contestants

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It was the second series of the South Africa-set spin-off, in which past contestants return.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Some of the contestants were covered in liquid concrete.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The pair teamed up for a trial against their fellow campmates, with contestants told that the losing duo would leave the programme.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Peeves include contestants who don’t clap for their competitors or make faces when they whiff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

The two major contestants for the presidency in 1796, then, not only possessed impeccable revolutionary credentials; they had also earned their fame as a team.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis