scenes. There are some contestants that end up being the entire hour, and then there are some that have just a quick moment on the show. What is the longest you've ever had a contestant run in real time?

PK- That's a hard one. It's an hour show, but sometimes we've had where the show goes up to four hours. There are times when things happen in between so we're… some contestants, there's more personality and more going on so they last a little longer. As far as how many hours, I'm not quite sure.

JB- We get a lot of calls and e-mails from people saying they can't stand the cocky contestants and they want them to go home with nothing. Is that common?

PK- That I hear a lot. I really do hear that a lot. You hear that from people. It's really funny. There are some people that come on… and I don't think they mean to be cocky, but I think sometimes when you're in the moment you don't know what to expect being there. All of a sudden you have an audience watching you, you're on television and a lot of people aren't used to that. So I think something happens and takes over - you're trying to win a million dollars. That could just change a person. I don't think they mean to be cocky, I really don't. It just comes off that way.

JB- It's like one of those situations where you've got the quiet person at a bar and they all of a sudden just get up and have the guts to do karaoke.

PK- That's a good analogy, actually. It definitely is. Something else takes over and you see a whole different side to a person. Either way, they're all good.

JB- And I'm sure the open bar helps.

PK- (laughing, turns to giggling) That's funny. Yes, it does!

JB- If it gets you through those four-hour shows.

PK- (laughing) There you go.