Wipeout (season 3)
The following is a comprehensive listing of all the episodes from the third season of American game show Wipeout.
| Wipeout | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | June 1 – September 14, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
Season 3 (2010)
Episode 1: Wipeout Blind Date
| Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Week: | Qualifier | Overdrive | Bruiseball (bonus round for extra money) | One Ring Circus | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Contestant | Result | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 'Power Couple' Jayson Lansburg & Katelyn Reina |
1st (4:10.5) | 1st | 1st ($5,000) | 1st (05:01.56) 02:48:18- Jayson (02:13.38) - Katelyn |
Winners (19:52.93)
(10:21.11) - Jayson | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Little Mermaid" Arielle Valdez & 'Flounder' Scott Jones | 4th (6:29.7) | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd Place (10:00.06) (03:39.63) - Scott (06:20:43) - Arielle |
Out of Time (11:25.12) - Scott (Out of Time) - Arielle | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'International Love Connection' Steven Brandon & Katie Calpino |
5th (7:03.4) | 2nd | 3rd | Out of Time (Out of Time) - Steven (05:50.79) - Katie |
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| 4 | 'Athlete' Jen Hansen 'and her Partner' Paul Brewster | 2nd (4:40.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Model Citizens' Jackie Evans & Garrett Camilleri |
3rd (5:09.9) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
| 'The Cougar & The Cub' Josh Calderon & Sheila Den Ouden |
6th (7:38.2) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
* Jayson Lansburg & Katelyn Reina both crossed the Big Balls as the first and second contestants of Season 3.
- Jackie Evans became the first person to cross the Trampoline Sweeper.
- 4:10.5 is the third fastest team qualifier time ever from seasons 1-6!
- In this episode the winning money was $100K which is double the normal winning money of $50K
- In this episode, between Overdrive & One Ring Circus is a bonus round of Bruiseball.
Episode 2: Welcome Back America
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Double Cross | Bruiseball | Wipeout Zone (with paint) | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Cowboy' Andrew Sherman (Age: 19) |
1st (02:48.7) | 1st | 4th | Winner (03:46.21) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'Fierce Dragon' Eddie Moton Jr. | 9th (04:09.5) | 4th | 2nd | Very Late Finish | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'Smack Efron' Peet Montzingo (Age: 19) |
2nd (03.14.2) | 5th | 1st | 3rd Place (07:36.98) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 'Union Man' Burton Hendrickson | 4th (03:29.2) | 2nd | 3rd | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | 'Barely Legal Lawyer' Patrick Earnest (Age: 30) |
12th (05:06.9) | 6th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 'Fruit Farmer' LeighAnne Thomsen | 3rd (03:17.0) | 3rd | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 'Ballerina' Karrie Carlton (Age: 22) |
6th (03:49.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Beth Kolarik | 5th (03:32.5) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Debbie Lucas | 7th (03:50.5) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Animal Cruelty Lover' Jonelle Tierney (Age: 22) |
10th (04:48.8) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Sylvia Tsai | 8th (03:55.5) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Janie Wilner | 11th (04:56.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Peet became the third person to clear the Big Balls. ** Burton became the 1st person to successfully crossed the Shape Shifter, and although it wasn't shown, he was also the 1st to cross the Shake-a-lator. *** First person to pass the Double Cross the quickest. **** Right before John was going to sign off, Eddie finished the Wipeout Zone.
- This is the first episode of Season 3 to have the final four males.
- Other contestants include "Church Lady" Aubrey Seibert, "Salesman" Edison Romeo, and "Cheesehead" Jaclyn Deckelman.
- Peet Montzingo later auditioned for the first season of The X Factor but did not advance to bootcamp.
- Andrew Sherman was sick with Strep Throat during the filming of the final Wipeout session
Episode 3: Anderson Can't Dance
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Double Cross | Unclaimed Baggage | Wipeout Zone In Space | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ‘Sugar Mama’ Debbie Markham (Age: 38) | 3rd (03:34.9) | 2nd | 3rd | Winner (06:16.58)* | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'Our Dentist' Dr. Jeff Bueno | 2nd (03:19.9) | 3rd | 1st | 2nd Place (07:27.24) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Jason 'The Rich Factor' Richard | 1st (03:14.8) | 5th | 2nd | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 4 | ‘Mommy Dearest’ Tucker Carney** | 4th (04:00.0) | 6th | 4th | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | ‘Samoan Warrior’ Isaia Ofoia (Age: 32) | 7th (04:25.8)*** | 1st | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| ‘Papa Dog’ Wayne Collins (Age: 58) | 10th (04:46.6) | 4th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Vicky Chan | 11th (04:51.0) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Monica 'Ball Buster' Mora | 8th (04:27.9) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Amanda 'Opera Singer' Raddatz | 5th (04:00.5)** | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Rene 'Construction Worker' Thorn | 6th (04:03.6) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Meaghan Wadell | 12th (05:00.7) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Megan Walsh | 9th (04:37.7) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Debbie Markham became the first single mother ever in the Wipeout Zone to win the game. **Tucker Carney's nickname was originally "Mother Tucker," but the producers were forced to re-record the commentary with the new name of "Mommy Dearest" after ABC censors balked at the name. Carney was later asked back as "Mother Tucker" in the Season 4 All-Star Competition (after Modern Family used the same name for an episode) in season 4, but was eliminated in the first round and edited out of the program. *** Isaia Ofoia is the 1st person to survive the Door Knock. Later, Amanda Raddatz, Rene Thorn & Tucker Carney were the 2nd, 3rd and 4th.
- Other contestants include Megan Smith, Jennifer Wilker, and Samuel Bell.
- Megan Smith was the 4th of 5 contestants known to take more than 10 minutes to finish the Qualifier. (Margie Stubbs and Nancy Novak in S1E1 and "Pretty Hot and Thick (PHAT)" Sandy Bowles in S1E6 and Heather Dorando in S3E08 were the other 4.) ("Nursing Student" Kameisha Thomas' time was never said, but she fell off the Big Balls with almost 10 minutes on the clock.)
Title reference: During the Qualifier, Jill and John Henson can be seen doing "The Bus Driver" dance, but Anderson wasn't.
Episode 4: Soccer Special
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | World Cup Qualifier** | Overdrive | Jungle Gym | Wipeout Zone (with foam) | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'New Mom' Jill Facer | 2nd (02:52.6) | 6th | 2nd (03:45.66) | Winner (11:04.48) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'The Wiggler' James Runcorn | 3rd (03:05.3) | 3rd | 3rd (04:07.22) | 2nd Place (14:21.76) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'Renaissance Man' Patrick Bailey | 4th (03:12.2) | 2nd | 1st (02:16.39) | Out Of Time | ||||||||||
| 4 | 'Pizza Man' Rick Collinwood | 8th (03:56.0) | 1st | 4th (05:04.70) | 4th Place (15:47.04) | ||||||||||
| 5 | 'Manimal' Alan Mahoney | 6th (03:38.1) | 5th | Eliminated (05:50.69) | |||||||||||
| 6 | 'Secret Agent' Kim Utterson | 5th (03:25.2) | 4th | Eliminated (08:39.48) | |||||||||||
| 7 | "Police Woman" Nina Abalos | 7th (03:43.1) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 'The Flying Squirrel' Jennika Farley | 1st (02:41.1)* | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Kelly Gonzales | 12th (04:43.8) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Lauri O'Connor | 9th (04:09.7) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Paulina Rubio | 10th (04:15.8) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'The Mortician' Gary Travis | 11th (04:39.8) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* This is the first time that women have won consecutive episodes of Wipeout. Title reference: World Cup-themed course.
Jennika Farley became the 5th female to have the best time in the Qualifier (April Robles, Shara O' Leary, Janica Polmanteer and Kristen Egizi were the first, the second, the third and the fourth).
The Big Balls were modified to look like soccer balls in honor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Episode 5: Excuse Wii
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Overdrive | Medieval Wipe-alot | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Funky Fresh' Aben Vincent | 2nd (3:39.2) | 2nd | 1st (02:16.99) | Winner (05:49.06) | ||||||||||
| 2 | Shawn 'Safety First' Hughes | 1st (03:20.6) | 1st | 3rd (05:13.35) | 2nd Place (07:24.76) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'Flower Power Gramps' John Rogers (Age: 49) | 5th (04:12.3) | 5th | 2nd (04:56.41) | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 4 | '1,000th Contestant (I’ll Date Any-)' Quan Pham | 4th (04:00.4) | 4th | 4th (06:07.88) | 4th place (10:41.87) | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Mall Rat" Ashley Coleman | 6th (04:19.7) | 3rd | Eliminated (09.14.17) | |||||||||||
| 6 | Gary 'Tina Turner' Shields | 8th (04:22.9) | 6th | Eliminated (11.11.25) | |||||||||||
| 7 | Pam Douglas | 11th (05:00.9) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 'Biker Babe' Michelle Marshall (Age: 33) | 7th (04:20.4) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Bird Nerd' Chelsea Robbins | 3rd (03:54.3) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Rita Strubbe | 9th (04:39.5) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Jill Sutherlin | 12th (05:10.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Williams | 10th (04:50.9) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Quan Pham became the 1,000th contestant on Wipeout. He also became the first of Season 3 to cross the Sucker Punch and the fourth person to clear the Big Balls. He was also the second to survive getting hit by the Motivator (Terry Smith was the first). The 2,000th contestant competed in season 6. ** Other contestants included 'Mad Scientist' Winnie Joe and 'Horror Fan' Brian Buckley.
- This is the 2nd all-male Wipeout Zone in season 3 since episode 2.
- Everyone in the Wipeout Zone crossed the Spin Cycle on their first try.
Title reference: "Wipeout: The Game for Wii" has been promoted on the show.
Episode 6: Couples
| "Couples" Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Double Cross | Bruiseball | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'The Wishy-Washys' Robert House & Traci Martin | 5th (07:29.2) | 2nd | 2nd | Winners (15:19.56) Quit - Traci (15:19.56) - Robert | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'The I Don'ts' Stephen Netter & Robin Burton | 1st (05:23.8) | 1st | 1st | Out of Time Out of Time (1) - Robin Out of Time (2) - Stephen | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'The Bickersons' Robert de Otero & Ashley Grijalva | 3rd (06:54.4) | 3rd | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 4 | 'Tae Can-Do Couple' Michael Fell & Holly Chamberlain | 2nd (05:41.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 'The Wrestlers' Daniel Tcruz & Sarah Fernandez | 4th (06:54.7) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'The Musicals' Andrew Avery & Amy White | 6th (10:26.8) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Robin Burton became the second to conquer the Shake-a-lator and fifth person to clear the Big Balls. Later on, she reached the 20:00.00 time limit. However, her partner did compete with the time set back to 00:00.00. Robert House also crossed the Big Balls, but it was edited out of show.
** Mrs. Wishy-Washy appeared to have quit after her back-breaking fall into the water screaming “Give me a minute!” However, Mr. Wishy-Washy‘s run began after the commercial break with the time set back to 00:00.00. This was a very weird Zone.
*** Other couples included Andy and Miranda Signora.
- A very fun first obstacle in the Qualifier: the Blob Launch.
Episode 7: The Henson Experiment
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Double Cross | Sleepytime | Wipeout Zone (with foam) | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'The Unimpressionist' Scott Torgan | 1st (01:53.4) | 5th | $1,000 | Winner (10:25.36) ($51,000) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'Aspiring Accountant' David Harris | 2nd (01:55.9) | 2nd | 4th | 2nd Place (13:26.65) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'Tennis Pro' Paige Roddy | 6th (02:49.4) | 6th | 3rd | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 4 | 'Delivery Man' Vincent Rappleyea | 3rd (02:00.0) | 1st | 2nd | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | 'Auto Mechanic' Daryl McCloud | 8th (03:19.8) | 4th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Rick 'The Millionaire' Raddatz | 4th (02:24.5) | 3rd | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Betsy Clarke | 11th (04:06.3) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Venessa Cortez | 10th (04:00.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Nicolas Dio IV | 12th (04:08.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Flying Monkey' Mark Halliday | 9th (03:28.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Kara Kraszewski | 7th (03:09.4) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Julie Warr | 5th (02:37.1) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Scott Torgan grabbed the brass ring in Sleepytime, giving him a $1,000 bonus. ** Daryl McCloud became third to cross the Shake-a-lator (Union Man Burton Hendrickson and Ms. I Don't Robin Burton was the 1st and 2nd). *** Chandra Pugh, Rick The Millionaire Raddatz and Tennis Pro Paige Roddy became the first, second and third contestants to cross the Trampo-mean. **** Vincent Rappleyea became the second person to cross the Sucker Punch. Title reference: John Henson's obstacle submission in the qualifier round known as the "Trampo-mean".
- Scott Torgan is the 25th male champion of Wipeout.
- The Big Balls did not move when being attempted by Tennis Pro Paige Roddy
Episode 8: Feed Jill
| Competition: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Overdrive | Bruiseball | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Jail Breaker' Caroline Lee | 7th (04:11.0) | 2nd | 3rd | Winner (09:24.81) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'The Dude' Andreas Neumann | 9th (04:28.4) | 3rd | 4th | 2nd Place (13:10.92) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Karalyn 'Inchworm' Sharamitaro | 6th (04:02.6) | 5th | 1st | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 4 | "World's Greatest Dad" Sean Foster | 11th (05:22.8) | 6th | 2nd | Out of Time | ||||||||||
| 5 | Andrea 'Ballet' Brache | 2nd (02:57.2) | Failed | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 6 | 'Big Foot Hunter' Josh Parker | 8th (04:20.3) | 1st | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 7 | 'Can Man' Randy Wiggs | 1st (02:49.9) | 4th | Withdrew | |||||||||||
| 8 | Lauren Halyburton | 4th (03:05.2) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Scott Jones | 10th (05:14.7) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Holly Milstead | 5th (03:30.8) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Fitness Freak' Tasha Rice | 3rd (02:58.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Toothless Teacher' Krista Weismair | 12th (05:25.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Karalyn Sharamitaro is the first person to cross the Organ Grinder.
** Second Contestant Named Scott Jones.
*** Randy Wiggs withdrew before the start of the 3rd round. Andrea Brache won the random draw to replace him.
- This episode matches the most motivations in one qualifier (5, in S2E16), This marks the most Motivations with the Deck Motivator.
- Randy Wiggs and Lauren Halyburton both crossed the first set of the Smackwall Sweeper.
- Heather Dorando is the fifth contestant known to take more than 10 minutes to finish the Qualifier. Margie Stubbs, Nancy Novak, Pretty Hot and thick Sandy Bowles, and Megan Smith were the first, second, third and fourth.
Title reference: Jill Wagner was hungry during the qualifier round.
Episode 9: The Wrecking Family
| Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Double Cross | Bruiseball | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Tongan Truck' Olotele Moa | 9th (04:57.9) | 2nd | 4th | Winner (08:09.13) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'Number 22' David Ramos | 1st (03:57.7) | 3rd | 1st | 2nd (10:11.28) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Charles 'Repo Man' Dorsey | 12th (06:18.8) | 5th | 2nd | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 'Crazy Cuban' Gaspar Porcell | 8th (04:46.6) | 1st | 3rd | Out of time | |||||||||||
| 5 | 'Soul Sister' Kelin Covington | 7th (04:11.2) | 6th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 'Action Mom' Nadine Hoss | 10th (05:08.3) | 4th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ayesha Dixon | 3rd (03:58.8) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Autumn Hickok | 5th (04:00.3) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Brian Lindsey | 11th (06:08.8) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Valerie Masterani | 4th (04:00.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Jody Merrill | 6th (04:02:3) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Silly Sounds' Stacy Paige Takats | 2nd (03:57.9) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Gaspar Porcell crossed the first half of the Dirty Diving Boards
- A new blue-colored Wrecking Ball was introduced in this episode, The Slow Wrecking Ball, plus the old Wrecking Ball has a softer voice in this episode. (hence the episode title reference)
- This is the third all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 3.
- As proved when "Repo Man" was first seen in the qualifier, John Henson's sidecar was repossessed by Charles Dorsey.
- Not shown, but David Ramos crossed the Big Balls. You could tell because when he arrived at the Shake-a-later he was covered in mud and paint
- On the syndicated version, the nickname "Crazy Cuban" or any similar references to Cuba have been muted.
Episode 10: Screw You, Banana!
| Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Overdrive | Construction Zone | Wipeout Zone (with paint) | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Complaints' Carrie Kiker | 8th (04:30.6) | 2nd | 3rd (04:33.13) | Winner (09:15.59) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'Girly Tats' David Hutchison (Age:19) | 1st (02:50.9) | 1st | 4th (05:20.60) | 2nd Place (12:58.18) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'All American Girl' Bree Bailey | 6th (03:58.4) | 3rd | 1st (03:11.79) | 3rd Place (14:18.25) | ||||||||||
| 4 | Michael 'Moobs' White | 7th (04:29.7) | 5th | 2nd (03:20.74) | Quit | ||||||||||
| 5 | Danielle 'Boston Babe' Jones | 4th (03:50.2) | 4th | Eliminated (05:28.57) | |||||||||||
| 6 | Jesse 'The Strongman' Phillips | 10th (05:11.4) | 6th | Eliminated (07:08.37) | |||||||||||
| 7 | Ashley Bello | 12th (05:58.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Samantha Curtin | 9th (05:10.3) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| John Di Saia | 5th (03:52.3) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Girl Power' Jacquelynn Escalante | 2nd (3:22.9) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'The Russian Aristocrat' William Steglau | 11th (05:50.8) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Jodi Tanaka | 3rd (03:49.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* This has a record for most motivations with 8 people. ** David Hutchison became the 2nd person to cross the Trampoline Sweeper (Model Citizen Jackie Evans was the 1st).
*** Carrie Kiker went pass the Arms and Dangerous pretty quickly to steal the $50,000 from David Hutchison in the Wipeout Zone.
Title quotation from: Michael "Moobs" White, to the Banana Hammock on the Overdrive.
Episode 11: Knock, Knock, Who's There? Wipeout.
| Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Double Cross | Beach Party | Wipeout Zone Punishment | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Freak of Nature' Frank Beasley | 1st (02:12.1) | 5th | 2nd ($1,000) | Winner (05:41.95) ($51,000) | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Never Give Up, Never Surrender!" Deborah Blackwell | 3rd (04:09.0) | 6th | 1st | 2nd (10:05.73) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'Captain Chemistry' Jason De Muro | 2nd (03:40.9) | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd Place (10:14.11) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 'Oompa Loompa' Joel Grande | 4th (04:09.3) | 2nd | 4th | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 5 | 'Mr. Fix-it' Scott Griggers (Age: 33) |
5th (04:10.2) | 4th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| Kurt 'The Bird Man' Fuller (Age: 42) |
6th (04:17.2) | 1st | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 'Swiss Miss' Holly Hanson | 7th (04:20.1) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 'Marathon Runner' Ashley Morgan (Age: 18) | 11th (05:12.7) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Jeremy Luna | 12th (06:33.5) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Commie Mommy' Yana Zhernova | 9th (04:56.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Sara 'Chewy' Hastings | 10th (05:04.3) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Nose Job' Andrea Mansoor | 8th (04:31.8) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Frank Beasley grabbed the ring in the Beach Party, giving him a $1,000 bonus. ** Jason De Muro was the fifth person to cross the Door Knock, although it wasn’t shown. ** Kodi Elzie was the sixth person to cross the Door Knock, but she failed to advance. ** Frank Beasley was the seventh person to cross the Door Knock, fourth to cross the Shake-a-later, third person to cross the Sucker Punch, and second person to cross the Shape Shifter. (Union Man Burton Hendrickson is the first.) *** Other contestants included Ronald Clarke and 'Fluffy Diva' Kodi Elzie.
- Also, for Season 3, Frank has the fastest time on the Qualifier and the fewest Qualifier wipeouts so far, only wiping out on the Big Balls.
Title reference: The "Door Knock" obstacle where a contestant gets hit with a hammer no matter which door they choose. It was practically a Knock-knock joke within itself. John mentions that there is 'something funny' after seeing all doors having hammers.
Episode 12: Family
| "Family" Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Overdrive | Bruiseball After Dark | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'The Board Gamers' Tom (Age: 20) & Jamie Cardiff (Age: 48) | 4th (08:24.4) | 2nd | 2nd | Winners (13:58.80) (04:45.94) - Tom (09:12.86) - Jamie | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'Cop and Attitude' Tony Juarez (Age: 38) & Marie Ramirez (Age: 22) | 2nd (06:50.8) | 1st | 1st | Expired Time (20:34.31) - Marie (Did Not Compete) - Tony | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'The Survivors' Dannie & Monica Colon | 5th (09:44.4) | 3rd | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 4 | 'Flying Hawaiians' Kainoa (Age: 19) & Juliann Kahai (Age: 38) | 1st (06:22.2) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| Randall & Denise 'The Better' Betters | 3rd (07:57.1) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Brian & Diane 'Gung' Hoh | 6th (10:00.9) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Marie Ramirez and Jamie Cardiff are the first 2 to miss the plate at third base. Later, while the two were reaching for it simultaneously, the umpire incorrectly indicates Jamie as the winner.
** Marie Ramirez posted a time for 20:34.31, but because Jamie Cardiff finished with a combined time of 13:58.50, Tony Juarez did not get a chance to compete in the Wipeout Zone.
*** 12 families competed in this episode (hence the title)
**** Tony Juarez was the only person this episode to cross the Big Balls, his daughter, Marie, failed to do so.
Episode 13: Totally, "Totally Inappropriate!"
| Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Double Cross (with the Wrecking Ball) |
Car Wash | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlie 'Dr. Disco' Gray | 1st (03:17.9) | 3rd | 1st | Winner (06:54.98) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'Wild' Will West | T11th (04:19.7) | 6th | 4th | 2nd Place (12:50.91) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Russell 'The Bald Eagle Scout' Smith | 6th (03:51.4) | 2nd | 2nd | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 4 | 'Coach' Michael Ewing | T11th (04:19.7) | 5th | 3rd ($1,000) | Out of time but left with $1,000 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Ken 'The Mimic' Wade | 2nd (03:19.6) | 1st | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 'Barista' Whitney McKee | 4th (03:44.4) | 4th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 'Motivated' Joy Grey | 3rd (03:30.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 'The Gymnast' Tamatha Deucher | 8th (04:07.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Liz Case | 9th (04:17.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Totally Inappropriate!' Viviana Landeros | 10th (04:17.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Tricker' Peter Ton | 7th (03:53.9) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Alex Peterson | 5th (03:50.1) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* 'Coach' Michael Ewing grabbed the brass ring in the Car Wash and won $1000.
** Peter Ton was the 5th to cross the Shake-a-lator.
*** Ken Wade became the second person to quickly cross the Double Cross.
**** Other contestants included 'Sushi Mama' Kurumi Uchino, Shehannie Wong, Clarisse Kyles, Heidi Towler, and Michael Morris.
- The Wrecking Ball has the same softer voice from S3E9.
- This is the fourth all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 3.
Title reference: Contestant Viviana Landeros had a censor bar over her rear that reads "Totally Inappropriate!" It was assumed that she wasn't wearing anything underneath her miniskirt.
Episode 14: Mustard, Ketchup, & Wipeout Weenies
| Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Overdrive | Bruiseball At Night (with Ketchup, Mustard, and Weenies) | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Birthday Boy" David Brummel | 9th (04:22.0) | 2nd | 3rd | Winner (08:14.08) | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Fashion Daredevil" Carl Winefordner | 8th (04:20.9) | 1st | 4th | 2nd Place (12:43.02) | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Movie Buff" Darrel Rivenbark | 12th (04:46.8) | 4th | 2nd | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 4 | "The Best Athlete In The World" Raymond Ohrel | 3rd (04:08.6) | 3rd | 1st | Quit | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Big Rig" Keith Phillips | 4th (04:08.9) | 5th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| "Smelly's Boyfriend" Clint Gage | 7th (04:19.5) | 6th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Ashlee "Bingo" Goedtel | 10th (04:25.4) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| "Homecoming Queen" Torey Schlaufman | 1st (03:59.5) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| "Running Coach" Shelli Main | 11th (04:33.3) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Jen Colacchio | 6th (04:12.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Amanda Chavez | 5th (04:09.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| "Scared Little Girl" Brittany Lyons | 2nd (04:00.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
*Carl Winefordner is the third and final contestant to miss home plate. (Marie Ramirez and Jamie Cardiff were the first and second.)
**Darrel Rivenbark is the first to cross both Spiked Whackers on his first attempt.
*** Keith Phillips is the 1st to pass the Beaten Path.
**** David Brummel was the first contestant to appear on his birthday. That's because the competition took place on David's forty-fifth birthday.
***** Clint Gage's girlfriend, Eleanor, was nicknamed "Smelly".
****** Other contestants included Steve Day.
******* David crossed both the Spin Cycle and the Triple Threat without making a single wipeout.
- This is the fifth all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 3.
- This was also the first episode since Season 2 Episode 3 to be all-male from the third round onwards.
Title reference: Ketchup, mustard, hotdogs, and hotdog buns were flung at the 6 semifinalists during Bruiseball.
