Raid the Cage

Raid the Cage or Kluv Hazahav, (Hebrew: כלוב הזהב) {Golden Cage} , 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 is distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Television International.

Raid the Cage
Also known as	Kluv Hazahav
Hebrew	כלוב הזהב
Genre	Game show
Created by	Shy Barmeli Ori Dror
Presented by	Avi Kushnir
Country of origin	Israel
Original language	Hebrew
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	35
Production
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Production company	United Studios of Israel
Original release
Network	Channel 2 (Reshet)
Release	January 4, 2013 (2013-01-04) – June 23, 2014 (2014-06-23)

Format

Contestants play in teams of two. One contestant answers trivia questions on various topics, each question is worth a certain time for the remaining contestant to enter a cage and collect various prizes. The goal of the game is to answer all ten questions and successfully complete the game, while providing maximum time to the partner in each round to get as many prizes as possible.

Gameplay

Below are the general gameplay rules used in the original version and most international versions of the show. Exact rules and challenges may vary between international versions.

Inside the cage are various prizes with different values. There are ten rounds, in each round, one contestant must answer trivia questions and the other contestant must get in the cage to collect prizes. Before the game starts, the team must decide who answers the questions and who grabs the prizes. Their roles must stay the same through the entire game, except for the "Switch Roles" lifeline explained below.

Answering the question

At the start of each round, the answerer is asked a trivia question with four options, which that contestant must answer correctly. Choosing the correct answer, the cage door will open, allowing the other contestant to get in the cage to start collecting prizes. This contestant may answer the question immediately, or use one of the lifelines:

• Switch the Question: The question is replaced, and the answers remain the same (some international versions also change the answers).
• Switch Roles: Swapping two contestants for that round only. The contestant who gets the cage prizes answers the question and if the answer is correct, the contestant that answers the trivia questions gets inside the cage to collect prizes. Both contestants then return the original roles.

Correctly answering the question, the cage door will open for a certain amount of time (10 seconds multiplied by the current round number, up to 90 seconds for round 9). While answering in the first nine rounds, this contestant may not discuss with the prize-collecting contestant.

In the final round (tenth round), both contestants may discuss with each other to answer one final question, the Cage Question. If they managed to answer this question correctly, they automatically win all prizes in the cage.

Giving an incorrect answer at any point ends the game, and the pair loses all prizes accumulated up to that point.

Collecting prizes

If the answerer answers the question correctly, the cage door will open for a certain amount of time (10 seconds multiplied by the current round number, up to 90 seconds for round 9). The prize collector may choose between regular prizes that may be collected immediately, while some larger prizes may require completing a physical challenge before collecting.

Both contestants may consult in this phase, but there are no timekeeping devices to keep track of time. The prize-collecting contestant must pay attention to the time remaining and get out of the cage before the cage door closes.

At the end of the time limit, the door will close. If the contestant is still trapped in the cage, the game is over and the pair loses all prizes accumulated up to that point.

In the final round (tenth round), the contestant may consult with the answerer for the Cage Question. If they managed to answer this question correctly, they automatically win all prizes in the cage.

Ending the game

After collecting prizes for the fifth round, the pair may choose to retire from the game with all prizes collected or continue playing. Both contestants can consult the option they choose. If they choose to continue, they may also retire from the game after any later round, provided that they have completed both the answer phase and the prize-collecting phase for that round.

Giving an incorrect answer at any point or failing to get out of the cage at the end of the time allotted ends the game and the pair loses all prizes accumulated up to that point.

Tasks

Beginning from the second round, the contestants choose a big prize to play for, and the contestant who enters the cage must complete a physical challenge before being allowed to collect the big prize. Physical challenges take multiple rounds to complete, ongoing challenges can be continued in the next round if the contestant answers the next question correctly. Some great prizes in most versions include a large amount of cash, appliances, trips and vehicles, with the biggest prize usually being a brand-new car.

