Wipeout (2009 Australian game show)
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!, a Nine Network multi-channel.
| Wipeout | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Created by | Matt Kunitz, Scott Larsen |
| Presented by | James Brayshaw Josh Lawson Kelly Landry |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Production location(s) | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Endemol Southern Star |
| Release | |
| Original network | Nine Network |
| Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 3 February – 24 March 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Production
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.
Presenters
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.
Format
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. 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 A$1,000 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 contestants 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 A$20,000 in prize money.
Episodes
Episode 1
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper Dodgeball | Dizzy Dummy | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Hulk" Jack Anslow | 3rd (1:23) | 3rd | 3rd | 1st (10:13) (A$20,000) | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Pony Boy" Jarrad Greenfield | 12th (5:01) | 2nd | 1st | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Samurai" Andrew Leece | 2nd (1:19)** | 6th | 2nd | 3rd (13:57) | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Water Boy" Jon Wright | 6th (1.52) | A$1,000 | 4th | Out of Time but Left with A$1,000 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Geoff "Cougar" Coombes | 10th (4:00) | 5th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | "God's Gift" Adam Marshall | 1st (1:14)* | 4th | Quit | |||||||||||
| 7 | "Cop" Daniel Rose | 5th (1:40)** | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | "Navy Girl" Jennifer Cartledge | 11th (4:10) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | "Human Cannonball" Angus Tandy | 9th (3:56) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | "Sexy Back" Cassie Kennedy | 7th (1:53) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "The Accountanator" Nathan Petrie | 8th (2:25)** | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | "Bully Beater" Lindsey Green | 4th (1:30) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
* Adam Marshall became the first contestant to cross the Big Balls successfully
** Nathan was the first contestant to cross the Cookie Cutter; Later on, Andrew, Adam and Daniel were the second, third and fourth contestant to cross the Cookie Cutter
- This is the only episode in which the final four were all male competitors & the only episode to have the 3rd round with all-males.
Episode 2
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper (Ball Crusher) | Dizzy Dummy | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Buffman" Shannon Fowler | 1st (1:34) | 3rd | 2nd | 1st (06:17) (A$20,000) | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Tango" Tony Leoni | 3rd (1:47) | A$1,000 | 1st | Out of Time but Left with A$1,000 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Angus "Fish Fingers" Ingram | 2nd (1:40) | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd (07:19) | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Sister Bella" Isabella Leone | 6th (2:07) | Failed** | 4th | 4th (08:42) | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Rare Breed" Dan Ryan | 4th (1:58)* | 5th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| "Nurse" Irene Fangoulis | 10th (3:00) | 4th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | "Brother" Luke Leone | 5th (2:00) | 6th | Withdrew** | |||||||||||
| 8 | Gail "Very Tinkerbell" De Costa | 7th (2:34) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | "Parking Cop" Merridy Carin-Duff | 8th (2:45) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | "Astrologer" Renee Gadd | 12th (3:24) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "Rock Star" Nick Cushen | 9th (2:47) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Will McKinnon | 11th (3:13) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
* First to cross the Sucker Punch.
** Before the start of the dizzy dummy Luke Leone quit the competition so Bella Leone replaced him.
Episode 3
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | All-Ball Qualifier | Sweeper | Dizzy Dummy | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan "Tom Cruise" Newland | 2nd (1.31) | 2nd | 1st | 1st (4.57) (A$20,000) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kane "Mikey" Broadrick | 1st (1.28) | A$1,000 | 2nd | 2nd (11.18) (A$1,000) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Beth "Fight Hug" Reid | 9th (3.10) | 6th | 4th | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 4 | Shane "Metro" Mann | 8th (3.02) | 4th | 3rd | 4th (16.50) | ||||||||||
| 5 | Caroline "Disco" Durston | 5th (2.35) | Failed* | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | "Queenslander" Shane Ellis | 4th (2.29)** | 3rd | Quit* | |||||||||||
| "Swim Coach" Natalie Maclarn | 10th (4.02) | 5th | Quit* | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Stephen "Bingo" Abela | 11th (4.04) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | David "Nocky" Hennock | 7th (3.01) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | "Purple Policewoman" Kirsteen Stewart | 12th (4.11) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "Personal Trainer In The Mud Pit" Amelia Patomaki | 6th (3.00) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | "Netball Champ" Lisa Ellis | 3rd (2.11)** | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
- Shane Ellis and Natalie Maclarn withdrew before the 3rd heat of the dizzy dummy, so Caroline Durston replaced them.
- Shane Ellis and Lisa Ellis are not related.
Episode 4
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper (Toothbrush) | Dreadmill (Doors) | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Herr" Chris Rudduck | 2nd (1.10)* | A$1,000 | 1st (0.37)*** | 1st (5.26) (A$21,000)**** | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Excito" Matthew Earle | 3rd (1.18)** | 2nd | 3rd (1.56) | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Let's Get Physical" Renee Bradford | 9th (3.40) | 6th | 4th (3.09) | 3rd (8.24) | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Country Boy" Josh Anderson | 6th (2.51) | 4th | 2nd (1.22) | Quit | ||||||||||
| 5 | Scott "Scotty Six Toes" Hubbock | 1st (1.01)* | 5th | Eliminated (3.13) | |||||||||||
| 6 | "Nat with the Tats" Natalie Richardson | 4th (2.12) | 3rd | Quit | |||||||||||
| 7 | "Call Center Girl" Penny McMulin | 10th (4.12) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Sharon Carson | 7th (2.54) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | "Blondie" Tamara Drybec | 5th (2.30) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | "Cheerleader" Fabiola Aguirre | 8th (3.01) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "Suit Man" Josh Hawkins | 11th (4.29) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | "Ambo" Bill Skelly | 12th (5.22) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
* Scotty became the second to cross the Big Balls (Adam Marshall was first) and was the first to cross the Block Swing. He also posted the fastest qualifier time set on Wipeout Australia. Later, Chris was the second contestant to cross the Block Swing.
** Dubbing himself as a superhero "Excito", Matthew became the second contestant to past the Sucker-Punch (Dan Ryan was first).
*** Chris Ruddock posted in the Dreadmill one of the fastest time ever on the Wipeout course history.
**** Chris was the first contestant to cross the Spinner on the first try.
Episode 5
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper (With Sacks) | Dizzy Dummy | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Gentle Giant" Tim Watts | 1:52 (4th) | 2nd | 2nd | 1st (3:02) (A$20,000) | ||||||||||
| 2 | "The Decorator" Lisa Masden | 2:40 (8th) | 6th | 3rd | Late Finish ** | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Eco Warrior" Sara Hely | 2:39 (7th) | 4th | 1st | 3rd (3:41) | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Ladies Man" Lockie McDonald | 1:30 (1st) | 3rd | 4th | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Surfer Dude" Miles Cattman | 1:37 (2nd) | A$1,000 | Eliminated but Left with A$1,000* | |||||||||||
| "The Lifesaver" Naomi Flood | 2:09 (6th) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Bridgette Starr | 2:41 (9th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | "Birdman" Jamie Kelso | 2:59 (12th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Ritchie Gibson | 2:50 (10th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Adam "Malcolm in the Middle" Malcolm | 1:59 (5th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "Pocket Rocket" David Clarke | 2:56 (11th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | "Bucket List" Candice Boyd | 1:46 (3rd) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
* Miles Cattman is the first to win the sweeper but get eliminated on the 3rd round
** Lisa was the second contestant to cross the spinner on the first try
Episode 6
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper (Hoop) | Dreadmill (Tube) | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Perfect Specimen" Seamus Rodden | 2:01 (4th) | 3rd | 1st (1:45) | 1st (2:52) (A$20,000)* | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Golden Guns" Marisa Heuttner | 3:10 (10th) | 4th | 3rd (2:12) | 2nd (3:13) | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Skater Boy" Chris Elder | 1:26 (1st) | A$1,000 | 4th (3:02) | 3rd (3:34) (A$1,000) | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Big Cat" Robbie Doyle | 1:39 (2nd) | 5th | 2nd (2:11) | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Breakdancing Big Al" Alexander Mesa | 3:02 (9th) | 2nd | Eliminated (3:40) | |||||||||||
| 6 | "The Count" Robert Vanderpluym | 3:30 (12th) | 6th | Quit | |||||||||||
| 7 | "The Female Jim Carrey" Jordana Cashman | 2:13 (6th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | "Personal Trainer" Phillipa Robinson | 3:00 (8th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | "Drag Queen" Gerard Robinson | 1:57 (3rd) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | "School Teacher" Kay Redding | 3:29 (11th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "G.I." Jody Collier | 2:51 (7th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | "Ex-Bikini Model" Tianne Hawkins | 2:11 (5th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
- Seamus Rodden posted the fastest Wipeout Zone time this season. He was also the third contestant to cross the spinner on the first try
- Al Mesa was the only person to come 2nd on the sweeper and fail to make the wipeout zone.
