0:00:02 > 0:00:04Buenos Aires, South America.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07Popular with game show fanatics and fitness freaks the world over
0:00:07 > 0:00:12for one very good, very big and very muddy reason -
0:00:12 > 0:00:15the Total Wipeout obstacle course.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Once again, it's Britain's turn to shine,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20as 20 everyday folk including a farmer,
0:00:20 > 0:00:22a policeman and a hairdresser
0:00:22 > 0:00:29pit their wits against the greatest, most terrifying, and bonkers-est obstacle course in the galaxy.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34Let the games begin.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Welcome to Total Wipeout.
0:00:37 > 0:00:42Now, I've done a survey and discovered that the UK's favourite pastime is golf.
0:00:42 > 0:00:47And the UK's second favourite pastime is watching other people fall off foam-covered obstacles.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49That's where this show comes in.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Because you're about to see 20 competitors do exactly that.
0:00:53 > 0:00:5518 holes of golf, lowest score wins.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Sorry, no, that's the wrong one. I meant the foam obstacle thing. Like these -
0:01:00 > 0:01:04The Qualifier. Rated PG for parental guidance.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08The Sweeper. Rated 15, for violent scenes.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12The Dreadmill. Rated 18, for strong language.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14And the grand final, the Wipeout Zone.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Borderline illegal.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20Now, the competitors can't be expected to throw themselves over that lot
0:01:20 > 0:01:24without having course-side assistance from someone who's calm under pressure,
0:01:24 > 0:01:29trained in first-aid and has an NVQ level three in mickey-taking.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34Amanda Byram. She's in position over in Argentina with the first of today's competitors.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43So I'm now with Becca from York at the top of the Qualifier.
0:01:43 > 0:01:48So, Becca, what is the edge that you have over everybody else in this competition today?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50I think it's my burpees.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53I'm very good at my burpees.
0:01:55 > 0:01:59That's the best burpee I have ever seen in my whole entire life.
0:01:59 > 0:02:05I don't know but I've been told, Becca's going to win the gold!
0:02:05 > 0:02:07The voice of an angel.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11So, Burpee Becca's first obstacle today is the Walk of Shame,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14back for its second act.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Let's see if 27-year-old marketing manager Becca
0:02:19 > 0:02:22can dance across.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26Not a great start... Still, at least her eyes are dry.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Up onto the pontoon now for the first real obstacle.
0:02:31 > 0:02:32SHE SCREAMS
0:02:32 > 0:02:34That's a lot of noise!
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Burpee Becca's got a personal trainer
0:02:36 > 0:02:38in preparation for Total Wipeout.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43The screaming's all natural.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45Thank you, Walk of Shame.
0:02:45 > 0:02:51That wasn't so much a Walk of Shame as a wobble, a stumble, a dunk of disgrace.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Burpee Becca hasn't finished her Walk of Shame yet,
0:02:54 > 0:02:57so it's up onto the pontoon for the next set of steps.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I'm going to get the longest time!
0:02:59 > 0:03:01Raw ambition from Becca, there.
0:03:04 > 0:03:05Oh, dear...
0:03:07 > 0:03:09She did make a second step.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12That's a 100% improvement on her previous attempt.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Oh, my God! It's so cold!
0:03:18 > 0:03:21That's to encourage you to get a move on!
0:03:21 > 0:03:23Keep going, Becca, don't give up.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30Burpee Becca's onto the Sucker Punch in no time at all.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32If you're a snail.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34She's looking confident.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Hmm. Actually, she's doing pretty well...
0:03:41 > 0:03:45I think that was one to the ribs.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Come on, Becca!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50Nope, it was the hip. My mistake.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52It's bloomin' cold!
0:03:52 > 0:03:54It stinks!
0:03:54 > 0:03:57Hold on, that line was not in Titanic.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Anyway, onto the...
0:03:59 > 0:04:01- DEEP VOICE: - Big balls.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Who was that?! Certainly wasn't Burpee Becca.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06I think exhaustion might be setting in.
0:04:06 > 0:04:09They weren't lying when they said...
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Yeah, she's just gibbering to herself now.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Oh, dear, who would have predicted that(?)
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Burpee Becca can't wait to test out those goggles again,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25perhaps she's looking for loose change on the bottom of the pool.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Be the only way she's taking any money home today, possibly.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33A swim to the ladder.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37And then up that ladder and on to the final obstacle.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Good job she wore waterproof nail varnish.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43MUSIC: "Faith" by George Michael
0:04:43 > 0:04:48Yeah, you guessed it, it's back again - the leap of George Mich... Sorry, faith.
0:04:48 > 0:04:52Anyway, swing from there onto that.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55It's simple. Here goes Burpee Becca.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Yeah, the rope isn't normally the difficult bit, this should be a run.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Here we go, and then the launch...
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Good trajectory...
0:05:05 > 0:05:07..bad everything else.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12It hasn't gone brilliantly for Burpee Becca,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15but she climbs onto the finishing podium in a time of 4 minutes 28.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- Yeah!- Yeah!
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Becca'll be hoping for some very slow competitors to come.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24I'm at the start of the Qualifier now with Rob.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Rob, do you think you have what it takes to get across that course, physically?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I've got a tiger within, I think that's going to come out today.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32Show me your tiger.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34TIGER ROAR
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Ah! That course is going to be absolutely petrified.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39TIGER ROAR
0:05:40 > 0:05:41That was unnerving.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Let's hope Rob can harness the well-documented
0:05:44 > 0:05:48wobbly podium hopping abilities of the tiger - no, he can't.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49Hee hee hee hee!
0:05:51 > 0:05:5627-year-old recruitment consultant Rob is a qualified diver.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Which is handy.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Oh, brilliant.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06A very damp Rob readies himself for the Sucker Punch now.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07Look at his face!
0:06:07 > 0:06:09What's wrong with his face?
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Oh! Spoke to soon!
0:06:16 > 0:06:17Oh, stop!
0:06:20 > 0:06:22A great effort from Rob The Tiger there.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24And eight lives still left intact.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Which leaves him four spare for the big balls
0:06:27 > 0:06:29and three for the Leap of Faith.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Onto the balls now.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Rob The Tiger's brought most of the mud-pit with him.
0:06:34 > 0:06:35TIGER ROAR
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Bless you.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Can he pounce across the balls?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43No, that was terrible.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Rob The Tiger down to seven lives now.
0:06:46 > 0:06:49He does manage to stay upright - when it comes to the big balls
0:06:49 > 0:06:51you've got to be thankful for small mercies.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Swimming, not an issue for Rob The Tiger.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Come on, Rob.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00Release that tiger.
0:07:00 > 0:07:04Seriously, Rob, if you have got a tiger, you've got to release it.
0:07:05 > 0:07:06Here we go.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08The Leap of Faith.
0:07:08 > 0:07:09Oh.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11So, three lives down, six to go.
0:07:13 > 0:07:18And Rob The Tiger finishes in a respectable 2 minutes 59.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24Next to tackle the Qualifier is 18-year-old part-time hairdresser Amy from Portsmouth.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28# I need some love like I never needed love before
0:07:28 > 0:07:30# Wanna make love to you, baby
0:07:30 > 0:07:32# I had a little love... #
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Sorry, Amy, they really should get that turntable fixed.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39I'm a ninja in disguise. Ha-ya!
0:07:39 > 0:07:41That sounded like fabric ripping.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45And Amy sets off.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50SQUEAKING
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Little wardrobe malfunction to get things started,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54and it's onto the Walk of Shame.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59And then off again.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02So, a swim to the pontoon for another attempt.
0:08:03 > 0:08:04SQUEAKING
0:08:04 > 0:08:07The shorts REALLY aren't helping.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Come on, Amy.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13She's hanging on in there...
