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 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 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.

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

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

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.

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

( 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 are ranked on how many correct answers, and if two or more players are tied they each receive the same number of points.

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

" Contestants answered a series of questions from those subjects to earn points.

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

* Contestants competed for points, not dollars.

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

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 were placed in twin isolation booths and asked questions ranging in value from one to 11 points — the higher the point value, the more difficult the question.

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

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

Contestants are given a polygraph test administered by a polygraph expert in a pre-screening session answering over 50 questions.

* Contestants must abide by U. S. law as well as local law.

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

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

Contestants travel to and within multiple countries in a variety of transportation modes, including airplanes, hot-air balloons, helicopters, trucks, bicycles, taxicabs, car, jeepneys, trains, buses, boats, and by foot.

Contestants were introduced by the announcer, and prizes and gifts were presented by the other assistants.

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 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 answered questions based on categories that were determined randomly by a mechanism resembling a slot machine.

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 signal that they have obtained the target number by saying le compte est bon.

Contestants competed to find words on a grid that was similar to a word search puzzle that served as answers to questions asked by the host.

Contestants regularly adapted their voting strategies as a group in order to try to avoid being " discharged " by the recruit they chose to dismiss.

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

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

Contestants removed numbers from the board based on the value of the roll of the dice, either all by itself or in combinations.

Contestants wore the dashio shari ( national dress of women in Bangladesh ). Miss Bangladesh pageant was held for the time being, after the divisional result came out. And in 1998 amid protests by Islamic groups over the attire of the contestants.

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