Episode 7
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Sweeper (Fly Screen) | Dizzy Dummy | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Demolition" Dave Marschall | 1:46 (4th) | 2nd | 1st | 1st (4:03) (A$20,000)***** | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Strategy Man" Ed Mulvey | 1:34 (1st) | 4th | 2nd | 2nd (4:29)***** | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Rubber Woman" Jane Altschwager | 3:10 (12th) | 6th | 4th** | 3rd (5:44) | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Dark Horse" Kobie Mulligan | 1:46 (3rd)*** | 5th | 3rd | Quit | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Circus Wannabe" Lisa Talianna (Age 27) | 2:23 (10th) | 3rd | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| "Loudmouth" Layton Mills | 1:57 (5th)* | A$1,000 | Eliminated but Left with A$1,000 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Brett Garland (Age 23) | 2:02 (7th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | "Foot Model" Rob Stanley | 2:38 (11th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | "Barman" Simon Harari | 2:01 (6th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | "Bighead" Rob Green | 1:36 (2nd) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "Mom Of Two" Karen Black | 2:10 (8th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | "Firefighter" Linda Wilton | 2:16 (9th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
- Only contestant to cross the Wall Swing successfully
- Only contestant to cross the Balance Beams
- First finalist to qualify last in every round
- Ed and Dave are the forth and fifth contestants to cross the spinner on the first try
- First finalist to qualify last in every round
- Only contestant to cross the Balance Beams
Episode 8
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Crusher | Dreadmill (Wrecking Ball Basket) | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dodgeball" Dan Bennett (Age 25) | 1:28 (1st) | 6th | 3rd (2:46) | 1st (6:20) (A$20,000)* | ||||||||||
| 2 | "The Kid" Jordan Mueck (Age 18) | 1:35 (2nd) | 4th | 2nd (2:12) | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| "Ballerina" Melanie Andrews (Age 26) | 2:40 (8th) | 5th | 4th (3:29) | Out Of Time** | |||||||||||
| "Soccer Head" Andrew Boothe (Age 25) | 1:44 (3rd) | 2nd | 1st (1:12) | Out Of Time | |||||||||||
| 5 | "Unlucky in Love" Andrew Stephenson (Age 32) | 3:52 (12th) | A$1,000 | Elimanted (3:37) | |||||||||||
| "Captain" Robert James Cook | 2:58 (9th) | 3rd | Eliminated (3:46) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Jackie Buckthought | 2:22 (7th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 8 | "Personal Trainer" Jennifer Boyd (Age 36) | 2:20 (6th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 9 | "The Hostess with the Most-ess" Corrine Taylor (Age 24) | 3:06 (10th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 10 | "Redhead" Angela Southern (Age 23) | 2:10 (5th)* | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 11 | "Warrior Princess" Sarah Ciantar-Goold | 3:35 (11th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 12 | "The Wookiee" Shane Arthurson | 2:00 (4th) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
- Crossed the Big Balls
- This is the only episode that only one contestant has completed the Wipeout Zone (Dan Bennett)
- Melanie was the sixth and final to cross the spinner on the first time.
- This is the only episode that only one contestant has completed the Wipeout Zone (Dan Bennett)
References
- "Registration". Ninemsn.
- "Wipeout Australian Auditions…". What's On The Tube.
- Knox, David (8 September 2008). "Kelly lands Wipeout role". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
- Knox, David (26 November 2008). "James Brayshaw & Josh Lawson for Wipeout". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2008.