Wipeout (season 1)

Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	11
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	28 June 2008 (2008-06-28) – 16 September 2008 (2008-09-16)

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

Episode 1: Hello America

Competition:		Finals
Week:		Qualifier	Sweeper	Dizzy Dummy	Wipeout Zone
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Arthur Sevcik	6th (02:02.4)	6th	2nd	Winner (02:40.70)
2	Travis Mitchell	1st (01:55.6)	4th	1st	Ran Out of time
3	Jessi Duran	12th (02:26.5)	3rd	4th	2nd Place (05:36.77)
4	Nick Leland	5th (01:59.2)	2nd	3rd	3rd Place (05:43.60)
5	Kevin Ashmuhs	7th (02:14.5)	5th	Eliminated
6	Andrew Ritter	3rd (01:57.3)	$1,000	Quit and left with $1,000
7	Jerry Huson	11th (02:25:0)	Eliminated
	David Anderson	2nd (01:56.6)	Eliminated
	Glenn-Marie Endris	9th (02:15:8)	Eliminated
	Ruben Sears	4th (01:58:9)	Eliminated
	Amy Kline	10th (02:19:4)	Eliminated
	Kim Beetlestone	8th (02:14:9)	Eliminated

Notes:

Episode 2: A Day's Work and Day's Play

Competition:		Finals
Week:		Qualifier	Sack Sweeper	Tennis Dreadmill	Wipeout Zone
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Jim Wakefield	3rd (01:33.9)	$1000	1st (01:00.79)	Winner (07:34.55) ($51,000)
2	Darrin Miller	1st (01:19.3)	5th	3rd (04:35.10)	Ran Out of time
3	Joey Byham	4th (01:34.6)	6th	2nd (01:07.13)	Quit
4	David Goryl	5th (01:58.1)	4th	4th (04:36.14)	2nd Place (08:50.79)
5	Ingel Catindig	2nd (01:32.5)	3rd	Finished but Didn't Qualify (04:36.20)
6	Kelly Duffy	7th (02:30.4)	2nd	Quit
7	Gayla Johnson	10th (02:48.8)	Eliminated
	Alyssa Grube	12th (02:55.7)	Eliminated
	Jessica Burd	8th (02:33.5)	Eliminated
	Donald Pietranczyck	6th (02:10.5)	Eliminated
	Ronni Peck	9th (02:46.7)	Eliminated
	Carin Chea	11th (02:50.8)	Eliminated

Notes:

Episode 3: Where's The Pole?

Competition:		Finals
Week:		Qualifier	Toothbrush Sweeper	Dizzy Dummy	Wipeout Zone
Place	Contestant	Result
1	"Teenage Ninja" Kyle Adler(Age: 19)	3rd (01:41.5)	$1000	1st	Winner (03:23.03) ($51,000)
2	"Mortgage Broker" Nick Louis	1st (01:36.2)	4th	3rd	2nd Place (09:33.99)
3	Ariel "Never Been Kissed" Tweto (Age 20)	9th (02:25.1)	6th	4th	3rd Place (15:57.93)
4	"Ridiculously Good-Looking" Neil Smith (Age: 29)	7th (02:09.0)	3rd	2nd	Late Finish (16:03.81)
5	"Law School Wannabe" Chris Lekawa (Age: 23)	8th (02:11:5)	5th	Eliminated
6	"Personal Trainer" Jarran Joshu	2nd (01:40.4)	2nd	Sick
7	Dalmar Montgomery	4th (01:41:8)	Eliminated
	Will Rideau	6th (01:45:2)	Eliminated
	"The Pole Murderer" Mike Pyszczynski	12th (03:29:1)	Eliminated
	"Jersey Girl" Jennifer Tapiero (Age: 19)	11th (03:25:7)	Eliminated
	"Fit Model" Dena DePompa	10th (03:21:9)	Eliminated
	Vanessa Berghorn	5th (01:42:0)	Eliminated

Notes:

Episode 4: The Flip, Flop, Flip, Flop

Competition:		Finals
Week:		Qualifier	Sweeper Dodgeball	Dreadmill Flipper Flop	Wipeout Zone
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Marc Natividad	1st (01:41.7)	5th	2nd (01:39.11)	Winner (08:23.10)
2	Saye Yabendeh	12th (03:26.6)	4th	4th (01:10.71)	Ran Out of time
3	Robert Schweitzer	7th (02:15.1)	3rd	1st (01:42.15)	2nd Place (11:35.02)
4	Gabriel Lawrence	8th (02:30.1)	$1000	3rd (01:27.81)	Quit and left with $1,000
5	Keith Biondi	9th (02:37.0)	2nd	Eliminated(01:09.88)
	Gwenisha Robinson	6th (02:02.3)	6th	Eliminated(01:00.52)
7	Taylor Johnson	3rd (01:45.0)	Eliminated
	Cheryl Kazel	2nd (01:41.8)	Eliminated
	Grace Matias	11th (02:49.5)	Eliminated
	Kat Negrete	4th (01:49.9)	Eliminated
	Rado Pagac	10th (02:47.7)	Eliminated
	Philip Ventimiglia	5th (02:02.0)	Eliminated

Notes:

• Nobody was able to pass the Wall Swing or the Big Balls this episode.
• Title reference: The Dreadmill Flipper Flop course in the 3rd round.

Episode 5: All Balls

Competition:		Finals
Week:		Qualifier	Hoop Sweeper	Mexican Dizzy Dummy	Wipeout Zone
Place	Contestant	Result
1	"Jock" Casey O'Farrell (Age: 20)	3rd (01:38.7)	$1000	4th	Winner (05:30.51) ($51,000)
2	"1-word Model" Dana Jamison (Age: 18)	5th (02:16.1)	3rd	3rd	2nd Place (06:26.28)
3	"Nerd Gamer" Jeremy Olson (Age: 20)	1st (01:14.5)*	5th	2nd	Ran Out of time
4	"Chinese Acrobat" David Matz (Age: 24)	4th (01:47.8)	2nd	1st	3rd Place (08:27.01)
5	"Ball-loving Weird-o" Ben Kronberg	2nd (01:36.0)	4th	Eliminated
6	"Crunch Time" Jacob Mann	11th (03:28.8)	6th	Quit (sick)**
7	"Tiny" John Ames	10th (03:10.6)	Eliminated
	Jodi Elliot	8th (02:48.2)	Eliminated
	"Narcissist" Richard Gale	12th (03:31.2)	Eliminated
	Katie Graham	6th (02:26.8)	Eliminated
	Jessica Horton	7th (02:45.3)	Eliminated
	"Competitive Eater" Shawn Kirby (Age: 43)	9th (03:06.8)	Eliminated

Notes:

Episode 6: Wrecord Breaker

Competition:		Finals
Week:		Qualifier	Crowbar Sweeper	Wrecking Ball Dreadmill	Wipeout Zone
Place	Contestant	Result
1	"Mr." Charles Zaucha	1st (01:32.9)***	3rd	1st (02:34.31)	Winner (06:22.56)
2	"Geek" Robert Duff (Age: 19)	5th (02:09.2)	$1000	3rd (01:33.23)	2nd Place (16:49.44) ($1,000)
3	"Animal Lover" Jessica Bertoni (Age: 25)	4th (01:52.8)*	6th	4th (01:23.78)	Out of time
	"Below the Belt" John Curtis (Age: 32)	6th (02:11.4)	4th	2nd (01:36.97)	Out of time
5	"Fashion Designer" Timothy Ton	3rd (01:49.1)***	5th	Eliminated(01:05.10)
	"B-boy" Chris Kinyon (Age: 27)	2nd (01:39.5)	2nd	Eliminated(:21.35)**
7	"Waitress" Lili Asvar	10th (03:44.6)	Eliminated
	Yolanda Ezeil	8th (02:34.0)	Eliminated
	"Loan Specialist" Tyler Jorgenson	9th (03:00.9)	Eliminated
	Toni Robinson	11th (03:46.8)	Eliminated
	Christa "Personal Trainer" Wiktorski (Age: 23)	7th (02:12.0)	Eliminated
	"Software Developer" Matthew Thies (Age: 35)	12th (03:56.9)	Eliminated

Notes:

• Despite having a better time than Matthew, Toni, and Lili, Erwin Milan didn't advance.

Episode 7: The Wipey Awards

Wipey Award	Winner	Runners-up
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)
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 "Where's the pole?" Tweto (Week 3)	Sandy Bowles (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 Guest Obstacle	Wrecking Ball (Dreadmill, Week 6)	The Crowbar (Sweeper, Week 6), Tennis Balls (Dreadmill,Week 1), Sacks (Sweeper, Week 2)
Best Telestration	"The Cheerleader" (Week 2)	"Sweeper Dodgeball Instructions" (Week 4), "Tuesday Night in Jersey" (Week 1), "The Wrecking Ball" (Week 6), "Joey Byham" (Week 2), "The Hoop" (Week 5)
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 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 Dance	Jim Wakefield (Week 2)	Ingel Catandig (Week 2), Neil Smith (Week 3), Arthur Sevcik (Week 1)
Best Battle Cry	Nancy Dillness-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)

• This episode contained an awards show style presentation of past moments from the previous episodes. Other Notable Awards included Most Calm and Collected: Anita Lavi; Best Spazout: David Goryl; Most Unintelligible Comment: Nick Louis; Most Eligible Bachelor: Joey Byham; Best Skid Mark: Jen Svedja; Best Soap Opera Moment: David Goryl and Ingel Catandig; Best Sideline Reporter:Jill Wagner; Best Purple Tracksuit: Bryan Sayas; and Best "Put a Fork in Me" Moment: Margie Stubbs.

