Darren goes behind the scenes at Deal or No Deal to find out what it takes to deal.

So you have a taste for the finer things in life. You want to cruise the city in a luxury car, driving to dine at five-star restaurants and wearing nothing less expensive than flawless diamonds and platinum.

Thanks to these superheroes from NBC, that lifestyle could become more than a dream for a local contestant. Kansas city played host to the latest round of the Deal or No Deal open auditions. And the casting agents tell me they're looking for something very specific.

"Energy, likeability, charisma, something unique, something that sets them apart from the rest," says Mary Tachel Foote, casting director for the show.

But before we get into that, have you heard of Deal or No Deal? It's that game show that made winning only five figures seem so run of the mill.

There's the models, the banker, the fist thing...you know it. And that's where I come in.

Howie Mandel and I had a phone conversation two weeks ago, and it went something like this: "Yeah Howie, I'll allow your crew to audition me to be on Deal or No Deal, so I can showcase to Kansas City what it's like behind the scenes."

Now, it's time for battle. Over 4,000 people joined me standing patiently in a line that made waiting at Disneyworld look like fun.

They stood, in some cases for nearly 24 hours, and all the big celebrities showed up including Lucille Ball, Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz and a guy named Big Daddy.

Like me, they thought of the most memorable pieces of their lives to put on the show's application.

Me: "What was the most outrageous thing I've ever done? What should I put for that one?"

Big Daddy: "You could say you took your future wife out on your first date in your other girlfriend's car and it was the best time you ever had. You even had to pickup your girlfriend with the car."

Me: "Wow, I'm adventurous."

Big Daddy: "Very adventurous."

Next up I had to strategize for our big moment, a 20-second interview with casting agents. And everyone had the secret to success.

"First thing, you've got to be good looking and have suspenders," says one contest hopeful. "Then you've got to be a wood-butcher like me. Then you'll get on the show."

"You can't stand up there, 'I'm so and so,'" says another hopeful. "You've got to be…You've got to be loud! You've got to be screaming. You've got to let them know you want to be on the Show!"

But realistically does any amount of preparation help? A million dollars is on the line. And speaking of which…here we go.

Me and a group race to casting agent Luke Conklin.

He tells us, "When I look at you…you say hi, your time begins and you have 20 seconds to talk."

Then, it's my turn.

Luke: "How are you doing sir?"

Me: "One time while doing my job which is feature reporter for KCL, I went into the woods with a group of kids. I found a can of Spam that had been lodged into the ground for a year, I popped open a can of Spam, I ate the Spam…"

And I continued my story, but for all my energy and a confidence that would not let me fail...here's what I heard from the casting agent.

"You know, you came in and I saw this energy about you, but I've seen you off camera, you’re a nice guy," Luke says. "You speak very calmly normally. I could tell right there, there was a falseness to the energy and that’s the thing. I wanna know your real energy, I don’t want to know the false energy, I wanna know the real you."

Ouch! With my confidence shattered and my dreams of going to Hollywood blitzed, I realized only one thing – I could have done better, if I’d only brought my lucky pet bull.

"We’re gonna tell the banker that there’s no bull from the banker," says one contest hopeful who actually brought a baby bull. "I’ve got all the bull I need."

So it’s up to people like him to represent the folks of Kansas City. I think we’re in good hands.

If you missed the open call and would still like to apply to be a contestant on Deal Or No Deal, click here and follow these instructions.