Words matter. These are the best Contestant Quotes from famous people such as Marco Rubio, Prakash Raj, Bill Goldberg, Cynthia Bailey, Curtis Sittenfeld, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
I’m not a game-show contestant, I’m a U.S. senator.
Politics is a conversation between the contestant and the voter.
I host reality shows; the last thing I ever wanted to do was be a contestant on one.
My only experience in the world of tiaras was as a contestant in a homecoming queen pageant that featured all the high school homecoming queens in the South. While I did not win (much less place), I did walk away from the experience with a renewed sense of self confidence and ambition.
Sometimes, there can be a slightly condescending assumption that anything unlikable about a female character is a mistake, as if they’re a contestant in a beauty pageant and have to seem charming and upbeat all the time.
Of course watching a particularly exciting game or a wonderful contestant is always a joy.
It’s funny because the perception is that the typical ‘X Factor’ contestant is the person who’s just working 9 to 5 and just decides to one day go and audition. So yeah, for me, it was a very different story.
‘Jeopardy!’ contestant Ken Jennings’ winning streak has been nothing short of remarkable.
My cholesterol went from 220 to 149. I was crying like a ‘Biggest Loser’ contestant when my doctor gave me the news.
At one time in my life, I stood in queues for ‘Indian Idol’ auditions, and I got eliminated at Top 8 or Top 9. I could have never imagined that one day I will be judging this show where I was a contestant myself.
Sometimes I feel like I’m a contestant in a reality show that probably would be called The Apprentice Survivor Millionaire.
It was actually harder for me to decide if I wanted to move forward as ‘The Bachelorette’ than it was to decide to be a contestant on ‘The Bachelor.’ I knew I’d have to ask off work a second time, and I waited until the last minute to talk to my boss about it.
I remember watching a ‘Big Brother’ contestant saying that she wanted to be a footballer’s wife. I thought, ‘What is the world coming to?’
I believe the ‘Jeopardy!’ test is more difficult than being a contestant on the program.
The minute I saw the front page of the ‘Daily Telegraph’ – me with my arm around the latest ‘X-Factor’ contestant – I realised I’d gone into a new realm.
It was a show that you played at home and you’re saying to the contestant do this and do that. When you at home are involved in yelling at the screen, then you know you’ve got an audience.
As I slowly managed to take what I had learned into a transition from contestant to announcer and warm-up, I first had to prove myself on pilots. And as you know, many pilots are taped for each show that is lucky enough to breakthrough to being a series.
I was watching ‘Deal or No Deal’ on YouTube recently, and I bawled when the contestant won £250,000. I think I just like watching people achieve their dreams.
While pursuing my Bachelors with Psychology in Sophia College, I auditioned for an advertisement for Fairever Face Cream. And to my surprise I was selected amongst the top contestant, which paved a way for me to take this profession sincerely.
I think shows like ‘Dancing on Ice,’ ‘X Factor’ and ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ make great telly, but I’d never want to be contestant. I’m far too insecure and competitive. Also, working in theatre, you’re being judged all the time – and I’d rather not be told I’m awful in front of millions of people!
I would never be a contestant on my own show. I would never speak to me, and I’d never sign the release.
If I were to ask you who the first million-pound show winner was on British TV, you’d probably go for Judith Keppel. She was, indeed, the first ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ contestant to win £1 million, but the first one on TV was actually Clare Barwick, who won £1 million on Chris Evans’ show ‘TFI Friday.’
