contestants

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“There’s two chairs and three contestants, and the music will stop and one will be without a chair.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

This year the contest went to a spell-off, where the final two contestants spell as many words as they can in 90 seconds.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The contestants, known as “Islanders,” compete for a $100,000 cash prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

The requirement for broadcasters to adopt ever-increasing protection measures to fulfil their duty of care to contestants "is evidence of the growing risks they are trying, and too often failing, to mitigate", he said.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

All the top contestants were given a sheet of paper with the following paragraph printed on it:

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein