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 now called a third number in the first game if the first two picks did not match ( later changed to having a third pick in both games ).

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 ).

# Temptation: Contestants prepare for the first day of the week only to find a situation that involves temptation.

# Reward Challenge: Contestants compete to win a prize, first as teams and then as individuals after the teams are dissolved.

" Contestants on the show lose upwards of 10 pounds per week ( in the very first week, some contestants have lost 20-30 + pounds in that one week alone ), whereas the established medical guidelines for safe weight loss are between 1 and 2 pounds per week.

Contestants for the first season included Maya Gilbert, Brianna Konefall, Alisia Geanopulos, Robyn Hyden, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Kent Winfrey, Nick Steele, Steve ( last name unknown ), Jeremy ( last name unknown ), Michael ( last name unknown ), Kimberly ( last name unknown ) and Kelly ( last name unknown ).

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 who chose this option were often invited to take an unofficial spin to see if the Devil would have come up next.

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

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 could hit a lockout buzzer to guess the subject at any time.

Contestants are asked to choose, in turn, one subject on which to receive a question.

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

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 received marks out of ten from the four judges in three categories such as " presentation ", " content " and " star quality "-The " star quality " category was later replaced by " entertainment value ".

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 alternated choosing a category and answering a general interest or trivia question in that category.

Contestants who used such calculators were often called " Curta-crankers " by those who were limited to paper and pencil, or who used computers linked to the car's wheels.

Contestants may use their currency to purchase needs for the house, such as food, rent items for personal use, such as hairdryer, or even purchase luxury items, like a helicopter ride.

Contestants from other reality shows, like The Amazing Race, Survivor, American Idol, The Apprentice, and The Real World, played for a grand prize and other bonus prizes such as cars and vacations.

Contestants with charistmatic personalities, such as the singer / songwriter pro-cheerleader Nina " Diva ", were heavily encouraged to follow all of the producer driven directives.

Contestants on other game shows, such as Jeopardy!

( The now celebrity ) Contestants can win £ 10, 000 for getting over 200 points in " Big Money ", increased to £ 30, 000 for getting all five top answers.

Contestants who failed to reach 101 were then invited to " come and have a look at what you could have won ", by Jim.

Contestants are expected to serve as " Ambassadors of Peace and Beauty ", showing tenderness, benevolence, friendship, beauty, intelligence, ability to take action, and, most importantly, a great international sensibility.

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 were required to perform tasks ( called " problems ") within a certain time limit which was counted down on a large 60-second clock.

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

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

Contestants from across the United Kingdom and Ireland competed in a series of rounds that tested their physical stamina and mental attributes.

Contestants cannot be required to start a run from an off-center alleyway, but contestants are not allowed to enter the arena and " set " the horse.

Contestants from the same state have won the title of Miss America in consecutive years several times.

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

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

Contestants Bunny and Xy were axed from the program in controversial circumstances.

Contestants came from all over Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland to compete for chairs in music and poetry.

Contestants from the Air Force, the Army, the Marines, and the Navy competed.

Contestants from the 2008 contest, starting with the winner Dima Bilan appeared on the Italian show Carramba!

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 wearing flippers jump into a swimming pool from a platform, the height of which is gradually raised.

Contestants have to fall to the floor as fast as possible from a standing position.

Contestants must jump from standing onto a table-like platform.

Contestants were selected from the crowd around MTV's Times Square office, and narrowed down via challenges testing the applicants ' music knowledge and personality.

Contestants must guess the title of the song the mismatched lyrics are from.

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

Contestants are selected from regional, district, and state ISEF affiliated fairs.