What is “Cash Cab”?
A: Cash Cab is an American game show.
When did it begin airing?
A: In 2005, on the Discovery Channel.
Who was it hosted by?
A: Stand-up comedian Ben Bailey.
The original run ended in 2012, but the series was
revived in what year?
A: 2017.
The show was usually taped in New York City, but some
episodes of the sixth season were taped where?
A: In Las Vegas.
When did the seventh season premiere?
A: January 5, 2012.
On April 18, 2012, it was announced that Cash Cab would
do what?
A: End its run.
On March 27, 2017, Discovery announced it was working
on episodes that will feature what?
A: “Appearances from notables in comedy, film, and TV".
On June 5, 2017, original host Ben Bailey confirmed
what?
A: That he would return for a new season.
Season 9 premiered on July 27, 2018, with a special
Shark Week episode to coincide with what?
A: The 30th anniversary of Shark Week.
On September 19, 2019, it was announced that the series
would move to what?
A: Bravo.
When did season 10 premiere?
A: On October 7, 2019.
When the potential contestants enter the cab and state
their destination, they are made aware of what?
A: That they are in the Cash Cab as ceiling lights and a fanfare plays
inside, accompanied by the host's greeting.
Bailey offers them the chance to get out of the cab if
they do not wish to play, and contestants who choose to play the game must
do what?
A: Stay in the cab until they reach their destination or get three strikes.
For the first season, the first five questions were
worth $25 each, the next five questions were worth $50 each, and any
question thereafter was worth how much?
A: $100.
For the second season, the first four questions were
worth how much each?
A: $25, the next four were worth $50 each, and the ninth and succeeding
questions were worth $100.
In Cash Cab: After Dark – and beginning with the
regular episodes of Season 3 – all of the money values were what?
A: Doubled to $50, $100, and $200.
Each wrong answer earns the contestant(s) a what?
A: A strike.
On the third strike, they forfeit all their winnings
and Bailey will do what?
A: Immediately pull over and kick them out of the cab.
Once players have exited the Cash Cab, a camera crew
from the trailing production van is what?
A: Already on the street waiting to tape their departure.