Cash Cab is an Australian music trivia game show hosted by James Kerley,[1] except for the third season, where he was replaced by Charlie Pickering while Kerley hosted Network 10 dating show Taken Out.

[2] It is part of the global Cash Cab franchise that originated in the United Kingdom.

Contestants have the opportunity to keep "the loot" they have won so far, or trade it all, depending on how many questions they answered correctly, for what is in "the boot".

On rare occasions, the host may give an opportunity to the contestant to win some of their money back by doing a 30-second dare relating to their substantially less valuable "boot" prize.

Contestants are entitled to two lifelines,[1] or "Shout Outs", one 30 second phone call to a friend on the phone (a "Mobile Shout-Out") or to ask a passer-by off the street (a "Street Shout-Out") that they are travelling on.