Raid the Cage

Raid the Cage
Genre Game show
Created by Shy Barmeli
Country of origin Israel
Original language(s) Hebrew
Production
Running time approx. 40 minutes
Production company(s) United Studios of Israel
Sony Pictures Television
Broadcast
Original channel Channel 2 (Reshet)
Original airing January 2013

Raid the Cage or Kluv Hazahav, (Hebrew: כלוב הזהב), is an Israeli game show, where couples complete trivia and physical challenges to haul prizes from a gigantic cage before the doors slam shut. The original version aired on Channel 2 (Reshet), and hosted by Avi Kushnir. The show distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Television International.

Format

Contestants in a pair face nine different rounds. One partner answers trivia questions on various topics, each question is worth a certain time in a cage with various prizes. The purpose of the challenger is to answer all nine questions and successfully complete the game, while providing maximum time to the partner each round to get as many prizes as possible.

Gameplay

Existing in a cage with various prizes in different price levels. One constestant answers the trivia questions and the other collects the prizes from the cage according to the time given for each correct answer. The host asks the player the trivia questions, each question has four answers. The player should choose what is the correct answer for the displayed question. If the player is correct, The prize space opens immediately (cage) and the second contestant can run in and start collecting the prizes. He can choose between prizes he can take immediately or those that require more complex challenge than collecting. The player has two options: to answer the question immediately, or use one of the lifelines.

There are two lifelines:

In Certain stages, there is a strategic consultation between the couple, and they can consult the prize to be collected by them and advise the contestant which does a mission on which method to take, but the moment the question is asked, the contestants should not talk or hint each other, until the cage gate opens. To win and earn all the cage, the contestant must answer the nine questions, which will earn prizes, and answer the tenth question with the other contestant (Cage Question) and then win the entire contents of the cage.

From the sixth question the contestants can retire from the game. Both contestants have two options: retire from the game with all the prizes they have gotten to that point or continue the game and answer the next question. Both contestants can consult the option they choose.

There are two situations in which two contestants lose all prizes: one where the contestant answers trivia questions wrong response and the other where the winning contestant who collects the cage does not come out at the end of the time left to him out of the cage.

Tasks

Series 1

For great prizes like a new car, tickets to Europe and appliances, the contestants have various tasks (in original version and some foreign versions):

The tasks are varied among the broadcasting countries, for example, in the Chinese version, there is a real "Angry Birds" game in the center of the studio.

International versions

Country Title Network Host Date aired
 Israel [1]
(original version)
כלוב הזהב
Kluv Hazahav
Channel 2 Avi Kushnir 4 January 2013
 Argentina [2] Escape perfecto Telefe Leandro Leunis & Ivana Nadal 4 May 2014
 China 芝麻开门
Zhima kaimen[3]
Jiangzu TV Zhang Chunye(On Mondays)
Peng Yu(On Tuesdays)
January 22, 2013
 Greece Raid the Cage [4] ANT1 Gregory Arnaoutoglou TBA
 Peru [5] Escape perfecto América Televisión Marco Zunino & Sully Sáenz 2015
 Mexico [6] Escape perfecto Azteca TV Rafael Mercadante 2015
 Romania Deschide camera comorilor [7] Kanal D Liviu Vârciu 12 March 2014
 Russia Клетка
Kletka[8]
Russia 1 Dmitry Guberniev 16 August 2014
 Turkey Kapanmadan Kazan [9] ATV Murat Serezli 17 June 2013
 Uruguay [10] Escape perfecto Channel 10 Alberto Sonsol & Annasofía Facello 2014
 Colombia Escape perfecto RCN Televisión Julian Román May 2015

Note: In the Chinese edition since summer 2014, Zhang Chunye, a female 22-year-old presenter currently working for Jiangsu TV will be the host of the show's Monday edition. Zhang is also the franchise's first ever female host around the world.

Top Prize winners

Note: The table is currently not complete, and still refreshing.

Country Winning contestant(s) Date aired
 China Liu Wentian March 18, 2014
Liang Shuping (Annual champion for 2013) December 31, 2013
Nancy & Tian Jing December 17, 2013
Yang Pengfei October 8, 2013
Zheng Caiqian July 2, 2013

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