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I'm not a game-show contestant, I'm a U.S. senator. -- Marco Rubio
Of course watching a particularly exciting game or a wonderful contestant is always a joy. -- Randy West
I believe the 'Jeopardy!' test is more difficult than being a contestant on the program. -- Alex Trebek
My cholesterol went from 220 to 149. I was crying like a 'Biggest Loser' contestant when my doctor gave me the news. -- Marissa Jaret Winokur
Sometimes I feel like I'm a contestant in a reality show that probably would be called The Apprentice Survivor Millionaire. -- Bob Iger
I love adventure, so I'm excited to be working on something new and making the transition from reality show contestant to host. -- Rob Mariano
From my years of work with so many game show production companies and their producers I'm probably no longer eligible to be a contestant on any American game show. -- Randy West
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. -- Monty Hall
I can say without hesitation that there is certainly no greater show to be a contestant on than 'Price' - the prizes can be huge, and the whole world loves and watches the show. It's an American institution! -- Randy West
I wouldn't compare myself to any past Idol contestant, because I don't feel like I am like any of them. Maybe stories are cool but my story is different from most people's story. I don't like to compare myself to other people, I like to just be me. -- Naima Adedapo
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. -- Randy West
Part of my job as a food writer is to describe food. So my work on 'Top Chef,' I feel, is an extension of that. When we give a criticism to the contestant, we want to make sure we tell them why it's not working and why it would work if they did it a different way. -- Padma Lakshmi
I think when you're a TV presenter, you have to have a reason for doing it, and a lot of them have been around a long time and grafted for that. The reason why it works with me on 'The Xtra Factor' is because I was a contestant on it, and I have a relationship with the viewers at home. -- Olly Murs
When a contestant actually loses consciousness, I think that's a good sign. -- Tom Bergeron
I'm planning to be the youngest contestant in the Top 32, and I'm planning to be the youngest person in the Top 10... -- Diana DeGarmo
You ever see 'The Dating Game'? That's a weird game show. The prize on that show: another contestant. Talk about cheap. -- Norm MacDonald
It was like he was in a contest to see who could do the least work, only he was the only contestant. -- Catherine Gilbert Murdock
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High-pitched squeal like a beauty pageant contestant found best in show, Oprah audience member given a new Chevy, rookie actress surprised with an unlikely Oscar. -- Dennis Vickers
High-pitched squeal like a beauty pageant contestant found best in show, Oprah audience member given a new Chevy, rookie actress surprised with an unlikely Oscar." -- Dennis Vickers
Loyalty is an asset, independent and scarce, parceled out among different contestants for power. No ruling government or nonruling group enjoys absolute loyalty - no contestant can have the whole pie. -- Yossi Shain
You have to lead, in the case of a game show, a contestant through the architecture of the show. So there's a lot of rules there, literal and implied, that you have to navigate. -- Michael Ian Black

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