Wipeout (2008 game show)
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| Wipeout | |
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| Format | Game show Sports entertainment |
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| Created by | Matt Kunitz Scott Larsen |
| Directed by | J. Rupert Thompson |
| Presented by | John Anderson John Henson Jill Wagner |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Matt Kunitz Scott Larsen |
| Location(s) | Los Angeles (county), CA |
| Running time | approx. 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Endemol USA Pulse Creative |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Picture format | 480i NTSC (1st season) 720p ATSC (2nd season) |
| Original run | June 24, 2008 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Wipeout is an American game-show series that premiered on June 24, 2008 on ABC. The series launched its 16-episode second season on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 airing Wednesday nights at 8:00pm ET/PT. [1]
Wipeout is hosted by John Henson (E! Entertainment's Talk Soup) and John Anderson (ESPN's SportsCenter). Jill Wagner co-hosts, and acts as the "on-location" presenter (Henson and Anderson presenting from a broadcast booth). The executive producers are Matt Kunitz (Fear Factor) and Scott Larsen, and the co-executive producers are Trice Barto, Shye Sutherland, J. Rupert Thompson and Kevin Wehrenberg. Distribution of the show is handled by Endemol USA.
The show is taped on a ranch just outside the city of Santa Clarita, California.[2] The location is never mentioned in the show itself (by contrast, the British version makes a special point of talking about the show's Argentine connections).
In the show, contestants compete in what is billed as the "world's largest obstacle course" through four rounds of competition until a final winner is chosen. The first round features 24 contestants, while only the top four will make it to the final round where the winner earns the title of Wipeout Champion and a $50,000 grand prize.
The challenges change each week, but always feature offbeat and comical obstacles, such as the "Sucker Punch", "Big Balls" (the show's trademark obstacle), the "Sweeper", the "Dizzy Dummy" or the "Dreadmill", and the "Wipeout Zone". In one of the show's trademarks, the commentators have a humorous running commentary, often mocking and gently insulting the contestants as they compete.
The concept and style of the show has been compared to several Japanese game shows most notably Sasuke and Takeshi's Castle. [3][4][5] Wipeout creator and executive producer Matt Kunitz, who also executive produced NBC's Fear Factor, states Wipeout is "90 percent Fear Factor- inspired, 10 percent Japanese game show."[4] Kunitz claimed, in the Los Angeles Times, that Wipeout was born from a desire to do a funny stunt series. He wanted to sell the show as Fear Factor meets America's Funniest Home Videos.[6]
On its premiere night, Wipeout scored the highest premiere rating of any new show in Summer 2008, beating competing veteran summer shows Hell's Kitchen and America's Got Talent.[7] As the season progressed, Nielsen Media Research put it at the top of the 18-49 demographic, slightly outpaced by America's Got Talent. On August 6, 2008, Wipeout was officially renewed for a second season.[2]
Leading Japanese broadcaster TBS has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against ABC, charging that the 2008 summer hit Wipeout is "a blatant copycat" of several of its classic Japanese competition game shows. Among the charges are that ABC bought search terms such as MXC on Google to help drive traffic to the official Wipeout page, and that specific obstacles in Wipeout were knock-offs of challenges in the Japanese game shows.[8]
On December 8, 2008, ABC announced plans to counter-program NBC's Super Bowl game-day telecasts with a sports-star-studded episode of the "Wipeout Bowl." ABC aired a 13 minute football-themed "Wipeout Bowl" special against NBC's official halftime show. Then, immediately following the game ABC aired an hourlong "Wipeout Bowl" in which cheerleaders competed against male "couch potato" sports fans. [9] During the hour long special, Monica Kaufman became the show's first female competitor to win and also the first and only (female) winner of the Wipeout Bowl.
From January 2009, several international versions of Wipeout debuted in countries including the UK (known as Total Wipeout), Australia, Norway, Sweden and Argentina.
Beginning Saturday, January 10, 2009, ABC began running repeats from the first season over most affiliates, at 5:00 P.M EST/2:00 P.M(3:00 PM in May) PST.
