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

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

Contestants who receive spins passed to them must play those spins, unless they land on a Whammy, at which point the remaining passed spins are combined with that contestant's total of earned spins ( if any remain ).

Contestants do not have to play a question and wrong answers eliminates all those who give them.

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

Contestants can choose to play a " Surpresinha " entry, which will generate their numbers randomly much like the " Lucky Dip " option offered by other lotteries.

Contestants must hang onto a bar suspended above a swimming pool for as long as possible.

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

* 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 individually complete this round in an isolation booth referred to as The Kube and their heart rates are also measured while they take this test.

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 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 were also given " Clip Chips ," which allowed them to replace a card if they correctly guessed the outcome of a video.

Contestants who score well will " break " out of preliminary rounds and continue to advance through octo / quarter / semi / final rounds if they continue to score well.

Contestants were told the time for the Lightning Round, however, unless they measured it themselves, they could not tell how much time was left in the round.

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 showcase the futuristic songs they believe we could expect to hear in the far-off year 2000.

Contestants won this jackpot if they won three ( originally four ) consecutive games.

Contestants kept whatever they earned while still retiring after winning $ 25, 000.

Contestants take a short run-up to a lubricant-coated track, on which they skid.

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 signal that they have obtained the target number by saying le compte est bon.

Contestants, regardless of their weight, are required to certify that they believe they are " in excellent physical, emotional, psychological and mental health.

Contestants then secretly chose the question they wanted to face using buttons on their podiums.

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

Contestants regularly adapted their voting strategies as a group in order to try to avoid being " discharged " by the recruit they chose to dismiss.

Contestants often wear sashes indicating where they are from in bikini contests, in similarity to the tradition in other beauty pageants.

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 kept any money banked during a game, regardless of the outcome, making Bullseye one of the few Barry & Enright shows to allow losing contestants to keep winnings from the game.

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.

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

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 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.