contestant

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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

Soap actor and Strictly contestant Lewis Cope will play Jack, while Paddington and Bridget Jones actress Jessica Hynes will star as Harriet.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

She was the fourth contestant to be eliminated, despite achieving consistently high scores from the judges, and later said during an Instagram Live that she had been “bullied off the show.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Losing, as it turned out, never occurred to the contestant herself.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli