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 became champions of the Tyne would often challenge the corresponding champions of the River Thames, and the race would be arranged to take place on one of the two rivers.

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 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 now only played for prizes obtained by hitting the seven bumpers.

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 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 were later awarded a prize for solving the puzzle, in addition to the 100 points.

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

Contestants won this jackpot if they won three ( originally four ) consecutive games.

Contestants spend four months raising money individually and as groups.

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

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

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

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 uncovering both Wild Cards simultaneously also won a bonus that was theirs to keep regardless of the game's outcome.

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

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 in the tournament won a grand total of $ 5, 604, 413 ( US ).

Contestants that were not tournament winners were invited in order of money won on the program until a full field was filled.

Contestants again took turns revealing a chosen blank and guessing the puzzle until one guessed correctly, won the extra $ 250 and the game.