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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

Series eight contestant Mocha, 26, tells BBC Newsbeat she considers herself part of this new cohort.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Scandals at the state level have overshadowed the run-up to the national competitions this week in Miami, and one contestant is suing the organization for defamation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

So, roughly speaking, the typical contestant will vote to eliminate the worse players in the early rounds and the better players in the later rounds.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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

Applicants had to take the same online quiz that potential contestants do, plus compose more than a full show’s worth of categories and clues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Young people across Latin America are taking part in viral “aura battles”, where contestants compete to prove who has the most charisma.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Selected from 17 finalists on a 2025 competition reality show called “Santos Bravos — La Serie,” the contestants had vied to become part of Santos Bravos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The sound faded and was replaced by other voices. “.. . press conference about the crash of Corporation Flight A-617 carrying those missing Miss Teen Dream contestants, Bob . “Quiet!”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray