Non-Gameplay Elimination: Difference between revisions

* '''Evacuation''': Commonly seen in shows such as ''[[Survivor]]'', in which contestants are put in a physical risk, or have to compete in physical challenges. Some players may actually be injured or develop an ailment in some way that requires the medics to inspect them, and if they're deemed incapable of competing, they are evacuated from the show for medical treatment.

* '''Ejection''': Breaking the rules should ''not'' go unpunished. While some people have succeeded in breaking rules or having rules slanted toward them, others deliberately break rules or attempt to cheat, trying to use loopholes. Contestants may also be removed from a reality TV [[Game Show]] because they may pose a danger to the other contestants, such as violent outbursts or threats of physical violence.

 

Other types of non-gameplay elimination may be specific to the show, such as the "Mercy Kill" from ''[[The Amazing Race]]'', in which a team that falls so far behind the rest that they [[Can't Catch Up]] and will be told instead to go directly to the Pit Stop where they'll be eliminated.

 

 

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** In Season 18, Mel & Mike recounted after their final episode they were told by the medical team to end the task they were doing (searching around in mud during the Japanese winter) because they both had hypothermia. The only other team behind them finished the task and made it to the Pit Stop before producers told Mel & Mike to do the same to be eliminated.

 

** Season 3: The Russian Bar Trio had to withdraw due to injury. This injury led to Donald Braswell re-entering the competition and later making it to the final 5.

 

** Scott in Season 4 was expelled after repeated rulebreaking and a few outbursts in the house where he made many of the houseguests feel uncomfortable.

** In Season 11, Chima was expelled about half-way through the game. Since Week 1 she had ''knowingly'' broken rules such as refusing to come to the diary room when called, not wearing a microphone, and covering cameras with blankets, but during Week 6 she just broke down. Chima walked out to practice for the upcoming Veto competition and didn't take her microphone with her. Natalie and Kevin then went to get her microphone for her so she wouldn't get penalized, but instead of accepting it she ''threw it in the hot tub'', then refused to pay for it. The following night, she was removed from the house for knowingly breaking rules and refusing to pay for the microphone she destroyed.

** The one houseguest who left, Neil, was promptly replaced and his reasons for leaving were not made public, all that is known was that it was an "urgent family matter". Any reasons for him actually leaving are purely speculative.

** Actually, it appears that another houseguest has departed the Big Brother house. None other than Season 8 winner ''Evel Dick'' after returning for Season 13. It's assumed he walked from the game for family reasons. It was kind of weird given that he is [[Genre Savvy]] and given that he was the Producers' Pet and Ratings Machine, he'd leave when they could practically fix the game for him!

 

* ''[[Big Brother]]'' (UK)

 

* ''Boot Camp''

 

** Season 2: Colin Sheppard deliberately performed so poorly in every test that he was expelled from Driver Rehab in the fourth episode. All participants relinquish their car keys upon arrival and are returned when they graduate; Colin's keys were destroyed and his vehicle towed back to his hometown. Host Andrew Younghusband remarked "Let's hope Colin loses his license before his life."

** Season 4: Donna Hicks was sent home in the fourth episode after exceptionally poor performance coupled with an angina attack. Donna was convinced that she could drive, despite all evidence to the contrary. The province of Ontario reviewed her driver's license after the show; whether or not it was revoked was not stated.

** Season 5: Crystal Hubley-Fararo left in the fifth episode after learning that her brother-in-law had been killed in a vehicular collision. A video retrospective of the rest of the rehab subjects revealed that they consistently failed to yield, the same behaviour that got Crystal's brother-in-law killed.

 

** Season 4: Brian Pugh was ejected from the show after an unexplained incident (though believed to have involved violent threats) between him and fellow contestant Brian Macdonald.

 

** One stunt involved eating certain organs of a cod fish, determined by reaching into a whole fish and pulling out a numbered chip. A contestant named Nancy did this, but before she could actually start eating, she commented that her arm felt like it was burning. It was discovered that she was allergic to cod, and it was deemed too risky for her to continue; the remaining female contestants did not have to worry about elimination for that round as a result (the men had gotten their turn already, with the slowest one eliminated as planned). [[Fridge Horror|One has to wonder how it could have played out if the meals were chosen through an entirely different method and she didn't find out until halfway through the dish, however...]]