Episode 15: Ladies' Night
| "Ladies' Night" Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Ladies Night Qualifier | Overdrive | Wipeout Farm | Wipeout Zone On Fire | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Naughty Baker" Andrea Corkhill | 12th (04:46.0) | 1st | 3rd (05:22.54)**** | Winner (09:25.06)** | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Fly Girl" Lauren Taksa | 1st (03:21.7)*** | 2nd | 1st (02:40.58) | 2nd Place (09:32.71) | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Heavenly" Heavenly Swendsen | 3rd (03:46.2) | 4th | 4th (05:37.40) | 3rd Place (09:38.40)** | ||||||||||
| 4 | "Whistle Blower" Holly George | 7th (04:20.6) | 3rd | 2nd (05:05.18) | 4th Place (10:33.96) | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Real Real Estate Agent of Orange County" Danyell Alders | 8th (04:26.1) | 5th | Out of Time | |||||||||||
| 6 | "Horse Jumperer" Ashley Aandahl | 11th (04:44.1) | 6th | Quit | |||||||||||
| 7 | "Flying Trapeze Artist" Ami Haruna | 2nd (03:21.9) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| "Twin" Kylie Long | T4th (03:50.1) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| "Twin" Kendall Long | T4th (03:50.1) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Jeanine Dacierno | 6th (03:56.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Karen Fraggi | 9th (04:29.4) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Jessica Yuan | 10th (04:40.9) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Kylie & Kendall Long are the second set of twins to appear on Wipeout. Cara & Stephanie Berline were the first.(S2E10) In S2E10, John H. can't figure out which twin is which, but in this episode, neither one of the hosts can find out which one is which. They also won a twin episode of the revised series of Fear Factor in 2012. The episode was pulled from air due to a stunt where twins would have to drink the semen and urine of a donkey was considered too repulsive to put on television.
** Andrea Corkhill and Heavenly Swendsen currently hold the record for most ribs, eight, crossed on the Rib Rage.
*** Lauren Taksa was the only shown contestant on Ladies` Night to successfully cross the Big Balls.
**** Because Andrea Corkhill is a "naughty baker", the cake that she brought to Jill has been censored. Also, the answer from John Henson's question has been bleeped out, even though she didn't cuss.
***** Other contestants included Joyce Mar.
- This is the second time since S2E02, that 4 females competed in the Wipeout Zone.
- This is the 2nd Time Jill gets to be in the booth. The 1st time was in S1E07, when she accepted her Wipey. This time, she was replacing John Henson as a temporary commentator in the booth, while he became a sideline reporter, but only for the third round (Wipeout Farm).
- This is the first time the last four contestants all completed the Wipeout Zone with time to spare.
- On its original air date, this episode did not air until 9:15 on ABC because of Barack Obama's speech. It did air regularly on the Canadian channel, Global Television, though.
- This was the third time it rained on the Wipeout course.
- Holly George was the only contestant on Ladies` Night to complete the Spin Cycle on her first try.
- Heavenly Swendsen was the only contestant on Ladies` Night to cross Triple Threat on her first try.
- Kylie Long crossed the Big Balls, but it wasn't shown.
Title reference: All female contestants in the episode. This is the 1st episode with no males.
Episode 16: Food Fight
| Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Double Cross | Wipeout Cafeteria | Two Ring Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Rock Star" Eli Gurian | 1st (03:27.9) | 3rd | 3rd | Winner (07:52.77) | ||||||||||
| 2 | "Lightning" Rebecca Curtis | 3rd (04:28.1) | 4th | 2nd*** | 2nd (10:11.84) | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Math Whiz" Rob Dickey | 2nd (03:56.6) | 1st | 1st | Out of time | ||||||||||
| "Big Baby" David Damiani | 8th (04:41.5)* | 2nd | 4th $1000 | Out of time but left with $1,000 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Catherine "Single Lady" Thoma | 5th (04:30.7) | 6th | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| "Lifeguard" Tiffany Garcia | 6th (04:35.2) | 5th | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 7 | "Vegan" Kimberly Dreher | 7th (04:36.6) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| "Human Pretzel" Amber Bronder | 4th (04:29.8) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Jahed "abc." Khan | 9th (04:46.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Rico "Rolling Thunder" Curtis | 12th (05:39.7)** | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Kelly Pagan | 10th (05:30.4) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Angel Jenkins | 11th (05:37.3) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* David Damiani was the sixth to cross the Shake-a-lator, although it wasn't shown. Later, he also grabbed the brass ring in the Food Fight.
** Rico Curtis is the third to cross the Shape Shifter. (Burton Hendrickson and Frank Beasley were the first and second.) He was also the first to cross without riding in a shape.
- David Damiani's nickname and first name combined sounds like "Big Baby Davis" which is a player in the NBA.
- Rico and Rebecca Curtis were the second married couple to appear on a non-Couples episode. (The Simptons (Willa and James), S1E5 were the other two.)
