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Fixed error in "Red Light Challenge" time length. Previous entry said the fare had until the light turned green to answer the question, however the constestant is actually given 30 seconds regardless of the duration of the light. In particular, "the passenger has until the light changes to green (usually thirty seconds) to give all five correct answers." was changed to "the passenger has thirty seconds to give all five correct answers."
What if the passenger has a long path past a bad neighborhood and they get three strikes? Does the driver have to let them out in the middle of a dangerous place? M@$+ @ Ju ~ ♠ 00:11, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
There is a support vehicle that follows the Cash Cab. If contestents strike-out, they are ferried to their destination via the support vehicle —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dad.of.four2008 ( talk • contribs) 16:00, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
How do Street Shout-Out work there and what happens if you get three strikes? Joe The Dragon 18:03, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
"Although the winners are shown taking the cash away at the end, this is only for TV; winners are actually mailed a check with their winnings."
Is there any reference or citation that backs this up? Ianthegecko 02:54, 11 August 2006 (UTC)
Well I would hope this is the case; the alternative is dropping the contestants off in a crowded city after conspicuously handing them several large bills
69.142.21.24 08:29, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
I was on the show. That's what they did with me.
That still conflicts with Wikipedia:NOR 70.124.85.24 21:23, 4 June 2007 (UTC)
Added citation-- 24.161.189.121 ( talk) 04:53, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
Not to mention the fact that in the US, when you win a gift valued at $600 or more, you must be given a 1099-Misc form to report the winnings as income. mailing you the check makes this a whole-lot easier
"the contestant is allotted a phone call to a friend by means of the driver's cell phone, which is a Motorola RAZR (Also the Motorola SLVR has also been seen) with service provided by Cingular Wireless."
Is it necessary to speculate what type of phone and service is used? It seems kind of like an advertisement... Gleckt 22:19, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
It's clearly on the show as product placement and thus entirely appropriate in the article. 69.142.21.24 08:31, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
If you notice, sometimes the contestants quickly grab their own phone and uses it, other times, the Host hands them a phone —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dad.of.four2008 ( talk • contribs) 16:12, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Is anyone aware of how the show goes about preventing fares from leaving Manhattan? The city map used to show the Cash Cab's location seems to be specific to Manhattan, but it is hard to imagine that there wouldn't be a handful of fares trying to go out to Brooklyn at night, or to catch a flight at JFK or LGA. I believe it may be illegal for a taxi to refuse a fare going to an outer borough, but I'm not certain. It definitely seems that they are avoiding those fares, however, as the rules would not apply; the Cash Cab could not drop off losing contestants in the middle of a tunnel, for example, and the extended length of their ride would give them the ability to win a great deal of cash. -- Jaykay109 18:51, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
They probably don't air the trips to the outer boroughs... or perhaps when a fare attempts to direct the cash cab to an out-of-Manhattan destination, a producer tells them they can play the cash cab and choose a manhattan destination, or he will hail them a regular cab. That's my guess
69.142.21.24 08:31, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
Maybe but if you are going to the airport you may be a limited-access roads most of way and you can't drop some one off there.
There is a support vehicle(s) that would take the riders to their extended trip, and NOT in the Cash Cab. Their not gonna tie-up the Cash Cab for non-airable fares —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dad.of.four2008 ( talk • contribs) 16:14, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Anyone want to incorporate this information into the article:
"The contestants can't receive actual cash for tax reasons, that's why the show has to send them checks later. "
69.142.21.24 08:44, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
"The most money won on the show so far is $2,300." That seriously needs a reference. It's under the American version, around the bottom. Mouse is back 17:41, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
Does anyone know what the theme song to the US version is?
148.177.1.210 04:12, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure it's Hot Blooded by Foreigner —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.97.138.99 ( talk) 13:42, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
This is definitely not right, its just a synthesized tune they made up for the show —Preceding unsigned comment added by 161.45.8.228 ( talk) 20:24, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
1) To me the ceiling looks like EL panels, not LED. Since you can see sometimes when they're off during the day, you can see the color of the EL phosphor. Also the panels are common colors of EL.
2) Does the sound come out of an Ipod? Thats seems kind of odd since the cab is rigged with tons of specialized equipment. Why would they use an Ipod? 66.114.93.6 18:13, 6 October 2007 (UTC)
In the beginning the sounds did indeed come from an ipod which Ben had to coordinate with the lights everytime a contestant entered the cab, but now they have installed a switch that activates both the lights and music at the same time. —Preceding
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161.45.8.228 (
talk) 20:26, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
Why doesn't the article say anything about the contestants being screened? The show gives you a second at the end to find out they are. How are they screened? Do they take a test? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.187.151.166 ( talk) 18:48, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
According to the article: "The players are also told that once the Cash Cab starts, the cab will not take detours of any kind unless directed by a police officer, stop sign, traffic light, or other legal means of diverting traffic, and offers them the chance to get out of the cab if they do not wish to play." I've never seen this on any of the shows. I realize that the show is edited, but even so, there should be some indication of the host having said this. I've never seen this indication.
When Ben asks the contestants if they want to play and they in turn answer yes, they are then taken out of the cab to the production truck that follows Ben around all day. In the truck they are informed of all the rules and regulations and must sign a release to be on the show. This is why somtimes between Ben asking if they want to play and when he actually drives away you will notice contestants re-situating themselves in their seats or buckling their seatbelts. —Preceding
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161.45.8.228 (
talk) 20:31, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
The discussion above about the check mailing is confusing. Who was it that said that their experience was that the check was mailed? And, is that even what was being claimed? The meaning is very unclear.
I believe that the seat behind the passenger seat is the "answer seat" for the American version of this show hosted by Ben Bailey. I gathered hint of this in an episode I watched where two passengers switched seats so that someone else could be in the "answer seat". The answer seat, as it sounds, would be the seat from which answers are accepted. In other words, whoever is sitting in this seat is the only one that can call out answers to Ben. This should probably be documented in the Wiki article. I'd do it myself if I knew the first thing about adding stuff to a Wiki.
This article should be an overview article, each fully formed country section should be a separate article. 70.51.10.188 ( talk) 03:44, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
I think the US article alone is long enough to be its own page. There could also be a page that has an overview of each of the countries including the US and then link it to a seperate page for Ben's show —Preceding
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161.45.8.228 (
talk) 20:33, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
In the U.S. version the following text is shown at the end of the program:
Just watching an episode right now, and there seem to be a change in the Red Light Challenge.
Used to be, Red Light Challenge win would double your money, but now it gives you an extra $250 only (the contestants had $300 at that moment), why? Yeah, yeah, some people have gotten additional $900 or $1000 with this win, but is that a lot of money to the production of one episode? How CHEAP are you people???
BTW, quit picking on lonely ethnic housewives who were obviously raised in 3rd-world country where they don't teach girls a lot of stuff, LEAVE THEM ALONE, QUIT EMBARRASSING THEM ON NATIONAL TV!!!
PS People, just in case you don't get it by now, you should NOT read the "published" page of WiKi, because self-appointed nazis are there to delete stuff they don't like, you need to read the "discussion" page for the truth on any and all topics.
—Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.195.243.164 ( talk) 23:24, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
yes you are 100% right. i invented(or at least discovered it for myself) the term "wikinazis" for these people. it sucks, so many pages my shit gets deleted even after i provide several sources. good luck man! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.188.201.146 ( talk • contribs)
in norway it kept its english title. on the norwegian version of discovery channel, an english language version have recently begun broadcasting. please add all the information you may have about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.208.75.209 ( talk) 19:31, 17 August 2010 (UTC)
This show really shouldn't be included in a science-TV channel. Just mass market junk. And getting an audio-visual shock when expecting a plain ride seems quite rude. Electron9 ( talk) 12:24, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
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