" Contestants answered a series of questions from those subjects to earn points.

Contestants answered questions based on categories that were determined randomly by a mechanism resembling a slot machine.

Contestants are awarded points for every question answered correctly, and there are four rounds: the first and third consist of 15 toss-ups and the second and fourth contain 10 toss-ups with the potential for bonus questions on a correct toss-up response.

Contestants are given a polygraph test administered by a polygraph expert in a pre-screening session answering over 50 questions.

Contestants faced questions fired at them by a panel of four sports and entertainment celebrities for two minutes ; like Mastermind, there were two rounds of questions, however slightly different: The 1st round had each panelist's questions representing a different sports category pertaining to their area of expertise, and the 2nd round had no categories and the contestant couldn't control who asked the questions ; they were fired at random.

Contestants alternated responding to questions to gain control of the cards.

Contestants would be given ninety seconds to answer five general knowledge questions asked by Davidson.

" Contestants had 20 seconds to ring in and answer as many questions as possible ; after this round, the TV immediately went " Off the Air " and the third-place contestant was eliminated.

Contestants competed to find words on a grid that was similar to a word search puzzle that served as answers to questions asked by the host.

Contestants were spotted $ 200 to start the round, and host Clark would read a series of rapid-fire questions.

Contestants were placed in twin isolation booths and asked questions ranging in value from one to 11 points — the higher the point value, the more difficult the question.

" Contestants repeatedly missed questions and, in Enright's own words, " It lacked all drama ; it lacked all suspense.

Contestants study questions about the Bible as well as memorize specific passages from the Bible from any of five approved English versions.

Contestants answer questions in various categories to put up their respective symbol, X or O, on the board.

Contestants buzzed in to answer questions ; each right answer moved the contestant up one step while a wrong answer eliminated that contestant from the next question.

Contestants on the program underwent extensive medical supervision before they ever made it to the actual game.

Contestants would have to do the traditional Bop It tasks, but as an added challenge, " Stomp it " and " Chomp it " were made.

Contestants of the popular show Playing It Straight also made an appearance, as did the 2005 Mr Gay UK finalists.

Contestants who made it to the bonus round in season two later returned to compete in a tournament with a top prize of $ 250, 000.

Contestants had to buzz in and identify the famous sports figure in a photograph even though the person's face was obscured with that of " The Schwab ".

Contestants were presented with a series of famous sports-related quotes.

Contestants are required to evict one of their own on a regular basis ; in the earlier series of Big Brother, contestants were evicted every two weeks, however, as introduced in the UK version, evictions occurred once a week, all of the current series of Big Brother follow this format.

Contestants are sometimes permitted to exit the house in case of emergencies.

Contestants have regularly scheduled interactions with the show's host on eviction nights.

Contestants will be aware of their scores, but not others ', and may resubmit to improve their scores.

Contestants accumulate a number of points over the course of the year ( often " season ") and their cumulative total after all meetings have been concluded determines the world champion.

Contestants would win a new car as a consolation prize if they had reached the $ 8, 000 question.

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Contestants selected hard-boiled eggs, paired off, and tapped the eggs together — the player whose egg did not crack was declared the winner.

Contestants who " Whammy out " in this way cannot return on the next show, even if all other contestants end with a score of $ 0.

Contestants have actually tried to crawl at 4 mph to survive after their legs gave out.

Contestants could win anything from jewelry to GSN merchandise, or during month-long contests, a new car or a hot tub.

Contestants must be under the age of 20 and must not be registered at any tertiary institution.

Contestants may not wear head pieces, or points will be taken off or the contestants may be disqualified.

Contestants are often sent to Exile Island for one or both of these strategic reasons.

* Contestants must abide by U. S. law as well as local law.

* Contestants may not skip any tribal councils, nor can they refuse to participate in any immunity or reward challenge, unless the game offers them the opportunity to do so.

* Contestants deciding to quit the contest for any reason not health-or other-emergency-related may or may not be called back for the final jury, pending the producers ' decision.

As a result, the category of " Most Contestants " was temporarily banned from the Guinness Book.

Contestants Sam Poueu and Koli Palu of the 9th season of The Biggest Loser are residents of Rohnert Park.

Contestants from the contest have appeared on Johnny Carson's The Tonight Show and the Late Show with David Letterman.

Contestants are judged on the following categories: panel interview, one-on-one interview competition, Mississippi speech competition, commercial / black dress competition, and evening gown competition.