Wipeout (season 5)

Wipeout (Season 5)
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 24
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Original run December 8, 2011 – September 20, 2012

This is a comprehensive list of all of the episodes from the fifth season of American game-show Wipeout.

Winter Episode 1: Deck The Balls

Competitions: Finals
Week Christmas Qualifier Pain In The Ice The Cold-Hearted Christmas Snake Wipeout Zone Christmas
Place Contestant Result
1 'Ebenezer Snooze' Sam Ciurdar 4th (3:41.2) 3rd 2nd Winner (14:11.92)
2 'Cookie Tease' Jim Cashman 6th (4:07.3) 6th 3rd 2nd Place (14:25.66)
3 'Bag Man' David Bracken 1st (2:33.0) 4th 1st Out Of Time
4 'Gamer Girl' Autumn Bates 5th (3:58.8) 1st Eliminated
'Captain Christmas' Shawn Townsend 3rd (3:31.7) 2nd Eliminated
'Tickle Me' Sandra Taylor 9th (4:50.7) 5th Eliminated
7 'Chest Hair Artist' Mike Angelo Gonzalez 2nd (3:14.5) Eliminated
'Blitzen' Amanda Ciurdar 7th (4:36.4) Eliminated
Jessica 'The Penguin' Kerr 8th (4:39.2) Eliminated
'Human Kazoo' Carey Conley 10th (5:03.6) Eliminated
Leonardo Sanchez 11th (5:06.8) Eliminated
Jeff Ferrari 12th (5:12.9) Eliminated

Winter Episode 2: A Sight for Sore Ice

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain in the Ice The Cold-Hearted Snake Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Chef, Boy, Are You Young' Dylan Hamilton 2nd (3:34.9) 6th 1st Winner (13:39.78)
2 'Fraud Buster' Travis Case 3rd (3:41.7) 1st 3rd Out of Time
'Dirty Cop' Amanda Gutierrez 6th (4:20.2) 3rd 2nd Out Of Time but left with $500
4 'Turtle Murdler' Janelle Gunther 7th (4:32.7) 5th Eliminated
'T.N.T.' Talia Tolomeo 4th (3:47.8)* 2nd Eliminated
'Honeymooner' Marisol Felix 8th (4:36.7) 4th Eliminated
7 'Jersey-Licious' Rob Petch 1st (3:11.7) Eliminated
Tina Luong 'Shot' 12th (5:32.9) Eliminated
Jay Gal 'Pal' 5th (4:14.8) Eliminated
Stephen O'Reilly 9th (4:46.5) Eliminated
Nathan Winfrey 11th (5:09.8) Eliminated
Steven Andrade 10th (4:47.9) Eliminated

Title Reference: A Sight for Sore Eyes

Winter Episode 3: Ice, Ice Baby

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain In The Ice The Cold Hearted Snake Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'MC Cashmere Luxury' Austin James 1st (2:28.8) 3rd 1st Winner (08:24.93)
2 'Country Strong' Abner Ramirez 2nd (2:48.4) 1st 2nd 2nd Place (14:40.96)
3 'Paint Salesman' Kyle Davisson 3rd (2:51.2) 2nd 3rd Out Of Time
4 'Tijuana Jailbird' Karl Bowers 5th (3:10.1) 4th Eliminated
'Wonder Woman' Carleigh Smith 6th (3:12.5) 6th Eliminated
'The Mole' Amanda Vandermolen 10th (3:50.1) 5th Eliminated
7 'Bone Man' Sky Bartlett 4th (3:00.2) Eliminated
Carly Berryhill 12th (3:55.2) Eliminated
'Scrabble Champ' Chelsey Coffman 8th (3:37.9) Eliminated
'Kardashian Wannabe' Michelle Assadi 9th (3:47.8) Eliminated
Matthew Borton 7th (3:13.6) Eliminated
Ovtavio Quevedo 11th (3:50.3) Eliminated

Winter Episode 4: Family Tree

"Family" Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain In The Ice The Cold-Hearted Snake Race to $25,000 in The Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Winter Brothers'
Vision & Gentle Winter
1st (5:30.6) 2nd 1st** Winners (14:13.77)
(08:35.69)**** - Vision
(05:38.08)***- Gentle
2 'Diva Duo'
Randy Silva & Amanda Martinez
6th (8:13.1) 3rd Quit but still advanced** Out of Time
(08:19.48) - Randy
Out Of Time - Amanda
4 'Blonde & Blonder'
Gabrielle Johnson & Shana Gutovich
3rd (6:15.9) 1st Quit but left with $500**
6 'Blurpalicious'
Jonathan Na & Lily Park-Lee
5th (7:44.4) Eliminated
'Wedded & Dreaded'
Joe Rosales & Kim Robel
4th (7:16.9) Eliminated
'Disney Discount'
Allan & Brielle Ansdell
2nd (5:56.9) Eliminated

*Gabrielle Johnson crossed Weasel Wheel, the Big Balls, and Ballsy's Ski Shop.