The second season premiered on May 27, 2009. It topped the 8 o'clock demos — So You Think You Can Dance included. With an audience of 8.64 million, Wipeout bested its Season 1 average and gave ABC its best numbers in the Wedsnersdays-at-8 slot since November 2007. [10]
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[edit] Gameplay
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[edit] Round One - "The Qualifier"
In the first round of the competition, 24 (32 in Episode 9 only) contestants attempt to qualify for the next round by passing a four-part obstacle course. Only the twelve with the fastest times move on. The course consists of four distinct parts, the second and third of which are constant. If the contestant fails to pass a particular obstacle, they only have to swim or crawl through mud or water to the next one.
Contestants first go down a ramp to a line of floating platforms (not really an obstacle but many contestants fall into the water here). The first part of the course usually consists of two sections of stacked items which the contestants must cross, occasionally separated by an additional obstacle. Though the items vary (doughnuts, rectangles, etc.), they fall over easily, dumping contestants into mud or water. (In Episode 9, the ramp was replaced by a water slide with lots of pillars (The Human Pinball).)
The next obstacle is the "Sucker Punch", a wall covered in boxing gloves which punch out at random intervals to knock the contestants into a mud pit. This obstacle has only been successfully completed four times in aired episodes so far (by Episode 4's Gwenisha Robinson, Episode 6's Jessica Bertoni and John Henson(seen crossing it in episode 11), Episode 9's Katie Mayfield and Eddie Shapiro, and Episode 10's Sam Mohan and Phil Somerville). For Episode 8, the boxing gloves are replaced by shoes and the obstacle is so named, "Butt Kicker".
The third part of the course, and the show's hallmark obstacle, are the "Big Balls", four gigantic inflated rubber balls placed in a line on steel supports over a pool of water, which the contestants must cross. In aired episodes so far, only ten contestants – Ariel Tweto, Jeremey Olson, Ben Kronberg, John Ames, Yolanda Ezeil, Nick Ballard, Katie Mayfeild and Jessie Graff,and Grace Matis passed the obstacle. In season two, a large hammer (known as "The Motivator") was added on the platform that led to the Big Balls, which knocks off any contestant that hesitates to start.
The final part challenges the contestants to land on a distant platform, a giant ball, or huge, stacked inner tubes containing foam in them by pole vaulting or a rope swing (or one of their variants) from a raised, levelled platform. Failing to complete this correctly usually results in the contestant swimming to either the platform they were to land on in the first place, or another platform further away from the intended goal; often the latter is used when the goal involves landing on the rubber ball. Time stops once judges declare that the contestant is in the proper position (usually standing) on the goal.
[edit] Round Two - "The Sweeper"
In the second round, the twelve (16 in Episode 9 only) remaining contestants stand on ten-foot-high cushioned pedestals and try to jump over a rotating horizontal hurdle that increases in speed and height with each rotation. The precise details of the challenge vary slightly in each episode, usually adding an additional obstacle or handicap, such as making the contestants wear sacks, throw dodge balls, or attaching things to the sweeper arm (a ring, foam swimming pool noodles, smoking artificial crows). The first six contestants to be knocked off their pedestals and into the water (8 in Episode 9 only) are eliminated, and the last contestant standing receives a $1,000 bonus. In the ninth episode, there was no bonus for the last one standing.
[edit] Round Three - "Road to the Final 4"
The six (8 in Episode 9 only) remaining contestants participate in a unique stunt that varies with each show. The top four finalists move on to compete for $50,000.
One challenge is the Dizzy Dummy, where the contestants are strapped to a spinning cylinder for a short period then released to cross one of two sets of obstacles over a pool of water. The first contestant to cross the obstacle will advance, and the contestants are forced to go back to the beginning of the obstacle if they fall off. Once a contestant has crossed the obstacle, the remaining contestants must return to the Dizzy Dummy again, which spins for a longer period each time until four contestants manage to pass (On episode 5, the contestants had to eat a Mexican lunch before the challenge to make the challenge more difficult). So far, there has been only one instance that a contestant, in this case third week contestant Jarran Joshu, had gotten so dizzy that he vomited. Joshu immediately withdrew as a result. There was only one episode (episode 8) where there were no quitters to this round. Every other episode featuring this challenge has one person quitting.
