Video Of The Week - New York's Cash Cab
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The next time you hail one of the 1,300 cabs in New York city, cross your fingers that it's the Cash Cab - For it could make you a star! That's because the taxi is the setting for a Discovery Channel mobile quiz television show, aired under the same name.
As soon as customers get into the otherwise normal-looking cab, they are greeted with flashing lights inviting them to become participants of Cash Cab! If they agree, the taxi driver, who happens to be veteran television star, Ben Bailey will explain the rules.
While being driven to their destination, he asks some general knowledge questions. For every right answer, the customer earns between $25 - $100 USD. If stumped on a question, they are allowed two lifelines, where they can ask someone they know or any stranger on the street.
The catch? If during the entire time, the customer gets three questions wrong, they will be tossed out of the cab and have to find alternate transportation.
The entirely spontaneous setting makes for a great television show that is aired daily on Discovery Channel from 9 -10.30 in the morning and again from 5 - 6.30 in the evening. The episodes can also be viewed on the company's website at discovery.com/videos/cash-cab.
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- Kus Kusabout 12 yearswow i want to but i like it but yea so hey
jessie29023over 12 yearsi saw that on the tv the other day
swirlylollypopsover 13 yearsi like the canadian version better....- L. Noahover 13 yearsI hope i get in a cash cab, if i fail i would just steal the money from him and run off with it without him noticing :D
- Faithover 14 yearsI wudn't want to be the one who got three questions wrong.that wud b EMBERISING!!!!!!!!!!
- makennaover 15 yearsomg thats cooooooooooooooollllll
- zeyiover 15 yearsninjas atack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- AnnoyingBOBtjover 15 yearsHow do you guys be picked to go on TV? Most of you probably were "just a small town girl, we're gonna break the world, yeah"!
- star for lifeover 15 yearswow this is c00l show
- supperstar100over 15 yearsi love that show the first time i saw that show i think that it was the best show i saw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!