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contestant

[kuhn-tes-tuhnt] / kənˈtɛs tənt /


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"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

He lived in his small hometown about 20 miles west of Comanche and was gaining something like fame as the youngest contestant on Mudcats, a reality TV series about Oklahoma catfish noodlers.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

And the contestant she ended up with shares the same initials as Mortensen and both men are from Idaho.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

What’s harder than getting on “Jeopardy!” as a contestant?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

So if the celebrity says “tulip, daisy, rose,” the contestant would say “types of flowers.”

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead

And if that is not enough places to visit while in "Traitors Territory" there is always Inverness Airport where the celebrities arrived by plane - and appears in the big reveal of the new contestants.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The contestants stay in a candy-themed dormitory, where they will whisper their thoughts, strategic and emotional.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

‘The Swan’ was a spectacle called cruel and sadistic, but former contestants don’t really see it that way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The show followed contestants in the Okie Hand Fishing Invitational, a 10-week tournament founded by Beesley when he was filming his cult-classic documentary Okie Noodling in 2000.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Marjory was standing on one side of the motel’s swimming pool with the other contestants and their coaches.

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




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