contestants

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And not just because one of the leading contestants torched himself and his political livelihood in a bonfire of hubris and stupidity.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Such sites post year-round updates and analysis of contestants, stagings, voting predictions and rehearsals from selection shows right up to the grand final.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Some contestants take that as a challenge to cram as many ideas as possible into their allotted time.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

After that I made a point of telling other contestants that at the beginning of each day out of a sense of fair play.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Mayor Smiley had hoped for more contestants, but after Stone Fox had entered, well...you couldn’t blame people for wanting to save their money.

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner