contestant

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Nead: If you think about someone like Bekah Martinez, a former contestant, she does more homesteading content now, and she’s so real and raw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

He has also appeared as a contestant on Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Most Haunted, Hollyoaks and Supermarket Sweep.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Host Jeff Probst, contestant Benjamin ‘Coach’ Wade and others discuss why CBS’ competition show continues to endure after more than 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

In casting her, ABC broke with its typical pattern of picking someone who had previously appeared as a contestant on “The Bachelor.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

One contestant was thirteen, and there were several twenty-year-olds, all rated quite highly.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady