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

Contestants may answer a question before the reading of it is completed ; however, a correct, anticipated guess does not earn extra points.

" 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 were required to select at least one answer before passing control.

Contestants who successfully answer the second question have the option to play the third.

Contestants buzz in to answer the question.

Contestants with their markers set to " I know " but who don't get to answer get a point regardless of the actual answer.

Contestants continued to alternate turns until one player either gave an answer that did not fit the category and / or begin with the set letter, repeated a word ( including different forms of a word ), or ran out of time.

Contestants had to buzz in to answer the question.

Contestants alternated choosing categories to answer.

Contestants who get a question right receive 100 points — an incorrect answer means 100 points are deducted from their score.

Contestants buzzed-in to answer and were required to phrase their response as " You are ..." to receive credit ( although the contraction " You're " also was accepted ).

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

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 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 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 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 answered general-knowledge questions to connect dots that made a portrait of a famous or historical person.

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 for the Prix were assigned a theme from the literature of Classical Antiquity ; their individual identities were kept secret to avoid any scandal of favoritism.

Contestants launch themselves from the end of the pier ; a prize being awarded to the one who glides the furthest distance.

Contestants could win up to $ 32, 000 on the 1980s series ; the highest amount won was $ 29, 000.

Contestants were chosen from the studio audience and usually were married couples ; other pairs were engaged, dating, or were a familial relationship.

Contestants would then be falsely encouraged and praised by the judges as well as the stylists, choreographers and vocal coaches ; in particular, they would be encouraged to try and stretch their vocal range far beyond what they could actually reach.

Contestants won points by pressing the correct button quickly ; at the 1, 000 and 32, 000-point levels the game was paused briefly to show the top ten scores.

Contestants continued on the show until defeated ; some repeat champions won more than $ 25, 000 in cash and prizes.

Contestants sprint down a twenty metre track ; their speed is measured close to the end, just before they run into an upright crash mat.

Contestants who successfully negotiated seven ( later four ) rounds of targets won a reasonable prize ; those who missed got a negligible prize.

Contestants are ranked on how many correct answers, and if two or more players are tied they each receive the same number of points.

Contestants strive to arrive first at " pit stops " at the end of each leg of the race to win prizes and to avoid coming in last, which carries the possibility of elimination or a significant disadvantage in the following leg.

Contestants were given a base time of 35 seconds to play the round, with five seconds added for each time the round was not won.

Contestants drew numbers to determine who spun the wheels first — and, in the $ 1, 000, 000 tournament, also which game of each round the contestant would play ( odd numbers spin first, even second ).

Contestants run downhill, taking a zigzag course through ten gates, each composed of a pair of flags on pole.

Contestants wrote their guesses at each clue down in a list.

Contestants were more likely than not to embrace each other ( in the center of the stage, regardless of gender ) after winning, instead of the customary handshake on other shows.

* Seeing Double: Contestants were shown eight pairs of an image, with each pair slightly altered, and had 45 seconds to match all the pairs.

Contestants on the winning team took turns entering the Fun House and tried to grab a series of red and green tags ( three tags per player per turn ) in each room in the Fun House.

Contestants on each season of The Big Break include professionals on mini-tours as well as amateurs who aspire to play golf professionally.

Contestants count points earned in competition to qualify for the Women's National Finals Rodeo formerly each October at the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas.

Contestants were awarded $ 100 for each number removed from the board.