- Tiffany Garcia now works for YouTube by the title IHasCupquake. She is also named Tiffyquake and makes videos with her husband Mario Herrera.
*** During the second run, a chef threw pizza sauce, causing all the contestants to drop into the water. However, Rebecca Curtis dropped last, so she moved on. Title reference: Food being flung at contestants by "servers" on a cafeteria-themed "spinner" round.
Episode 17: Ahoy, Ye Land Lubbers
| Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Qualifier | Overdrive | Pirates Revenge | Wipeout Zone with Lots of Balls | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rimal 'The Brit' Patel | 9th (4:40.6) | 3rd | 1st (04:39.74) | Winner (11:58:03) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'Nanny' Brie Carter | 1st (3:10.6) | 2nd | 3rd (06:08.72) | 2nd Place (12:06.38)** | ||||||||||
| 3 | "Flash Dancer" Tesara Liggins | 8th (4:36.9) | 6th | 4th (09:40.86) | Out of time** | ||||||||||
| 4 | 'Bad Breath' Ryan Gahagan | 2nd (3:16.9)* | 4th | 2nd (05:17.58) | Quit**** | ||||||||||
| 5 | "Sleepy Time Nurse" Jeffrey Gott | 10th (4:44.7) | 1st | Out of time | |||||||||||
| 6 | 'Hulkamaniac' Michael Weaver | 11th (5:40.7) | 5th | Quit*** | |||||||||||
| 7 | 'Food Baby Mama' Karen Lopez | 7th (4:28.8) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 'Jazzercise Instructor' Molly Gazin | 4th (3:17.7) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Alyssa 'Cheeky' Deakins | 3rd (3:17.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Rock 'n Roller' Megan Young | 5th (3:21.4) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Liz Butler | 6th (3:51.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Dean Sitton | 12th (6:34.9) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Ryan Gahagan is the third to cross the Trampoline Sweeper. (Jackie Evans & David Hutchison were the first and second.)
** Brie Carter and Tesara Liggins both matched the record of crossing eight ribs on the Rib Rage. Brie Carter was the only that crossed the peg legs on her first try.
*** After just one wipeout, Michael decided to quit.
**** After his back breaking fall off the Spin Cycle, Ryan decided to quit.
***** Other contestants included 'Tidal Wave' Carmen Tandy, 'Master of Faster' Darrell Goodspeed, and 'Bikini Model' Taylor Byrd.
Title quotation from: John Henson, acting as a pirate while introducing a Pirate-themed "Circular Challenge" round.
Brie Carter crossed the Big Balls, although it wasn’t shown.
Episode 18: America's Finest
| Competitions: | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week | Red White and Blue Qualifier | Red White and Blue Double Cross | American Revolution | Red White and Blue Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Hometown Hero' Corey Kilroy | 6th (03:58.2) | 5th | 2nd | Winner (10.36.92) | ||||||||||
| 2 | 'Hot Fireman' Dean Viana | 1st (03:25.3)*** | 4th | 1st | 2nd Place (14:10.97) | ||||||||||
| 3 | 'Donut Shop Cop' Kenneth Ly | 8th (04:36.4) | 1st | 3rd | Out of time | ||||||||||
| 'Mail Man' Michael Omohundro | 10th (05:11.9) | 2nd | 4th | Out of time | |||||||||||
| 5 | 'Spastic Air Traffic Controller' Janet Pedersen | 9th (04:45.1) | 3rd | Eliminated | |||||||||||
| 'Pitbull Avenger' Geoffrey Lee | 11th (05:16.3) | 6th | Eliminated but left with $1000** | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 'Inter-city Teacher' Andre Hall | 12th (05:30.7) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||
| 'Navy Swimmer' Whitney Warren | 2nd (03:28.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Pediatric Monkey Nurse' Kelsey Jepsen | 3rd (03:31.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'Airforce Mechanic' Lacey Youngblood | 7th (04:20.6) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| 'At Risk Youth Teacher' Melody Rohde | 4th (03:39.2) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
| Holly Lucille | 5th (03:54.7) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
* Corey Kilroy is the only one to cross the Sweeper Trees.
** Geoffrey Lee grabbed the brass ring in American Revolution, earning him $1000. He was also the first person to fail to make the Wipeout Zone after grabbing the brass ring.
*** Dean Viana was the final contestant to clear the Shake-a-lator.
Title reference: Volunteers of the police force, fire depts. military, and other civil services take on the course.
- This is the sixth and final all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 3.