Episode 2 Total Wipeout

Buenos Aires, Argentina,

7,000 miles from home.

20 ordinary British men and women,

including a company director, a gymnastics coach and a pub landlord,

are about to put their courage, their strength

and their bodies to the test

on one of the biggest,

boldest,

and daftest obstacle courses ever created.

Who will emerge victorious?

And who will totally wipe out?

Let the games begin.

Hello and welcome to Total Wipeout,

a truly global event.

People come from all over the world

to take on the incredible Wipeout obstacle course.

Now, 20 lucky Brits have journeyed to South America

to test themselves to the limit.

19 of our 20 will return to the UK

with nothing but throbbing bruises and a massive laundry bill.

But one will be crowned today's Total Wipeout champion

and walk away with £10,000.

But to do that, they're gonna have to survive the Qualifier,

the Sweeper...

..Dizzy Dummies

and the grand finale, the Wipeout Zone.

Only the 12 fastest competitors will make it past the first round,

the Qualifier,

which works a little something like this.

First today, it's the Topple Towers,

some precariously balanced squidgy blocks in a pit of mud.

Then it's the Sucker Punch,

a wall of boxing gloves, in a big pit of mud.

Next it's the Big Balls.

So far, nobody has managed to clear all four.

And finally, new this week, it's a swing on the Leap Of Faith.

To get today's event started,

let's go over to my co-host at ringside.

She's there to give our competitors her support,

not just laugh at them falling in the water.

It's the caring, sharing Amanda Byram.

I'm here now with Emma, who is a student of forensics.

Emma, do I understand then you will be

analysing this course

with absolute precision?

Erm, I think it will be quite hard when you're up there.

I'm just gonna see how it goes and get on with it and try my best.

First onto the course, it's Emma.

I'm gonna tackle this course like I tackle my men.

With a bit of grit and determination!

Crikey.

BUZZER

So, Emma likes to tackle her men by throwing herself straight in

at the deep end.

Time is of the essence here as Emma makes her way

around to the first major obstacle, the Topple Towers.

The key here is in the name.

Don't topple over.

Whoa!

Yeah, like that.

I wonder if Emma also likes her men the way she likes her mud? Thick and hard work.

The clock is still ticking, so Emma needs to haul herself

out of that swamp as quickly as she can.

This is crucial.

Her first chance to apply some learning on the course.

She's done these blocks once.

She can learn to do it right.

No, no.

On to the Sucker Punch.

This obstacle combines the sports of rock climbing and boxing.

Often with a bit of mud wrestling thrown in as well.

Emma, though, is staying stuck to that wall.

That's...

Ah! Ooh!

That's gotta hurt.

Yes, Amanda, that probably did.

Despite taking all those blows, she's not budging. Nice work!

Ow!

And she's across!

Getting past those gloves is no mean feat.

Emma's set a really high standard there.

Now onto the Big Balls.

Last week, nobody made it across.

Could this be Emma's day?

DRUM ROLL

Aargh! Whoa!

Maybe not.

If she's treating the course like she does her men,

looks to me like she's on the rebound!

With the seconds slipping away, forensic Emma

must climb her way back up to the podium for the final obstacle,

the Leap Of Faith.

To do this perfectly, she just has to swing round

and land on this red platform in front of us.

Just land...

in...in...the water.

With 19 more contestants to go,

missing that podium could cost Emma a valuable place in the top 12.

So, 5:36, but will it be enough to make it into the next round.

Only time will tell.

Next up is 31-year-old support worker David,

whose hobbies include drawing, salsa dancing and playing the violin.

I have the power!

If I won today,

I think I'd dedicate it to my cat, Rupert.

Ahhhh. I'm sure Rupert's at home, egging you on.

I've the cunning of a tiger and the stealth of a slug.

This is for you, Rupert! Wooo!

There's kind of an animal theme developing here.

I should call him Dr Dolittle.

Technically, this isn't an obstacle.

This is just to get to the obstacle. Topple Towers next.

Woo! David, almost surfing the Topple Towers.

-The second set.

-Here we go, bad boy!

Oh. No. Not so good now, David.

Now, David approaches his prize bout

with the Sucker Punch.

He's on. He's bobbing.

He's weaving.

He's... Oh, he's taken a dive in the first round!

Let's have another look.

I just want to see him being punched!

Now, here come the big red balls. Good luck, David.

We're with you.

Woo hoo!

Yes!

Ye... Ye... No.

Amanda, always offering support when our competitors are down.

Was funny though. Let's watch it again.

Ladies and gentlemen, introducing the amazing bouncing man!

Yes, folks, it was men like him that truly put the "Great" into Britain.

I feel abused.

And I like it.

At 3:10, David's no slow coach,

but will that be fast enough to put him through to the next round?

That's not salsa that he's doing.

Now, meet 25-year-old Steve from London.

Steve is an extreme sports enthusiast,

so I reckon he might be rather good.

Being an all-round athlete,

Steve should be making mincemeat of the Topple Towers.

And he is!

Sort of.

Steve lists wakeboarding, mountain biking and snowboarding

as some of his hobbies.

None of which have come in useful on the Big Balls.

Clinging desperately!

Onto the Leap Of Faith.

Can Steve be the first person to land on the podium?

No.

Despite that howler,

Steve crashes home with a blistering time of 1:56.

Woooo!

Next, we have Tor, an energetic PR executive

from London.

Woo hoo! This is for my family.

And all those gingers out there,

wear sun lotion!

She's happy here, isn't she?

Not... Not now.

Oh, my goodness.

I can't get out!

How on earth do you get out of this mud?!

She's had a mud bath. I wonder how she'll fare on the Big Balls.

Could this be her moment of glory?

Her greatest triumph. Her finest hour.

Whoa!

Sadly not.

Tor joins the ranks

of gallant Big Ball failures.

But our next contender might avoid the same fate.

Because if scientists were to create

the perfect athlete to take on the Total Wipeout course,

he might look at bit like this.

I'm a soda-drinking, pasty-eating, assault course-smashing machine.

When the ground shakes, that ain't no earthquake.

That's Big Rich coming to get ya. Hear me roar!

He's scaring me!

We bring you Bristol pub landlord, Rich.

Now, technically, this is the easy bit.

But nobody had the nerve to tell him.

Maybe we'll come back to him a bit later.

I think Rich is gonna be taking some time to get round,

but others don't finish this course at all.

It really is that tough.

After five and a half minutes in the mud,

Sarah eventually throws in the towel.

I wonder if 35-year-old mum Lisa can do any better?

No.

After that encounter, a breathless Lisa calls it a day.

Let's take a look at today's leaderboard.

Extreme Steve is basking at the top of the table.

Dr Dolittle and The Tornado in second and third.

Of those that actually finished, "Forensic" Emma is in last place.

Let's find out where Bristol pub landlord Rich has got to.

It's early days, and he's looking pretty tired already.

Here come the Topple Towers.

Come on, Rich.

We're with you. We're scared, but we're with you.

DRUM ROLL

We'll come back to Rich later.

Now this is more like it.

20-year-old

gymnastics coach Justine.

My aim in life is to give men a run for their money.

Impressive.

Justine's hobbies of free running and kick boxing

mean she is perfectly suited to Total Wipeout.

Let's see how those pastimes help "Judo" Justine on the Big Balls.

Here she goes!

Hang on!

Can we see that again?

What happened there?

She's... She's folded in half! She's all crumpled up.

She didn't list contortionism as an interest. Clearly it is.

Justine romps home

in a more than respectable second place with a time of 2:56.

But where's Rich?

Nobody laugh.

This mud is causing huge problems today.

It's time to bring out the big guns.

Big things come in small packages.

I'm definitely the dark horse of the competition, so watch out.

It's 28-year-old Northampton PA Alex.

Will her thoroughbred legs get her over the Towers?

No. Or should I say "neigh"?

I shouldn't. No, I should just say no.

This is Annwen,

a 31-year-old British Forces radio presenter from Wales.

Looking good as she approaches the Topple Towers.

Oh! Looking worse now she's covered in mud.

Not gonna let mud get the better of me.

No. I can't believe it!

Second set of Topple Towers now

and Annwen has lost the ability to move forward.

She's just sort of hovering.

Come on, Annwen. Go!

Yes! No.

The Sucker Punch awaits

and DJ Annwen has the look of a rabbit staring into the headlights.

Come on, grab.

Ooh!

There's falling in the mud

and then there is really FALLING in the mud.

That was a whopper.

Still, she's bound to get a bath as we move on

to the Big Balls.

OK, one, two...

In.

Clean as a whistle.

Finally, Annwen finishes in 7:23.

Will she make the top 12 qualifiers?

Maybe not, with men like these.

Father and son rivalries don't come much bigger than this.

Forget Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker,

here come Alan and Matt

from just outside Portsmouth.

I am a natural athlete and I deserve to be here. I really want to win.

Age before beauty,

so up first is 56-year-old company director, dad Alan.

To boldly go how no man has gone before!

Alan misquoting Star Trek,

but we'll forgive him, he's under pressure.

Oh, and he's in!

I think he's lost his keys in there maybe.

Here comes son Matt.

That is a much better run across the Topple Towers.

That's just showing off!

Meanwhile, Pops tries to find his glasses, and his best comb.

Matt's off and tackling the Big Balls.

Here we go.

Ooh. Ooh! Oooh!

Very nearly keeps his balance on there.

Surely the Sucker Punch wall

wouldn't hit an old man without glasses?

Yeah, it would.

Son Matt powers through the final obstacle.

And overshoots quite badly.

The enthusiasm of youth.

Maybe Wonder Dad Alan can demonstrate

fatherly wisdom

and tackle the Leap Of Faith properly.

Sadly not.

We are at the halfway point of today's Qualifier.

Let's see where that's put Wonder Dad Alan

and his Wonder Son, Matt, on our leaderboard.

Matt storms into the lead, two seconds ahead of "Extreme" Steve,

with "Judo" Justine third.

Matt's dad, Alan, is in fifth place.

Annwen is now lagging behind in ninth

and in real danger of not qualifying for the next round.

But hold on, aren't we missing someone?

Rich has been on the go

for nine minutes.

Come on, Rich. Focus now. You can do this. You can do this!

Let me catch my breath a minute.

Don't let the side down.

I think I already have.

If you don't do this, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

If I do this, I might have a very short life.

You have to wonder what Rich could possibly be afraid of?

Could it be this?

43-year-old housing project worker Paul wasn't afraid

of the big, red balls.

Neither was the flying recruitment consultant, Mike.

No fear at all.

34-year-old Brummie Alison

wasn't scared.

She loses it a bit at first,

but then regains her composure in time to hold her nose gracefully

as she falls in the water.

Rich, are you ready to give up?

Yep. Positive.

You're gonna kick yourself.

Yeah, I know. I'll be the ridicule of my friends for years to come.

I'll get balls for Christmas,

for Easter and for me birthday.

15 down, five to go.

Meet Graznia, an events organiser from Newmarket...

..who's just been punched in the face!

Let's see if BA cabin crew member George can take the flak any better.

Ow!

Cabin crew, prepare for landing.

22 high-speed hydraulic gloves have taken their toll

on our contestants.

So far, only "Forensic" Emma has actually made it past the wall.

Oh, doesn't look good.

Doesn't taste good.

So, friends, what's needed at this point

is a real-life boxing hard man.

There's only one guy for the job. William.

I'm just gonna duck, weave, punch.

I'm gonna destroy it. I'm here to win.

Don't break it. We need it.

William is a boxer and father of two,

determined to win

Total Wipeout for his family.

Going so well across the Topple Towers until then.

Lost his balance on the very last tower.

Do us proud.

Let's see how a professional boxer takes on Sucker Punch.

See, just riding the punch.

If being hit in the face

is part of your day job,

this obstacle is probably less scary.

He's across. Well done, William.

Another clear run. Could this be the man to conquer the Big Balls?

Yes, yes...

Oh, no!

It definitely was a case of yes, yes...

No.

I'm here, I'm fit, I'm ready and I'm going to win!

Yeeeeeaaaah!

Hercules is coming!

Yes! Well, he's not really Hercules.

It's actually 44-year-old

hairdressing salon owner

Panos.

Blimey, what happened there?

Oh, it was his shoes. I thought his feet had come off!

Both shoes though. That is a Total Wipeout first.

Despite his de-shoeing, Panos has put in a sterling effort

and finishes with a very respectable 3:47.

