Contestants stand about 20 feet behind a wall and try to throw the pennies as close to the wall as possible without touching it.

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

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 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.

( 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 made it to the bonus round in season two later returned to compete in a tournament with a top prize of $ 250, 000.

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.

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

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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 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 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 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 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.