0:08:13 > 0:08:14SQUEAKING
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Is that her or the shorts making that noise?
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Oh, this is incredible technique!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Slow, but incredible.
0:08:24 > 0:08:25Something needs an oil.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27SQUEAKING
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Just two steps to go.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Plus the rest of the Qualifier.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38- This is brilliant! - Well, she's not letting go.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47I'm a true gentleman, so I'm not looking.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49SQUEAKING
0:08:51 > 0:08:52Come on, Amy!
0:08:52 > 0:08:54You can do this!
0:08:54 > 0:08:57You're nearly there, come on!
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Oh...
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Can anyone walk the Walk of Shame?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06It's time to call in the cavalry.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09This is Natasha. A stud farm manager from Essex.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11How'd she do that?
0:09:11 > 0:09:15So, Natasha, will you be galloping your way around that course today?
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I'll be galloping and jumping as much and as fast as possible.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22I'm gonna giddy up, giddy up, giddy up and go!
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- Just look at Natasha go. - 'And they're off.'
0:09:26 > 0:09:28And a strong gallop to the Walk of Shame.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32Surely Natasha's thoroughbred fetlocks will see her across here?
0:09:36 > 0:09:39I think she needs stirrups to get across there.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Obviously trained to ride English-style.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49OK, this could take a while...
0:09:49 > 0:09:52Anyway, I've got the most amazing bit of showbiz gossip to tell you,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54you won't believe it.... Oh!
0:09:54 > 0:09:55She's fallen.
0:09:57 > 0:10:00We rejoin Natasha in the mud bath, sorry, Sucker Punch.
0:10:00 > 0:10:08Flying over canal turn and into the home straight now.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Yeah, the going slightly soft there.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Gallop reduced to a trot now,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16but I think Mustang Tasha has a lot left in her.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Not as much as she's got on her, but a lot left in her.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Come on, Tasha, there's money riding on this.
0:10:22 > 0:10:23There's punters.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31She can jump all the way across these - I'm sure she can.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35She's going to clear it - I'm sure she can.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38I'm less sure now.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Mustang Tasha did, for a brief moment,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52actually land on the first ball.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54No-one's done that yet.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Let's see if the next contestant can.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58This is 34-year-old receptionist Emma.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02Like Mustang Tasha, she's carrying her own body weight
0:11:02 > 0:11:04in Argentinian mud slime.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Emma loves assault courses.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11She's been practising at her local park.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15She's also currently reading Fern Britton's autobiography.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17I don't know why that's relevant.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20I just... I had it written down, I wanted to tell you. I shared it.
0:11:20 > 0:11:22OK. Here we go.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25I'm going to win it for the girls.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Watch and learn, boys, you're going to crash and burn.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32OK, Emma, I'm a boy - I'm watching, I'm ready to learn, shoot.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Yeah, there's the crash... and there's the burn.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Those big balls can really chafe.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Let's see it again, so us boys can do some in-depth learning.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48OK, pickin' up tips...
0:11:48 > 0:11:51Yeah, I feel like I've learned something today.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Right, no mucking about.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56This is 30-year-old Sean from Guildford
0:11:56 > 0:11:57and he's a police constable.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01So, PC Sean.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03You don't seem to be fazed by this at all.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05Is this how you are with the robbers?
0:12:05 > 0:12:07Absolutely. Criminals of south London - petrified.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10You have a petrified-looking face that you give them.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12I do, it's a little bit camp though, sometimes.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17Neither camp, nor scary.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Just a bit weird.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23It's time to arrest this course and send it down for 20 years.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Yeah, Sean, you arrest this course.
0:12:25 > 0:12:26That makes sense.
0:12:27 > 0:12:28He's in the water.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31He's up, he's out.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35The Walk of Shame is usually reserved for Sean's, er, clients,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37but let's see how he likes it, shall we?
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Ooh!
0:12:39 > 0:12:40That's pretty good...
0:12:40 > 0:12:42Oh.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Well, pretty entertaining.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47MUSIC: The Laughing Policeman
0:12:52 > 0:12:55He'll be pleased I played that. A second chance for PC Sean
0:12:55 > 0:12:58to reassert his authority on this course, now.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59Oh, well.
0:13:01 > 0:13:05Will the long arm of the law feel the long arm of the Sucker Punch?
0:13:05 > 0:13:07You're not allowed to do this, surely.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Yes, yes.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Yes, several times, it would seem. Yeah.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21Come on, PC Sean, show the balls what policemen are made of.
0:13:24 > 0:13:26Aargh!
0:13:26 > 0:13:28Wow! Aren't policemen bouncy?!
0:13:30 > 0:13:34Dunked upside down and then backwards into cold water.
0:13:34 > 0:13:38Memories of his induction into the Met come flooding back.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40With just the Leap of Faith to go,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43this is looking like a great time from PC Sean.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46MUSIC: Naked Gun Theme
0:13:46 > 0:13:48So, he swings...
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Oh, dear.
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- SHE LAUGHS: - He's not letting go.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06A great time, though, 2 minutes and 4 seconds.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08So let's take a first look at the leader board.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11And PC Sean is in the lead,
0:14:11 > 0:14:14with Rob The Tiger and Burpee Becca in second and third.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17Amy and her magic shorts are in fourth,
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Emma and Mustang Tasha reclining in fifth and sixth.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22Let's crack on with the next contest.
0:14:22 > 0:14:24Do you think that you're going to ride
0:14:24 > 0:14:26the victory wave here today, Gem?
0:14:26 > 0:14:28I think I might surf down that first bit
0:14:28 > 0:14:30and try not to fall over and smack my head.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Well, listen, you go get 'em, dude.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Come on!
0:14:33 > 0:14:37So, Surfer Gemma's promised us she won't fall over and hit her head.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Er, hang on...
0:14:39 > 0:14:40Let's see that again.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Did... Did she? Is that...?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46I can confirm, Gem has fallen over and hit her head.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49Let's see how she fares on the Walk of Shame.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Surfer Gem should be used to riding the crest of wobbly things,
0:14:53 > 0:14:54so she should be...
0:14:56 > 0:14:59Good swimmer, though, that's a plus.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Onto the Sucker Punch,
0:15:00 > 0:15:03and Surfer Gem should be used to taking a tumble.
0:15:07 > 0:15:08Yep, right on cue.
0:15:09 > 0:15:10Right in the kisser.
0:15:10 > 0:15:14So, a surfer taking on the Qualifier. What have we learned?
0:15:14 > 0:15:16Nothing.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23I'm joined now at the top of the Qualifier by Paul, who is a postman.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26So Paul, do you by any chance have a little red van
0:15:26 > 0:15:28and a black and white cat?
0:15:28 > 0:15:30I actually do, actually.
0:15:30 > 0:15:32Yes, I have a black and white cat called Pepper,
0:15:32 > 0:15:35- and I actually drive a little red van.- Fantastic.
0:15:35 > 0:15:39So, Postman Paul does have a black and white cat and a little red van.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Let's see how many more postman cliches I can deliver.
0:15:43 > 0:15:44Oh, that was easy.
0:15:44 > 0:15:48My name's Paul, and I always deliver the goods. Come on!
0:15:48 > 0:15:51Strictly speaking, that was the same as mine. But it still counts.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55First class slide down the ramp. Thank you.
0:15:55 > 0:15:57But can Paul stamp...
0:15:57 > 0:16:00his authority on the Walk of Shame?
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Paul should have handled those with more care.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12I thank you. Let's stop that game now.
0:16:12 > 0:16:18Paul "actually actually" finished the Qualifier in a very respectable 2 minutes, 12 seconds.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Sorry about all the puns. I've finished that now.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25OK, let's see if today's next competitor can POST a good time.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27I promise, no more cliches. That is it.