Yeeeessss!

Come on! Huh!

It's 22-year-old

holiday park rep Liam.

Our last, and I'm already thinking, most irritating competitor.

I'm gonna totally wipe the floor with this course. Rock on!

Ooh, I hope he doesn't get punched in the face.

Liam's job is to bring laughter and smiles to the Great British public.

That should do it, Liam.

We still haven't seen one person cross these Big Balls.

Liam is our last chance.

Can he do it?

No, he really can't!

He doesn't land it either.

Still, it was an impressive run for Liam.

2:41. That means you'll be seeing plenty more of him.

Come on!

Great(!)

-I've got the funk.

-Yes.

I've got the funk.

The Qualifier over, let's see the leaderboard.

Some bad news for William though.

He took a nasty hit to the knee on the Topple Towers.

The doctors have taken a look at it

and advised him to retire.

Really tough luck for William.

He was in third place.

That means 13th placed PR executive Tor,

who we like to call the "Tor-nado" will take William's place.

But that's not all.

After losing his shoes on a big ball,

Panos, the hairdressing Hercules,

also injured his knee and had to retire,

which means housing project worker Paul

moves up from 14th to replace Panos in the next round.

There are 12 contestants left, which is way too many.

We need to knock out a few.

The best way to do that is with a giant spinning stick.

The stick that we call the Sweeper.

As the name suggests,

the Sweeper is designed

to sweep our 12 remaining contestants from their podiums.

The last six still standing progress to the next round.

-The others are eliminated.

-Come on!

It's all about balance and timing

as the increasingly fast, increasingly high Sweeper arm

carries on relentlessly.

Let's meet the Sweeper's dozen.

On Podium 1, it's "Extreme" Steve.

Matt, you may have beaten me by two seconds in the Qualifier,

but I'm gonna beat you now.

On Podiums 2, 3, 4 and 5,

it's Alison...

-Come on!

-Mike...

-Woo!

-David...

Get me off here!

And George.

On 6, it's Wonder Dad, Alan.

This time, I'll show you who's the daddy.

Then, on 7, ready to bolt, it's our dark horse, Alex.

If I move, I'm gonna fall.

On 8, 9 and 10, we have lovely little Liam...

-Yeah!

-Yep.

"Judo" Justine and Paul.

Come on!

And finally, on 11 and 12, we have the "Tor-nado"...

I've been given a second chance and I'm gonna show you I'm worthy. Yeah!

And our top qualifier, Matt.

So there's our 12.

Not looking at all tense.

# Always

# Look on the bright side Of life... #

I can't. I feel sick. I just don't want...

I don't want to.

How are you all feeling? Are you ready?

THEY CHEER

All right, well, brace yourselves, it's coming round.

Three,

two, one!

And we're off.

A nice gentle pace to start with.

Ooh, that's Alex!

She forgot to jump.

That's the most petrifying thing I have ever done.

It was awful!

Unbelievable. Absolutely horrendous.

I don't know how them guys are doing it.

Alex has gone and 11 competitors are still standing.

Yet again, Steve clears it, as does Alison, Mike,

David...

Ohhh!

Alan the Wonder Dad is off.

Who's next?

It's Paul. And Matt's down!

He was our fastest in qualifying, so that is the favourite out.

There goes Wonder Dad.

Then Paul does an impression of a windmill.

And then it's son Matt.

I don't know what happened to Matt, I didn't see.

I just got caught on the foot. What happened to you?

Exactly the same. I saw you go, then it came round.

It hit me on the foot and took me out. I was gutted.

I would have tried to hold on, but I couldn't. Never mind.

So, there are eight still standing,

but there are only six places in the next round.

The next two to fall will be eliminated.

Well done, George.

Two left to go, guys. Two left.

It's Steve, Alison,

Mike, David, George,

Liam, Justine and Tor.

This is awesome!

Come on, gang!

We can do this.

Come on, guys.

Faster and higher.

Balance, focus and timing are all key to the Sweeper.

And there go Steve, Alison and Mike,

delivering a masterclass.

Next two people are out.

Whoa!

With nobody showing signs of weakening

it's time to step the Sweeper up a gear.

With ever spin, the arm will get faster and higher.

How are they staying on?!

