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contestant

[kuhn-tes-tuhnt] / kənˈtɛs tənt /


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Magyar asks a contestant competing in “Deal or No Deal” after receiving the banker’s offer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

In this week’s Screen Gab, ‘DWTS’ contestant Guillermo Rodriguez tells us how much his legs hurt — plus we have streaming recommendations for your weekend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

"Unlike many large adult male bears, Backpack hasn't shown much aggression toward his competitors," his contestant profile says.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Now 18, Charlotte is a contestant in the latest series of Big Brother, something she has dreamed about for most of her life.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“You’re the only black contestant out of fifty states.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

It’s not about the money for most contestants anyway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

At the Fonda, Adéla recounted moving here from her native Slovakia and working alongside the show’s other contestants to “try to become pop stars together,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Dancing With the Stars” contestants Guillermo Rodriguez and Jackson Olson have confirmed there is no bad blood between them after the latter apologized for a comment he made on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Elsewhere on the front page, two contestants from this season of the Celebrity Traitors, Maya Jama and Richard E Grant, are pictured scheming in their iconic green cloaks.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

We have our own ways to stay busy, to keep thoughts of our time as contestants in the Hunger Games at bay.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins


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