0:16:27 > 0:16:28MUSIC: Benny Hill Theme
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Next it's Benny Hill, farmer.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35Sorry, next it's Benny, hill farmer.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Benny, what would you do if you won the money today on Total Wipeout?
0:16:39 > 0:16:42Well, I suppose I might buy a new bull for the farm, you know?
0:16:42 > 0:16:44The old one's getting out of itself.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47Not performing the best.
0:16:48 > 0:16:5121-year-old farmer Benny is from Enniskillen
0:16:51 > 0:16:53and wants a new bull for his farm.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01So, will he charge through the course like a bull,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03or stumble like a newborn calf?
0:17:05 > 0:17:06Newborn calf it is.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Look at that walk. It could be called the harvest shuffle, maybe?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13It could catch on... No.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Yeah. That new bull seems less likely right now.
0:17:21 > 0:17:22On to the Sucker Punch,
0:17:22 > 0:17:27and will this farmer get a closer look at some Argentinian slurry?
0:17:27 > 0:17:29He's on... He's still on...
0:17:29 > 0:17:31He's still on !
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- And he makes it across!- Yes!
0:17:37 > 0:17:41Get out the bull catalogue, Benny, this is going well.
0:17:41 > 0:17:43# I've got a brand new combine harvester
0:17:43 > 0:17:44# And I'll give you the key... #
0:17:44 > 0:17:46Oh. Shame.
0:17:46 > 0:17:48Yeah, put the catalogue down again.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Think of the red landing pad as a red rag, bull-boy Benny.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Hurrah! Oh.
0:18:02 > 0:18:03Despite the mis-landing,
0:18:03 > 0:18:08Bull-boy Benny finishes in a raging time of 2 minutes 27.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09Whoo!
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Not bad for a farmer, eh?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14I don't know, it tested me anyway.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17- What?- It tested me.
0:18:17 > 0:18:18Tough, tough going.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21What were you thinking when you went across the Sucker Punch?
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Because, man, you were really good across that thing.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27I'm used to getting an odd slap, so I kinda dodged them.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32So, can you guess what Spencer here does for a living?
0:18:32 > 0:18:35No, you can't, because he's a scrutiny officer.
0:18:35 > 0:18:37A job no-one's ever heard of.
0:18:37 > 0:18:42I'm 6ft 4, left-handed, ginger-haired and Welsh. Wales, this is for you.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Spencer says his greatest ever achievement
0:18:45 > 0:18:48was winning an egg-and-spoon race in 1977.
0:18:48 > 0:18:50He later admitted he'd only won
0:18:50 > 0:18:53because he replaced the egg with a potato.
0:18:53 > 0:18:54But I promised not to share that.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00It looks like that'll remain Spencer's greatest achievement
0:19:00 > 0:19:01for some time to come.
0:19:01 > 0:19:03Yeah, hang on to that story.
0:19:03 > 0:19:08Next is 35-year-old street dance teacher Kim.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10This is for all the mums out there.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14If you try, and you add an "umph" at the end, you will triumph.
0:19:14 > 0:19:16But not in a spelling test.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18So let's join Kim at the Sucker Punch.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20Oh... Oops.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22She's taking a few hits.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Ooh, well, she did try.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32But it was the Sucker Punch that added the "umph",
0:19:32 > 0:19:33right in the thigh.
0:19:33 > 0:19:37What is a street dance teacher, anyway?
0:19:37 > 0:19:42Now, does anyone know a good method of getting mud out of your eyes?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45No, that's not it, clearly.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47This little pit of Argentinian muck
0:19:47 > 0:19:49is proving to be quite a popular tourist attraction
0:19:49 > 0:19:52for today's Total Wipeout competitors.
0:19:52 > 0:19:53Oh, this stinks!
0:19:53 > 0:19:58In fact, if it gets any more visitors, I'm setting up an ice cream van next door.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01What we need is a fit, young and nimble person to take on the challenge.
0:20:01 > 0:20:03Oh, that's a coincidence.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05Here's one now.
0:20:06 > 0:20:1122-year-old Kat is a Cardiff rugby girl and physiotherapy student.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I don't need to say any more about that.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24And a textbook face-plant there from Kat.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27In you go, spectacular stuff.
0:20:30 > 0:20:35This in Linda. A 58-year-old boxing housewife from Great Doddington.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Which makes her the hardest housewife in Great Doddington.
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Somebody, fix that turntable.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Left hook, right hook, upper cut.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46I'm going to box my way out of this course, nobody's gonna knock me out.
0:20:46 > 0:20:49It's in the eyes, I'm terrified.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52Fighting talk, there, the Sucker Punch won't like that.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56Let's see if Left-hook Linda can put her money where her mouth is.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03No, she just got punched where her mouth is.
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Left hook, right hook, nobody's going to knock me out!
0:21:12 > 0:21:15Linda there, reminding us why it's never a good thing
0:21:15 > 0:21:19to get carried away with your shout-out at the top of the course.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23Now, the BBC asked if I'd like to go to Argentina to do a report.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26I said, "Look, that's going to be really difficult for me,
0:21:26 > 0:21:29"I've got a young family, I've got commitments.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33"If you value me at all as a presenter, as a human being,
0:21:33 > 0:21:35"as a friend, please don't make me go."
0:21:35 > 0:21:37So, here's my report from Argentina.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47I'm here on a deserted Total Wipeout course.
0:21:47 > 0:21:51Well, I say deserted - there are 20 Bulgarian contestants over there
0:21:51 > 0:21:53waiting for me to finish this link.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55Bogdan, quiet!
0:21:55 > 0:21:58This is where Total Wipeout contestants do their shout-out,
0:21:58 > 0:21:59here's mine -
0:22:00 > 0:22:02Help!
0:22:02 > 0:22:05Here are my do's and don'ts for a successful shout-out.
0:22:06 > 0:22:10I'm super Jeff, and I'm here today... Oh.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17Don't dance if you can't dance.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22# I got the funk I got the funk, yeah. #
0:22:22 > 0:22:26Do at least try to be intelligible.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27Way-hey!
0:22:27 > 0:22:30I'm the oldest swinger in town!
0:22:30 > 0:22:34Come watch me fly round this course!
0:22:34 > 0:22:40Don't try poetry. Don't forget - a Wipeout rhyme is an outright crime.
0:22:40 > 0:22:46I don't know but I've been told, Becca's gonna win the gold!
0:22:46 > 0:22:49Do remember, your kids will be watching.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Look what Mummy's doing!
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Don't, and I really mean don't, over-promise.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00I am the best there is, the best there was
0:23:00 > 0:23:02and the best there ever will be.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10Well, those are my do's and don'ts, now it's time for me to have a go at the Qualifier.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Geronimo!
0:23:15 > 0:23:17And...cut.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20So, back to the Qualifier.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23With seven runs to go, let's see if the remaining contestants
0:23:23 > 0:23:25have heeded that advice.
0:23:25 > 0:23:27My name is Bee, I will not fail,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30like my name I've got a sting in my tail!
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Oh, for crying out loud.
0:23:32 > 0:23:3646-year-old painter-decorator Bee obviously didn't hear a word of what I've just been talking about.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Bee is from a village called Sheepwash.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42Yeah, that really is a place.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Although she can't actually sting like a bee,
0:23:44 > 0:23:48she can run seven miles and fit 20 marshmallows in her mouth. Useful(!)
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Never mind marshmallows,
0:23:54 > 0:23:57I think she tried to fit an entire big red ball in her mouth, there.
0:24:00 > 0:24:0328-year-old Alex is a systems analyst.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09He's analysed our big red balls and come up with a system.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Ah, yes. Alex said he was going to jump off the first big red ball
0:24:13 > 0:24:16and catapult himself to the second.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19And so on and so forth.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Well, he's cleared the first ball and landed on the second.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27And now the third...
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Come on, Alex!
0:24:30 > 0:24:32And onto the fourth, this is amazing!
0:24:32 > 0:24:36His system works! That is genius.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38That is genius.
0:24:40 > 0:24:41And that's madness.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46They do say there's a thin line between the two. Genius/madness...
0:24:46 > 0:24:51And our King Of The Balls Alex is going for it anyway without a rope!
0:24:51 > 0:24:52How was he going to swing?
0:24:52 > 0:24:56To be fair, I've seen people do a lot worse with the rope.
0:24:59 > 0:25:04Our hero Alex finishes in a fantastic 2 minutes 13.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Systems analyse that!
0:25:08 > 0:25:10Yeah!
0:25:10 > 0:25:11And that.
0:25:11 > 0:25:12Whoo!
0:25:12 > 0:25:13Yeah, that too.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18And Postman Paul has just pipped King Of The Balls Alex by 1 second
0:25:18 > 0:25:20with Bull-boy Benny in third.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23PC Sean slips down into fifth,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Surfer Gem looking precarious in ninth,
0:25:27 > 0:25:30And, just hanging in there by the skin of her goggles,
0:25:30 > 0:25:31it's Burpee Becca.
0:25:32 > 0:25:38I used to think I was a werewolf. I'm all right now-oooooo!
0:25:38 > 0:25:43So, 18-year-old Sammy from Lanark used to think she was a werewolf.
0:25:43 > 0:25:44Ha-ha-ha.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47I'll call her Barking Sammy, I think.
0:25:50 > 0:25:54- Oh dear!- That's got to hurt.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56I guess so, yeah.
0:25:56 > 0:25:57Come on, Sammy!
0:25:59 > 0:26:00Dignity...
0:26:01 > 0:26:04# There's a bad moon on the rise... #
0:26:12 > 0:26:14She's, oh! Ha-ha-ha!
0:26:15 > 0:26:19Come on, Sammy, what's needed here is a sense of urgency.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23I'm sure it's fun, but... That's more like it!
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Barking Sammy's just realised
0:26:25 > 0:26:27that the next obstacle is the Sucker Punch.
0:26:30 > 0:26:31Here we go.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Come on, Sammy.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Oh, that really was a howler.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Come on, Sammy.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Don't worry, Sammy, that's not the next obstacle, it's just a rope.
0:26:49 > 0:26:53Maybe you should be afraid of what's coming next though... Yes!
0:26:53 > 0:26:56- It's the... - DEEP VOICE: - Big balls.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58Who is that?! Keeps doing that...
0:27:00 > 0:27:01Oh, my goodness!
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Yeah, a horror of a different kind, there.
0:27:16 > 0:27:21Sammy, that back technique - yeah, that one - that's not working.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24You need to, you know, go fast.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28You're still not actually moving anywhere.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31So, to the Leap of Faith.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37# I see a bad moon rising... #
0:27:37 > 0:27:39Oh, good technique so far, this is looking good...
0:27:39 > 0:27:42# I see trouble on the way... #
0:27:42 > 0:27:43Perfect!
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Apart from one tiny error.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49You went the wrong way on those stairs.
0:27:49 > 0:27:52Can anyone smell burning?
0:27:54 > 0:27:56Barking Sammy finishes in 4 minutes and 7 seconds.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59Will that be good enough to get into the top 12?
0:28:03 > 0:28:07As you know by now, Total Wipeout competitors are carefully selected
0:28:07 > 0:28:10from the cream of British sporting talent -
0:28:10 > 0:28:14the county's athletic elite, with model physiques and unbreakable spirits.
0:28:14 > 0:28:19I'm joking, of course. Sometimes it's hard to tell the contestants and the big red balls apart.
0:28:19 > 0:28:24But now and again we do get people on the show who actually are quite sporty and fit.
0:28:24 > 0:28:25Like the next three.
0:28:25 > 0:28:31First, it's John, who's broken three world records for rowing. Indoors.
0:28:31 > 0:28:35I'm going to play this course like a drum kit from hell. Whoo!
0:28:35 > 0:28:38I don't understand that.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41And he might have just broken something else as well.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45Then there's ex-semi-professional footballer Chris.
0:28:46 > 0:28:47Who did that?
0:28:47 > 0:28:49This is how it's supposed to be done. Let's get it on.
0:28:49 > 0:28:53# Like a bat outta Hell I'll be gone when the morn... #
0:28:53 > 0:28:55And that's a semi-successful start.
0:28:55 > 0:29:00And our sporting trio is completed by 51-year-old Mark.
0:29:00 > 0:29:03An athlete in iron man competitions.
0:29:03 > 0:29:05I am an iron man. Here I come.
0:29:05 > 0:29:09# Like a bat outta Hell I'll be gone when the morn... #
0:29:09 > 0:29:10That's better!
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Go on, Iron-man Mark.
0:29:12 > 0:29:16# When the night is over Like a bat outta Hell... #
0:29:16 > 0:29:18Go, go, go!
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Oh, get out, get out! Iron rusts.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26Let's catch up with Semi-pro Chris.
0:29:28 > 0:29:32Wow, some fancy footwork from the former semi-pro footballer.
0:29:33 > 0:29:36Now to record-breaking Rowing John.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Oh, look at that.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41He made that look so easy.
0:29:41 > 0:29:42Yes!
0:29:42 > 0:29:46Iron-man Mark, now.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49You see? Looks like those joints are seizing up. Warned you.
0:29:49 > 0:29:53Let's see if Semi-pro Chris can keepy-uppy with these big balls.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56Oh... Oh... Yes...
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Oh.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02This looks so good!
0:30:02 > 0:30:04He really looks as though he's going to do it
0:30:04 > 0:30:07like no-one's ever crossed bef... And then it all goes wrong.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Had that worked it would've been...
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Let's not think of what it would have been.
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Surely our Sucker Punch gloves can't damage pure iron?
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Yes. yes, they can.
0:30:17 > 0:30:19Rowing John on the balls now.
0:30:19 > 0:30:23Ooh... Ooh, he's onto the second!
0:30:23 > 0:30:25Oh, my God!
0:30:25 > 0:30:26Is he going to do it?
0:30:26 > 0:30:28- The third.- Jonathon is a genius.
0:30:28 > 0:30:33Oh, come on, come on, John! Come on! No! Another near miss.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38So close.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40I really thought... And then...
0:30:43 > 0:30:46OK, time for a battle. Rubber versus iron.
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Rubber wins.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54Semi-pro Chris takes aim.
0:30:56 > 0:30:58And sails over the top.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Now for our record breaker.
0:31:04 > 0:31:05More like a leg breaker.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11Come on, Iron-man Mark, this is your chance to make up time.
0:31:11 > 0:31:14You could win this. You really could.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15If you can undo the rope.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18The final whistle blows on Chris,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21and his amazing time of 1:37 is the fastest today.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Wow.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Rowing John finishes just 10 seconds behind him,
0:31:28 > 0:31:30and Iron-man Mark...
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Well, he managed to untie the rope...
0:31:32 > 0:31:35I'm trying to look for the positives here.
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Yeah, they're a bit thin on the ground, but...
0:31:40 > 0:31:44And I had such high hopes for Iron-man Mark Elliot.
0:31:44 > 0:31:49I can't help feeling he's tainted the Elliot family name a bit with that performance.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53If only there was another Elliot family member competing today,
0:31:53 > 0:31:57a younger, fitter Elliot, who could put the pride back into his family name.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59So, let's see who our next competitor is.
0:31:59 > 0:32:02Oh look, it's Mark's son, Jonny Elliot.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Ha-ha, it's almost as if that was planned.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08So, here he is - son of Iron-man. It's Iron-boy Jonny.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Whoa! That was amazing!