It is only a matter of time before the Sweeper claims its next victim.

It must be, and when it does, it's likely to be very messy.

It's too fast!

Oh, my God!

This is terrifying to watch. Oh, we've got one!

Two are down!

That's six down!

We're playing for last man standing.

So our fifth casualty is Alison.

I'm really proud of what I achieved. Definitely.

I truly thought I was gonna be off on the first jump.

It was brilliant! I'd do that all over again.

Alison is then followed by Mike,

who's the last of the 12 qualifiers to be knocked out.

The remaining six will all go ahead into the next round.

To get that close makes it worse, to be honest. It's very frustrating,

but I'll put a smile on it and move on.

And lucky little Liam is knocked off just moments later.

But he's already done just enough to secure himself

a place in the next round. And sorry about that!

HE ROARS

So, five remain playing for the glory that is last man standing,

a title that carries with it a psychological advantage

going into the next round.

Oh, no!

Steve's over.

And David. And George isn't!

A reminder for cabin crew, George, that the exits are here...

Here...

And here!

Now we're down to four.

David clears it.

Justine.

Tor...Tor's gone!

-SHE LAUGHS

-Don't forget, all these six are through to the next round.

We're just doing this for fun!

So their spectacular falls and loss of dignity

are for your entertainment.

Our final three...Steve's over.

But he's having problems!

Comes round fast. Steve again. And he's off!

And David's gone!

So it's Justine!

Justine is last woman standing! CHEERING

Extreme Steve here finally loses composure

and wobbles his way into the water.

David goes, with a lovely head butt. Nice try, but no cigar!

He'd have swallowed it anyway there.

So it's gymnastic coach Justine's moment of glory.

She is the last woman standing.

Well, those six are now one step closer

to today's Total Wipeout title and that £10,000 prize money.

But only the toughest three will make it through our next round.

It'll disorientate them, it'll make them confused.

It might make them a little bit sick on their trainers.

It is, Dizzy Dummies!

This is how it works...

Our six semi-finalists are spun in this roundabout

for a mind-bending 40 seconds.

Once they've lost all of their balance, they're set free

to gracefully glide over some very ungraceful obstacles.

THEY SCREAM

The last dummy to make it to the other side is eliminated.

Then we go through the process twice more until only three are left,

and they'll be tonight's finalists.

So really, there is just one rule... Don't come last!

Let's meet our dizzy dummies!

Come on!

First up, it's lovely little Liam!

He's still quite irritating!

I got the funk! Yeah!

-Yeah! Yeah!

-Harnessed within her tiny frame, is enough energy

to power a small city.

It's the Tornado!

This is for you, Rupert!

Next up, he talks to the animals, it's Dr Dolittle, David!

My aim in life is to give men a run for their money!

She's lean, she's mean, it's Judo Justine!

I'm taking no prisoners! Come on!

He does extreme sports and he's called Steve.

It is Extreme Steve!

Wooh!

Get me off here!

And ready for take-off,

it's flight attendant, George.

SHE SCREAMS

So here we are at the most disorientating stage

of Total Wipe Out, Dizzy Dummies.

I think it speaks for itself.

Let's just hope these six contestants behind me

have a stronger stomach than I do. Are we ready?!

-ALL:

-No!

-THEY LAUGH

That did not sound very enthusiastic! Three!

Two! One!

HOOTER BLARES

-THEY SCREAM

-And so the spinning begins.

40 seconds of intense G-force and extreme disorientation!

THEY SCREAM

THEY CONTINUE TO SCREAM

-HOOTER BLARES

-Where am I?

-Right, time to go.

Our final six competitors, well, most of them,

make their way over the turntables.

SHE LAUGHS

Doctor Dolittle David, taking on the Dock Maze first.

Good job!

If they fall off the Dock Maze,

they'll have to go back to the start.

And David has fallen in! He has to join the back of the queue.

Now Justine's in front.

It's gonna be a human pile-up any second.

And she's through!

Steve's across.

Who's gonna be next?

It's Liam! He's made it!

Three across! Three to go!

Disaster for the Tornado. She's gonna have to go back to the start.

CHEERING

George flies across!

So we're left with Tor and David. Remember, the last one over is out.

I don't see how Tor can catch David now.

Mind you, David looks in trouble.

If Tor can make this jump,

and she can! She actually climbs over David to the finish line!

-David is out of the game.

-CHEERING

I'm sorry.

I don't believe it!

That was the most excruciating, painful thing

I've ever had to watch in my life!

Tor practically stood on your back, and head and jumped over you. What have you got to say about that?

Luck and fate have been on her side, so good on you. Well done.

I don't have to do it again - yes!

An inspiring blend of sportsmanship and cowardice there.

So, just five remain, and they must now face

the most terrifying obstacle known to man - the Teeter Totters.

Seriously, no-one thought of a scarier name than Teeter Totters?

Satan's Seesaws would be better. No? OK, fine.

Again, the slowest of or five dizzy competitors after this round

will be eliminated from the show. Let's go back down to the course.

The dizzy dummy piece of equipment was developed to train astronauts,

although the Argentinian space programme never really took off... literally.

-Too dizzy.

-HOOTER

Here they go again.

Just five contestants remain. The last one across is eliminated.

-Ooh, Stevie!

-Stevie's straight in there.

-Oh!

The others seem to be dancing around on the turntable.

Like zombies from the Michael Jackson Thriller video.

Steve's making this look easy.

One leap to go and Steve will be through.

Come on, Steve. It's a big leap - leap!

He's done it!

-He's done it!

-Oh, yes!

Justine and Liam try the team approach.

Oh, that's gotta hurt.

Yes, Amanda, that probably did.

Oh, and a huge leap from Justine. She's made it as well.

Can Liam make it into third?

I hope he does. Come on, lovely little Liam!

Will his little legs carry him?

-Oh, no!

-Ohh!

Tor is making good use of her second chance.

Well, Tor is on the final table.

-Can she tip it and make the leap?

-Come on, this is...

-Oh!

-Oh!

So near!

It seems we have a bit of a problem on our hands.

With no-one else making it over, they've been given a five-minute limit to complete the course.

If they don't manage it in that time, we'll go to sudden death.

-Oh, this is going to be a disaster!

-Don't you dare fall!

So, one way or another, one of the remaining three is going out.

What do I do now?!

Desperation is setting in.

With the seconds ticking away, Liam and Tor are launching a final assault on the Teeter Totters.

Two people working together,

united against the odds.

It's like Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid

but in knee pads and life jackets.

He needs her to drop off the other side to tilt it.

He's gone in!

Oh, that was painful to watch.

-HOOTER

-That's it, that's the horn.

The five minutes is up and only Justine and Steve made it across.

We must now enter sudden death.

We'll re-spin Liam, George and Tor before sending them back over the Dock Maze.

The first to cross will join Judo Justine and Extreme Steve in the Wipeout Zone.

HOOTER

So, it's another spin cycle for Liam, George and Tor.

Remember, this is the third time they've been spun.

I don't think this'll be feeling good right now.

But at stake is that last remaining place in the final.

HOOTER

This is it.

First one over.

Tor is the first one to set off, looking like she means business...

if a bit dizzy.

Oo-ooh!

Remember, only the first across will make it through to the Wipeout Zone.

So, George, you might want to get moving.

-Liam wobbling up in the background.

-Come on, it's sudden death!

In a last-minute push, Liam is trying to get back in the game.

There's a sense of desperation.

Liam is getting feisty!

Three people competing for one place.

There IS desperation here.

Tor in front, Liam following George at the rear,

but the order could yet change.

Scrambling for that place in the final,

and the Tornado has run away with it

and secured her place in the final.

Oh, Liam is gutted.

Never mind.

So that's it. We have our three finalists -

the Tornado, Judo Justine and Extreme Steve.

But their journey isn't over yet.

In fact, things are just about to step up a gear.

I did get a second chance, but I made it through two further rounds

and, yeah, a bit jammy, but I owe it to myself. I'll try my hardest.

To get through to the Wipeout Zone, I'm just...ecstatic, really.

I've never been so tired in my entire life. It looked so easy.

I totally underestimated it.

Just think of the hardest thing you've ever done in your life

and times it by a million and that's still not hard enough.

I think it's fantastic that there are two girls in the final.

The boys are all so tall and strong that, for Justine and I to be here

is just amazing.

I think it shows that girls are just as good as blokes.

My strongest competition going into the Wipeout Zone is Justine.

I won't write off Tor. She's come through and surprised us all.

She's been sneaky, Tor, getting up here. I'm worried about her too.

It'll be hard. My heart will be in my mouth, but I'll give it a shot.

We'll just hope the others fall off a lot.

Getting this far and not winning will be a bit sad.

Everyone wants to win. Second and third place is toughest, I think.

I would love to win this competition. The money is great,

but the competition element of it is driving me more than the money.

It's just about proving to myself that I can beat whoever I want to.

I know that when I'm sat at the top of that slide, my heart will be

jumping through my wetsuit. I'll be loving every moment of it,

but it's gonna be pretty scary.

I think it'll be really loud, but strangely deafeningly quiet as well.

I'm gonna beat that boy. He's gonna give me a good run for his money.

It's still anyone's game.

To find the ultimate champion, we need the ultimate test - the Wipeout Zone.

Only the best of the best will become today's

Total Wipeout champion and carry home that £10,000 prize.

So, Tor, Steve and Justine will hit the course with a 50ft slide down the killer surf.

Then it's on to the barrel run.

Then they must edge their way along the Wipeout Wall

and jump onto the fast-revolving spinner,

traverse the rolling beam...

and finally face the launch pads leading to that finish podium.

The person with the quickest time will be crowned Total Wipeout champion and walk away with £10,000.

That's almost 3½ euros.

So, they've made it through the mud, they've spun themselves dizzy

and they're at the final hurdle, but the big question is,

will they be fast enough?

We're just about to find out because first up is Tor.

HOOTER

And there goes Tor, down the killer surf.

Nice landing!

She must move as quickly as possible through that water.

She has two very fit people in the queue behind her.

Now she has to face the first major obstacle -

the barrel run.

Each oil drum, rolling towards her, weighs 50 kilos.

Oh, no! Oh!

Forget jumping them, Tor can barely see over them! That's gotta hurt.

Such a brave effort. Tor makes it safely over to the Wipeout Wall.

This is a climbing wall with a difference

because there are 2,000 litres of water

pouring over the top of it every minute.

To make it through here, our competitors need

serious upper-body strength.

And even more...

well, just determination.

As she's first up, Tor is setting the benchmark for the others.

The slower she goes, the easier it is for her fellow competitors.

She's cleared the wall,

now she has to catch a ride on the 25ft-wide spinner.

Come on, Tor.

Great jump! She's on.

Oh, she's...!

That is precarious.

She's got to time her leap onto the platform.

I can hardly watch!

She's got to find grip somewhere.

Oh, she's fallen!

Now Tor has to swim all the way back to the wall

to start that obstacle again.

This could be a huge problem.

Tor's spent a lot of her strength after that fall.

The Wipeout Wall was difficult enough on the first attempt.

I can't see anything!

-To have to do this again now...

-I have got nothing in me.

Oh, this isn't looking good for Tor. She's...

She's exhausted.

It's just gotta be sapping everything she's got.

-She's throwing in the towel.

-Oh, I'm sorry!

And that proves just how difficult this Wipeout Zone really is.

Oh, you poor, poor thing!

Tor, I mean... You just ran out of puff, didn't you?

What happened?

-BREATHLESSLY:

-There weren't enough little cubbyhole things

for me to grab on to whilst climbing up the ladder.

All right, Tor, go join the rest of the guys. Thank you.

Well, the underdog didn't make it. Poor Tor!

The next contender for Total Wipeout glory

has been one of the strongest competitors all day.

It's "Judo" Justine.

So, Justine's up next, and is in the unusual position

of not having a time to beat.

She's also in the unusual position of being on top

of a massive flaming slide in a big rubber ring!

A great start

as she cuts through the water at a fast pace.

She's looking strong already.

Onto the barrel roll.

Justine doesn't know that Tor has given up.

So, as far as she's concerned,

she's got to be as quick as possible.

And here come the barrels.

And she IS being quick.

She looks steady and strong.

Onto the wall.

Will she succeed here

where Tor struggled so valiantly but failed?

Keeping her centre of gravity low -

clever thinking there.

2,000 litres of freezing water a minute.

It just wants to knock you off.

She looks like she's gonna make it, and she has.

Now the spinner.

Will Justine be able to grab onto something

if she makes the initial leap onto it?

-She's on - strong jump.

-She's landed in one piece.

She looks secure on there. Now she has to jump off.

Where she'll stop, nobody knows!

She's got to leap.

And she's...

Oh, she's off!

She seemed so in control,

but her judgement was a tiny bit out, and that was enough.

We've been here before, and we know how hard it can be

to get back onto that wall and haul yourself across.

under the weight of that water.

But she does it.

She clears the wall.

Readies herself for the leap onto the spinner.

Come on, Justine! You can do it!

She's gotta time this jump... And she's made that.

Falling off is not an option

if she wants that £10,000 prize.

The 15-foot rolling beam now.

It's free-moving, this,

so it requires balance and, well, amazing speed.

Good work.

Just the launch pads left now.

Onto the second one,

and then she'll make the leap to the podium.

She's on...

She's overshot! So near!

Just threw herself onto it a bit too hard,

shot off the other edge,

and that will cost Justine valuable seconds.

Back onto the launch pads.

Come on, Justine.

First one dispatched.

She still looks strong after all she's been through.

-Come on, Justine!

-Second launch pad now.

Yes!

One last leap

and Justine will complete the Wipeout Zone

and make it to that podium and stop the clock.

She made it. She made it!

And now we have a time to beat.

Justine looked like she might fail,

but her grit and determination saw her through

to the bitter end.

Why are you annoyed? I heard you say you were so annoyed.

I just kept falling!

I fell, like, three times.

The one thing that you don't know right now

is that Tor actually quit halfway through.

-Oh!

-She threw in the towel.

-Yeah.

-So...

You wanna know your time?

You made that...

-in 6:51.

-Thank you.

It's anybody's game. Stay with me here, because Steve is up next.

HEARTBEAT THUMPS

So, it's our final competitor - Steve.

He has no idea how the other two finalists did,

so he's got to throw everything he's got

at getting around this course in the fastest time.

Well, it was a strong start and a strong swim.

How will he fare on the barrel run?

He's not even giving

the barrels a chance to start rolling!

This is looking very fast straight away.

Steve could already be posing a serious threat

to Justine's 6:51.

Choosing his handholds carefully on the wall.

He's cleared the wall. It's the spinner next.

Tor and Justine both fell off this.

Can Steve make it?

He's on.

He's got to time his jump.

-Aaah!

-He's off! He's gone as well.

Yes!

Justine's looking happy back there.

The jump slightly mistimed.

His legs go wide and he's in the water.

Back to the wall, then, for Steve.

He's not letting that affect his confidence.

Still looks strong.

Pretty much just stepping onto the spinner there.

Now timing the exit to be ready for the rolling beam.

Yep, he's made it.

Harder than it looks, the beam. It rolls free.

But, well, you couldn't make it look much easier!

Nearly lost it at the end, though.

Onto the launch pads.

Focusing himself.

Onto the first pad, onto the second...

He's straight off!

He could be in trouble here.

Just straight off the edge.

As Steve climbs up the ladder,

the seconds now ticking away.

He must be feeling every one of them.

Final run across the launch pads now.

Oh!

I don't believe this!

Steve's actually trying to throw the title away.

Justine very much back in contention here.

Aaah!

This is where the Wipeout Zone gets you.

It's simple enough - it just hurts.

Come on! You can do this.

As he climbs back onto those launch pads,

he can't make the same mistake three times?

Well, there's nothing in the rule book that says he can't.

Focusing now.

£10,000 at stake, and he knows it. Making his move!

He's made it!

And with a time of 4:53,

he has done it!

Steve Appleby is Total Wipeout's second ever champion.

But he doesn't know that yet, so back to the course.

Steve, you're the Total Wipeout champion!

Ye-e-ah! Whoo!

Yeah!

Whoo!

So, extreme sports enthusiast Steve Appleby

has landed himself the Total Wipeout prize,

which is, of course, £10,000

and the title of Total Wipeout Champion,

which is, of course, utterly priceless.

Please join us next week

to see 20 more competitors doing some of this...

-Watch me fly!

-..and a bit of that...

..and some of this...

Come on!

I can't wait! See you next week.

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