0:00:02 > 0:00:03'Twas the night before Christmas
0:00:03 > 0:00:06and all through the house, not a creature was stirring...
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Actually, quite a lot's stirring!
0:00:11 > 0:00:14It's the Winter Wipeout Christmas Special!
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Tonight, 20 fearless but festive Brits
0:00:17 > 0:00:19including a Christmas tree seller,
0:00:19 > 0:00:21a ski instructor, and a real life fairy,
0:00:21 > 0:00:24have travelled by sleigh to Argentina
0:00:24 > 0:00:26in search of the ultimate Christmas present,
0:00:26 > 0:00:28the Winter Wipeout Trophy.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31ALL: Merry Christmas!
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Only one will go home with a stocking full,
0:00:33 > 0:00:37as for the others, it's bah humbug, one and all!
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Let the stuffing begin!
0:00:42 > 0:00:44PARTY BLOWER TOOTS
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Merry Christmas one and all!
0:00:47 > 0:00:50And welcome to a truly unique edition
0:00:50 > 0:00:52of Winter Wipeout. The course is covered in snow.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55The last door on my advent calendar has been opened.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I have tinsel round my shoulders.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00It can only mean one thing...
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I'm working on Christmas Eve!
0:01:02 > 0:01:04But at least I've got a cracker!
0:01:04 > 0:01:06Who wants to help me pull it? Anyone?
0:01:06 > 0:01:07No-one.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08No.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10Here's what's coming up this eve...
0:01:10 > 0:01:14The Qualifier, including the Big Red Baubles.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18Ski Lift. No rest, ye merry gentlemen. Or women.
0:01:18 > 0:01:22Winter Blunderland. Oh Come, All Ye Faithful, to get hurt!
0:01:22 > 0:01:24And the Winter Wipeout Zone -
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Away In A Manger,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29manger being Argentinian for ambulance.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33Amanda and I have agreed to do Secret Santa this year.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Just the two of us. Here is my present.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40I wonder who it's from? But it is tradition on Winter Wipeout,
0:01:40 > 0:01:41to open your present
0:01:41 > 0:01:43AFTER the first contestant has finished.
0:01:43 > 0:01:46So it's over to Amanda at the top of the course.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47Please be quick!
0:01:54 > 0:01:55Chillin' with me now
0:01:55 > 0:01:58on the top of the Winter Wipeout qualifier,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01is the lovely Simmy who's a music producer!
0:02:01 > 0:02:04You're going to have to produce an awful lot out here today.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Simmy, do you think you've got what it takes to win it?
0:02:07 > 0:02:10I think I have. I'm going to show everybody
0:02:10 > 0:02:12what the Winter Wipeout is made of.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15I'll probably say something like, "Yo, people out there,
0:02:15 > 0:02:17"Watch me and stare!
0:02:17 > 0:02:20"I'm going to give it my all and conquer the red balls!"
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Ha-ha-ha! Oh my God!
0:02:23 > 0:02:26That's the spirit Simmy.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28May be a man's world
0:02:28 > 0:02:30but it means nothing without a woman!
0:02:30 > 0:02:34KLAXON
0:02:31 > 0:02:34So Simmy approaches today's first obstacle.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Ah, snowmen. I love their little carrot noses, their funny hats
0:02:39 > 0:02:42and their hinged metal bases.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45They're always there to give contestants a pat on the back
0:02:45 > 0:02:47or a smash in the face.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Simmy's the first to cross the Snowmen Splat...
0:02:50 > 0:02:52or not.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54Great first attempt.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Second time lucky. Here we go.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01No, maybe not.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07Why have you done this to me?
0:03:07 > 0:03:11I think YOU applied for Winter Wipeout!
0:03:11 > 0:03:14One of the best things at Christmas
0:03:14 > 0:03:16is a visit to Santa's Grotto.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20One of the worst things about Winter Wipeout,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22is a visit to Granny's Grotto!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25- # Oh I'd still like to go To Grandma's house for Christmas!- #
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Wonder how Simmy will get on here.
0:03:33 > 0:03:34Oh, smash hit!
0:03:34 > 0:03:37She's a music producer. She'll like that.
0:03:37 > 0:03:41Guaranteed Christmas number one!
0:03:41 > 0:03:42Racking em up!
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Simmy back up. And she just needs to get past Tevez.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47Yes! Dog!
0:03:47 > 0:03:49No! Door!
0:03:51 > 0:03:54And now for an extra special present.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58It's like all her Christmases have come at once...
0:03:58 > 0:04:00it's the Big Baubles!
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Before that? Nothing more Christmassy,
0:04:02 > 0:04:04than a Christmas conveyor belt,
0:04:04 > 0:04:06delivering all those Christmas goodies!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Look, it's amazing. There's a ghettoblaster, cuddly toy,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12my wallet...hang on!
0:04:12 > 0:04:15Oh look, there's Simmy. What's she doing?
0:04:15 > 0:04:18She's walking backwards. Don't walk backwards!
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Silly Simmy, don't!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21All right, get on with it.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24This better be worth it.
0:04:24 > 0:04:29Yes! It was so worth it.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32The good old Big Balls. It's the gift that keeps on giving,
0:04:32 > 0:04:33year after year.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36But it's not over yet.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39There's still that wibbly thing on the right, also known as...
0:04:40 > 0:04:42The Yule Logs.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Why? Well Yule simply jump from one log to the other,
0:04:46 > 0:04:48dodging the Terror Twig,
0:04:48 > 0:04:49and then, hopefully,
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Yule jump to the finish and be filled with joy.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55I can't do this!
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Yule have to Simmy, sorry.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Ouch, they are rock solid.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Probably out of date.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04After a short swimmy, Smash Hit Simmy
0:05:04 > 0:05:08completes the course in 4 minutes 22 seconds.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13You produced the most incredible sounds.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I'm not quite sure what they were!
0:05:15 > 0:05:17SIMMY MUMBLES
0:05:17 > 0:05:19I can't even speak!
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Right. It's time to open my present.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Amanda made me promise to wear what she gave me.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28I'm thinking aftershave or a tool belt.
0:05:28 > 0:05:29Let's have a look.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Great(!) Thanks, Amanda(!)
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Think I'm allergic to polyester.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41If even one of you smiles,
0:05:41 > 0:05:45you're going to get a punch in the mush. Right?
0:05:45 > 0:05:47At least its Christmassy, I suppose.
0:05:47 > 0:05:49Hello!
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Hold on a minute! What's he wearing?
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Hardly appropriate for Christmas. Says here 33-year-old Terry
0:05:55 > 0:05:58is into LARPing. That stands for Live Action Role Playing,
0:05:58 > 0:06:00or Looking A Real Pillock!
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Aarrgh!
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Why does he get the pirate costume and I'm stuck with this?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12I see, Terry, you've come dressed as, um,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15what have you come dressed as?
0:06:15 > 0:06:17A generic pirate today, yeah.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22Seriously, I get the elf and he gets that. OK.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23KLAXON
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Off he goes, hopefully putting his best peg leg forward.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Yes!- Yes!
0:06:29 > 0:06:31No! Man overboard.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Terry just needs to get back up on deck.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Why don't you go the long way round, Terry, eh?
0:06:39 > 0:06:41Taking the inappropriate route...
0:06:45 > 0:06:46Go to the other side!
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Finally, inappropriate Terry is back
0:06:53 > 0:06:56on his voyage. Steady!
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Sea legs.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Somebody's been at the rum rations.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05Onto Granny's Grotto.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Dodges the Christmas Pudding, just.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10Ouch! Door in the face.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Terry climbs back ashore
0:07:13 > 0:07:18then trips over Tevez the dog. Another door in the face.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24Right Big Red Baubles, but first he has to walk the plank, or run it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26He's on to the second Bauble!
0:07:26 > 0:07:28That's it, you can do it.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Will he be the first competitor to cross the Big Red Baubles?
0:07:32 > 0:07:38If he does, I take back calling him Inappropriate Terry. It works.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41- Which way?- That way.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Lucky he's not navigating the South China Sea.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49Nevertheless, Terry finds his way to the finish in 4:05.
0:07:49 > 0:07:50Aaagh!
0:07:50 > 0:07:55The fact he made it to the top of the stairs wonders will never cease.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57That's more like it, someone in a proper costume.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01This is Trevor from London. A DJ/courier.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08Goes by the name of DJ Funkdafogs which is an odd name for a courier.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11FUNKY MUSIC
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Yo to my DJ homies. I'm going to smash this track.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19All these other contestants are "wiggedy, wiggedy, wiggedy, whack."
0:08:19 > 0:08:24Does that mean he likes them or doesn't? What does that mean?
0:08:24 > 0:08:27He's off, that's the main thing. Oh, he's clung on.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30He's hugging the Snowman with all his might.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Now he's bouncing or kissing it?
