Contestants line up in swimsuits at the Miss America 1953 pageant

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 gave both the line and position numbers of correct answers in order to score.

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

Contestants on the 2001 edition could win up to $ 51, 800.

Contestants can work alone or in groups of up to four people.

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

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

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.

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

* 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.

Contestants must be 18 and older to compete for the car.

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

( 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.

* 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 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 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.

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

Contestants stayed in their seats for the interviews.

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

Contestants ' combined stage 1 and stage 2 scores ( with stage 2 being worth exactly twice as much as stage 1 ) are used to determine final scores for the Canadian Computing Competition.

* Contestants competed for points, not dollars.

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

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

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.

Contestants compete in several categories including interview, evening wear, and swimsuit competition.

* Marathon Matches ( competition length 1 or 2 weeks ): Contestants are given a particularly difficult algorithmic problem.

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

Contestants are ranked nationally, based on how much money they earnd in competition.

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

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

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.

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 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 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 have at their disposal a copy of the Bluebook and a packet of source materials provided by the review.

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