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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS9E16ATrivialPursuit A Trivial Pursuit]]" centers around Twilight Sparkle's attempt to keep her winning streak in Trivia Trot alive. Her SuperOCD gets the better of her when Pinkie Pie unexpectedly joins the game and throws off her calculations. Spike tries to get Twilight to calm down, but Trivia Trot is SeriousBusiness to Twilight.

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' is a parody of competitive reality shows. Naturally, [[ManipulativeBastard some characters]], especially antagonists, take this position. When [[CloudCuckooLander Izzy]]:''' objects to a suggestion to vote [[{{Gasshole}} Owen]] off, and goes on about how much fun he is. [[AlphaBitch Heather]] replies "This is an elimination game, not a dance. We need to vote someone off if we want to stay in the game".

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* In ''Machinima/TheLeetWorld'', various characters state this, especially Cortez in the first half of season one and Westheimer in the second half.

* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' is a parody of competitive reality shows. Naturally, [[ManipulativeBastard some characters]], especially antagonists, take this position.
-->'''[[CloudCuckooLander Izzy]]:''' (objects to a suggestion to vote [[{{Gasshole}} Owen]] off, and goes on about how much fun he is)
-->'''[[AlphaBitch Heather]]:''' This is an elimination game, not a dance. We need to vote someone off if we want to stay in the game.

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--> "Excuse me! This man has been sent from the offices of ''UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE''!''

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* ''{{Franchise/Danganronpa}}'':

** In the sequel, ''VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2'', SHSL Gangster Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu takes up the torch.

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** Interestingly enough, this was a driving force of conflict between a team in season 26. The season was an experiment with teams who’d never met each other, this time with half the teams as “blind dates”. Bergen and Kurt (both men) decided quickly that there was no spark between. While Bergen wanted to keep going, the lack of chemistry basically made Kurt give up about a third of the way through the season. Bergen wanted to keep competing because there was a million dollars on the line and he wanted to pay off his original student loans and get a masters’ degree. Kurt came from a rich family and didn’t need the money. He only did the show because he was from a small town in a red state which limited his dating pool. He just wanted to meet a guy . Kurt made them quit a task in Germany that incurred them several penalties they’d never be able to overcome and got a MercyKill.

*** 'Okay this is really a competition after this model went home. This is actually a competition.'

* The more competitive teams in ''Series/MyKitchenRules'' makes this statement whenever they perceive the other teams getting too comfortable with each other. Among the 6th season's first group, there was Ash and Camilla, the self-professed food snobs who found that the menu Robert and Lynzey was serving in their Instant Restaurant was too simple/homely, and said that they should really get out of their comfort zone and make something more refined, because "this is a competition, not having friends over for dinner".

* Byakuya Togami treats the DeadlyGame of ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa'' in this fashion. While most of the others don't want to participate, he openly states his intention to [[DeadlyGraduation graduate]] by murdering one of the others without getting caught, and particularly derides Naegi for [[SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids trying to think the best of people]].

* The more competitive teams in ''Series/MyKitchenRules'' makes this statement whenever they perceive the other teams getting too comfortable with each other. Amonng the 6th season's first group, there was Ash and Camilla, the self-professed food snobs who found that the menu Robert and Lynzey was serving in their Instant Restaurant was too simple/homely, and said that they should really get out of their comfort zone and make something more refined, because "this is a competition, not having friends over for dinner".

** see also "This isn't Rupaul's bestfriends race!"

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'''Fry:''' I didn't come here to play, I came here to win. Now let's play.

'''Fry:''' I didn't come here to play, I came here to win. Now let's play.
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Usually comes after ImNotHereToMakeFriends. Interestingly, the characters who announce that this is a competition and they're here to win? [[TemptingFate Rarely seem to win]].

* The more competitive teams in ''Series/MyKitchenRules'' makes this statement whenever they perceive the other teams getting too comfortable with each other. Amonnh the 6th season's first group, there was Ash and Camilla, the self-professed food snobs who found that the menu Robert and Lynzey was serving in their Instant Restaurant was "too homely", and said that they should really get out of their comfort zone and make something more refined, because "this is a competition, not having friends over for dinner".

* ''FearFactor''

* ''ProjectRunway'': Most notably used by Season One's Wendy, who portrayed herself as the TeamMom in order to manipulate her peers because, well, ThisIsACompetition.
* ''RuPaulsDragRace'': "This isn't Rupaul's School for Girls!"

* ''RuPaulsDragRace'': "This isn't Rupaul's School for Girls!"

* In ''TheGleeProject'', this was one of Season One's Lindsay's StockPhrases.

* ''TotalDrama'' is a parody of competitive reality shows. Naturally, there are [[AlphaBitch some]] [[ManipulativeBastard characters]] that choose to take this position.

* ''AmericasNextTopModel'': No less than four different girls will remind us of this fact every. single. episode.

* In ''Series/TheAmazingRace'' this is usually used to justify breaking an alliance. Also quite possibly the most quoted non-Phil line in the series.

* ''{{Survivor}}'': "This Is A Game" got used so many times during All-Stars it practically became the season's ArcWords.

* ''MyLittleEye'': Rex's state of mind throughout the film. It's clear that he really wants to win the one million dollars.

* MyLittleEye: Rex's state of mind throughout the film. It's clear that he really wants to win the one million dollars.
* Film/StarterForTen: The attitude of Patrick, who takes it all very very seriously:

* AmericasNextTopModel: No less than four different girls will remind us of this fact every. single. episode.

* FearFactor
* In TheGleeProject, this was one of Season One's Lindsay's StockPhrases.
* ProjectRunway: Most notably used by Season One's Wendy, who portrayed herself as the TeamMom in order to manipulate her peers because, well, ThisIsACompetition.
* RuPaulsDragRace: "This isn't Rupaul's School for Girls!"
* {{Survivor}}: "This Is A Game" got used so many times during All-Stars it practically became the season's ArcWords.

* In Machinima/TheLeetWorld, various characters state this, especially Cortez in the first half of season one and Westheimer in the second half.

* In TheAmazingRace this is usually used to justify breaking an alliance. Also quite possibly the most quoted non-Phil line in the series.

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Usually comes after ImNotHereToMakeFriends. Interestingly, the characters who announce that this is a competition and they're here to win? Rarely seem to win.