0:32:12 > 0:32:14Oh, now this looks promising.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Oh. Like father, like son.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Come on now. If John is going to avenge his father's defeat,
0:32:25 > 0:32:28he'll need to be quicker than Chris's 1 minute 37.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36Come on, John. You can do this. The Sucker Punch next.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42He looks like a Malteser.
0:32:43 > 0:32:45That'll help.
0:32:47 > 0:32:49Right. The balls. Come on.
0:32:49 > 0:32:52Let's see what happens when Iron-boy meets rubber.
0:32:52 > 0:32:56You have to get there. It's up the ramp and... There.
0:33:01 > 0:33:02Wow.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05So that was a somersault,
0:33:05 > 0:33:09two twists and about three weeks till the bruising goes down,
0:33:09 > 0:33:10I reckon.
0:33:10 > 0:33:14So, while Iron-boy Jonny hasn't been as quick as Semi-pro Chris,
0:33:14 > 0:33:17he's still in with a chance of beating Rowing John.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Oh! No, not any more.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Still, he's beaten his dad by 8 seconds.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33At long last, the Iron-boy becomes an Iron-man.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Let's take a final look at the leader board.
0:33:38 > 0:33:40And Semi-pro Chris is in top spot,
0:33:40 > 0:33:43with Rowing John and Postman Paul in second and third.
0:33:43 > 0:33:48Alex and newly-crowned Iron-man Jonny in joint fourth.
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Kat is top girl in eighth...
0:33:52 > 0:33:55..and Rob The Tiger just makes it through in twelfth place.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59So, there we are. 20 competitors, four big balls,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02two members of the same family and one ex-werewolf.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05And nobody's ever said that before, ever.
0:34:05 > 0:34:08Sadly, though, it is time to say goodbye to eight of them.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10Try not to get emotional.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14Watch and learn, boys, you're going to crash and burn.
0:34:14 > 0:34:18I'm all right now-ooooo!
0:34:18 > 0:34:21I'll try not to fall over and smack my head.
0:34:21 > 0:34:26Becca's going to win the gold!
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Left hook, right hook, nobody's going to knock me out!
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Like my name, I've got a sting in my tail!
0:34:33 > 0:34:37Ha-ya! Hee-hee, whoo!
0:34:37 > 0:34:41Aaargh!
0:34:41 > 0:34:44It's time for the Sweeper.
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Armed with 10,000 pesos and a list of instructions,
0:34:47 > 0:34:50Eduardo was sent out to create the ultimate obstacle,
0:34:50 > 0:34:51the Decapitator.
0:34:51 > 0:34:55But he forgot all that, and instead he brought back 12 empty coconut sacks.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Don't know what he did with the coconuts.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04You know how this works by now.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06Our contestants jump over the big red thing
0:35:06 > 0:35:09until at least six other people have fallen off,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11then they're through to the next round.
0:35:11 > 0:35:14To spice things up a bit, they'll stand in a sack.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17With a tarantula in it.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20I'm joking - we wouldn't dream of hurting any spiders.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22Contestants, on the other hand...
0:35:22 > 0:35:25On podiums one and two,
0:35:25 > 0:35:26it's Iron-boy Jonny
0:35:26 > 0:35:28and Umph-y Kim.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31We're out-numbered, so I'm doing it for the girls.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33On three and four
0:35:33 > 0:35:34Rowing John
0:35:34 > 0:35:36and King Of The Balls Alex.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39You watched me beat those big red balls, now watch me...
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- Can we do that one again? - I got the gist.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46On podiums five, six and seven,
0:35:46 > 0:35:47it's Semi-pro Chris,
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Iron-man Mark,
0:35:49 > 0:35:50and Spencer.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53Watch me fly, this ginger's going to go nuts!
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Howling-mad Spencer going right off the crazy scale there.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00On podiums eight, nine and ten
0:36:00 > 0:36:04are Rob The Tiger - with the balance of a mountain leopard -
0:36:04 > 0:36:05PC Sean...
0:36:05 > 0:36:07This cop is not going to drop.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09And Kat.
0:36:09 > 0:36:12Boys, you'd better watch out, cos I'm going to sack it to ya!
0:36:12 > 0:36:15Clever! Sack, that's what they're in... Yeah.
0:36:15 > 0:36:16On 11 it's Postman Paul.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18This postie's sack's got special delivery.
0:36:18 > 0:36:22- Straight through to the next round. - I thought we'd stopped doing that?
0:36:22 > 0:36:25And finally, on podium 12,
0:36:25 > 0:36:27it's Bull-boy Benny.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29I'm going to sweep this up for the Irish.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32What? What did he say? Did anyone get that? Anyone?
0:36:32 > 0:36:36Ah, it's a glorious day, the sun is shining,
0:36:36 > 0:36:38it's time for a refreshing dip.
0:36:38 > 0:36:40Not me, silly, that lot.
0:36:40 > 0:36:41It's the Sweeper.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43Are you all ready?
0:36:43 > 0:36:46- Yeah! - There's no time like the present.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49Three... Two... One!
0:36:52 > 0:36:54I am not ready!
0:36:54 > 0:36:55Someone's not ready.
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Whoo!
0:36:57 > 0:36:59Aaaargh!
0:36:59 > 0:37:04Oh! Guess it was Umph-y Kim, sounded more like a man, though.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Ah, there, it was Howling-mad Spencer.
0:37:08 > 0:37:12Umph-y Kim manages to fall off her flat, stationary platform...
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Managed to jump it, I just didn't manage to stay balanced.
0:37:15 > 0:37:19Bit sad to be out, but I'm really pleased I got a chance to get up there have a go at it.
0:37:19 > 0:37:22Yeah. A very quick go at it, but a go.
0:37:22 > 0:37:26Howling-mad Spencer, meanwhile, displays some of the finest windmilling I've seen this series.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29It is terrifying. They're so high up and it comes at you so fast.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32And it's about to get even higher and faster
0:37:32 > 0:37:34for the remaining ten competitors.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37Make that nine competitors.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39Iron-boy Jonny's gone, sorry eight.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41The Sweeper is mowing them down today.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Iron-boy Jonny gets a little over-zealous,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46and almost clears the Sweeper and his podium.
0:37:46 > 0:37:51I just completely messed it up. Just completely jumped forward and missed the podium, so...
0:37:51 > 0:37:52Couldn't help it. Ah, well.
0:37:53 > 0:37:57And look at this, King Of The Balls Alex is out of the game.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03Just fell in. Caught me. I'm not too good at jumping, I got short legs, so it's hard for me.
0:38:05 > 0:38:08Eight left standing but only six can go through.
0:38:08 > 0:38:12Next two to fall are out. And that bar is getting higher and faster.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14So, those left standing are Rowing John,
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Semi-pro Chris,
0:38:16 > 0:38:18Iron-man Mark,
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Rob The Tiger,
0:38:19 > 0:38:21PC Sean... Man down!
0:38:23 > 0:38:25And another!
0:38:25 > 0:38:28The Sweeper thinks nothing of assaulting a police officer
0:38:28 > 0:38:30and takes Sean's legs clean out from under him.
0:38:30 > 0:38:35So close! So close. That's so hard. It's unbelievable.
0:38:35 > 0:38:40And look - Kat's our last female competitor, she's gone too.
0:38:40 > 0:38:41Lovely dismount, though.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43It's just this red blur coming towards you,
0:38:43 > 0:38:47and if someone in front of you drops, you're a bit like, "Oh, no!"
0:38:47 > 0:38:48Absolutely gutted, beyond words.
0:38:48 > 0:38:53I'm not surprised she's gutted, she's just missed out on a place in the next round.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57So we have our six, and they're now just playing for pride.
