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 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 launch themselves from the end of the pier ; a prize being awarded to the one who glides the furthest distance.

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 " in the house " who did not make the final five were Geoff Brown, Tere Joyce, Sean Kent, Dave Mordal, and Rob Cantrell.

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

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

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 won three times earned cash prizes, scholarships, or participation in a traveling stage show associated with the program.

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

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 negotiated seven ( later four ) rounds of targets won a reasonable prize ; those who missed got a negligible prize.

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 with their markers set to " I know " but who don't get to answer get a point regardless of the actual answer.

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

Contestants who get a question right receive 100 points — an incorrect answer means 100 points are deducted from their score.

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 who identified the song but not the face it corresponded to did not score any points, but were not penalized.

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

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

Contestants would be given ninety seconds to answer five general knowledge questions asked by Davidson.

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 spotted $ 200 to start the round, and host Clark would read a series of rapid-fire questions.

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

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

Contestants ( two in the Serling era, three in the Ludden era, and four in the Armstrong and Boardman eras ) would guess which star was telling the true story.

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

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

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

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

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

* 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 alternated in choosing a tape, and the corresponding tune was played.

Contestants can enter the race in one of three categories: canoes, kayaks, and crazy crafts ( homemade crafts ).

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

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 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 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 take turns specifying whether the next letter will be a vowel or a consonant.