Contestants may not wear head pieces, or points will be taken off or the contestants may be disqualified.

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 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 requiring a minimum risk compensation of less than $ 300 will choose a door instead of accepting the guaranteed $ 500.

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

Contestants may bet in the range of 6 to 15 numbers, out of 60, and scoring 4, 5 or 6 points will grant prizes.

Contestants can choose to play a " Surpresinha " entry, which will generate their numbers randomly much like the " Lucky Dip " option offered by other lotteries.

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

* 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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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

* 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 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.

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

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 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 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 may answer a question before the reading of it is completed ; however, a correct, anticipated guess does not earn extra points.

Contestants may take turns dancing or posing before the audience, with the outcome decided either by crowd reaction or by the opinions of judges.

Contestants may anchor their vessels overnight in Swanson Harbor, southwest of Point Couverton, but this area is not allowed for fishing.