0:38:59 > 0:39:04Oh, Bull-boy Benny's down, and he's now just holding on like a bull on a foam podium.
0:39:06 > 0:39:08The Iron-man's on all fours.
0:39:08 > 0:39:12Rob The Tiger's gone. I thought cats hated water?
0:39:12 > 0:39:18Oh, and Benny's down again. He has to get to his feet before the sweeper comes round again.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Stripped him of his sack.
0:39:20 > 0:39:23Bull-boy Benny's got nothing left to give the Sweeper.
0:39:23 > 0:39:27But he's already through to the next round. It's down to four.
0:39:28 > 0:39:30Do not entertain.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31Him,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34Rowing John, Semi-pro Chris
0:39:34 > 0:39:38and Iron-man Mark. Who will be last man standing?
0:39:38 > 0:39:41The Sweeper is moving really quite fast.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43Very fast.
0:39:43 > 0:39:48Oh, iron's no match for padded foam, and Mark goes out in fourth place.
0:39:50 > 0:39:52Ouch.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56So we're down to just three.
0:40:00 > 0:40:04Oh, Rowing John takes third. He'll be pleased to know he's broken another record,
0:40:04 > 0:40:09highest red foam bar jumped by a man called John standing in a sack in Buenos Aires.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12I'm not sure if that's official yet, but it's his when it is.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15So, it's between Postman Paul and Semi-pro Chris.
0:40:18 > 0:40:24Oh! And Postman Paul just gets caught by the Sweeper, which means Semi-pro Chris takes the top spot.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27So Postman Paul gets caught out at the end,
0:40:27 > 0:40:30but there's no shame in taking second place on the Sweeper.
0:40:30 > 0:40:33Just a really strong feeling of frustration.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37And Semi-pro Chris is today's last man standing.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39Come on!
0:40:39 > 0:40:42That's what I'm talking about!
0:40:42 > 0:40:43Come on!
0:40:46 > 0:40:48Yeah, the Sweeper hates a bragger.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52Two rounds down, two to go.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Just six competitors remain.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56And the next round will halve that.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58To three. In case you struggle with maths, there.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03Now, normally if you're going on a running machine, you might wear a pair of shorts,
0:41:03 > 0:41:05maybe even leg-warmers and sweatpants.
0:41:05 > 0:41:06I wouldn't, you might.
0:41:06 > 0:41:09However, on our Total Wipeout running machines,
0:41:09 > 0:41:14for some reason the competitors all opt to wear knee-pads, shoulder protectors and a crash helmet.
0:41:14 > 0:41:15Why would that be?
0:41:15 > 0:41:18See if you can spot a clue in this.
0:41:24 > 0:41:26This is the third outing for the Dreadmill.
0:41:26 > 0:41:30This week it comes with a new twist - the Door Jam.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34The contestants run for their lives on two industrial size treadmills
0:41:34 > 0:41:38through a series of doors. The further they get, the faster it goes.
0:41:38 > 0:41:43They must avoid being knocked over or falling into the Pool Of Despair.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49Whoever makes it furthest in each heat bags a place in the Wipeout Zone.
0:41:52 > 0:41:58Got that? Simple stuff. Here's a reminder of who the Dreadees are.
0:41:58 > 0:41:59This is how it's supposed to be done.
0:41:59 > 0:42:03He was the fastest qualifier and last man standing.
0:42:03 > 0:42:04That's what I'm talking about!
0:42:04 > 0:42:06It's Semi-pro Chris.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08Next up, it's Rowing John.
0:42:08 > 0:42:12I'm going to play this course like a drum kit from hell!
0:42:12 > 0:42:14He's got the largest guns in Cardiff.
0:42:14 > 0:42:17He ain't no pussycat...
0:42:19 > 0:42:21It's Rob The Tiger.
0:42:21 > 0:42:25Our fourth dreadee is a nightmare in the kitchen.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28It's Iron-man Mark.
0:42:29 > 0:42:33- My name's Paul...- He's got more cliches than a Carry On film...
0:42:33 > 0:42:36- And I always deliver the goods. - It's Postman Paul.
0:42:36 > 0:42:37Come on!
0:42:37 > 0:42:41- And last of all...- I want to sweep this up for the Irish!
0:42:41 > 0:42:44He needs a bull for his farm - it's Bull-boy Benny.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47So to decide who's up against who,
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Eduardo's drawn the names from his hat
0:42:49 > 0:42:52in the presence of an independent adjudicator.
0:42:52 > 0:42:54His brother. Who's also called Eduardo.
0:42:54 > 0:42:58So, let's see which lucky contestants have been drawn to go first.
0:42:58 > 0:43:03Heat one - Semi-pro Chris versus Rowing John.
0:43:03 > 0:43:09Always a big contender, but I think I'm up to it, and to be the best you've got to beat the best.
0:43:09 > 0:43:12Chris has gotta be the favourite - fastest qualifier, last man standing,
0:43:12 > 0:43:15if that's not favourite, I don't know what is.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18It's the Dreadmill. Are you ready, Chris and Jonathon?
0:43:18 > 0:43:23Saving their breath, they're going to need it. Three, two, one...
0:43:23 > 0:43:26So, this is it, our first look at the Door Jam.
0:43:26 > 0:43:31When the klaxon sounds, these guys can start racing through those doors.
0:43:32 > 0:43:35- KLAXON - There it is.
0:43:35 > 0:43:37Semi-pro Chris has stumbled already.
0:43:37 > 0:43:40He's down but hanging on to the door!
0:43:40 > 0:43:41Oh!
0:43:41 > 0:43:45He's taking it with him... He's gone. What a dramatic start to the Dreadmill.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47Semi-pro Chris is fully wet.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49And out of Total Wipeout.
0:43:49 > 0:43:54But Rowing John doesn't know that, he's just focused on the doors ahead of him.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58Poor Chris. But he knows he can't hold on to these obstacles.
0:43:59 > 0:44:03And Rowing John has reached the end. Look! He's just realised he'd won.
0:44:03 > 0:44:07Incredible stuff. So let's have another look at this.
0:44:07 > 0:44:09Chris falters at the very start.
0:44:09 > 0:44:13Then, hanging onto the obstacle, demolishes it.
0:44:13 > 0:44:16Which, of course, means John's won,
0:44:16 > 0:44:19and it looks like he's been on the wine gums again.
0:44:21 > 0:44:22Yes!
0:44:22 > 0:44:25You were the man to beat. What went wrong?!
0:44:25 > 0:44:27What can I say, I tried my best.
0:44:27 > 0:44:31Better man won. Hold my hands up to him, you know.
0:44:31 > 0:44:33So, to the second heat.
0:44:33 > 0:44:37It's Iron-man Mark versus Rob The Tiger.
0:44:37 > 0:44:43I've drawn Rob, and I'm really pleased to have drawn Rob because an iron-man's going to win any day.
0:44:43 > 0:44:46If Mark's the iron-man, then I think I'm the pub man.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49Which is a nice even match.
0:44:50 > 0:44:55OK. Iron versus pub. Which will prevail and make it through to the Wipeout Zone?
0:44:58 > 0:44:59KLAXON
0:44:59 > 0:45:03Here we go. Lifting the doors and...
0:45:03 > 0:45:07Oh! Iron-man Mark's down already. Oh, I think he's done himself an injury.
0:45:07 > 0:45:12But Rob doesn't know that yet, he's just focusing on the doors ahead of him.
0:45:12 > 0:45:15Poor Iron-man Mark. Disappointed with that.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17The loss, I mean.
0:45:17 > 0:45:21Rob's slipped! But it won't matter cos he's already won.
0:45:21 > 0:45:24Yeah, turns out this obstacle's quite dangerous.