**Blondie Shana & Diva Amanda both quit during the Cold-Hearted Snake, but Shana and her sister quit first, so the Divas advance. Since the Winter brothers were the only team to complete the Cold-Hearted Snake, they won $25,000. This is the first episode to have a shocker.

Title reference: Family episode; the first obstacle in the qualifier was the Family Tree.

Winter Episode 5: Shoulda SAW That Coming

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain In The Ice The Cold-Hearted Snake Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Mail Clerk' Joseph Velazquez 1st (1:56.7) 2nd 2nd Winner (04:45.71)
2 'Alien Abductee' Brad Sampica 4th (4:00.5) 5th 3rd 2nd Place (07:46.23)
3 'James Francophile' Dorean Amaya 3rd (3:32.9)* 1st 1st Out Of Time but left with $500
4 'The Poet' Jordan Lott 2nd (3:19.0) * 6th Eliminated but left with $500
'Tiny Texan' Callie Castillo 5th (4:02.9) 4th Eliminated
'The Brazilian' Claudia Castello 12th (5:01.4) 3rd Eliminated
7 Todd Leykamp 6th (4:09.8) Eliminated
'Animal Trainer' Stacey Pearce 7th (4:17.8) Eliminated***
Kimberly Billingsly 11th (4:57.0) Eliminated
'Noise Maker' Monica Smith 10th (4:47.4) Eliminated
Avalon Pino 9th (4:35.8) Eliminated
Steph Sklar 8th (4:30.5) Eliminated

*Jordan Lott and Dorean Amaya each crossed the Big Balls, earning them 500 dollars.
**Even though it wasn't shown Joseph Velazquez, Monica Smith, Jordan Lott, and Steph Sklar each crossed the Buzz Saw
***Stacey Pearce had a different profile picture shown before the break than the one after the break

Winter Episode 6: Valentines Day Couples

Competition: Finals
Week: Valentine's Qualifier Pain In The Ice The Cold-Hearted Snake Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Baby Makers'
Eric & Katie Poole
1st (7:33.0) 1st 1st* Winner (23:35.09)
(07:40.24) - Eric
(15:54.85) - Katie ($51,000)
2 'Lovers Without Borders'
James Parent & Jacqueline Ferreira
2nd (7:34.9) 2nd 2nd Out of Time
Out of Time - James
DNP - Jacqueline**
3 'All The Right Moves'
Daniel & Praise Byun
5th (9:09.9) 4th Eliminated
'Homeade Hawaiian'
Justin & Erin Sanders
4th (8:08.9) 3rd Eliminated
5 'Pair Of Troopers'
Thomas Hilpisch & Alison Godden
3rd (7:58.8) Eliminated
'Backstage Parents'
JR & Crystal Dira
6th (10:00.6) Eliminated

*Eric & Katie Poole earned 1,000 dollars for both completing The Cold-Hearted Snake.
**Jacqueline was the second person to not compete in the Wipeout Zone in a team episode. (Tony Juarez was the first)

James Parent and Jacqueline Ferreira are the first couple to get second in every round

Winter Episode 7: That Snow Way To Fall Down

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain In The Ice The Cold-Hearted Snake Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 "Dark Artist" Joe Vaux 1st (2:40.1) 2nd 1st Winner (12:41.67)
2 "Wild and Crazy" Aimee Riley 5th (3:29.8) 4th 2nd 2nd Place (15:05.33)
3 "Mr. Gum" Brian Aya 2nd (3:08.7) 5th 3rd Out Of Time
4
"Treasure Hunter" Tim Oswald 8th (4:09.6) 1st Eliminated
Katie "Gaga" Helmuth 4th (3:10.3)* 6th Eliminated but left with $500
"Voice Actor" Jason Wishnov 3rd (3:10.0)* 3rd Eliminated but left with $500
7 "Leonard's Friend" Chris Whithorn 7th (3:54.4) Eliminated
"Wedding Singer" Ricky LaCorte 9th (4:13.9) Eliminated
"Blind Barber" Stefan Roberts 6th (3:46.9) Eliminated
Stephen Wallace 12th (5:00.9) Eliminated
"The Cradle Robber" Lindsay Weglarz 10th (4:47.9) Eliminated
Marie McCluskey 11th (4:57.7) Eliminated

* Katie and Jason both grabbed the penguin on the fourth ball, earning them each 500 dollars

Title reference: The Snowfall

Winter Episode 8: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yeti

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain In The Ice The Cold-Hearted Snake Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Whiz Kid' Roger Doyle 2nd (3:37.5) 3rd 1st Winner (07:39.36)
2 'Captain Planet' Patrick Zabrocki 3rd (4:07.1) 2nd 3rd 2nd (11:29.08)
3 'Charlie Sheen It Before' Noel Doumerc 6th (4:56.6) 1st 2nd Out Of Time
4 'Party Nurse' Corrie Ann Hydrick 4th (4:23.2) 5th Eliminated
'Mathlete' Marly Barth 1st (3:35.4) 4th Eliminated
'Bendy' Bekky Malesich 9th (5:58.9) 6th Eliminated
7 'Black Thunder' Antonio Hardy 5th (4:52.2) Eliminated
'Travel Writer' Humberto Guida 7th (5:01.8) Eliminated
'Wigged Out' Monica Stockhausen 10th (6:03.6) Eliminated
Chloe Dorsey 11th (6:24.0) Eliminated
Matthew Weston 8th (5:11.9) Eliminated
"Egg Snorter" Sean Smith 12th (6:33.8) Eliminated

Summer Episode 1: Hotties Vs. Nerds 2.0

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Dorky Kong' Ari Grant 2nd (2:31.6) 4th 1st Winner (07:51.48)
2 'Blackjack Buster' Amanda Gulyas 3rd (2:49.7) 3rd 3rd 2nd Place (09:03.71)
3 'Modest Model' Whitney Cordray 10th (3:35.0) 2nd 2nd 3rd (12:24.64)
4 'Brass Man' Alec Morse* 1st (1:48.6) 5th Eliminated
'Babe-orade' Trisha Eyer 6th (3:22.4) 1st Eliminated
'Nasty Nat' Natalie DeWindt 4th (2:54.7) 6th Eliminated
7 Mark DeShazo 12th (3:50.5) Eliminated
Jonathan Dishaw 9th (3:30.9) Eliminated
Brynn Vest 8th (3:29.0) Eliminated
Shea Carter 11th (3:47.0) Eliminated
'Numismatist' Andrew Hart Jr. 5th (3:09.9) Eliminated
'Virus Guy' Edsel Sinson 7th (3:23.7) Eliminated

*Alec Morse was the only contestant to cross Ghoul Trouble. He also posted the Fastest Qualifying time in Season 5.

Summer Episode 2: Wipeout Salutes The Armed Forces

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Boots' Jonathan Wong* 1st (2:57.8) 6th 2nd Winner (13:36.72) ($50,500)
2 'Marine Recruiter' Richard Gilmore 3rd (3:01.9) 5th 3rd 2nd Place (16:30.94)
3 'Calendar Boy' Mark Serrano 4th (3:04.8) 2nd 1st Quit**
4 'Mouse-kini Medic' Braiden Santos 6th (3:10.6) 4th Eliminated
'Dental Fly-genist' Johnny Huston* 2nd (2:58.0) 3rd Eliminated but left with $500
'Sonar' Ryan Braley 5th (3:07.1) 1st Eliminated
7 'Gunship' Megan O'Connor 12th (4:10.5) Eliminated
'Sharpshooter' Alex Ramirez 10th (3:54.9) Eliminated
'Ammo Man' Daniel Glass 7th (3:17:2) Eliminated
'Navy Officer' Sheena Hays 9th (3:40.6) Eliminated
'Handy Marine' Colin Cooper 8th (3:25.8) Eliminated
'Counter-intelligence' Thomas Headland 11th (4:00.1) Eliminated

*Jonathan Wong & Johnny Huston, as well as 3 unmentioned soldiers tagged Smallsy on the 4th ball, collecting 500 dollars.

**Mark is the first Wipeout Zone quitter this season.

Summer Episode 3: Boss and Employee

Competition: Finals
Week: Qualifier Scaregrounds The Petrified Forest Boss-or-Employee Wipeout Zone***
Place Contestant Result
1 'Cool Coach' David Rios* 1st (4:29.0) 1st 1st Winner (04:10.45)
2 'Los Spanglish' Dan Flynn 2nd (4:29.2) $1,000** 2nd 2nd Place (07:39.15)
3 'Los Spanglish' Christy Tillman 2nd (4:29.2) $1,000** 2nd 3rd Place (08:40.15)
4 'Cool Coach' Branden Kong 1st (4:29.0) 1st 1st Out of Time
5 'Mannequins'
Nikki Ward & Meg Bell
3rd (4:32.1) 3rd Eliminated
'Trojan Men'
Thomas Studdert & Matthew Schaefer
4th (4:56.6) 4th Eliminated
9 'The Pranking Pastors'
Jason Poznaks & Rondi Pogue
5th (5:03.4) Eliminated
'Beauty And The Beast-Mode'
Ashley Edling & Brandon Chiapuzio
6th (5:10.3) Eliminated

*David Rios was the first contestant to clear the Pound About.
**Dan and Christy were the only team to have both members clear Scaregrounds. Since only 1 member of each team was necessary to advance, they each collected 1,000 dollars.
***This is first team Wipeout episode to have only 1 individual contestant collect the 50 grand, which was a twist.
**** The cool coaches came first in every round (which only goes for David Rios). This technically makes David Rios the 6th contestant to win every round (Chuck Trout, Dana Logsdon, Skip Dickinson, Travis Dixon, and Mark Holwick are the others).

Summer Episode 4: It's The John Henson Show

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Tom Cruise-less' Travis Woiemberghe 3rd (2:58.7)* 4th 3rd Winner (08:49.09)
2 'The Hobbit' Ashley Reaume 2nd (2:53.9) 1st 1st 2nd Place (16:37.64)
3 'Cat Zombie' Rudy Martinez 1st (2:22.0) 2nd 2nd Out of Time
4 'Stunt Child' Rosetta Wilson 10th (4:08.0) 6th Eliminated
'Old Man Purdy' Derek Purdy 6th (3:05.0) 5th Eliminated
'Burger Flipper' A.J. Smith* 4th (3:00.9) 3rd Eliminated but left with $500
7 LeRoyal 'King' Tutt 7th (3:12.8) Eliminated
'Not-Ma Gandhi' Sevan Azizian 5th (3:04.8) Eliminated
Renee Eshom 12th (4:09.6) Eliminated
'Margarita Girl' Tiffany Figueroa 9th (3:58.0) Eliminated
Ariel Harrish 11th (4:09.3) Eliminated
Gor Vkhkryan 8th (3:37.0) Eliminated

*A.J. Smith tagged Smallsy on the 4th ball, and collected 500 dollars. Travis also tagged smallsy, but not collected the 500 dollars. this is the 1st time that happened. *Travis Woiemberghe was the first to clear Spinergy.

Title reference: Host John Henson takes over as puppet master in charge of several unsuspecting competitors. Title quotation is sung by Vanessa Lachey.

Summer Episode 5: Udderly Ridiculous

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier The Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'The King Of Wipeout' Matt McSweeney 1st (3:04.9)* 3rd 1st Winner (10:21.23) ($50,500)
2 'Old Timey Villain' Rico Andino 4th (4:28.6) 4th 2nd Out Of Time
'The Guatemauler' Gerson San Juan 2nd (3:19.0) 1st 3rd Out Of Time
4 'John Wayne-a-be' Chonway Tram 5th (4:30.9) 6th Eliminated
'Tiger Lady' Natalie Zierenberg 11th (5:32.0) 5th Eliminated
'Dog's Best Friend' Samantha Baisa 7th (4:40.8) 2nd Eliminated
7 'Trumpeteer' Amanda Bakken 9th (4:45.1) Eliminated
'The Intelligence' Cori Aguayo 6th (4:37.4) Eliminated
'The Klutz' Courtney Granger 3rd (4:14.7) Eliminated
'Kyle's Sister' Danika Miller 8th (4:41.0) Eliminated
Tricia Adgar 10th (5:00.5) Eliminated
Janette Higginbotham 'From Wisconsin' 12th (5:43.9) Eliminated

Title reference: The name of one of the courses in the qualifying round.

Summer Episode 6: Gorillas in our Midst

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Book-On-Tapeworm' Kevin Osborne 4th (3:47.0) 1st 2nd Winner (05:02.06)
2 'Mr. Popular' Julian McFadden 1st (2:41.8)* 2nd 3rd 2nd Place (05:45.81) (Left with $500)
3 'Roommate' Michael Ayoob 2nd (3:07.7)** 5th 1st Out Of Time but left with $500
4 'The Circus Brat' Robin Stevens 3rd (3:43.9) 3rd Eliminated
'Goat Tease' Jillian King 10th (4:28.4) 6th Eliminated
'That's So Jen' Jennifer Castellon 7th (4:01.5) 4th Eliminated
7 Natalie DiBenedetto 9th (4:15.7) Eliminated
Amber 'Cadabra' Reedy 8th (4:09.4) Eliminated
Jason Atkinson 6th (3:58.0) Eliminated
Stacy Jordan 12th (5:45.4) Eliminated
'Home Body' Tanya Casey 5th (3:51.0) Eliminated
Jamie Cookson 11th (4:56.4) Eliminated

*Julian McFadden collected 500 dollars for tagging Smallsy. Also he was the first to clear Monkey Business.
** Michael Ayoob was the second to tag Smallsy although it wasn't seen.
Title quotation from: John Henson, rapping about the "Monkey Business" course in the qualifying round.

Summer Episode 7: Blind Date 2012

Competition: Finals
Week: Qualifier The Scareground Big Ball Bonanza**** Spin Psycho Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Study Buddies'
Bevan Johnson & Sarah Cookson
3rd (5:26.0) 3rd (Full Distance) - Bevan
(22.68) - Sarah
1st 2nd Winner (14:01.66)
(08:42.82) - Sarah
(05:18.44) - Bevan
2 'Samurai Ninjas'
Natalie Iwasaki & Marcus Murray
1st (5:24.6)** 5th*** (31.5) - Marcus
(DNP) - Natalie
2nd 1st Out of Time
(07:42.96) - Natalie
(Out of Time) - Marcus (left with $1,000)
3 'Man-Child & Little Lady'
Zach Botterman & Elaina Coyle
5th (6:07.0) 6th (Full Distance) - Zach
(Beat Sarah with an Unknown Distance) - Elaina
4th Eliminated but left with $5,000
'Pastor's Daughter & The Buddist'
Ashley Coulter & Chad Carleton*
6th (6:14.7)** 2nd (27.7) - Ashley
(DNP) - Chad
3rd Eliminated
5 'Mr. Perfect & Amy'
Amy Spence & Jeremy Rivette*
4th (5:49.9)** 4th (Full Distance) - Jeremy
(18.9) - Amy
Eliminated but left with $500
'Grandma's Boy & Grandma'
Jacob Henderson & Carolyn Quijano
2nd (5:25.5) 1st (Stopped on the Fourth Ball) - Jacob
(DNP) - Carolyn
Eliminated
7 'Toothsome Twosome'
Janelle Somoano & Allan Benitez
7th (6:14.9) Eliminated
'David 2.0 & Sara 1.0'
Sara Ramirez & David Avalos
8th (6:15.2)* Eliminated

*Jeremy, Sara & Marcus each tagged Smallsy on the 4th ball and collected $500.
**Jeremy crossed Head Over Heels and The Wipeout Nursery. Chad also crossed the Wipeout nursery and Ashley also crossed Head Over Heels. Head Over Heels is an obstacle very similar to the Panic Hammocks.
***The Samurai Ninjas were the only team to have both members complete The Scaregound. Since only one member was necessary to advance, they collected 1,000 dollars.
****The Big Ball Bonanza was a bonus round, where the team that travelled the farthest on the Big Balls would collect 5,000 dollars. Zach and Elaina traveled the farthest, and thus they won the bonus cash. In the Big Ball Bonanza nobody gets eliminated

Summer Episode 8: Batter Up

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Mixed-Up Martial Artist' Max Carr 1st (3:00.6)* 2nd 3rd Winner (05:38.47) ($50,500)
2 'Cougar Hunter' Luis Ramos 4th (3:12.4) 1st* 1st 2nd Place (09:03.41)
3 'Middle-Aged Woman' Chrissy Miller 5th (3:17.6) 5th 2nd Out Of Time
4 'Southern Belle' Stacey Williams 2nd (3:07.3) 6th Eliminated
'Geriatric Groupie' Michelle Fujisaki 8th (3:39.5) 4th Eliminated
'Avocado Farmer' Justin Claire 3rd (3:10.4) 3rd Eliminated
7 'Chanimal' Joshua Chan 6th (3:24:6) Eliminated
'Phil Dunphy's Wife' Jeanene Rivera 7th (3:37.4) Eliminated
'Female Action Star' Seanette Garcia 12th (4:00.5) Eliminated
Martell Edwardson 11th (3:58.5) Eliminated
Andrea Orendain 10th (3:55.6) Eliminated
'Skeletor' John Ciconte 9th (3:40.6) Eliminated

*Max Carr earned 500 bucks for tagging Smallsy.

Title reference: The name of the first part of the qualifier course.

Summer Episode 9: Hillbilly Wipeout

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Critter Snatcher' Breanne Van Beek 3rd (3:11.0) 4th 3rd Winner (09:22.82)**
2 'Bug Muncher' Brittany Strong 4th (3:28.5) 1st 2nd Out Of Time
3 'Hillbilly' Sheryl Crawford 7th (4:11.1) 3rd 1st Quit
4 'Ping Pong Wizard' Matthew Gebhard 1st (2:35.5) 2nd Eliminated
'Pushy Galore' Michelle Anguiano 6th (3:57.9) 5th Eliminated
'Ego Tripper' Eric Johnson 5th (3:30.8) 6th Eliminated
7 Garrett Brewer 9th (4:25.6)* Eliminated
'Liquid Therapist' Alison Diaz 10th (4:46.7) Eliminated
'Quality Inspector' Joseph McMahon 8th (4:15.3) Eliminated
John Ser 11th (5:00.4) Eliminated
'King Of Late Night' John Monso 2nd (2:41.7) Eliminated
Loren Robles 12th (5:03.9) Eliminated

*Garrett Brewer was rewarded with 500 dollars for tagging Smallsy.
**After Brittany's run, Breanne's time was mistaken to be (11:33.16) in the Leaderboard.
*** Sheryl is the second Wipeout Zone quitter this season (Mark Serrano being the first this season).
**** Joseph was the first contestant to have a hacked time, and that hacked time is a time of (41:24.8).

Title reference: Contestant Sheryl Crawford calls herself a hillbilly, and John apparently saw her coming because of Breanne and Brittany's habits of eating wild animals. Additionally, the "Hillbilly Mowdown" course in the 3rd round is introduced. Plus, Henson made a new "title sequence", "Hillbilly Wipeout", which turns out to be a fake.

Summer Episode 10: Winners and Losers

Finals
Week Qualifier The Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Tapping' Tony Lee 1st (4:12.5)* 1st 2nd Winner (03:46.69)*** ($50,500)
2 'Chaz Hands' Chaz Hume 1st (4:12.5)** 1st 2nd 2nd Place (05:55.45)****
3 'Sugar Mama' Debbie Markham 2nd (4:19.0) 2nd 1st Out of time
'Bigmouth' Allison Bishop 2nd (4:19.0) 2nd 1st Out of time
5 'Freak Of Nature & Unbreakable'
Frank Beasley & Elise Schuetz
6th (5:33.0) 3rd Eliminated
7 'Dr. Disco & Party Pants'
Charlie Gray & Lindsey Glick
5th (5:12.6) Eliminated
'Circus Freak & Silver Medalist'
Sarah Cooper & Alison Gregorka
4th (5:00.0)* Eliminated but left with $500
'Harvard & Brogre'
Rod Plaza & Brent Elder
3rd (4:26.0)* Eliminated but left with $500

*Tony Lee, Caroline Lee, Rod Plaza, and Alison Gregorka each tagged Smallsy for 500 bucks. Tony was the only one of the 4 to cross the Big Balls, but, unfortunately, Caroline failed to advance.
**Chaz Hume was the only contestant to cross Grin and Bear It and the first to cross the Panic Hammocks.
***Tony Lee is the only contestant on American Wipeout to win Wipeout twice, and the third in Wipeout history to win it twice. (James Scott and Dan Allam of Total Wipeout are the first and second). Plus, he beat Chaz AGAIN.
****Chaz Hume is the 3rd person and 1st male on American Wipeouy to lose Wipeout twice (Ariel Tweto and Deborah Blackwell were the 1st and 2nd), and one of many contestants in Wipeout history to lose it twice. Plus, he lose to Tony AGAIN.


Title reference: Twelve Wipeout losers (as well as twelve of the 90+ champions) return to Wipeout.

