Wipeout (season 5)

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

Wipeout
Season 5
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes24
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseDecember 8, 2011 (2011-12-08) 
September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)
Season chronology

Season 5 (2011–12)

Winter Episode 1: Deck The Balls

Competitions: Finals
Week Christmas Qualifier Pain in the Ice Cold-Hearted Snake Winter Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Ebenezer Snooze' Sam Ciurdar 4th (03:41.2) 3rd 2nd Winner (14:11.92)
2 'Cookie Tease' Jim Cashman 6th (04:07.3) 6th 3rd 2nd Place (14:25.66)
3 'Bag Man' David Bracken 1st (02:33.0) 4th 1st Out Of Time
4 'Tickle Me' Sandra Taylor 9th (03:58.8) 5th Eliminated
'Captain Christmas' Shawn Townsend 3rd (03:31.7) 2nd Eliminated
'Gamer Girl' Autumn Bates 5th (03:58.8) 1st Eliminated
7 'Chest Hair Artist' Mike Angelo Gonzalez 2nd (03:14.5) Eliminated
'Blitzen' Amanda Ciurdar 7th (04:36.4) Eliminated
Jessica 'The Penguin' Kerr 8th (04:39.2) Eliminated
'Human Kazoo' Carey Conley 10th (05:03.6) Eliminated
Leonardo Sanchez 11th (05:06.8) Eliminated
Jeff Ferrari 12th (05:12.9) Eliminated
  • First Wipeout Christmas special.
  • Aired on December 8, 2011.
  • Amanda and Sam Ciurdar were the third married couple to compete on a non-couples episode.
  • Sam Ciurdar was the first contestant to place one consecutive position higher in every event, ordered from fourth in the qualifier to winning Wipeout.
  • Title reference: A spoof on the traditional Christmas/Yuletide song "Deck the Halls".
  • Nobody got the $500 bonus.
  • This was the first all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 5.
  • This was the first episode with Vanessa Lachey in it.

Winter Episode 2: A Sight for Sore Ice

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain in the Ice Cold-Hearted Snake Winter Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Chef Boy-Are-You-Young' Dylan Hamilton 2nd (03:34.9) 6th 1st Winner (13:39.78)
2 'Fraud Buster' Travis Case 3rd (03:41.7) 1st 3rd Out of Time
'Dirty Cop' Amanda Gutierrez 6th (04:20.2) 3rd 2nd Out Of Time but left with $500
4 'Honeymooner' Marisol Felix 8th (04:36.4) 4th Eliminated
'Turtle Murtler' Janelle Gunther 7th (04:32.7) 5th Eliminated
'T.N.T.' Talia Nicole-Tolomeo 4th (03:47.3) 2nd Eliminated
7 'Jersey-Licious' Rob Petch 1st (03:11.1) Eliminated
Tina Luong 'Shot' 12th (05:32.9) Eliminated
Jay Gal 'Pal' 5th (04:14.8) Eliminated
Stephen O'Reilly 9th (04:46.5) Eliminated
Nathan Winfrey 11th (05:09.8) Eliminated
Steven Andrade 10th (04:47.9) Eliminated
  • Rob Petch and Talia Tolomeo both crossed the Snowfall.
  • Travis Case crossed the Candy Pain Lane.
  • Amanda Gutierrez and 'Minnesotan Moose' Kristen Carter knocked "Smallsy" off the 4th Big Ball, thus earning them $500. However, Kristen just could not complete the qualifier.
  • Although it wasn't seen, Talia Nicole Tolomeo was the only contestant to cross Snow Shovel Trouble.
  • Dylan Hamilton was the first to cross the Psychedelic Snow Globe on his first try.
  • Title Reference: A Sight for Sore Eyes

Winter Episode 3: Ice, Ice Baby

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain in the Ice Cold-Hearted Snake Winter Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'MC Cashmere Luxury' Austin James 1st (02:28.8) 3rd 1st Winner (08:24.93)
2 'Country Strong' Abner Ramirez 2nd (02:48.4) 1st 2nd 2nd Place (14:40.96)
3 'Paint Salesman' Kyle Davisson 3rd (02:51.2) 2nd 3rd Out Of Time
4 'Tijuana Jailbird' Karl Bowers 5th (03:10.1) 4th Eliminated
'Wonder Woman' Carleigh Smith 6th (03:12.5) 6th Eliminated
'The Mole' Amanda Vandermolen 10th (03:50.1) 5th Eliminated
7 'Bone Man' Sky Bartlett 4th (03:00.2) Eliminated
Carly Berryhill 12th (03:55.2) Eliminated
'Scrabble Champ' Chelsey Coffman 8th (03:37.9) Eliminated
'Kardashian Wannabe' Michelle Assadi 9th (03:47.8) Eliminated
Matthew Borton 7th (03:13.6) Eliminated
Ovtavio Quevedo 11th (03:50.3) Eliminated
  • Aired January 12, 2012.
  • Abner Ramirez was the second to cross Psychedelic Snow Globe on his first try. (Dylan Hamilton was the first)
  • Austin James was the first to cross Iced Over on his first try.
  • Michelle Assadi crossed the Snowfall.
  • Andrew Manila was the only contestant to cross Avalanche Alley. However, he did not advance to the next round.
  • Nobody got the $500 bonus.
  • This was the second all-male Wipeout Zone in season 5.
  • Title quotation from: John Henson after 'MC Cashmere Luxury' Austin James fell in the cold water. The episode is named after a rap song of the same name by Vanilla Ice.