An alternative to the Dizzy Dummy is the Dreadmill. The Dreadmill is a large treadmill with various obstacles for the contestants to overcome: doors, tennis balls, inflatable fish, a giant wrecking ball, traffic pylons while wearing "goofy goggles", etc. If contestants fall off, they are either done with their turn or forced to start over, depending on the objective. The fastest time this season was Charles Zaucha's time of 2:34.
Episode 9 (the pilot show) featured the Cookie Cutter, where the contestants rode on the end of a spinning platform, attempting to get through 4 cut-out poses (in a method similar to Brain Wall) in the shortest amount of time possible. One of the cut-outs (also called the Cookie Cutter) was used as the goal of the Episode 1 Qualifier.
In series 2,episode 1 the contestants faced a different round called the The Slippery Course in which the contestants would face a obstacle course all at the same time. the first one there would go through to The Wipeout Zone. They would repeat this 3 times and the last two would be eliminated.
[edit] Round Four - "The Wipeout Zone"
At night, the final four contestants play separately on a large obstacle course called the Wipeout Zone. Though slight variations are used in each episode, each contestant must slide down a long ramp (Killer Surf), swim to and then travel up an uphill ramp with large barrels rolling down it that are released at regular intervals (Barrel Run), cross a narrow climbing wall to the other side (Water Wall), leap onto a large spinning wheel with foam pillars and then leap off onto the opposite platform (Spinner), then finally cross a series of trampolines set at different heights and distances to the final platform (Launch Pads). In Episode 9, The Triple Threat replaced the Barrel Run and Water Wall. Contestants had to cross three triangles which acted like seesaws. If the triangles rotate, the contestants fall into the water. Also, the Water Beam replaced the Launch Pads. The objective is to cross a narrow beam while having seawater pour down on them. Whoever completes the course in the fastest time is crowned "Wipeout Champion" and takes home $50,000. The winner might celebrate either with Jill Wagner or on the final platform by shouting usually "YES!". Jill Wagner would usually tell the winner who is standing on the final platform that he/she has won the game. On February 1, 2009 during the Wipeout Bowl I, Monica Kaufmann became the first female Wipeout Champion.[11]
After the competition is finished, John Henson closes out the show with the phrase "Good night... and big balls," a spoof of Edward R. Murrow's catchphrase "Good night and good luck."
[edit] Episode list
[edit] Episode 1
| Female | Male | Top 12 | Top 6 | Top 4 | Eliminated |
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper | Dizzy Dummy | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Sevick | 4th (02:02.4) | 6th | 2nd | 1st (02:40.70) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Travis Mitchell | 2nd (01:55.6) | 4th | 1st | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 3 | Jessi Duran (age 20) | 6th (02:26.4) | 3rd | 4th | 3rd (05:36.77) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Nick Leland (age 24) | 3rd (01:59.2) | 2nd | 3rd | 4th (05:43.60) | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kevin Ahsmuhs | 5th (02:02.4 - 02:26.4) | 5th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | Andrew Ritter (age 19) | 8th (02:26.4 - 03:56.6) | 1st | Quit | |||||||||||
| 7 | Jerry Huson (age 56) | 7th (02:26.4 - 03:56.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | David Anderson | 1st (under 01:55.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Ruben Sears | 9th (02:26.4 - 03:56.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Glenn-Marie Endris | 11th (02:26.4 - 03:56.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Amy Kline | 10th (02:26.4 - 03:56.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Kim Beetlestone (age 38) | 12th (02:26.4 - 03:56.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
[edit] Episode 2
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper | Dreadmill | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | Jim Wakefield | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | ||||||||||
| 2 | Darrin Miller | 1st | 5th | 3rd | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 3 | David Goryl | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4 | Joey Byham | 4th | 6th | 2nd | Quit | ||||||||||
| 5 | Ingel Catindig | 2nd | 3rd | Out of time | |||||||||||
| 6 | Kelly Duffy | 7th | 2nd | Quit | |||||||||||
| 7 | Gayla Johnson | 9th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Alyssa Grube | 12th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Jessica Burd | 10th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Donald Pietranczyk | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Ronni Peck | 11th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Carin Chea | 8th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
