contestants

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Contestants are filmed for about 16 waking hours a day by a fleet of 76 discreetly placed cameras so they can forget they are being filmed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Contestants performed for laughs and judges roasted them without mercy.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Contestants on “The Great British Baking Show” do that all the time.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

Contestants aged between eight and 22 have all advanced from local and national qualifiers to compete on the global stage.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Contestants for the first heat of the day wheeled their vehicles to the starting line at the summit of the Twenty-Fifth Street Bridge.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly