| Wipeout | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Matt Kunitz, Scott Larsen |
| Presented by | James Brayshaw Josh Lawson Kelly Landry |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Location(s) | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nine Network GO! |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original run | 3 February 2009 – 24 March 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Wipeout, presented on air as Wipeout Australia, is an Australian game show, which is based on the U.S. game show of the same name. The game show premiered on the Nine Network on Tuesday 3 February 2009 at 7:30 pm for an initial run of eight episodes. The show was produced by Endemol Southern Star. The show is currently being re-aired on GO!, "9's" accompanying channel.
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Potential contestants had to fill out a 14 page application and attend auditions in Sydney, which were held on 2 August 2008. The 160 successful contestants then participated in the filming of the series over a period of one week starting 2 October 2008 at the international Wipeout obstacle course, located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1][2] Post-Production began in Sydney in November 2008.
On 8 September 2008, it was announced that Kelly Landry has been given the on-location reporter role on the show.[3] She is the only one of the three presenters to actually talk with contestants and observe their attempts to complete the various stages of the Wipeout course.
James Brayshaw, a sports presenter for the Nine Network, and actor Josh Lawson were announced as the two co-hosts on 26 November 2008.[4] Brayshaw and Lawson provide commentary from within a studio setting.
Wipeout Australia's format follows that of its American forerunner, although the initial number of contestants who compete in the first (Qualifier) round is 20, rather than 24. (The UK version, Total Wipeout also begins with 20 rather than 24, and began broadcasting a month before its Australian counterpart in January 2009.) Thus only eight competitors do not advance, rather than the half who are eliminated in the US show. Most of the competitors dress up in a costume and act like they are that person.
The twelve fastest competitors to complete the Qualifier advance to the Sweeper round, wherein they attempt to maintain their balance on a 3m-high metal pole while a rotating "Sweeper" arm tries to unseat them. After six players fall into the water, the remaining six advance; the sweeper arm continues to rotate however, with the last contestant standing winning a $A1000 bonus.
The remaining six contestants then compete in the Dizzy Dummy round, where they are spun on the titular dummy and then required to navigate a short assault course. One player advances, and the remaining contestants are re-spun until the four finalists have been selected.
The dizzy dummy had been replaced with the Dreadmill, where contastants must try to walk through the treadmill to complete certain task with obstacles.
These four enter the Wipeout Zone, and attempt to complete the major final course in the fastest time. The winner is awarded $A20,000 in prize money.
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper Dodgeball | Dizzy Dummies | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Hulk" Jack Anslow | (?) | 3rd | 3rd | 10:13 | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Samurai" Andrew Leece Age 23 | 01.18 | 6th | 2nd | 13:57 | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Pony Boy" Jarrad Greenfield Age 38 | (?) | 2nd | 1st | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Water Boy" Jon Wright Age 37 | 01.52 | 1st | 4th | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | Geoff "Cougar" Coombes Age 35 | (?) | 5th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | "God's Gift" Adam Marshall Age 23 | 01:14 | 4th | Quit | |||||||||||
| 7 | "Cop" Daniel Rose | 01:40 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | "Navy Girl" Jennifer Cartledge Age 23 | (?) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | "Human Cannonball" Angus Tandy Age 24 | (?) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | "Sexy Back" Cassie Kennedy Age 24 | (?) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "The Accountanator" Nathan Petrie Age 24 | 02:25 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | "Bully Beater" Lindsey Green | (?) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
* Marshall became the first person to cross the Big Balls successfully, after already navigating the Tumble Tubes.
* Marshall and Coombes hit the water "simultaneously" according to the commentary, although Marshell left his podium first, while Coombes hit the water first.
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper (Ball Crusher) | Dizzy Dummies | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Buffman" Shannon Fowler | 01:34** | 3rd | 2nd | 06:17 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Angus "Fish Fingers" Ingram | ** | 2nd | 3rd | 07:19 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Annabella "Sister" Leone | Eliminated 7th | 4th | 08:42 | |||||||||||
| 4 | "Tango" Tony Leoni | 1st | 1st | Out of Time | |||||||||||
| 5 | "Rare Breed" Dan Ryan | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 6 | "Nurse" Irene Fangoulis | 4th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Luke "Brother" Leone | 6th | Retired | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Gail "Very Tinkerbell" De Costa | 02:34** | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | "Parking Cop" Merridy Carin-Duff | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 10 | "Astrologer" Renee Gadd | ** | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "Rock Star" Nick Cushen | 02:47 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Will McKinnon | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Dan Ryan become the first contestant to cross the Sucker Punch.
** Shannon Fowler, Gail De Costa , Renee Gadd, and Angus Ingram were the first, second, third, and fourth to clear the Ring Swing.
*** Luke Leone retired between the Sweeper and Dizzy Dummy rounds, and his place went to the 7th Sweeper survivor. * This episode was re-aired as a season two episode of the United States version on 9 September 2009, commentated by U.S. hosts John Henson and John Anderson.
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper | Dizzy Dummies | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan "Tom Cruise" Newland | 2nd (01.31.23) | 2nd | 1st | 1st (04.57.11) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kane "Mikey" Broadrick | 1st (01.28.00) | 1st | 2nd | 2nd (11.18.03) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Shane "Metroman" Mann | 4th | 3rd | (16.50.07) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Bethany "Fight Hug" Reid | (03.10.11) | 6th | 4th | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | Caroline "Disco Dude" Durston | Eliminated (7th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Shane "Queens Lander" Ellis | (02.29.10) | 3rd | Quit | |||||||||||
| 7 | Natalie "Swim Coach" Maclarn | 5th | Quit | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen "Bingo" Abela | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 9 | David "Nocky" Hennock** | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 10 | "Purple Policewoman" Kirsteen Stewart | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 11 | "Personal Trainer In The Mud Pit" Amelia Patomaki | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 12 | "200m Champ" Lisa Ellis | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Durston was reinstated during the third Dizzy Dummy round, after both Ellis and Maclarn withdrew injured. technically hennock was in the sweeper, but before, they said gascard made it through to the sweeper.
