contestant

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Host Jeff Probst, contestant Benjamin ‘Coach’ Wade and others discuss why CBS’ competition show continues to endure after more than 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

She was the fourth contestant to be eliminated, despite achieving consistently high scores from the judges, and later said during an Instagram Live that she had been “bullied off the show.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

In 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle corrected a 12-year-old spelling bee contestant on camera, incorrectly instructing him to add the letter “e” onto the end of the word “potato.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Another contestant, from Western Europe, who was 16 at the time, remembers how Brunel's behaviour struck her as odd.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

I tear my gaze away from the contestant introductions to meet her gaze.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller