Wipeout (season 5)

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

* 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.

• 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".

*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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

• 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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

*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.

* 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.