** Sam Gaskell was originally supposed to go through to the next round, but by the end of the commercial break, it showed his face. It is likely that Sam quit and he took Sam's place.
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper (Toothbrush) | Dreadmill (Doors) | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Herr" Chris Ruddock | 2nd (01.10.03) | 1st | 1st (00.37.03) | 1st (05.26.11) | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Let's Get Physical" Renee Bradford | (03.40.11) | 6th | 4th (03.09.19) | 2nd (08.24.19) | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Excito" Matthew Earle | 3rd (01.48.07) | 2nd | 3rd (01.56.07) | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Country Boy" Josh Anderson | 4th | 2nd (01.22.11) | Quit | |||||||||||
| 5 | Scotty "Six Toes" Hubbock | 1st (01.01.07) | 5th | (03.13.07) | |||||||||||
| 6 | "Nat with the Tats" Natalie Richardson | 3rd | Quit | ||||||||||||
| 7 | "Call Center Girl" Penny McMulin | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Sharon Carson | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 9 | "Blondie" Tamara Drybec | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 10 | "Cheerleader" Fabiola Aguirre | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 11 | "Suit Man" Josh Hawkins | (04.29.07) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Bill Skelly | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Dubbing himself the superhero "Excito", Earle made it past the Sucker-Punch Wall without falling.
Hubbock crossed the Big Balls before finishing the qualifier in the fastest time seen on Wipeout Australia.
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper (With Sacks) | Dizzy Dummies | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Gentle Giant' Tim Watts | 2nd | 2nd | 3:02.51 | |||||||||||
| 2 | ' The Decorator' Lisa Masden | 6th | 3rd | Out of Time | |||||||||||
| 3 | ' Eco Warrior '
Sara Hely |
4th | 1st | 3:41.19 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Lockie "Ladies' Man"McDonald | 1:30.23 (1st) | 3rd | 4th | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | 'Surfer Dude' Miles Cattman | 1:37.27 | 1st | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | 'The Lifesaver' Naomi Flood | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Bridgette Starr | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 8 | 'Birdman' Jamie Kelso | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 9 | Ritchie Gibson | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Adam 'Malcolm in the Middle' Malcolm | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 'Pocket Rocket' David Clarke | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 'Bucket Wish' Candice Boyd | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper (Hoop) | Dreadmill (Tube) | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Perfect Specimen" Seamus Rodden | 3rd | 1:45 | 2:52 | |||||||||||
| 2 | "Golden Guns" Marisa Heuttner | 4th | 2:12 | 3:13 | |||||||||||
| 3 | "Skater Boy" Chris Elder | 1st | 3:02 | 3:34 | |||||||||||
| 4 | "Lion Tamer" Robbie Doyle | 1:39 | 5th | 2:11 | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Breakdancing Big Al" Alex Mesa | 2nd | 3:40 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | "The Count" Robert Vanderpluym* | 5th | Quit | ||||||||||||
| 7 | "The Female Jim Carrey" Jordana Cashman | 2:13 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | "Personal Trainer" Phillipa Robinson | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 9 | "Drag Queen" Gerard Robinson | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 10 | "School Teacher" Kay Redding | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 11 | "G.I." Jody Collier | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 12 | "Ex-Bikini Model" Tianne Hawkins | 2:11 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
* Robert and "Big Head" Rob Green from the next episode, along with three Turkish contestant and American contestant Jacob "Crunch Time" Mann, were nominated for "Best International Wipeout" on the "Total Wipeout Awards".
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper (Fly Screen) | Dizzy Dummies | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Demolition" Dave Marschell Age 49 | 1:46 | 2nd | 1st | 4:03 | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Strategy Man" Ed Mulvey | 4th | 2nd | 4:29 | |||||||||||
| 3 | "Rubber Woman" Jane Altschwager | 12th | 6th | 4th | 5:44 | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Dark Horse" Kobie Mulligan | 1:46 | 5th | 3rd | Quit | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Circus Wannabe" Lisa Talianna Age 27 | 3rd | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 6 | "Loudmouth" Layton Mills | 1:57* | 1st | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 7 | Brett Garland Age 23 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 8 | "Foot Model" Robert Stanley | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 9 | "Barman" Simon Harrari | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 10 | "Bighead" Rob Green | 1:46 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Karen Black | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 12 | "Firefighter" Linda Wilton | 2:16 | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
* Layton Mills was the first to successfully cross the Wall Swing.
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Crusher | Dreadmill(Wrecking Ball Basket) | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dodgeball" Dan Bennett Age 25 | 1:28 | 6th | 2:46 | 6:20 | ||||||||||
| 2 | "The Crazy Kid" Jordan Mueck Age 18 | 1:35 | 4th | 2:12 | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Ballerina" Melanie Andrews Age 26 | 5th | 3:29 | Out Of Time | |||||||||||
| 4 | "Soccer Head" Andrew Boothe Age 25 | 1:45 | 2nd | 1:12 | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Unlucky in Love" Andrew Stephenson Age 32 | 1st | 3:37 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | "The Captain" Robert James Cook | 3rd | 3:46 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Jackie Buckthought | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 8 | "Personal Trainer" Jennifer Boyd Age 36 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 9 | "The Hostess with the Most-ess" Corrine Taylor Age 24 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 10 | "Redhead" Angela Southern Age 23 | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 11 | "Warrior Princess" Sarah Clanter-Goold | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 12 | "The Wookiee" Shane Arthurson | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
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