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Meet the Cast of Deal or No Deal Island Season 2
Joe Manganiello returns to host Season 2 of Deal or No Deal Island, coming in 2025.
Season 2 of Deal or No Deal Island is coming, with a brand new batch of contestants ready to set sail for adventure and the chance to take home a fortune. Like last season, the cast includes a small batch of reality TV veterans, but the majority of the players are unknown people — until now, that is.
Joe Manganiello will return to host Season 2. “With expert gameplay, adventure, and a new layer of strategy, the reimagined Deal or No Deal Island had fans on the edge of their seats, just like the original,” said Corie Henson, NBC's executive vice president of unscripted content. “A huge thanks to our crew and the biggest gamer of them all, host Joe Manganiello. Together we’re thrilled to be back with another season that will be sure to test the contestants and the Banker’s limits.”
"I watched Survivor like a junkie," Manganiello said on Late Night with Seth Meyers about why he took this hosting gig. "When I was on set or in some foreign country, it's always me and the dog, brushing my teeth, watching Survivor episodes. So when they called me and explained the job to me, it was basically, 'Do you want to be the next Jeff Probst?' And I was like, 'Of course I do! You don't know who you're talking to.'"
Below, learn more about who will be playing and competing for hidden briefcases next year on Deal or No Deal Island Season 2. And remember: Season 1 of Deal or No Deal Island is streaming on Peacock!
The reality TV veterans appearing on Deal or No Deal Island Season 2:
David Genat, 44, from Perth, Australia
On a bet, Genat began a successful modeling career in 2002. In 2017, his friend Sarah Tilleke competed on the second season of Australian Survivor, and convinced Genat, a longtime fan of the series, to submit his own audition tape. He was cast in 2019's Australian Survivor: Champions v Contenders, and made it to Day 34 of the competition, ultimately becoming the second juror on the Final Council. The next year, he returned for Australian Survivor: All Stars and won the whole game, earning him the title of Sole Survivor and $500,00 AU. Can he repeat his success with the Banker?
Will Kirby, 51, from Los Angeles, California
A board certified dermatologist, Kirby rose to fame as the winner of the second season Big Brother; he competed on Season 7, Big Brother: All Stars, and then as the one-off Big Brother “neighbor” in Season 22.
Since Season 15, Kirby was a jury moderator at the end of each season. However, in October 2024, he told Parade. “It’s simply time to hang up the proverbial cleats. The run I’ve had on the show, first as a contestant and then as a host, is practically unheard of but nothing lasts forever; I am ready to pass the reality television baton!”
Parvati Shallow, 41, from Los Angeles, California
Now an executive coach, Shallow is a four-time Survivor player, winning the Micronesia season in 2008. She returned to reality TV on Season 2 of the Emmy-winning competition The Traitors and told Entertainment Weekly, "What was fun about The Traitors is they knew my reputation, but they were willing to keep me around.” Hopefully she'll have just as much fun on DONDI.
The rest of the Deal or No Deal Island Season 2 cast:
Rock Carlson, 65, from Henderson, Nevada
Maria-Grace Cook, 21, from Greer, South Carolina
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Seychelle Cordero, 31, from Staten Island, New York
Courtney Kim, 36, from Charlotte, North Carolina
Alexis Lete, 27, from Louisville, Kentucky
Luke Olejniczak, 29, from Eagle River, Wisconsin
Sydnee Peck, 27 from Redondo Beach, California
Phillip Solomon, 37, from Austin, Texas
Storm Wilson, 25, Austin, Texas
Dickson Wong, 24, Wood River, Illinois
La Shell Wooten, 55, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