List of challenges in the original version, also used in some foreign versions:

• Electrical appliances: Star task – The contestant must jump on the touch screen. On every star they step on, they get a star, and on every red square they step on, they lose a star. When eight stars are collected, a stroller with Electrical appliances is freed, and the contestant can get it out of the cage.
• ATV: Hamster task – The contestant must run on a big hamster wheel to reveal a key to open the lock of the ATV and the contestant could get it out.
• Motorcycle: Safe task – The contestant to go to the strongboxes which have questions related to both team members. A correct answer opens the box and reveals the following question. which opened three safes safe third has a key to open the lock of the bike and the challenger can take it out (the same task can be performed With a diamond ring in the case of couples).
• Sailing a variety of destinations around the world: mission suitcases – The contenders take a cart and assign it the bags and take them out that has cruise.
• Car task: Superhero task – The contestant must face the screen and make flight movements to control the superhero character on the screen. Once the superhero reaches the top of the building, he/she must repeatedly make punch movements to make the superhero smashes the glass and free the first part of the car. This sequence of actions must be repeated three more times to free all four parts of the car, then the contestant is allowed to push it out of the cage. For this prize, there is usually a person sit inside to drive and turn the car to the right way.
• Bathroom task: Bubble task – The contestant must look for a bubble with a key that can open the box between all the bubbles and get the bathroom.
• Living items: Balloon task – The contestant must bounce on a seat to inflate the balloon to explode so they can take the key to open the box that awards the challenger the living room.
• Vacation abroad: Bicycle task – The contestant must ride on a bike simulator that its map simulates a section of Rome, so he/she can take a globe and win the vacation.

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 (original version)	כלוב הזהב Kluv Hazahav	Channel 2	Avi Kushnir	January 4, 2013 – June 23, 2014
Argentina	Escape perfecto	Telefe	Leandro Leunis and Ivana Nadal Iván de Pineda and Josefina Ansa	June 4, 2014 – March 14, 2016 November 27, 2023 – present
Brazil	A Fuga (part of Agora é com Datena)	Band	José Luiz Datena	April 22, 2018 – present
China	芝麻开门 Zhima kaimen	Jiangzu TV	Zhang Chunye (On Mondays) Peng Yu (On Tuesdays)	January 22, 2013 – present
Colombia	Escape perfecto	RCN Televisión	Julian Román and Natalia Valenzuela	May 6, 2015 – present
Greece	Η Τέλεια Απόδραση I Teleia Apodrasi	Alpha TV	Christos Ferendinos and Anna Prelević	April 24, 2021 – present
Hungary	Bezár a bazár!	TV2	Attila Till and Majka	April 9, 2018 – present
Mexico	Escape perfecto	Azteca TV	Rafael Mercadante and Adianez Hernández Marco Antonio Regil and Carlos Espejel	March 2, 2015 – 2020 April 10, 2023 – present
Paraguay	Escape perfecto	Telefuturo	Daniel Da Rosa and Lali González	June 14, 2016 – present
Peru	Escape perfecto	América Televisión	Marco Zunino and Sully Sáenz	April 25, 2015 – present
Poland	Łowcy nagród	Super Polsat	Krzysztof Ibisz and Wiktoria Gąsiewska	November 27, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Portugal	Apanha se Puderes	TVI	Cristina Ferreira and Pedro Teixeira Rita Pereira and Pedro Teixeira	March 13, 2017 – August 24, 2019
Romania	Deschide camera comorilor	Kanal D	Liviu Vârciu	March 12, 2014 – July 31, 2017
Russia	Клетка Kletka	Russia 1	Dmitry Guberniev	August 16, 2014 – September 27, 2014
Turkey	Kapanmadan Kazan	ATV	Murat Serezli	June 17, 2013 – July 26, 2013
		Star TV	Alp Kırşan	June 5, 2019 – present
Uruguay	Escape perfecto Escape perfecto Famosos	Channel 10	Alberto Sonsol and Annasofía Facello Claudia Fernández and Annasofía Facello	August 27, 2014 – June 17, 2020
USA	Raid the Cage	CBS	Damon Wayans Jr. and Jeannie Mai	October 13, 2023 – present
Vietnam	Vừng ơi mở cửa Đào thoát	HTV7	Đại Nghĩa and Diệu Nhi	January 20, 2016 – July 13, 2016 April 10, 2018 – August 7, 2018

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.

In the Vietnamese edition, the show was first named Vừng ơi mở cửa, later in 2018, the show renamed Đào thoát.

Top prize winners

Here is the incomplete list of teams who successfully answered all questions correctly and won all prizes in the cage.

Country	Winning contestant(s)	Date aired
Mexico	Cris and Joe	July 26, 2023
Portugal	Dário Martins and Tiago Henriques	March 23, 2017
	Mário Gonçalves and Maria Amélia Gonçalves	June 8, 2017
China	Liu Wentian	March 21, 2014
	Liang Shuping (Annual champion for 2013)	December 31, 2013
	Nancy and Tian Jing	December 17, 2013
	Yang Pengfei	October 8, 2013
	Zheng Caiqian	July 2, 2013

See also

• Cash and Carry
• Shop 'til You Drop
• Supermarket Sweep