Talk:Cash Cab
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[edit] Edits
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."
- Added name of "Mobile Shout-Out" to match the specific mention of "Sidewalk Shout-Out". Specifically, the text, "the Mobile Shout-Out, in which the contestant is allotted" was added.
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- Note: I believe that I saw a contestant answer a $150 question on a particularly long cab ride, though I am not 100% positive and did not edit that part of the Wiki. If anyone confirms this, please edit the part that speaks on this topic.
[edit] Dangerous neighborhoods
What if the passenger has a long path past a bad neighborhood and they get three strikes? Does the driver have to let them out in the middle of a dangerous place? M@$+@ Ju ~ ♠ 00:11, 24 June 2006 (UTC)
- That's never happened on the US version. It's all in Manhattan, mostly between Chinatown & Central Park. Ianthegecko 05:41, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Roads where pedestrians are not allowed aka limited-access roads, tunnels and bridges
How do Street Shout-Out work there and what happens if you get three strikes? Joe The Dragon 18:03, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
- Ben always pulls up to wherever there is a sidewalk.--Ianthegecko 01:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
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- Obviously they are not going to drop off the losing contestants anywhere dangerous... it is a simple matter to edit the show to make it look like the contestants are getting kicked out immediately when in fact they are driven further --- it would also be a simple matter to have a producer's car trailing the "cash cab" that could assist the passengers. 69.142.21.24
[edit] Citation needed
"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)
[edit] Advertisement?
"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)
- That's rather the point. The show makes mention of it (albeit as an advertisement), and thusly so should the article. Wyv 03:32, 15 September 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)
[edit] Outer Boroughs?
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)
- Also important to note that while the extended trip would give the contestants a chance to win a lot of money, it would also greatly increase their chances of losing it all by accumulating three strikes. Depending on the intelligence of the contestants, I would estimate that the most lucrative trips would tend to be in the 30-40 block range, not trips to other boroughs. 69.142.21.24 08:36, 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.
[edit] Info from IMDB
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. "
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"....there is a person who rides along in the passenger seat. This person gets in after Ben has reveals that they are in the Cash Cab. He handles the lights and keeps track of the strikes. He would also hand Ben the money that the contestants win. There is a utility van following the cab to film the cab in traffic"
69.142.21.24 08:44, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
- I don't see why you can't. ;) Ianthegecko 16:10, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
- Laziness 69.142.21.24 08:13, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
- Just paste the info and re-word it. Ianthegecko 15:43, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
- Laziness 69.142.21.24 08:13, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
