Sentence examples for contestants picked from inspiring English sources

They transformed what began as a low-key, seasonal competition, in which contestants picked players for their own teams, into intense daily competitions that held out the promise of instant gratification.

Picking just one winning stock in 2009 proved to be difficult for our financial experts, as only seven out of seventeen contestants picked winners.

You wonder why the contestants picked such boring songs when these 70s classics were available: "The Night Chicago Died", "Billy Don't be a Hero", "Muskrat Love","Sweet & Innocent", and the incomparable "Chick-a-boom/Chick-a-Boom".

DUNK CONTESTANTS PICKED The defending champion Gerald Green of Minnesota, Orlando's Dwight Howard, Toronto's Jamario Moon and Rudy Gay of Memphis were selected to compete in the Feb. 16 dunk contest during All-Star Game weekend.

What it was was a risible attempt at a new dating show with the wizard twist that the contestants pick each other when utterly starkers.

Adam Lambert, "River Deep-Mountain High" The judges are always saying that contestants pick songs that are too big, but they never say that to Adam, who seems to revel in the gaudiest and most outsized performances.

The game, which is to be run on the Holland-based EuroStockMaster Web site, is a pan-European stock competition where contestants pick companies listed on exchanges in 11 European countries.

The rules are simple: Contestants pick their pumpkin the day before, measure and plan in the meantime, then have an hour to pull off their masterpiece the next day.

I've had a soft spot for Syesha from the start but I hate it when contestants pick songs sung by previous winners.

Our brains are just not wired to do probability problems very well, so I'm not surprised there were mistakes". On the first, the contestant picked Door 1. "That's too bad," Mr. Hall said, opening Door 1. "You've won a goat". "But you didn't open another door yet or give me a chance to switch". "Where does it say I have to let you switch every time?

BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing, which featured a look at the new contestants' preparations for the contest, picked up 4.7 million and a 26% share between 6pm and 7pm.