[edit] Episode 3
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper | Dizzy Dummy | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Adler (Age 19) | 3rd (01:41.6) | 1st | 1st | 1st (03:23.03) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Nick Louis (Age ??) | 1st (01:36.2) | 4th | 3rd | 2nd (09:33.99) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Ariel Tweto (Age 20) | 5th (02:25.1) | 6th | 4th | 3rd (15:57.93) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Neil Smith (Age 29) | 4th (02:09.2) | 3rd | 2nd | Out of time (16:03.81)* | ||||||||||
| 5 | Chris Lekawa (Age 23) | 12th (02:25.1-04:11.2) | 5th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | Jarran Joshu | 2nd (01:40.4) | 2nd | Quit | |||||||||||
| 7 | Delmar Montgomery | 8th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Will Rideau | 10th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Mike Pyszcynski | 11th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Jennifer Tapiero (Age 19) | 6th (02:25.1-04:11.2) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Dena DePompa (Age ??) | 7th (02:25.1-04:11.2) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Vanessa Berghorn | 9th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
*In the wipeout zone, Neil Smith was after Ariel Tweto and when he timed out, Neil's time was close to Ariel's as it was shown.
[edit] Episode 4
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper | Dreadmill | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Natividad | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 1st | ||||||||||
| 2 | Saye Yabandeh | 9th | 4th | 4th | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 3 | Robert Schweitzer | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4 | Gabriel Lawrence | 4th | 1st | 3rd | Quit | ||||||||||
| 5 | Keith Biondi | 5th | 2nd | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | Gwenisha Robinson | 11th | 6th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 7 | Grace Mathis | 8th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Kat Negrete | 7th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Phillip Ventimigila | 12th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Cheryl Kazel | 2nd | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Rado Pagac | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Taylor Johnson | 10th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
[edit] Episode 5
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper | Dizzy Dummy | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey O'Farrell | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 1st | ||||||||||
| 2 | Dana Jamison | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | ||||||||||
| 3 | David Matz | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4 | Jeremy Olson | 1st | 5th | 2nd | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 5 | Ben Kronberg | 2nd | 4th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | Jacob Mann | 12th | 6th | Quit | |||||||||||
| 7 | John Ames | 8th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Shawn Kirby | 10th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Katie Graham | 9th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Richard Gale | 7th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Jessica Horton | 11th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Jodi Elliot | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
[edit] Episode 6
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper | Dreadmill | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Zaucha | 1st (1:32.9) | 3rd | 1st | 1st (6:22.56) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Robert Duff | 5th (2:09.2) | 1st | 3rd | 2nd (16:49.44) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Jessica Bertoni | 4th (1:52.8) | 6th | 4th | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 4 | John Curtis | 6th (2:11.4) | 4th | 2nd | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 5 | Timothy Ton | 3rd (1:49.1) | 5th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | Chris Kinyon | 2nd (1:39.5) | 2nd | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 7 | Tyler Jorgenson | 7th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Yolanda Ezell | 9th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Christa Wiktorski | 11th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Toni Robinson | 10th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Lili Asvar | 8th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Matthew Thies | 12th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
[edit] Episode 7: The Wipeys
Episode 7 featured the Wipey Awards, an awards show style presentation of past moments from the previous episodes.
| Wipey Award | Winner | Runners-up |
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| Best Sucker Punch | Jessica Trevethick (Week 4) | Dana Jamison (Week 5), James Simpton (Week 5), Jessica Bertoni (Week 6), Craig Johnson (Week 2) |
| Best Sweeper | Week 2 (everyone but Jim Wakefield) | Week 1 (3 sweeps), Week 3 (3 sweeps), Week 6 (2 sweeps) |
| Most Calm and Collected | Anita Lavi (Week 3) | |
| Best Wipeout on a Non-obstacle | Natalie Murdock (Week 2) | Margie Stubbs (Week 1), Brandon Bermudez (Week 5), Carrie Wynes (Week 8), Andrew Pagana (Week 2) |
| Favorite Contestant | Ariel Tweto (Week 3) | Sandy Bowls (Week 6), Travis Mitchell (Week 1), Keith Biondi (Week 4), Jessi Duran (Week 1) |
| Dizziest Dummy | Jarran Joshu (Week 3) | Chris Lekawa (Week 3), Jessi Duran (Week 1) |
| Best Spaz-out | David Goryl (Week 2) | |
| Most Unintelligible Comment | Nick Louis (Week 3) | |
| Best Guest Obstacle | Wrecking Ball (Dreadmill, Week 6) | The Crowbar (Sweeper, Week 6), Tennis Balls (Dreadmill), Sacks (Sweeper, Week 2) |
| Most Eligible Bachelor | Joey Byham (Week 2) | |
| Best Telestration | "The Cheerleader" (Week 2) | "Sweeper Dodgeball" (Week 4), "Tuesday Night in Jersey" (Week 1), "The Wrecking Ball" (Week 6), "Joey Byham" (Week 2), "The Hoop" (Week 5) |
| Best Skid Mark | Jen Svedja (Week 1) | |
| Best Big Balls Wipeout | Chris Lekawa (Week 3) | Chris Kinyon (Week 6), Gwenisha Robinson (Week 4), Gayla Johnson (Week 2), Christa Wiktorski (Week 6) |
| Best Soap Opera Moment | David Goryl and Ingel Catandig (Week 2) | |
| Best Sideline Reporter | Jill Wagner | |
| Best Purple Tracksuit | Bryan Sayas (Week 4) | |
| Best Romance | Ben Kronberg, the Big Balls, and the Ball Swing (Week 5) | Ariel Tweto and a Crazy Beam (Week 3), Jessica Bertoni and the Wrecking Ball (Week 6) |
| Best "Put a Fork in Me" Moment | Margie Stubbs (Week 1) | |
| Best Dance | Jim Wakefield (Week 2) | Ingel Catandig (Week 2), Neil Smith (Week 3), Arthur Sevcik (Week 1) |
| Best Battle Cry | Nancy Novak (Week 1) | Saye Yabandeh (Week 4), Kyle Adler (Week 3), Victoria Redstall (Week 1), David Goryl (Week 2) |
| Lifetime Achievement | The Big Balls | The Sweeper, The Spinner, The Sucker Punch |
| Best Wipeout | Jacob Mann (Week 5) | Erwin Milan (Week 6), John Curtis (Week 6), Toni Robinson (Week 6) |
[edit] Episode 8
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper | Dizzy Dummy | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Mendoza | 2nd (01:53.2) | 2nd | 1st | 1st (10:55.56) | ||||||||||
| 2 | April Robles (Age 24) | 1st (01:48.8) | 1st | 3rd | 2nd (16:46.53) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Carlos Moreno | 6th | 6th | 2nd | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 4 | Michael Bertrand (Age 39) | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | Quit | ||||||||||
| 5 | Shane Johnson | 7th | 5th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | Tory Mell | 10th (03:00.3) | 4th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 7 | Jenny Quam | 9th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Larry Hanes | 8th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Jessye Liebow | 12th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Gina Capelli | 11th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Brittany Gilman | 4th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Calvin Bonds | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
[edit] Episode 9
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper | Cookie Cutter | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Readyhoff | 3rd (01:10.0) | -- | 2nd (04:13.68) | 1st (00:55.88) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Scott Kessler | 5th | -- | 1st | 2nd (02:03.84) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Katie Mayfield | 2nd | -- | 4th | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 4 | Mich Rohner | 4th | -- | 3rd | 4th | ||||||||||
| 5 | Andrew Long | 8th | -- | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | Paul Martin | 10th | -- | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 7 | Daniel Drew | 16th | -- | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 8 | Nick Ballard | 1st (00:59.4) | -- | Out of time | |||||||||||