Summer Episode 11: Uncle Stevie's Squid Pit and BBQ

Competitions: Finals
Week Ocean Qualifier The Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 Dave 'T.G.I.' Freitag**** 12th (4:00.0)* 6th 3rd Winner (07:10.66) ($50,500)
2 'Balloon Boy' Mark Lytle** 2nd (2:39.8)* 3rd 1st 2nd Place (08:32.44) (Left with $500)
3 'Hambone' Richard Gutierrez 3rd (2:41.6) 5th 2nd Out Of Time**
4 'Man Voice' Premyer Tamayo 5th (2:49.9)* 4th Eliminated but left with $500
'Destiny's Grandfather-In-Law' Randy Fluker 4th (2:47.0) 1st Eliminated
'Gladiator' Matthew San Nicolas 11th (3:58.2)* 2nd Eliminated but left with $500
7 Starfire 'AKA Russell' 1st (2:21.3)*** Eliminated but left with $500
Morgan Franz 9th (3:24.0) Eliminated
'The Musical' Evita Bravo 10th (3:25.6) Eliminated
Dana Quinteros 8th (3:14.8)* Eliminated but left with $500
'Small And Slow' Debra Wichmann 7th (3:05.6) Eliminated
Jeff Dougall 6th (3:00.0) Eliminated

Title reference: John Henson's latest sponsor for the show, a fictional restaurant shown in commercial form after many contestants earned $500 by touching Smallsy while running the Big Balls course.

*Today was a record of smallsy in the history, 6. Premyer, Dave, Mark, Starfire, Matthew, and Dana earned 500 bucks for tagging Smallsy. Mark and Starfire were the only ones to cross the Big Balls.
**Mark was the only contestant this episode to cross the Panic Hammocks.
***Starfire crossed the Bad Buoys, Swept Away and the aforementioned Big Red Balls, however, none of these crossings were shown.
****Here's a language tip: "Freitag" is German for "Friday".
*****Dave was the first winner to be the last to qualify in each of the first three rounds.
******Richard was the 2nd to cross Spinergy on his first try. (Travis Woiemberghe was the first)
*******Mark was the 4th to Cross the Comma-Kazi on his 1st try. (Rico Andino, Max Carr, and Tony Lee were the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd)

Summer Episode 12: Family Matters

Competition: Finals
Week: Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Family Practice'
Ryan Session & Dekenia Norfleet
2nd (5:20.4) 1st 2nd Winner (25:32.74)
(13:13.10) - Ryan
(12:19.64) - Dekenia
2 'Fantastic Mr. Sean & Psychedelic Princess'
Sean Huiswoud & Christian Crane
1st (5:14.7) 3rd 1st Out of Time
(10:31.45) - Sean
Out Of Time - Christian
3 'Team Jalapeña'
Jocelyn & Nicholas Peña
3rd (5:55.8)* 2nd Eliminated
'Telepathic Twins'
Justin & Jeni Flores
6th (6:57.0) 4th Eliminated
5 'Country Girls'**
Devynn & Kelsey Polochak
4th (6:00.0) Eliminated
'The Other Blonde Sisters'**
Brittany & Bethany Halligan
5th (6:33.7) Eliminated

*Nick tagged Smallsy and earned 500 dollars for his team.

**The Country Girls and the Other Blonde Sisters look alike, but they're from different families. However, Henson couldn't tell which team is which for these two duos. "Hammer Sister" Annalyn Hammer crossed the Wipeout Surf Shack, unfortunately, she and her sister Annaliza failed to advance.

Summer Episode 13: Snakes on the Plains

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier The Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Pistol-Whipped' Scott Gunn* 4th (4:11.8) 3rd 1st Winner (05:37.10)**
2 'Dweeble Kneeble' Taylor Cole 2nd (4:04.4) 6th 2nd 2nd Place (10:08.90)
3 'Super-Sized' Bobby Schulthess 1st (3:37.0) 5th 3rd Out Of Time
4 Cassidy 'Of All Trades' Edison 3rd (4:07.8) 1st Eliminated
'Pessimist' Nicole Wenzler 10th (4:44.3) 4th Eliminated
'Candyman' Miguel Salazar 5th (4:12.2) 2nd Eliminated
7 Emma Landvatter 11th (4:47.2) Eliminated
'Dumpster Diner' Jessica Ray 9th (4:33.3) Eliminated
'The Twit' Jason Day 6th (4:14.6) Eliminated
'Dreamy Eyes' Tyler Krehbiel 7th (4:18.9) Eliminated
Emmilee Ringelberg 12th (5:01.0) Eliminated
Brian Marks 8th (4:24.6) Eliminated

*Scott's age was incorrectly stated as '32'. His age at the time of taping was actually '40'.