Winter Episode 4: Family Tree

"Family" Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain in the Ice Cold-Hearted Snake Race to $25,000 in the Winter Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Winter Brothers'
Vision & Gentle Winter
1st (05:30.6) 2nd 1st ($25,000) Winners (14:31.77)
(08:35.69) – Vision
(05:56.08) - Gentle
($50,000)
2 'Diva Duo'
Randy Silva & Amanda Martinez
6th (08:13.1) 3rd Quit but still advanced Out of Time
(08:19.48) – Randy
Out Of Time – Amanda
3 'Blonde & Blonder'
Gabrielle Johnson & Shana Gutovich
3rd (06:15.9) 1st Quit but left with $500
4 'Blurpalicious'
Jonathan Na & Lily Park-Lee
5th (07:44.4) Eliminated
'Wedded & Dreaded'
Joe Rosales & Kim Robel
4th (07:16.9) Eliminated
'Disney Discount'
Allan & Brielle Ansdell
2nd (05:56.9) Eliminated

*Gabrielle Johnson crossed Weasel Wheel, the Big Balls, and Ballsy's Ski Shop. **Blonde Shana and Diva Amanda both quit during the Cold-Hearted Snake, but Shana and her sister quit first, so the Divas advanced. Since the Winter Brothers were the only team to complete the Cold-Hearted Snake, they won $25,000 (half of the $50,000). This was the first episode to have a shocker. *** It wasn't shown, but Vision crossed Ballsy's Ski Shop. Gentle Winter was the third to cross the Psychedelic Snow Globe on his first try. (Dylan Hamilton and Abner Ramirez were the first and second)

  • Blondes got the $500 bonus.
  • Amanda became one of the only contestants to run out of time on the first obstacle on the Wipeout Zone.
  • 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 Cold-Hearted Snake Winter Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Mail Clerk' Joseph Velazquez 1st (01:56.7)** 2nd 2nd Winner (04:45.71)
2 'Alien Abductee' Brad Sampica 4th (04:00.5) 5th 3rd 2nd Place (07:46.23)
3 'James Francophile' Dorean Amaya 3rd (03:32.9)* 1st 1st Out Of Time but left with $500
4 'The Brazilian' Claudia Castello 12th (05:01.4) 3rd Eliminated
'The Poet' Jordan Lott 2nd (03:19.0)* 6th Eliminated but left with $500
'Tiny Texan' Callie Castillo 5th (04:02.9) 4th Eliminated
7 Todd Leykamp 6th (04:09.8) Eliminated
'Animal Trainer' Stacey Pearce 7th (04:17.8) Eliminated***
Kimberly Billingsly 11th (04:57.0) Eliminated
'Noise Maker' Monica Smith 10th (04:47.4)** Eliminated
Avalon Pino 9th (04:35.8) Eliminated
Steph Sklar 8th (04:30.5)** 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.

  • Joseph Velazquez was the fourth to cross the Snowfall (Rob Petch, Talia Tolomeo, and Michelle Assadi were the others), the first to cross Penguin Party, and the first to cross Frozen Fury on his first try.
  • Dorean Amaya was the fourth to cross the Psychedelic Snow Globe on his first try. (Dylan Hamilton, Abner Ramirez, and Gentle Winter were the first, second, and third)
  • This was the third all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 5.
  • Title reference: The Buzz Saw part of the course.

Winter Episode 6: Valentine's Day Couples

Competition: Finals
Week: Valentine's Qualifier Pain in the Ice Cold-Hearted Snake Winter Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Baby Makers'
Eric & Katie Poole
1st (07:33.0) 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 (07:34.9) 2nd 2nd Out of Time
Out of Time – James
Did Not Compete – Jacqueline**
3 'All The Right Moves'
Daniel & Praise Byun
5th (09:09.9) 4th Eliminated
'Homeade Hawaiian'
Justin & Erin Sanders
4th (08:08.9) 3rd Eliminated
5 'Pair Of Troopers'
Thomas Hilpisch & Alison Godden
3rd (07:58.8) 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.)

  • Nobody got the $1,000 bonus from the qualifier.
  • Eric Poole was the fifth and final contestant to cross the Psychedelic Snow Globe on his first try. (Dylan Hamilton, Abner Ramirez, Gentle Winter, and Dorean Amaya were the first, second, third and fourth)
  • Eric and Katie Poole were the second couple to win all four rounds. (The Improvers Brian and Katie were the others.)
  • The Cold-Hearted Snake was different than the other episodes. One member from one team had to complete the Snake in order for the team to advance to the Wipeout Zone. Eric finished first, which put him and Katie in the Zone. Katie finished second, giving the Baby Makers the $1,000 bonus. James was the third and final person in this episode to complete the Snake. That put him and Jacqueline in the Zone. Therefore, there was no need for Jacqueline to finish.
  • The Wipeout Zone in this episode was different than the others. One team had to complete the zone (one teammate at a time) and the other team had to beat that time. The Baby Makers (Eric & Katie) set the time to beat before the Lovers Without Borders (James & Jacqueline) could participate. After the time to beat was set, it was up to the Lovers Without Borders to beat it, starting with James. James did not beat the combined time, and therefore his partner, Jacqueline, couldn't compete.
  • James Parent and Jacqueline Ferreira were the first couple to get second in every round.
  • Other contestants included 'The Old McDonalds' Mike & Olga McDonald, Todd Luaman & Laura Speth, who have been engaged for 12 years, a Transylvanian couple named Chelsea & Robert, and Brian McConnell & Jason Dudley, who were the first gay couple to compete on Wipeout.

Winter Episode 7: That Snow Way To Fall Down

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain in the Ice Cold-Hearted Snake Winter Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 "Dark Artist" Joe Vaux 1st (02:40.1) 2nd 1st Winner (12:41.67)
2 "Wild and Crazy" Aimee Riley 5th (03:29.8) 4th 2nd 2nd Place (15:05.33)
3 "Mr. Gum" Brian Aya 2nd (03:08.7) 5th 3rd Out Of Time
4
"Treasure Hunter" Tim Oswald 8th (04:09.6) 1st Eliminated
Katie "Gaga" Helmuth 4th (03:10.3)* 6th Eliminated but left with $500
"Voice Actor" Jason Wishnov 3rd (03:10.0)* 3rd Eliminated but left with $500
7 "Leonard's Friend" Chris Whithorn 7th (03:54.4) Eliminated
"Wedding Singer" Ricky LaCorte 9th (04:13.9) Eliminated
"Blind Barber" Stefan Roberts 6th (03:46.9) Eliminated
Stephen Wallace 12th (05:00.9) Eliminated
"The Cradle Robber" Lindsay Weglarz 10th (04:47.9) Eliminated
Marie McCluskey 11th (04:57.7) Eliminated

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

  • Tim Oswald crossed the Eskimo Village.
  • Joe Vaux crossed the Ski Boot.
  • Joe Vaux is the assistant director of Family Guy.
  • Title reference: The Snowfall.
  • Aired February 16, 2012.

Winter Episode 8: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yeti

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Pain in the Ice Cold-Hearted Snake Winter Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Whiz Kid' Roger Doyle 2nd (03:37.5) 3rd 1st Winner (07:39.36)
2 'Captain Planet' Patrick Zabrocki 3rd (04:07.1) 2nd 3rd 2nd (11:29.08)
3 'Charlie Sheen It Before' Noel Doumerc 6th (04:56.6) 1st 2nd Out Of Time
4 'Party Nurse' Corrie Ann Hydrick 4th (04:23.2) 5th Eliminated
'Mathlete' Marly Barth 1st (03:35.4) 4th Eliminated
'Bendy' Bekky Malesich 9th (05:58.9) 6th Eliminated
7 'Black Thunder' Antonio Hardy 5th (04:52.2) Eliminated
'Travel Writer' Humberto Guida 7th (05:01.8) Eliminated
'Wigged Out' Monica Stockhausen 10th (06:03.6) Eliminated
Chloe Dorsey 11th (06:24.0) Eliminated
Matthew Weston 8th (05:11.9) Eliminated
"Egg Snorter" Sean Smith 12th (06:33.8) Eliminated but left $500
  • Sean Smith got the $500 bonus.
  • Marly Barth cleared the Snowfall.
  • Roger Doyle was the second to cross Iced Over on his first try. (Austin James was the first)
  • Noel Doumerc was the second to clear Frozen Fury on his first try. (Joseph Velazquez was the first)
  • Aired on February 23, 2012.
  • This was the fourth all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 5.
  • Title reference: The Yeti Country obstacle; also a play-on with the Bachman–Turner Overdrive song "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet".

Summer Episode 9: Hotties Vs. Nerds 2.0

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Dorky Kong' Ari Grant 2nd (02:31.6) 4th 1st Winner (07:51.48)
2 'Blackjack Buster' Amanda Gulyas 3rd (02:49.7) 3rd 3rd 2nd Place (09:03.71)
3 'Modest Model' Whitney Cordray 10th (03:35.0) 2nd 2nd 3rd Place (12:24.64)
4 'Brass Man' Alec Morse* 1st (01:48.6) 5th Eliminated
'Babe-orade' Trisha Eyer 6th (03:22.4) 1st Eliminated
'Nasty Nat' Natalie DeWindt 4th (02:54.7) 6th Eliminated
7 Mark DeShazo 12th (03:50.5) Eliminated
Jonathan Dishaw 9th (03:30.9) Eliminated
'The Vest' Brynn Vest 8th (03:29.0) Eliminated
Shea Carter 11th (03:47.0) Eliminated
'Numismatist' Andrew Hart Jr. 5th (03:09.9) Eliminated
'Virus Guy' Edsel Sinson 7th (03:23.7) Eliminated

*Alec Morse was the only contestant to cross Ghoul Trouble and it wasn't shown, but he also crossed the Poundabout. He also posted the fastest qualifying time in Season 5.

  • Amanda Gulyas was the only contestant to cross the Fandemonium.
  • Whitney Cordray was the only contestant to clear the Tectonic Planks on her first attempt.
  • "Nasty Nat" Natalie DeWindt hasn't washed her Purple Pants that she was wearing, ever since the day she got them and still hasn't washed it.
  • Aired on June 28, 2012.

Summer Episode 10: Wipeout Salutes the Armed Forces

Competitions: Finals
Week Armed Forces Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Boots' Jonathan Wong* (Marines) 1st (02:57.8)* 6th 2nd Winner (13:36.72) ($50,500)
2 'Marine Recruiter' Richard Gilmore 3rd (03:01.9) 5th 3rd 2nd Place (16:30.94)
3 'Calendar Boy' Mark Serrano (Navy) 4th (03:04.8) 2nd 1st Quit**
4 'Mouse-kini Medic' Braiden Santos (Army) 6th (03:10.6) 4th Eliminated
'Dental Fly-genist' Johnny Huston* (Air Force) 2nd (02:58.0)* 3rd Eliminated but left with $500
'Sonar' Ryan Braley (Navy) 5th (03:07.1) 1st Eliminated
7 'Gunship' Megan O'Connor (Coast Guard) 12th (04:10.5) Eliminated
'Sharpshooter' Alex Ramirez (Marines) 10th (03:54.9) Eliminated
'Ammo Man' Daniel Glass (Marines) 7th (03:17:2) Eliminated
'Navy Officer' Sheena Hays 9th (03:40.6) Eliminated
'Handy Marine' Colin Cooper 8th (03:25.8) Eliminated
'Counter-intelligence' Thomas Headland (Army) 11th (04:00.1) Eliminated

*Jonathan Wong and Johnny Huston, as well as three unmentioned soldiers, tagged Smallsy on the fourth ball, collecting 500 dollars. **Mark was the first Wipeout Zone quitter this season.

  • In addition to the $50,000, Wipeout (as well as ABC network) also donated $20,000 to the U.S.O. in Jonathan's name.
  • Ryan Barley completed the Hangover without any Wipeouts.
  • This was the fifth all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 5. It was also the sixth episode that was all-male from the third round onwards since S2E3, S3E14, S4E20, S4E23, and S4E26.
  • For the first time in Wipeout history, only two female contestants passed the qualifier.
  • Aired July 5, 2012.

Summer Episode 11: Boss and Employee

Competition: Finals
Week: Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Boss-or-Employee Wipeout Zone***
Place Contestant Result
1 'Cool Coach Employee' David Rios* 1st (04:29.0) 1st 1st Winner (04:10.45)****
2 'Los Spanglish Boss' Dan Flynn 2nd (04:29.2) $1,000** 2nd 2nd Place (07:39.15) (left with $1000)
3 'Los Spanglish Employee' Christy Tillman 2nd (04:29.2) $1,000** 2nd 3rd Place (08:40.15) (left with $1000)
4 'Cool Coach Boss' Branden Kong 1st (04:29.0) 1st 1st Out of Time
5 'Mannequins'
Nikki Ward & Meg Bell
3rd (04:32.1) 3rd Eliminated
'Trojan Men'
Thomas Studdert & Matthew Schaefer
4th (04:56.6) 4th Eliminated
7 'The Pranking Pastors'
Jason Poznaks & Rondi Pogue
5th (05:03.4) Eliminated
'Beauty And The Beast-Mode'
Ashley Edling & Brandon Chiapuzio
6th (05:10.3) Eliminated

*David Rios was the second contestant to clear the Poundabout (Alec Morse was the first).

**Dan and Christy were the only team to have both members clear Scaregrounds. Since only one member of each team was necessary to advance, they each collected 1,000 dollars.

***This was the first team Wipeout episode to have only one individual contestant collect the 50 grand, which was a twist.

**** David Rios was the 6th and final contestant to win all 4 levels. (Chuck Trout, Dana Logsdon, Skip Dickinson, Travis Dixon, and Mark Holwick were the others.)

***** Brandon Kong was the second to win the first three rounds, but lose the Wipeout Zone. (Bill Millsap was the first)

  • David Rios and Christy Tillman were the only 2 contestants to cross the Swing Blades 1st attempt. Christy Tillman, Dan Flynn and David Rios were the first 3 contestants to cross the Torrential Twisters. David almost did a perfect run through the Wipeout Zone, only to wipe out at the end of the Tectonic Planks, when he couldn't get a grip on the finish platform. If David didn't wipe out at the end of the Tectonic Planks, he would have finished the Wipeout Zone in under two minutes. Dan Flynn was the second contestant to come in second in all four rounds. (Edward Monroy was the first.)
  • Aired on July 10, 2012.

Summer Episode 12: It's The John Henson Show

Competitions: Finals
Week John Henson Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Tom Cruise-less' Travis Woiemberghe 3rd (02:59.7)* 4th 3rd Winner (08:49.09)**
2 'The Hobbit' Ashley Reaume 2nd (02:53.9) 1st 1st 2nd Place (16:37.64)
3 'Cat Zombie' Rudy Martinez 1st (02:22.0) 2nd 2nd Out of Time
4 'Stunt Child' Rosetta Wilson 10th (04:08.0) 6th Eliminated
'Old Man Purdy' Derek Purdy 6th (03:05.0) 5th Eliminated
'Burger Flipper' A.J. Smith 4th (03:00.9)* 3rd Eliminated but left with $500
7 LeRoyal 'King' Tutt 7th (03:12.8)*** Eliminated
'Not-Ma Gandhi' Sevan Azizian 5th (03:04.8) Eliminated
'Margarita Girl' Tiffany Figueroa 9th (03:58.0) Eliminated
Renee Eshom 12th (04:09.6) Eliminated
Ariel Yarrish 11th (04:09.3) Eliminated
Gor Vkhkryan 8th (03:37.0) Eliminated

*A.J. Smith tagged Smallsy on the fourth ball, and collected 500 dollars. Travis also tagged Smallsy, but did not collect the 500 dollars. This was the first time this happened. **Travis Woiemberghe was the first to clear Spinergy on his first try. *** It wasn’t shown, but LeRoyal Tutt crossed the Henson Headshots.