| 9 | Mindy Fortune | 15th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Steve Romero | 12th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Rick Wilson | 14th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Eddie Shapiro | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Shelly Williams | 9th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Karen Helm | 7th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Monte Cook | 11th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Angela Brunson | 13th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
[edit] Episode 10
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper | Dreadmill | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Kyle Sullivan (age 18) | 3rd (Time-1:42) | 1st | 1st (Time-1:51) | 1st (Time-3:35) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Sam Mohan (age 20) | 4th (Time-1:55) | 6th | 3rd (Time-0:53) | 2nd (Time-6:01) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Brent Williams (age 63) | 9th (Time-2:36) | 4th | 4th (Time-0:52) | 3rd (Time-12:34) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Phil Somerville (age 37) | 1st (Time-1:21) | 3rd | 2nd (Time-1:49) | Could not finish (injured) | ||||||||||
| 5 | Thomas Lynum | 7th (Time-2:35) | 5th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | Jessie Graff | 2nd (Time-1:23) | 2nd | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 7 | Johnny Pegues | 5th (Time-Unknown) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Rolland Gerhardt (age 44) | 6th (Time-2:08) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Meaghan McCall | 10th (Time-Unknown) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Angeliquea Blackmon (age 22) | 12th (Time-3:02) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Tiffany Latella | 8th (Time-Unknown) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Ericka Klein | 11th (Time-Unknown) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
[edit] Episode 11: Top 25 Moments
Episode 11 featured the Top 25 Wipeout Moments as the season finale.
The top 25 moments are below.
| Moment # | Winner |
|---|---|
| 25 | Chris Lekawa (Week 3) |
| 24 | Heather Lawrence (Week 5) |
| 23 | Jim Wakefield (Week 2) |
| 22 | Kameisha Thomas (Week 10) |
| 21 | Isaac Alvarez (Week 1) |
| 20 | The Toothbrush (Jarran Joshu & Kyle Adler-Week 3) |
| 19 | Travis Mitchell (Week 1) |
| 18 | Sam Mohan (Week 10) |
| 17 | Karla Guy (Week 9) |
| 16 | Jessica Bertoni (Week 6) |
| 15 | Paul Martin (Week 9) |
| 14 | David Goryl (Week 2) |
| 13 | Shane Johnson (Week 8) |
| 12 | Iris Kyle (Week 9) |
| 11 | Jessi Duran (Week 1) |
| 10 | John Curtis (Week 6) |
| 9 | Mexican Lunch Dizzy Dummy (Week 5) |
| 8 | Maria Castro & Gayla Johnson (Week 2) |
| 7 | Tamara Pickering (Week 9) |
| 6 | William Hill (Week 1) |
| 5 | Margie Stubbs (Week 1) |
| 4 | Sweeper Dodgeball (Week 4) |
| 3 | Jarran Joshu (Week 3) |
| 2 | Jacob Mann (Week 5) |
| 1 | Ariel Tweto (Week 3) |
[edit] Ratings - Season One
| # | Air Date | 18-49 | Total Viewers | Weekly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 24, 2008 | 3.7/12 (#1) | 9.98 (#1) | #2 |
| 2 | July 1, 2008 | 3.6/13 (#1) | 9.45 (#1) | #2 |
| 3 | July 8, 2008 | 4.0/13 (#1) | 10.59 (#1) | #2 |
| 4 | July 15, 2008 | 3.2/11 (#2) | 8.65 (#2) | #6 |
| 5 | July 22, 2008 | 3.7/12 (#1) | 9.98 (#1) | #2 |
| 6 | July 29, 2008 | 3.6/11 (#1) | 9.69 (#1) | #2 |
| 7 (The Wipeys) | August 5, 2008 | 2.8/9 (#1) | 7.34 (#2) | #3 |
| 8 | August 26, 2008 | 2.3/7 (#3) | 6.45 (#3) | #2 |
| 9 | September 9, 2008* | 2.9/8 (#2) | 7.26 (#3) | #1 |
| 10 | September 9, 2008* | 3.0/8 (#1) | 7.00 (#1) | #3 |
| 11 (Top 25 Moments) | September 16, 2008 | 1.9/7 (#3) | 5.96 (#2) | #2 |
*Two episodes broadcast back to back, dubbed "Two for Tuesday"
[edit] International versions
Endemol USA has sold the "Wipeout" format to more than 20 territories and has created two obstacle courses in Argentina for those international editions.[2] Upcoming versions include:
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- Scandinavia, Middle East and Croatia have signed on to produce their local versions.[25]
- The original American series airs in Canada on the Global Television Network.[26]
- The original American series airs in New Zealand on TV3.[27]
- The original American series airs in Australia on Nine Network.