Title reference: A spoof of the annual Emmy Awards.

Episode 8: Wipeout O-Matic

Competition:		Finals
Week:		Qualifier	The Crusher	Dizzy Dummy	Wipeout Zone
Place	Contestant	Result
1	"Fire-dancer" Richard Mendoza	2nd (01:53.2)	2nd	1st	Winner (10:55.56)
2	"Foot-phobic" April Robles (Age: 24)	1st (01:48.8)*	$1000	3rd	2nd Place (16:46.53) ($1,000)
3	"Marine" Carlos Moreno	5th (01:55.3)	6th	2nd	Ran Out of time
4	"Firefighter" Michael Bertrand (Age: 39)	3rd (01:53.7)	3rd	4th	Quit**
5	"Human Siren" Shane Johnson (Age 20)	4th (01:55.0)	5th	Eliminated
	"Motormouth" Tory Mell	9th (03:00.3)	4th	Eliminated
7	"Professor" Calvin Bonds	10th (04:22.4)	Eliminated
	"Chick in the Mud" Gina Capelli	6th (01:55:6)	Eliminated
	"Lady in the Doughnut" Brittany Gilman	11th (04:33.9)	Eliminated
	"Pilot" Larry Hanes	12th (05:22.7)	Eliminated
	"Woman in Mid-air" Jessye Liebow	7th (02:00.8)	Eliminated
	"Pro Surfer" Jenny Quam	8th (02:02.1)	Eliminated

• Notes: April Robles became the first person ever to win both the Qualifier and the Crusher, as well as holding the second best time in the Qualifier, and becoming only the second person ever to cross the Topple Towers. Richard Mendoza became the first person to win both Dizzy Dummies and the Wipeout Zone. Larry had the worst time of anyone who advanced to the Sweeper in Season 1. Larry, Brittany, and Calvin did worse than Colleen Smith, but she didn't advance, in a situation reminiscent to Erwin Milan in episode 6. Michael Bertrand became the sixth competitor to quit on Wipeout. The Sucker Punch had a twist this episode, instead of boxing gloves, they were replaced with shoes and called the 'Butt Kicker'. No one made the Doughnut Swing, at the end of the Qualifier, the closets person was Carlos Moreno, only hitting one doughnut.

Episode 9: The Special Episode

Competition:		Finals
Week:		Qualifier	Sweeper	Daunting Cookie Cutter	All-New Wipeout Zone
Place	Contestant	Result
1	"Rocket Scientist" Christian Readyhoff	3rd (01:10.0)******	T1st	2nd (04:13.68)	Winner (00:55.88)**
2	Scott "Face-plant" Kessler	8th (01:56.9)*******	T1st	1st (04:04.00)	2nd Place (02:03.84)*******
3	"Suddenly Slim" Mich Rohner	12th (02:26:9)******	T1st	3rd (04:30.37)	3rd Place (03:00.83)
4	Katie Mayfield "The Pro Cheerleader"	*****2nd (01:01.3)	T1st	4th (04:51.52)	Late Finish (02:25.14)***
5	"The Wolverine" Andrew Long	10th (02:00.4)	T1st	Eliminated(05:13.74)
	"105-pound Little" Paul Martin	11th (02:20.2)	T1st	Eliminated(05:52.19)
	"Hot Sauce Guy" Daniel Drew	9th (01:58.8)******	T1st	Eliminated(07:29.21)
8	Nick Ballard "The Football Player"	1st (01:00.4)*	T1st	Did Not Finish
9	Angela Bruson	5th (01:11.7)	Eliminated
	Monte Cook "With His Sore Butt"	16th (02:29.2)	Eliminated
	Karen Helm	6th (01:12.1)	Eliminated
	"Dog Trainer" Mindy Fortune	4th (01:10.8)	Eliminated
	"Police Officer" Steve Romero	13th (02:27.9)	Eliminated
	Eddie Shapiro	15th (02:29.0)*******	Eliminated
	"Triathlete" Shelly Williams	7th (01:22.3)	Eliminated
	"Former Stuntman" Rick Wilson	14th (02:28.6)	Eliminated