0:45:24 > 0:45:29- If you look very closely there, you can just see Rob celebrating. Just a bit.- Reckon he's happy.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32The Dreadmill really living up to its name.
0:45:32 > 0:45:34Dreading and...milling.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36Two heats, two dramatic exits.
0:45:36 > 0:45:40To avoid any more, Amanda's had words with the last two competitors.
0:45:40 > 0:45:44Unfortunately, those words included, "Please fall over," and "I find it funny."
0:45:44 > 0:45:48So who will fill the last vacancy in today's Wipeout Zone?
0:45:48 > 0:45:54Final heat. Postman Paul versus Bull-boy Benny.
0:45:54 > 0:46:00Very happy I pulled Benny, cos I feel I can swipe it from him.
0:46:00 > 0:46:04It'll be tough, I'd say. He seems to be a fit enough kind of a bloke.
0:46:04 > 0:46:07Postman, you know - he's used to being on his feet.
0:46:07 > 0:46:08Oh, dear.
0:46:08 > 0:46:14It's the postman versus the farmer. Three, two, one...
0:46:16 > 0:46:19Well, fingers crossed that no-one hurts themselves this time...
0:46:19 > 0:46:22and that it lasts longer than five seconds.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24Good luck.
0:46:24 > 0:46:26KLAXON
0:46:26 > 0:46:28The difficult stuff starts now.
0:46:30 > 0:46:35Both sprinting to charge through door one, almost matching each other stride for stride now.
0:46:35 > 0:46:38Postman Paul knocking at door two...
0:46:38 > 0:46:41No dogs, carry on.
0:46:41 > 0:46:45Who will make it through door three first?
0:46:49 > 0:46:52Paul is slowing, but Bull-boy Benny is charging through...
0:46:52 > 0:46:56And Benny's won! He's through to the Wipeout Zone.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00While Postman Paul is just wet through.
0:47:00 > 0:47:02- Wicked!- Whoo-hoo!
0:47:05 > 0:47:07You were so close! What happened in the end?
0:47:07 > 0:47:10I just went too fast and couldn't get in the rhythm.
0:47:10 > 0:47:11Better man won.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14You've given a first-class performance all day today.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16Hard luck, go join the others.
0:47:16 > 0:47:20So, well done to Bull-boy Benny, Rob The Tiger and Rowing John.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23Partly for getting through to the Wipeout Zone final,
0:47:23 > 0:47:27Mostly for managing not to destroy any of the obstacles. Thank you.
0:47:27 > 0:47:32Before we head on into the Wipeout Zone, let's see how much this means to our three finalists.
0:47:32 > 0:47:34It usually means quite a lot.
0:47:34 > 0:47:40I am so surprised to be in the final of Total Wipeout.
0:47:40 > 0:47:43I've shocked myself a lot. I didn't think I'd be here.
0:47:43 > 0:47:47It's like I'm in dreamland. It's the only way I can describe it.
0:47:47 > 0:47:51I really, really want to beat Jonathon.
0:47:51 > 0:47:55I just really want to win and, for the first time in the competition, I actually think I can win.
0:47:55 > 0:48:01I'll absolutely pull everything out the bag. I owe it to myself and I owe it to my family.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04I would like to win more than anything tonight.
0:48:04 > 0:48:05£10,000 is a lot of money for me.
0:48:05 > 0:48:07I'd buy a new bull for the farm
0:48:07 > 0:48:10and buy the girlfriend an engagement ring.
0:48:10 > 0:48:14Jonathon really brings out the competitive streak in me.
0:48:14 > 0:48:16He's had a gameplan from the start.
0:48:16 > 0:48:19- He's studied the course in absolute detail.- He done a degree in it.
0:48:19 > 0:48:24Benny, he's hilarious. We can't always understand what he's saying, we sometimes need subtitles.
0:48:34 > 0:48:39Once the whistle blows, as the sun sets, it'll be the realisation that you really have got to do this.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43I'm really pumped up for this now. Jonathon should definitely watch his back,
0:48:43 > 0:48:46because I'm going to beat him into the ground.
0:48:46 > 0:48:49I'm going to do it tonight. Just watch me.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54The Wipeout Zone is upon us.
0:48:54 > 0:48:58It's the zenith, the peak, the pinnacle, the apex.
0:48:58 > 0:49:01The pointy bit at the top where the visitors' centre might be.
0:49:01 > 0:49:03It's a really important part of the show.
0:49:03 > 0:49:06For three people tonight, it's a dream come true.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09And a well-earned stab at that £10,000 prize.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12But how will they complete this gargantuan test of skill?
0:49:12 > 0:49:16Well, by following my handy guide to how to complete the Wipeout Zone.
0:49:22 > 0:49:25Killer Surf - go down.
0:49:25 > 0:49:27The Barrel Roll - jump over.
0:49:27 > 0:49:30The Monkey Bars - don't fall off.
0:49:30 > 0:49:33The Spinner - don't fall off.
0:49:33 > 0:49:36The Brusher - don't fall off.
0:49:36 > 0:49:39The Launch Pads - don't fall off.
0:49:39 > 0:49:42And finally, press the button.
0:49:44 > 0:49:48It's the Wipeout Zone, and Rob is the first contestant tonight.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53We've seen glimpses of Rob The Tiger's inner tiger all day,
0:49:53 > 0:49:55but now it's time the tiger roared.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57This is for all the underdogs out there.
0:49:57 > 0:50:01Maybe he meant undercats...
0:50:04 > 0:50:08He's in. The clock is ticking as Rob The Tiger makes his way
0:50:08 > 0:50:09to the Barrel Run.
0:50:09 > 0:50:10Onto the beam. Bad news for Rob -
0:50:10 > 0:50:13the price of oil has risen since the last series,
0:50:13 > 0:50:15so those barrels are now filled with gravel.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17Not really.
0:50:17 > 0:50:20Oh no! Oh, ah!
0:50:20 > 0:50:23He's getting into trouble, this is not helping his time at all!
0:50:23 > 0:50:25Oh!
0:50:25 > 0:50:29This is the first obstacle in the Wipeout Zone,
0:50:29 > 0:50:30come on, Rob!
0:50:33 > 0:50:37I think he's hit every single barrel. Or they've hit him.
0:50:37 > 0:50:38Come on, Rob.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41Still, Rob The Tiger makes it onto the Monkey Bars.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44One big swing! And he drops.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49Tigers are supposed to be great climbers,
0:50:49 > 0:50:50Rob just lost his grip there.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53He's going to have to make his way up the ladder and try again.
0:50:53 > 0:50:54This has gotta hurt now.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59Do you think they're supporting Rob tonight?
0:51:00 > 0:51:04Well, he's up the ladder and straight onto the Spinner. He's on.
0:51:04 > 0:51:06Now he's looking to make up for lost time.
0:51:06 > 0:51:10He's got to jump off, he chooses not to do so first time around.
0:51:10 > 0:51:14He's going to go for it on the second, is he? Yes. He's leapt.
0:51:14 > 0:51:18Oh no! He's in. Rob The Tiger's luck has just run out.
0:51:18 > 0:51:22He landed well, but was just travelling too fast.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25Didn't stand a chance on that slippery pontoon.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28With just the Brusher and Launch Pads to go,
0:51:28 > 0:51:32this could still be a winning time from Rob The Tiger. So, come on!
0:51:32 > 0:51:35Make a run for it... And he slips again!
0:51:35 > 0:51:38Oh-oh-oh-oh! Rob!
0:51:38 > 0:51:41How's he carrying on?
0:51:41 > 0:51:45Exhaustion has got to be taking its toll, now, on Rob.
0:51:45 > 0:51:47Up onto the final obstacle, the Launch Pads.