  • This was the sixth all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 5.
  • Title reference: Host John Henson took over as puppet master in charge of several unsuspecting competitors. The title quotation was sung by Vanessa Lachey.
  • Aired on July 12, 2012.

Summer Episode 13: Udderly Ridiculous

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'The King of Wipeout' Matt McSweeney 1st (03:04.9)* 3rd 1st Winner (10:21.23) ($50,500)
2 'Old Timey Villain' Rico Andino 4th (04:28.6) 4th 2nd Out Of Time
'The Guatemauler' Gerson San Juan 2nd (03:19.0) 1st 3rd Out Of Time
4 'John Wayne-a-be' Chonway Tram 5th (04:30.9) 6th Eliminated
'Dog's Best Friend' Samantha Baisa 7th (04:40.8) 2nd Eliminated
'Tiger Lady' Natalie Zierenberg 11th (05:32.0) 5th Eliminated
7 'Kyle's Sister' Danika Miller 8th (04:41.0) Eliminated
'The Klutz' Courtney Granger 3rd (04:14.7) Eliminated
'The Intelligence' Cori Aguayo 6th (04:37.4) Eliminated
'Trumpeter' Amanda Bakken 9th (04:45.1) Eliminated
Janette Higginbotham 'From Wisconsin' 12th (05:43.9) Withdrawn and Replaced
Tricia Adgar 10th (05:00.5) Eliminated
  • Aired on July 17, 2012
  • Matt McSweeney grabbed Smallsy on the fourth ball and collected 500 dollars. John Henson says, when Matt's at Swinging in the Rain, "If I knew the king was coming today I would have fixed the faulty-" interrupted by a splash by Matt himself.
  • Rico Andino was the first to clear the Comma-Kazi on his first try.
  • Although it wasn't shown, Matt McSweeney was the first to clear the Panic Hammocks.
  • This was the seventh all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 5.
  • Even though the leaderboard said that Janette advanced to round two, she wasn't seen at all in the Hangover and was replaced with an unmentioned male contestant.
  • Title reference: The name of one of the courses in the qualifying round.

Summer Episode 14: Gorillas in our Midst

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Book On Tapeworm' Kevin Osborne 4th (03:47.0) 1st 2nd Winner (05:02.06)
2 'Mr. Popular' Julian McFadden 1st (02:41.8)* 2nd 3rd 2nd Place (05:45.81) (left with $500)
3 'Roommate' Michael Ayoob 2nd (03:07.7)** 5th 1st Out Of Time but left with $500
4 'That's So Jen' Jennifer Castellon 7th (04:01.5) 4th Eliminated
'The Circus Brat' Robin Stevens 3rd (03:43.9) 3rd Eliminated
'Goat Tease' Jillian King 10th (04:28.4) 6th Eliminated
7 'Home Body' Tanya Casey 5th (03:51.0) Eliminated
Amber 'Cadabra' Reedy 8th (04:09.4) Eliminated
Jason Atkinson 6th (03:58.0) Eliminated
Natalie DiBenedetto 9th (04:15.7) Eliminated
Jamie Cookson 11th (04:56.4) Eliminated
Stacy Jordan 12th (05:45.4) Eliminated

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

  • Julian McFadden, Michael Ayoob, And Kevin Osborne were the fourth, fifth, and sixth contestants to cross the Torrential Twisters.
  • Although it wasn't seen, Robin Stevens and Tanya Casey were the second and third to cross Monkey Business.
  • Aired on July 19, 2012.
  • This was the eighth all-male Wipeout Zone in Season 5.

Summer Episode 15: Blind Date 2012

Competition: Finals
Week: Qualifier Scaregrounds Big Ball Bonanza**** Spin Psycho Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Study Buddies'
Bevan Johnson & Sarah Cookson
3rd (05:26.0) 3rd (Full Distance) – Bevan
(22.68) – Sarah
1st 2nd Winner (14:01.66)
(08:42.82) – Sarah
(05:18.84) – Bevan
2 'Samurai Ninjas'
Natalie Iwasaki & Marcus Murray
1st (05:24.6)* 5th*** (31.5) – Marcus
(DNP) – Natalie
2nd 1st Out of Time
(07:42.96) – Natalie
(Out of Time) – Marcus (left with $1,500)
3 'Man-Child & Little Lady'
Zach Botterman & Elaina Coyle
5th (06:07.0) 6th (Full Distance) – Zach
(Beat Sarah with an unknown distance) – Elaina
4th Eliminated but left with $5,000
'Pastor's Daughter & The Buddhist'
Ashley Coulter & Chad Carleton*
6th (06:14.7)** 2nd (27.7) – Ashley
(DNP) – Chad
3rd Eliminated
5 'Mr. Perfect & Amy'
Amy Spence & Jeremy Rivette*
4th (05:49.9)** 4th (Full Distance) – Jeremy
(18.9) – Amy
Eliminated but left with $500
'Grandma's Boy & Grandma'
Jacob Henderson & Carolyn Quijano
2nd (05:25.5) 1st (Stopped on the Fourth Ball) – Jacob
(DNP) – Carolyn
Eliminated
7 'Toothsome Twosome'
Janelle Somoano & Allan Benitez
7th (06:14.9) Eliminated
'David 2.0 & Sara 1.0'
Sara Ramirez & David Avalos
8th (06:15.2)* Eliminated but left with $500

*Jeremy, Sara and Marcus each tagged Smallsy on the fourth 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 Scaregrounds. 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. *****Sarah Cookson is related to Jamie Cookson who appeared on S5E14

  • Sarah Cookson crossed the Torrential Twisters 1st attempt.
  • Scheduled to air on July 26, 2012.

Summer Episode 16: Batter Up

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Mixed-Up Martial Artist' Max Carr 1st (03:00.6)* 2nd* 3rd Winner (05:38.47)* ($50,500)
2 'Cougar Hunter' Luis Ramos 4th (03:12.4) 1st* 1st 2nd Place (09:03.41)
3 'Middle-Aged Woman' Chrissy Miller 5th (03:17.6) 5th 2nd Out Of Time
4 'Southern Belle' Stacey Williams 2nd (03:07.3) 6th Eliminated
'Geriatric Groupie' Michelle Fujisaki 8th (03:39.5) 4th Eliminated
'Avocado Farmer' Justin Claire 3rd (03:10.4) 3rd Eliminated
7 'Chanimal' Joshua Chan 6th (03:24:6) Eliminated
'Phil Dunphy's Wife' Jeanene Rivera 7th (03:37.4) Eliminated
'Female Action Star' Seanette Garcia 12th (04:00.5) Eliminated
Martell Edwardson 11th (03:58.5) Eliminated
Andrea Orendain 10th (03:55.6) Eliminated
'Skeletor' John Ciconte 9th (03:40.6) Eliminated

*Max Carr earned $500 for tagging Smallsy. ** Chrissy Miller is not related to "Father of Two" Darrin Miller who appeared on S1E2

  • Max Carr was the second to cross the Comma-Kazi on his first try. (Rico Andino was the first.)
  • Luis Ramos and Max Carr didn't make a single wipeout on the Hangover.
  • Title reference: The name of the first part of the qualifier course.
  • Aired on August 2, 2012.

Summer Episode 17: Hillbilly Wipeout

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Critter Snatcher' Breanne Van Beek 3rd (03:11.0) 4th 3rd Winner (09:22.82)**
2 'Bug Muncher' Brittany Strong 4th (03:28.5) 1st 2nd Out Of Time
3 'Hillbilly' Sheryl Crawford 7th (04:11.1) 3rd 1st Quit
4 'Pushy Galore' Michelle Anguiano 6th (03:57.9) 5th Eliminated
'Ping Pong Wizard' Matthew Gebhard 1st (02:35.5) 2nd Eliminated
'Ego Tripper' Eric Johnson 5th (03:30.8) 6th Eliminated
7 'King Of Late Night' John Monso 2nd (02:41.7) Eliminated
'Liquid Therapist' Alison Diaz 10th (04:46.7) Eliminated
'Quality Inspector' Joseph McMahon 8th (04:15.3) Eliminated
Garrett Brewer 9th (04:25.6)* Eliminated but left with $500
John Ser 11th (05:00.4) Eliminated
Loren Robles 12th (05:03.9) 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 was the second Wipeout Zone quitter this season (Mark Serrano being the first this season). **** Joseph was the first contestant to have a hacked time, of 41:24.8.

  • This was the first all-female Wipeout Zone in Season 5, and the third all-female Wipeout Zone since S2E02 and the first "Ladies' Night" episode, S3E15.
  • Breanne Van Beek was the first female champion of Season 5 and the 13th female champion in Wipeout history. The Others were Monica Kauffmann, Michelle Hart, Melia Quiray, Debbie Markham, Jill Facer, Caroline Lee, Carrie Kiker, Andrea Corkhill, Kelsey Schulte, Camille Bulot, Sarah Cooper, and April Groefsma.
  • Breanne Van Beek became the second contestant to swear on the show without being bleeped. (David Goryl was the first.)
  • Title reference: Contestant Sheryl Crawford called 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 third round was introduced. Henson made a new "title sequence", "Hillbilly Wipeout", which turned out to be a fake.
  • Brittany Strong crossed the Torrential Twisters 1st attempt. Her ex-boyfriend Justin Felles appeared in S07 E06.
  • Matthew Gebhard competed on the 2019 game show Holey Moley.
  • Scheduled to air on August 9, 2012.

Summer Episode 18: Winners and Losers

Finals
Week Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Tapping' Tony Lee 1st (04:12.5)* 1st 2nd Winner (03:46.69)*** ($50,500)
2 'Chaz Hands' Chaz Hume 1st (04:12.5)** 1st 2nd 2nd Place (05:55.45)****
3 'Sugar Mama' Debbie Markham 2nd (04:19.0) 2nd 1st Out of time
'Bigmouth' Allison Bishop 2nd (04:19.0) 2nd 1st Out of time
5 'Freak of Nature & Unbreakable'
Frank Beasley & Elise Schuetz
6th (05:33.0) 3rd Eliminated
7 'Dr. Disco & Party Pants'
Charlie Gray & Lindsey Glick
5th (05:12.6) Eliminated
'Circus Freak & Silver Medalist'
Sarah Cooper & Alison Gregorka
4th (05:00.0)* Eliminated but left with $500
'Harvard & Brogre'
Rod Plaza & Brent Elder
3rd (04:26.0)* 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 four to cross the Big Balls, but 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 was 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 were the first and second). Plus, he beat Chaz AGAIN. ****Chaz Hume was the fourth American to lose the Wipeout Zone twice (Ariel Tweto, Robert Davis and Deborah Blackwell were the first three). Plus, he lost to Tony AGAIN.

  • Brent and Rod both crossed the Mashmallows.

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

  • Allison Bishop was the third person to run out of time on the first obstacle of the Wipeout Zone. (Sean Foster and Chace Todenhoft were the first and second.)
  • Debbie Markham was the first winner to run out of time on the Wipeout Zone, even though she previously won in S3E3.
  • Tony Lee and Chaz Hume were on the same episode and Wipeout Zone their first time. Rod Plaza and Brent Elder were also in the same episode.
  • During the first three rounds, the winners and losers worked together, but in the Wipeout Zone, they competed on their own.
  • Tony became the third contestant to cross the Comma-Kazi on his first try (Rico Andino and Max Carr were the first and second.), the only one to cross the 3 C's Of Wipeout on his first try, and had the fastest Wipeout Zone time in season 5.
  • This episode aired on August 16, 2012.

Summer Episode 19: Uncle Stevie's Squid Pit and BBQ

Competitions: Finals
Week Ocean Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 Dave 'T.G.I.' Freitag**** 12th (04:00.0)* 6th 3rd Winner (07:10.66)***** ($50,500)
2 'Balloon Boy' Mark Lytle** 2nd (02:39.8)* 3rd 1st 2nd Place (08:32.44) (left with $500)
3 'Hambone' Richard Gutierrez********* 3rd (02:41.6) 5th 2nd Out Of Time**
4 'Man Voice' Premyer Tamayo 5th (02:49.9)* 4th Eliminated but left with $500
'Destiny's Grandfather-In-Law' Randy Fluker 4th (02:47.0) 1st******** Eliminated
'Gladiator' Matthew San Nicolas 11th (03:58.2)* 2nd Eliminated but left with $500
7 Starfire 'AKA Russell' 1st (02:21.3)*** Eliminated but left with $500
Morgan Franz 9th (03:24.0) Eliminated
'The Musical' Evita Bravo 10th (03:25.6) Eliminated
Dana Quinteros 8th (03:14.8)* Eliminated but left with $500
'Small And Slow' Debra Wichmann 7th (03:05.6) Eliminated
Jeff Dougall 6th (03:00.0) Eliminated

*This was a record for Smallsy in 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 Balls; however, none of these crossings were shown. ****"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 second to cross Spinergy on his first try. (Travis Woiemberghe was the first.) *******Mark was the fourth to cross the Comma-Kazi on his first try. (Rico Andino, Max Carr, and Tony Lee were the first, second, and third.) ********Randy Fluker completed his run on the Hangover with out a single wipeout *********Richard Gutierrez is not related to "Dirty cop" Amanda Gutierrez who appeared on S5E2

  • 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.

Summer Episode 20: Family Matters

Competition: Finals
Week: Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Family Practice'
Ryan Session & Dekenia Norfleet
2nd (05:20.4) 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 (05:14.7) 3rd 1st Out of Time
(10:31.45) – Sean
Out Of Time – Christian
3 'Team Jala Peña'
Jocelyn & Nicholas Peña
3rd (05:55.8)* 2nd Eliminated but left with $500
'Telepathic Twins'
Justin & Jeni Flores
6th (06:57.0) 4th Eliminated
5 'Country Girls'**
Devynn & Kelsey Polochak
4th (06:00.0) Eliminated
'The Other Blonde Sisters'**
Brittany & Bethany Halligan
5th (06:33.7) 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 was which for these two duos. "Hammer Sister" Annalyn Hammer crossed the Wipeout Surf Shack, but she and her sister Annaliza failed to advance. Ryan Session, Dekenia Norfleet, and Sean Huiswoud crossed the Torrential Twisters on their first try.

Summer Episode 21: Snakes on the Plains

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Pistol-Whipped' Scott Gunn* 4th (04:11.8) 3rd*** 1st**** Winner (05:37.10)**
2 'Dweeble Kneeble' Taylor Cole 2nd (04:04.4) 6th 2nd 2nd Place (10:08.90)
3 'Super-Sized' Bobby Schulthess 1st (03:37.0) 5th*** 3rd Out Of Time
4 'Pessimist' Nichole Wenzler 10th (04:44.3) 4th*** Eliminated
Cassidy 'Of All Trades' Edison 3rd (04:07.8) 1st*** Eliminated
'Candyman' Miguel Salazar 5th (04:12.2) 2nd*** Eliminated
7 'The Lady with the Blue Ball' Emma Landvatter 11th (04:47.2) Eliminated
'The Twit' Jason Day 6th (04:14.6) Eliminated
'Dreamy Eyes' Tyler Krehbiel 7th (04:18.9) Eliminated
'Dumpster Diner' Jessica Ray 9th (04:33.3) Eliminated
Emmilee Ringelberg 12th (05:01.0) Eliminated
Brian Marks 8th (04:24.6) Eliminated

*Scott's age was incorrectly stated as 32. His age at the time of taping was actually 40. **Scott was the fifth to cross the Comma-Kazi on his first try. (Rico Andino, Max Carr, Tony Lee, and Mark Lytle were the other four.) ***Cassidy, Miguel, Scott, Nichole, and Bobby completed their runs on the Hangover without any wipeouts. ****Scott completed his run on the Spin Psycho without a single wipeout. *****Taylor Cole’s nickname Dweeble Kneeble, spoofs the movie Evil Kneeble.

  • Title reference: The first part of the qualifier course. Spoofs the popular 2006 film Snakes on a Plane.

Summer Episode 22: Rats!

Competitions: Finals
Week Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Handsome Dentalman' Nick Rossi 1st (02:54.0) 1st 3rd Winner (05:17.18)
2 Ashly 'Groovy' Gillis 7th (04:49.3) 6th 2nd 2nd Place (10:41.70)
3 'Calf Show' Elisa Becker 2nd (02:56.4) 4th 1st Out Of Time
4 'Male Cheerleader' Alec Toppenberg 3rd (03:09.4) 3rd Eliminated but left with $500
'Fun Times' Raquel Bartlow 11th (05:45.2) 5th Eliminated
'Grandpa Hunter' Danielle Wilson 4th (03:19.1) 2nd Eliminated
7 '4 Time Student Of The Month' Sabrina Murillo 12th (06:00.6) Eliminated
'Doggy Stylist' Richard Tachin 6th (04:23.0) Eliminated
'Water Lover' Donte Logan 10th (05:12.8) Eliminated
Tin Le 9th (05:01.4) Eliminated
Daniel Flores 5th (04:00.3) Eliminated
David Rodriguez 8th (04:53.6) Eliminated

*500 dollars was rewarded to Alec for tagging Smallsy.

  • Nick Rossi crossed the Torrential Twisters 1st attempt.
  • Title reference: Rats were flying into the Wipeout Subway Car in the qualifying round. The title quotation was said by Sabrina Murillo, who was running the course at the time.

Summer Episode 23: Showdown At The Wipeout Saloon

Competitions: Finals
Week Western Qualifier Hangover Spin Psycho Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 Camron 'Chuck Norris' Nours Chupp 1st (03:05.3)** 5th***** 1st Winner (07:54.21)***
2 'Eat, Pray, Lover' Andy Morrow 2nd (03:20.0) 6th 2nd 2nd Place (11:22.41)***
3 'Pianist' Derek Greene 3rd (03:23.9) 4th***** 3rd Out Of Time
4 Jack 'Bam!' Baham 5th (03:31.4) 2nd***** Eliminated******
'Mixed Tape' Matt Cook 4th (03:28.6) 1st***** Eliminated
'Cranky Pants' Danielle Waltz 7th (04:06.9) 3rd***** Eliminated
7 'Shark Bait' Sloane Robinson 10th (04:22.3) Eliminated
'Kimmy Cat' Kim Pham 6th (03:41.0)* Eliminated but left with $500
'Harry Hotter' Stacey Vanosse 9th (04:19.1) Eliminated
Alexa Sorenson 11th (04:27.5) Eliminated
Jillian Holler 12th (04:43.3) Eliminated
Brent Geris 8th (04:10.9) Eliminated

*Kim Pham and 'Puppet Master' Melissa Dudek earned 500 dollars for tagging Smallsy. Melissa failed to advance. **Camron was the only contestant this episode to cross the Panic Hammocks. ***Andy and Camron were the sixth and seventh to cross the Comma-Kazi on their first try. (Rico Andino, Max Carr, Tony Lee, Mark Lytle, and Scott Gunn were the other five) ****Stacey Vanosse, lost her shoes during the Hangover. *****Matt, Jack, Danielle, Derek, and Camron completed their runs on the Hangover without any wipeouts and quickly earned the first five spots into the next round. ******Jack Baham made it onto the finish platform on the Spin Psycho, but he couldn't pull himself up to claim the final spot in the Wipeout Zone.

  • Title reference: The first part of the qualifying round.

Summer Episode 24: Back To School: Students' Revenge

Competitions: Finals
Week School Qualifier Scaregrounds Petrified Forest Wipeout Zone
Place Contestant Result
1 'Happy History Teacher' Barret Graf 1st (01:52.8) 6th 2nd Winner (05:16.16)
2 'Artlete' Travis Herb 11th (03:31.0) 4th 3rd 2nd Place (07:43.44)
3 'Mathemagical' Steven Ferreira 5th (02:03.0) 3rd 1st Out Of Time
4 'Cool Teach' Lindsay Marcos 8th (03:01.4) 5th Eliminated
'Most Spirited' Michelle Chiotti 4th (01:58.1) 1st Eliminated
'Mr. Doghouse' Chris Henderson 3rd (01:55.6) 2nd Eliminated
7 Aldo Pinto 'The Science Guy' 9th (03:20.1) Eliminated
'Mean Old Mr. Skye' Skye Sverdlin 6th (02:12.1) Eliminated
'Bad Seed' Eric Burgess 12th (03:59.9) Eliminated
'Band Director' Daniel Sandt 2nd (01:53.8) Eliminated
Breanna Geusen 10th (03:28.4) Eliminated
Christopher Horn 7th (02:13.4) Eliminated

* Steven Ferreira is not related to "Lover with Boreder" Jacqueline Ferreira who appeared on S5E6

  • Stephanie Pokswinski was the final contestant this season to earn 500 dollars for tagging Smallsy. However, she failed to advance.
  • Mr. Sandt crossed the Cruel Bus, although it wasn't shown.
  • For the first time in Wipeout history, only three female contestants passed the qualifier.
  • The teachers’ students were watching the qualifier.
  • This was the final episode to feature Vanessa Lachey, as on the premiere of the sixth season, Jill Wagner returned.
  • All three Contestants in the Wipeout Zone crossed the Torrential Twisters on their first try.
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