• Notes: This episode was the pilot for the series. Thirty-two contestants competed in this episode, with sixteen advancing to the Sweeper. After eight contestants were eliminated in the Sweeper, the round simply ended. If the episodes are classed chronologically, Nick Ballard "The Football Player" holds the fastest time ever on the Qualifier, and became the second contestant to clear the Big Balls. Christian Readyhoff "The Rocket Scientist" holds the fastest time ever in the Wipeout Zone, and becomes the first contestant ever to finish the Wipeout Zone faster than the Qualifier. He was also the only one not to crawl on the Blastoff (he WALKED to victory instead). Although she ran out of time, "Pro Cheerleader" Katie Mayfield still finished the Wipeout Zone. She is a cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens, and is the first person ever to have a perfect Qualifier. Daniel Drew "The Hot Suace Guy" and "Suddenly Slim" Mich Rohner were the first and second contestants to slide down Human Pinball perfectly. Later, Christian Readyhoff "The Rocket Scientist" became the third and final contestant to cross the Leap of Faith successfully. Although not shown in the episode, Eddie Shapiro was the first contestant ever to clear the Sucker Punch. There are 8 more contestants than normal Wipeout (2008 U.S. game show)s. Scott "Face-plant" Kessler nearly missed the landing platform after jumping off the Spinner, but he climbed up, resulting in the loss of "Suddenly Slim" Mich Rohner. He also face-planted onto the second Big Ball during his run on the Qualifier, causing him to bleed. Karla Guy was the competitor to have the remaining distance for the Leap of Faith, which is, say, 75'. Andrew Long was the only contestant not mentioned in the Qualifier to make it past the second round.

Episode 10: Road to the Final Episode

Competition:		Finals
Week:		Qualifier	Triple Threat Sweeper	Roadwork Dreadmill	Storm Wipeout Zone
Place	Contestant	Result
1	"Punk Rocker" Kyle Sullivan (Age: 18)	3rd (01:42.2)	$1000	1st (01:51.81)	Winner (03:35.26)** ($51,000)
2	Sam "The Champ" Mohan (Age: 20)****	4th (01:55.8)	6th	3rd (:53.89)	2nd Place (06:01.21)
3	"Loonybird" Brent Williams*** (Age: 63)	7th (02:36.0)	4th	4th (:52.08)	3rd Place (12:34.48)*
4	"Xtreme Kiwi" Phil Somerville (Age: 37)	1st (01:21.6)	3rd	2nd (01:49.81)	Injured (Left Shoulder)*****
5	"Semi-Pro Baseball Player" Thomas Lynum	8th (02:43.6)	5th	Eliminated(:51:53)
	"Stuntwoman" Jessie Graff***	2nd (01:23.1)	2nd	Eliminated(:42.08)
7	"Self-Described Cutie" Angeliquea Blackmon	10th (03:02.9)	Eliminated
	"Beer Belly" Rolland Gerhardt (Age: 44)	5th (02:08.6)	Eliminated
	"Bartender" Ericka Klein	6th (02:24.8)	Eliminated
	Tiffany Latella	12th (04:00.9)	Eliminated
	"Architect" Meaghan McCall	11th (03:34.9)	Eliminated
	Johnny Pegues "Pegasus"	9th (02:50.0)	Eliminated

• Notes: Brent Williams became the oldest contestant ever to make it through to the Wipeout Zone, and the second contestant to successfully cross the Tumble Tubes. Kyle Sullivan became the youngest winner thus far, and the third person to win both the Sweeper and the Dreadmill. Jessie Graff became the third contestant to clear the Tumble Tubes, and the final contestant to clear the Big Balls in the first season. Sam Mohan became the fifth contestant to cross the Sucker Punch successfully. Phil Somerville was forced to pull out of the competition due to a shoulder injury, despite holding the fastest Qualifier. The Triple Treat Sweeper consisted of The Crusher, Junior Wrecking Ball, and Icy Cold Blast of Smoke. All but one contestant, Marco Julian made the Bubble Bath Swing.Jessie Graff later competied on American Ninja Warrior 5 but failed on the flying nunchuckes But she was fast enough to become the first woman to ever move on to the semi finals. Phil Somerville also did stunts for Iron Man 3.

Episode 11: Top 25 Moments

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	"Champ" Sam Mohan (Week 10)
17	Karla Guy (Week 9)
16	Jessica Bertoni (Week 6)
15	"A Hundred-Five-Pound Little" 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	"Jedi" 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 "Never Been Kissed" Tweto (Week 3)

• Notes: The episode featured the Top 25 Moments as voted by the fans. The links were recorded from Venice Beach, where a number of past contestants and fans had gathered in celebration. The episode also shows behind-the-scenes and unbroadcast footage from the first season.