 

** Ji voluntarily left the show after episode 2 of Season 5 due to an injury. She could have stayed, but felt that she would not be able to perform. That episode, she had completed the entire dinner service while injured and without pain medication; host Gordon Ramsey was so impressed by her dedication that he allowed her to leave the show with her "Hell's Kitchen" chef's coat as a trophy and reminder of her successes, the first time he had ever done so.

*** Vanessa from Season 4 burned her hand on hot oil, putting it out of commission for the foreseeable future. She too chose to leave.

* [[Project Runway]]

** In season 3, Keith was ejected for having fashion books- in clear violation of the rules.

** In season 7, Maya quit after suddenly deciding she wasn't ready for the big time. Keep in mind, she was only ''two challenges'' away from the finals, and hadn't been in the bottom 3 even once!

** In season 9, Cecilia Motwani quit when she stopped enjoying the competition and felt like this wasn't the place for her. This brought Joshua Christensen back {{spoiler|for a little bit}}.

** Gary "Papa Smurf" Strikesky was evacuated in ''Fiji'' because he was having trouble breathing as a result of an allergic reaction to bug bites.

** ''Two'' people were actually removed due to injury in ''Micronesia'' (aka ''Fans vs. Favorites''). Jonathan Penner was removed due to a [[Squick|horrible puncture wound on his knee]] that [[Nausea Fuel|was actually shown on TV]]. Shame, since he was playing better that season. In another moment of [[Squick]], James was removed from the game for having a really terrible injury to his finger, but he could at least serve in the Jury. He was seen as reeling in an IV to Tribal Council.

** Joe was removed in ''Tocantins'' for a life-threatening infection in his leg. It is likely that this was why the show used a "Final Two, Jury of Seven" endgame as opposed to the "Final Three, Jury of 7-9" that the show has been more fond of using in recent years.

*** Perhaps the [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] was when Russell insisted that he get sent back to the game, Jeff was actually pleading him to stop. Jeff is not even that medical-savvy, and he was worried for Russell's life.

*** On top of all that, Ben might've been evacuated if he hadn't been voted out- he admitted in an interview that he tore a ligament in his leg.

 

* ''Survivor'' (US; quitting)

** The next season, ''All-Stars'' had two people voluntarily quit the game. Jenna Morasca was actually ''highly'' justified, as her mother was undergoing treatment for cancer and she received some "bad vibes". Turned out, [[Tear Jerker|her mother died eight days later.]] Susan Hawk, meanwhile, left after feeling violated following an immunity challenge where a naked Richard Hatch had unintentionally or deliberately rubbed his body up against hers. They've since made peace.

*** The fact that she had been sick since early in the game and was practically wasting away also factored in her decision, and it was surprising she hung in there for so long.

** Kathleen Sleckman of ''Micronesia'' also quit the game, but it was a good thing she did...she was having a nervous breakdown.

** ''Fiji'' actually had a contestant who quit before the season even began. Melissa McNulty dropped out the night before filming started because she was having panic attacks, leaving ''Fiji'' to start with an odd number of players (the only season, so far, to do so).

 

** In Season 2, Cliff was disqualified (ejected) for, quote the show, "Aggressive Physical Content". He along with multiple contestants had planned to shave the head of Marcel, another contestant. Cliff was assigned to hold him down, which he did dutifully, but the others who planned the whole thing backed out of it. Cliff was then ejected for his conduct, and the others were given a strict warning. Based on the judges' comments, however, Cliff would likely have been eliminated anyway.

** Also from Season 2, Otto withdrew from the competition because of a mix-up involving unpaid ingredients during an elimination challenge. Howie from Season 3 attempted to withdraw, but the judges said it was not his decision to make, and they eliminated him anyway.

 

* ''[[Top Shot]]''

** In Season 2, Regina was eliminated for breaking the show's rules by using a cell phone to contact her friends and risk jeopardizing the show's true intentions of gameplay into being exposed before the season aired. The judges revealed that out of the bottom two for that week (Liz and Taylor) Liz would've been sent home instead if Regina had not violated the rules.

 

** In Season 1, two participants quit simultaneously because they decided that they didn't "want it" as much as necessary. And they weren't the only ones eliminated in this fashion; Season 1 had more quitters and evacuations than actual cuts by the trainers.

** From season 3, contestant Lisa was removed from the competition after she had a psychotic breakdown and went on a rampage around town. The other contestants were told she decided wrestling wasn't the right career for her.

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