Game shows, like every form of reality television, have much more to them than meets the eye. Not every game is close, not every contestant is random, and that phone a friend definitely knows somebody is about to call them with a critical question. So what's really going on behind the scenes? These 32 former game show contestants, audience members and acquaintances gave their answers. 

"No one hails the Cash Cab." That was one former contestant's contribution and not a surprising one at that. Throwing somebody onto a game show without their knowledge has some difficult legal boundaries. But, it seems that Cash Cab contestants are genuinely shocked when they realize what's going on. One person claimed that a random man chatted her and her friends up at a bar, before inviting them to be on his "restaurant review" show, and another claimed that they thought the taxi was just taking them to a different filming location. 

Read more about the inner workings of Cash Cab, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy, and much more right here.