0:51:47 > 0:51:51They're all that stand between Rob The Tiger and a warm hotel bed.
0:51:51 > 0:51:54Or maybe a warm hospital bed. Either way.
0:51:54 > 0:51:56The Launch Pads, then. Come on.
0:51:56 > 0:51:58Oh no!
0:52:01 > 0:52:04How must that feel now?
0:52:04 > 0:52:06What will it take to carry on?
0:52:06 > 0:52:08Whatever it is, he's got it.
0:52:08 > 0:52:10Because he's doing it.
0:52:10 > 0:52:13Facing the Launch Pads now for the second time.
0:52:17 > 0:52:18Come on, Rob.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20Yes, that's a better landing.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24His second Launch Pad.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26Come on... Oh no!
0:52:26 > 0:52:28He's holding on, he's holding on.
0:52:28 > 0:52:32One more leap now and he's done it. It'll be over for him.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34He'll be glad.
0:52:34 > 0:52:37He's made it. Rob The Tiger sets the time to beat.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43The Wipeout Zone is tough,
0:52:43 > 0:52:47and Rob The Tiger showed just what can go wrong on every obstacle.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50But he carried on. Over to Amanda to give him his time.
0:52:50 > 0:52:54If at first you don't succeed, well, just try, try again!
0:52:54 > 0:52:58I don't know of many people who have fallen off every thing that you could fall off.
0:52:58 > 0:53:01I can tell you now, you did fall off everything,
0:53:01 > 0:53:04but based on that fact, you still did a pretty respectable time.
0:53:04 > 0:53:08It was 4 minutes and 47 seconds. Yours is definitely the time to beat.
0:53:08 > 0:53:11And up next, it's Benny.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13So, it's time for Bull-boy Benny.
0:53:13 > 0:53:17He has no idea how Rob The Tiger got on.
0:53:18 > 0:53:19There's no turning back now.
0:53:19 > 0:53:21KLAXON
0:53:27 > 0:53:29If Benny's going to stand a chance of winning,
0:53:29 > 0:53:31he'll need a different approach to his rival.
0:53:31 > 0:53:35Like not falling off every obstacle.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39Go on, fall off.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42Lovely sportsmanship from Rob The Tiger, there(!)
0:53:42 > 0:53:46But Benny's looking stronger on these barrels,
0:53:46 > 0:53:47A few stumbles...
0:53:47 > 0:53:49but he's carrying on.
0:53:49 > 0:53:52Look at him stopping those barrels. A bull of a man.
0:53:52 > 0:53:54Well, he's made it.
0:53:56 > 0:53:57This is where I fell off.
0:53:57 > 0:54:00Yeah, one of the places, Rob, one of the places.
0:54:00 > 0:54:02You can say that about anywhere on the course.
0:54:02 > 0:54:06Benny now not only facing torrents of water AND gravity,
0:54:06 > 0:54:08but also bad vibes from Rob.
0:54:10 > 0:54:12Soldiering on, though...
0:54:12 > 0:54:14He's made it across.
0:54:16 > 0:54:20And onto the Spinner, but it's getting off that's the hard part.
0:54:20 > 0:54:25He's done it, he's off! He's making this look easy now.
0:54:28 > 0:54:30Oh no! But the Brusher's got him.
0:54:34 > 0:54:40One slip was all it took, Benny's off, Rob will have enjoyed that.
0:54:40 > 0:54:43So it's back up the ladder to attempt the Launch Pads.
0:54:48 > 0:54:49Come on, Benny.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53First one.
0:54:54 > 0:54:57Sideways landing, nice.
0:54:57 > 0:54:58Second Launch Pad now.
0:55:01 > 0:55:03Can he hang on?! Can he hang on?!
0:55:04 > 0:55:06Yes, yes he's up.
0:55:07 > 0:55:10One final leap, and Benny's finished.
0:55:10 > 0:55:14- Yes, he's there!- YES! Come on!
0:55:14 > 0:55:16A very strong run from Bull-boy Benny,
0:55:16 > 0:55:18with only one slip up on the Brusher.
0:55:18 > 0:55:23A much better run than Rob's, and it's up to Amanda now to tell Rob what he must already know.
0:55:23 > 0:55:27Benny, my farming boy, you little dark horse, you.
0:55:27 > 0:55:28How was that for you?
0:55:28 > 0:55:32Tough. Very tough. Slippy.
0:55:32 > 0:55:35Rob, Benny was faster than you.
0:55:35 > 0:55:37Hard luck, man.
0:55:37 > 0:55:38Well done.
0:55:38 > 0:55:41Oh, yes! Whoo-hoo!
0:55:41 > 0:55:43Benny, you know what this means.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46Only one person away from 10,000!
0:55:46 > 0:55:48Jonathon is up next.
0:55:48 > 0:55:51So. It rests with Rowing John.
0:55:51 > 0:55:55He's broken records, now he's out to break Benny's heart.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04Rowing John's going to have to be super slick
0:56:04 > 0:56:05if he's going to beat Benny.
0:56:10 > 0:56:13Certainly slicker than that.
0:56:13 > 0:56:14Come on.
0:56:17 > 0:56:18Benny...
0:56:18 > 0:56:21Never a good thing when the barrels are there before you.
0:56:21 > 0:56:24Ooh, but John's picking up the pace now.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26Oh, yes.
0:56:26 > 0:56:27Oh, yes.
0:56:30 > 0:56:31He stormed up that ramp.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37And looking very confident across the Monkey Bars,
0:56:37 > 0:56:38despite all that water.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42This is great stuff from John.
0:56:44 > 0:56:46The Spinner. Straight on...
0:56:46 > 0:56:49but it's leaving where you lose.
0:56:49 > 0:56:52Straight off, and an amazing landing. On his feet!
0:56:52 > 0:56:55Onto the Brusher.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57Oh! He's been brushed in!
0:56:57 > 0:57:00At exactly the same point as Benny went in.
0:57:00 > 0:57:05This is going to be a close-run contest between these two.
0:57:07 > 0:57:09This is getting very tight indeed.
0:57:09 > 0:57:11John can't afford to make another mistake.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14He's made it up the ladder, just the Launch Pads to go.
0:57:14 > 0:57:18If he finishes these clear, he could win. He's onto the first one.
0:57:18 > 0:57:20Everything hanging on his next move, now.
0:57:20 > 0:57:23If he makes it onto this... Oh, no!
0:57:23 > 0:57:24No, he's back on.
0:57:24 > 0:57:29If he makes this final leap, he will win. If he goes in, he will not.
0:57:29 > 0:57:30He's made it!
0:57:30 > 0:57:35He's made it. An amazing time, sub 2 minutes, 1:57.
0:57:35 > 0:57:36What a run from John.
0:57:36 > 0:57:41Some incredible moments mixed in with a couple of mistakes. It's over to Amanda to announce the winner.
0:57:41 > 0:57:43You've both been extremely brilliant all day.
0:57:43 > 0:57:47You have been a world record-breaker, Jonathon,
0:57:47 > 0:57:49and I can tell you tonight,
0:57:49 > 0:57:54you have another title under your belt, because you have won the title of Total Wipeout Champion!
0:57:54 > 0:57:55Oh, my goodness me!
0:57:59 > 0:58:02So, congratulations to Jonathon Goodall from Cardiff,
0:58:02 > 0:58:04who's this week's Total Wipeout champion.
0:58:04 > 0:58:09Together with Rob The Tiger and Bull-boy Benny, he'll be going forward to our series final,
0:58:09 > 0:58:11which is shaping up to be the greatest...
0:58:13 > 0:58:16..most gravity-defying quest of all time.
0:58:17 > 0:58:20Where the champion of champions will be crowned.
0:58:20 > 0:58:22So, from Amanda and me, goodbye.
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