**Scott was the 5th to Cross the Comma-Kazi on his 1st Try. (Rico Andino, Max Carr, Tony Lee, and Mark Lytle were the other 4.)

Summer Episode 14: Rats!

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Handsome Dentalman' Nick Rossi 1st (2:54.0) 1st 3rd Winner (05:17.65)
2 Ashly 'Groovy' Gillis 7th (4:49.3) 6th 2nd 2nd Place (10:41.70)
3 'Calf Show' Elisa Becker 2nd (2:56.4) 4th 1st Out Of Time
4 'Male Cheerleader' Alec Toppenberg 3rd (3:09.4) 3rd Eliminated but left with $500
'Grandpa Hunter' Danielle Wilson 4th (3:19.1) 2nd Eliminated
'Fun Times' Raquel Bartlow 11th (5:45.2) 5th Eliminated
7 '4 Time Student Of The Month' Sabrina Murillo 12th (6:00.6) Eliminated
Tin Le 9th (5:01.4) Eliminated
Daniel Flores 5th (4:00.3) Eliminated
David Rodriguez 8th (4:53.6) Eliminated
'Water Lover' Donte Logan 10th (5:12.8) Eliminated
'Doggy Stylist' Richard Tachin 6th (4:23.0) Eliminated

Title reference: Rats were flying into the Wipeout Subway Car in the qualifying round. Title quotation is said by Sabrina Murillo who was running the course at the time.

*500 dollars was rewarded to Alec for tagging Smallsy.

Summer Episode 15: Showdown At The Wipeout Saloon

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 Cameron 'Chuck Norris' Nours Chupp 1st (3:05.3)** 5th 1st Winner (07:54.21)***
2 'Eat Pray Lover' Andy Morrow 2nd (3:20.0) 6th 2nd 2nd Place (11:22.41)***
3 'Pianist' Derek Greene 3rd (3:23.9) 4th 3rd Out Of Time
4 Jack 'Bam' Baham 5th (3:31.4) 2nd Eliminated
'Mixed Tape' Matt Cook 4th (3:28.6) 1st Eliminated
'Cranky Pants' Danielle Waltz 7th (4:06.9) 3rd Eliminated
7 'Shark Bait' Sloane Robinson 10th (4:22.3) Eliminated
Alexa Sorenson 11th (4:27.5) Eliminated
'Harry Hotter' Stacey Vanosse 9th (4:19.1) Eliminated
Jillian Holler 12th (4:43.3) Eliminated
'Kimmy Cat' Kim Pham 6th (3:41.0)* Eliminated
Brent Geris 8th (4:10.9) Eliminated

*Kim Pham and 'Puppet Master' Melissa Dudek earned 500 dollars for tagging Smallsy. Unfortunately, Melissa failed to advance.
**Cameron was the only contestant this episode to cross the Panic Hammocks.
***Andy was the 6th Contestant to cross the Comma-Kazi on his 1st try. (Rico Andino, Max Carr, Tony Lee, Mark Lytle, and Scott Gunn were the other 5.) Later, Cameron became the 7th to cross on his 1st try.

Summer Episode 16: Back To School: Students' Revenge

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Happy History Teacher' Barret Graf 1st (1:52.8) 6th 2nd Winner (05:16.16)
2 'Artlete' Travis Herb 11th (3:31.0) 4th 3rd 2nd Place (07:43.44)
3 'Mathemagical' Steven Ferreira 5th (2:03.0) 3rd 1st Out Of Time
4 'Cool Teach' Lindsay Marcos 8th (3:01.4) 5th Eliminated
'Mr. Doghouse' Chris Henderson 3rd (1:55.6) 2nd Eliminated
'Most Spirited' Michelle Chiotti 4th (1:59.1) 1st Eliminated
7 Aldo Pinto 'The Science Guy' 9th (3:20.1) Eliminated
Breanna Geusen 10th (3:28.4) Eliminated
Christopher Horn 7th (2:13.4) Eliminated
'Bad Seed' Eric Burgess 12th (3:59.9) Eliminated
'Mean Old Mr. Skye' Skye Sverdlin 6th (2:12.1) Eliminated
'Band Director' Daniel Sandt 2nd (1:53.8) Eliminated

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