* 1974 – Christina Davis, Australian ballet dancer and contestant on the first season of Big Brother Australia

* 1984 – Matt McDonald, American roofing foreman and contestant on the 9th season of Big Brother

Charles ' son, Jack, appeared on the show on several occasions, and was a contestant on " Team Nemesis " during series 4.

Charles was a contestant in the Celebrity Poker Club tournament ( 2004 ) on Challenge, where he reached the semi-finals, and in the Channel 4 reality game show, The Games ( 2005 ), which documented the contestants ' intensive training regime and each live Olympic Games-style sporting event, in which he came fourth overall in the men's competition.

Dirk appeared as a contestant on the 2007 U. K. series of Celebrity Big Brother.

In a similar vein, CBS-backed iWon. com gave away $ 10 million to a lucky contestant on an April 15, 2000 half-hour primetime special that was broadcast on CBS.

* Immunity ( reality television ), a condition which protects a contestant on a reality TV show from being kicked off the show in a given period

* 1969 – Carolyn Kepcher, American businesswoman and reality contestant on The Apprentice

* John Brown, rapper and contestant on ego trip's The ( White ) Rapper Show

During the ensuing decade, Imi's athletic activities focused mainly on wrestling, both as a contestant and a trainer.

Ferrigno was a contestant on season five of the NBC reality television series The Celebrity Apprentice, which premiered in February 2012.

* 2009 – Jade Goody, British reality show contestant on Big Brother ( b. 1981 )

In May 2005, ABC's news magazine Primetime Live reported claims by Season 2 American Idol contestant Corey Clark that he and Abdul had an affair during that season, and that she had coached him on how to succeed in the competition.

King made an appearance as a contestant on Celebrity Jeopardy!

The contestants received instructions to administer what they thought would be near fatal electric shocks to another " contestant " ( really an actor ) when that other contestant erred on memorized word-associations.

In 1956, Olive Hodgkinson, a cave guide whose husband's family owned the caves for over 500 years, was a contestant on What's My Line?

Only one contestant plays at a time ( similar to some radio quizzes ) and the emphasis is on suspense rather than speed.

) The contestant who does this correctly and in the fastest time goes on to sit in the chair ( the " hot seat ") and play for the maximum possible prize ( often a million units of the local currency ).

: In sports shows, sometimes just appearing on the show, not necessarily winning, can get a contestant the job.

For example, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, a contestant on Survivor: The Australian Outback, later became a host on morning talk show The View ; and Kristin Cavallari, who appeared on Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, has gone on to become a television host and actress.

Washington was a contestant on The Price is Right, playing the Money Game and winning $ 185 ( but losing a PT Cruiser ).

After making the finals, Lake was announced as the contestant in third place, losing to TV personality Rob Kardashian and actor and Army veteran J. R. Martinez, despite having higher scores than both.

After participating as a modeling contestant in an IMTA competition ( losing to Josh Duhamel ) in 1998, Kutcher signed with the Next modeling agency in New York, appeared in ads for Calvin Klein, and modeled in Paris and Milan.

Aiken was a contestant in the fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice, losing in the finals to Arsenio Hall.

The winner of the championship match won $ 1, 100 and played the Money Cards and the losing contestant won a trip to Las Vegas in addition to their prior winnings.

This mini-game consisted of Virgo setting up a trick shot for the losing contestant.

Upon elimination, the losing contestant was simply pulled in their chair through that section of the wall, which would fall backwards allowing the chair to continue sliding behind the stage.

On 30 November 2008, Mallett was the fourth contestant and only celebrity to be eliminated in battle rather than public vote from I'm a Celebrity after losing a ( play-off ) Bushtucker eating trial to Brian Paddick.

A losing contestant left with parting gifts except if their game was interrupted, in which case he / she would return for the first game on the next show.

As an example, the losing finalist in a knockout tournament may not be the second best contestant ; that might have been any of the contestants eliminated by the eventual tournament winner in earlier rounds.

The losing contestant is given a T-shirt with ' One Year Out ' printed across the front ( a catchphrase Ken uses in the quiz when a contestant trying to place the year a song was in the charts is out by one year ).

Shortly before beginning his coaching career, Billick appeared as a contestant on TV's Match Game PM in 1977, losing to Marla Marshall.

* Two games on The Price Is Right offer a booby prize-of-sorts for a losing contestant:

If not, the contestant could choose between the two losing candidates for the second date.

After the first few episodes the rules were changed so that, rather than requiring contestants to win a two-out-of-three match, the winner of each game played the Big Numbers for $ 10, 000, and the losing contestant returned for another game.

Back to singles action, Spud went on to face Big Brother contestant Billi Bhatti in a losing effort thanks to the Hated Heroes.

Hilton met with the losing team at the end of each episode and eliminated one contestant with the catchphrase, " You're not on the list.

* Judy Koehler, Republican, former Illinois State Representative, U. S. Senate nominee, 18th Congressional district primary contestant, and losing incumbent to the Illinois 3rd District Appellate Court

Hosted by former Australian Idol 2003 contestant Rob Mills, 2012's YTT features a regular Young Talent Team ( of 10 members ), performing a couple of group numbers each week, with one team member featuring in a solo spot each episode, to showcase their individual talents.

* If a contestant becomes seriously injured or sick, the player, fellow contestants, the host, or even the crew filming the players may call in a medical team for help.

The contestant with the highest score after two rounds would win a cash prize, and would have a chance to double those winnings by correctly answering the " Question of Great Significance ," as host Kenny Mayne called it, from a specialty category chosen by the winner ( usually a particular athlete or sports team from the past ).

Television appearances included Top of the Pops, TFI Friday, The Jack Docherty Show, Fully Booked and The Big Breakfast, with keyboardist Ken McAlpine appearing as a contestant on Never Mind the Buzzcocks ( for Phill Jupitus ' team ).

Like before, the other contestant could disagree to try to save the team.

In the 2012 version, even if a contestant had won the game during the middle of a category, and the team still has a chance to score 7-for-7, the game will continue in order to determine if the contestant wins the bonus and the Winner's Circle Jackpot, as such situations determine the Winner's Circle.

If the contestant answered incorrectly, the opposing team or player was given a chance to answer it after the host re-read the question.

In the Golden Medley Marathon, the winning home viewer and the winning studio contestant worked as a team.

In the second part of the game, one contestant from each team went on a shopping spree through the market, using the time accumulated in the first half of the game.

If a contestant / team is too scared to attempt a stunt, failed to complete a stunt, or ( in some cases ) had the worst performance on a stunt, they are eliminated from the competition.

If only one contestant / team successfully completed the first or the second stunt, they automatically won $ 25, 000, and the other contestants eliminated in the stunt along with the winner of the stunt return for the next stunt to compete for the remaining $ 25, 000.

In later episodes, a common ( but not always used ) rule was that no one would be eliminated after the second stunt ; instead, the contestant or team that performed the best would receive a prize, such as a vehicle or a prize package similar in value.

If a contestant fell asleep at any time before the final stunt was completed, his or her team would be eliminated.

On the daytime edition, the first team to reach 25 points won that contestant $ 100.

The winning team earned a chance to win up to an additional $ 250 by playing the " Lightning Round ", in which the civilian contestant on the prevailing team tried to guess five passwords within 60 seconds from clues given by his / her celebrity partner.

The team with the most money at the end of the game won, and the contestant on the winning team received a $ 1, 000 bonus in addition to the money they had already earned.

They included a military man, a dating widowed couple, female twins, a former Big Brother contestant, a team member with dwarfism, and a few beauty pageant queens.

A contestant or team would earn 10 bonus points if they correctly answered a question with one of their " bonus words ".

On the December 15, 2010 episode, after a contestant wore Sounders merchandise and the contestant and host talked about the team, the show ran a disclaimer in the credits stating the host's participation in the ownership group of the Sounders.

Prior to the vote, the contestants facing elimination plead their case as to why they should remain on the Ranch ( several episodes feature contestants making a " sacrificial " request to be sent home, generally a team agreeing as to which member should stay and which one should go, or one contestant feeling that they can make progress at home while another needs the Ranch setting to continue his / her progress ).