Cash Cab: If they win, do they still have to pay the cab fare?

So The Discovery Channel has this game show where unsuspecting New Yorkers (isn’t that an oxymoron?) get in a cab and then the roof lights up and I am shocked some people don’t have an epileptic fit. It's called Cash Cab. I mean, what would Ben Bailey do if his cash cab gave someone a conniption fit. And who the hell is this Ben Bailey?

I want his job. I want to drive around and ask people questions and turn on flashy lights in the ceiling of a New York cab. Who doesn’t want to do that? And then, if these Unsuspecting New Yorkers win at cash cab, do they still have to pay the cab fare??? If I were Ben Bailey I would still charge them and keep the money. Think of it as a government tax. Or a tip for trying to be funny and failing.

Ya’ll, there’s also a Cash Cab podcast.