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Competition, game & elimination systems · Core

Elimination format

Also called: elimination show

ELI5

A competition format in which participants leave the show through recurring elimination decisions.

Used in conversation

“The proposal needs to explain the elimination format, not just promise it.”

Definition

A competition format in which participants leave the programme through recurring elimination decisions.

Here “Elimination format” means: A competition format in which participants leave the programme through recurring elimination decisions.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Elimination format” in documentary, factual & unscripted conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Distinguishes story, access, evidence, format mechanics and participant-care responsibilities.

Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.