Does the producer demand to have the trick explained before hand, privately?

I watched an episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us where a magician fools Penn and Teller and the only explanation that seems possible to anyone is that the randomly chosen audience member involved is a "plant" (someone predisposed to the trick).

However:

Penn and Teller claim that they're confident that the audience member involved is not a plant.
I've heard that plants are not allowed in the show.
I've heard that to avoid tricks that involve breaking the show's rules, the magician must explain to the show's producer (or a magician employee perhaps) how the trick works before hand, privately.

So, can anyone confirm whether or not that third bullet is accurate?

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Best Answer

You're exactly correct. Magic expert Johnny Thompson is the one who knows how the tricks work and makes the call on whether or not Penn & Teller have been fooled:

For Fool Us, Johnny interviews each magician, and finds out how each trick is done. During the broadcast, Penn & Teller confer with Johnny, and he confirms whether they’ve correctly guessed how the trick was done or not.

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Do Penn and Teller pretend to be fooled?

Despite the name \u201cFool Us\u201d, Penn & Teller don't actually care if they're fooled or not. In fact, this show was derived from the fact that magicians actually love sharing magic tricks with each other and trying to fool their fellow magicians. Known as \u201cjamming\u201d, this is especially popular at magic conventions.

Does Penn Teller use plants?

However: Penn and Teller claim that they're confident that the audience member involved is not a plant.

Who has fooled Penn and Teller the most?

1. Vitaly Beckman. Dubbed as \u201cone of the most unique and innovative illusionists in the world\u201d by the Chicago Tribune, Vitaly Beckman stumped Penn and Teller TWICE with his ingenious magic.

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