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

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

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

* Ford – Contestants appear in the special Ford videos on the results shows, and winners Kelly Clarkson, Taylor Hicks, and Kris Allen have also appeared in commercials for Ford.

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

Contestants have 60 seconds to make as many throws as possible on a field marked with increasingly longer distances.

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

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

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

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

If the ineligible contestant is found to have won a One Bid, the contestants on Contestants ' Row at the time the ineligible contestant was playing and did not win a One Bid are entitled to return to the show, per game show regulations, as their appearance was compromised by an ineligible contestant, pursuant to all game show regulations.

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

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

Contestants wear costumes and often have props, including live animals, and " shamelessly spoof the traditional beauty contest ".

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

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

Contestants come in teams of up to five persons, and have two or three teams quizzing in a round.

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

Miss Hallsville Contestants are introduced at around 7pm prior to the Friday night Hallsville Bobcat football game in Bobcat Stadium.

Contestants line up in swimsuits at the Miss America 1953 pageant

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 originally allowed to change cards at will ( even three times on one card ), but the rules were changed to one card per line in early 1986.

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 who were successful at their challenges were rewarded with the coveted " GamesMaster Golden Joystick " trophy.

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

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

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 line up for a " best costume " competition at a Halloween party in the United States.

Contestants stand at the top and chase the wheel of cheese to the bottom.

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

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 would sing and their performance would be assessed by judges present at the show itself, and also by the public.

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

Contestants present their cosplay, and often to be judged for an award, the cosplay must be self-made.

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

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 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 are often addressed by their surnames, in reference to University Challenge.

Contestants design their fighters and submit them to the BBC.

Contestants can either send their videos in via mail on DVD or VHS, or, since 2008, upload them onto ABC's official website.

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.

* Studio ( competition length varies ): Contestants are asked to show off their creative skills in a competitive environment.

Contestants often had to balance something with some part of their body, or race back and forth on the stage ( for example, releasing a balloon, running across the stage to do some task, and running back in time to catch the balloon before it floated too high ).

Contestants stayed in their seats for the interviews.

Contestants are given names and occupations based on their team and physical appearance.

Contestants who do complete a challenge earn one or two points for their team ( maybe even more ).

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 were not guaranteed the same number of spins as their opponent as on the original version of the show.

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