- The Original American series airs in the United Kingdom on Watch titled Total Wipeout USA, to match the title of the British version.
- The Dutch version is a collaboration between the Netherlands and Belgium.
[edit] See also
- American Gladiators (1989-1996)
- American Gladiators (2008)
- Dog Eat Dog (UK)
- Dog Eat Dog (US)
- Fear Factor
- MXC
- Ow! My Balls!
- Sasuke (AKA Ninja Warrior)
- Takeshi's Castle
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2009/04/abc-to-air-animated-comedy-goode-family.html
- ^ a b c ABC renews 'Wipeout' - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
- ^ "American TV not crazy, just Japanese". CNN.com/entertainment. http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/24/apontv.japanese.gameshow.ap/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b "Will Americans fall for Japanese-style game shows?". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/06/24/will_americans_fall_for_japanese_style_game_shows/?page=1. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
- ^ "Wipeout and I Survived a Japanese Game Show Tonight". Huliq News. http://www.huliq.com/62671/wipeout-and-i-survived-japanese-game-show-tonight. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
- ^ "Just call Matt Kunitz the king of reality TV". The Los Angeles Times. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-channel14-2008jul14,0,4671579.story. Retrieved on 2008-07-14.
- ^ "Wipeout scores top Tuesday ratings". Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3if15c9c648a5fa48d2b9e29f95cd82efd. Retrieved on 2008-06-25.
- ^ "???!???????!TBS??ABC???" (in Japanese). 2008-10-07. http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/081007/gnj0810071200020-n1.htm. Retrieved on 2008-10-07.
- ^ "'Wipeout' special set for Super Sunday". http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3iea59cb79796a9dff7024386d316b0583.
- ^ http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/406658_tvgif28.html
- ^ http://gskingdom.blogspot.com/2009/02/wipeout-21-first-wipeout-bowl.html
- ^ Channel nine - wipeout
- ^ Wipeout page on vtm.be
- ^ TQS confirme la diffusion de la version québécoise de Wipeout (TQS confirms the broadcast of the Quebec version) (French), TQS, March 25, 2009.
- ^ DWDL.de - ProSieben produziert Abenteuer-Show in Argentinien
- ^ a b http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117990861.html?categoryid=19&cs=1
- ^ Mediacourant.nl » » Spectaculair Amerikaans format Wipeout bij RTL 5
- ^ rtl.nl
- ^ http://www.tvnorge.no/programportaler/wipeout/wipeout
- ^ http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=endemol082908.htm
- ^ http://www.vertele.com/noticias/detail.php?id=20302
- ^ http://kanal5.se/web/guest/program?p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_id=K5AV_INSTANCE_sB6l&_K5AV_INSTANCE_sB6l_struts_action=%2Fk5journal%2Fav&_K5AV_INSTANCE_sB6l_articleId=1057583&_K5AV_INSTANCE_sB6l_groupId=1701&_K5AV_INSTANCE_sB6l_version=1.0
- ^ Turkey experiences a Wipeout
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a130573/hammond-to-host-primetime-tv-show.html
- ^ C21Media:
- ^ GlobalTV.com | Wipeout
- ^ http://www.tv3.co.nz/TVShows/Reality/WIPEOUT/tabid/799/Default.aspx?showid=16987