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Is that going to work?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44It's worth a try, though, Amanda.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48He's losing valuable time, he's got to do something.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Just fall off, that's something.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Next set. Can he recover from his hold-up?
0:08:54 > 0:08:56I can see where this is going.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00HE SCREAMS
0:09:00 > 0:09:03# Just hang on... #
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Trevor's having an affair with a snowman.
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Will DJ Funkdafog jump da log
0:09:07 > 0:09:09and not go in da bog?
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Right, he's on.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16He's scratching the log.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Don't scratch it, somebody will be cross.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Oh, he's in da bog.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Snowman Snogger Trev completes the course in 4:46,
0:09:26 > 0:09:30leaving him just enough time to get that Snowman's phone number.
0:09:30 > 0:09:31Oh!
0:09:33 > 0:09:34Oh, my God.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38You did a bit of spinning, you scratched a few things out there.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Definitely. My goodness.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43This is Niall from Aberfeldy in Scotland.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45He sells Christmas trees for a living.
0:09:45 > 0:09:50Hold on, surely this is his busiest time of the year.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52Shouldn't he be at work?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55He's skiving off. Not a care in the world.
0:09:55 > 0:09:57Timber!
0:09:57 > 0:10:03If you're going to skive, Niall, don't do it on national TV. We can see you, look.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05A promising start.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Up and away again, yes. Oh, less promising.
0:10:09 > 0:10:10Ow!
0:10:10 > 0:10:13Right in the jingle bells.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Still, should get a doctor's note now. Now you can skive.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Yule logs next.
0:10:19 > 0:10:24Skiving Niall is used to dealing with big logs so this should be a doddle.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29That was literally "Timber!"
0:10:34 > 0:10:38The skiving was worth it 2:57 is the fastest time so far today.
0:10:40 > 0:10:45This is Erica, she works for an organisation that protects birds.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47CAWING SOUND
0:10:47 > 0:10:51Let's hear it for the birds. I ain't no Christmas turkey.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53I'm going to fly through this course.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56It's time for this fledgling to fly.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59Oh, she's flying like...
0:10:59 > 0:11:03An Emu? Yeah, an emu.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06She did do a very good impression of a woodpecker.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Haw-haw! Ooh!
0:11:09 > 0:11:11But she's still chirpy.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Onto Granny's Grotto. Avoids the pudding, but not the door.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15Aw!
0:11:15 > 0:11:19And now an impression of a kingfisher. Into the water she goes.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Final obstacle for Erica Birdoo.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Will she be able to perch on this branch?
0:11:26 > 0:11:29Holding on with a wing and a prayer.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Flapping out of control.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32She's in the water again.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Eric Birdoo wings it home in 3:54.
0:11:36 > 0:11:40People and birds across the country can all relax now.
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Maybe not that much.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48It is great to have animal lovers on Winter Wipeout,
0:11:48 > 0:11:54but I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you that when they say a pet is for life, not just Christmas,
0:11:54 > 0:11:59what they're talking about is an animal's right to dignity and that's important.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01You've got five minutes to finish scrubbing that floor
0:12:01 > 0:12:06or someone's getting flushed down the toilet and it's not going to be me. Not this time.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10Anyway, Erica and I aren't the only animal lovers on this show.
0:12:10 > 0:12:15Joining me now is Emily from Kent who's a trainee gorilla keeper. Hi, Emily.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18- Hi, Amanda.- Gorillas, why?
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Because they are gorgeous, gentle, loving, kind.
0:12:25 > 0:12:31You're more likely to be hurt by a dog than a gorilla. They're so gentle.
0:12:34 > 0:12:3818-year-old Emily looks after 23 gorillas,
0:12:38 > 0:12:40that's a zookeeper's dozen.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43How will she cope at Granny's grotto?
0:12:45 > 0:12:49Mind you that's nothing compared to a slap from a silverback.
0:12:49 > 0:12:55Time for the Big Red Baubles. Any moment now she'll swing into action.
0:12:55 > 0:12:57That was just terrible.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00SHE MAKES GORILLA SOUND
0:13:00 > 0:13:01Started well.
0:13:01 > 0:13:04She lands on her knuckles, gorilla style.
0:13:04 > 0:13:08Then falls straight in to the mist.
0:13:08 > 0:13:12This is more her style. Something to swing from.
0:13:12 > 0:13:13GORILLA SOUNDS
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Second Log now.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20She's doing very well in these slippery conditions.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Technique in your han...
0:13:23 > 0:13:24Ow!
0:13:24 > 0:13:30Regardless, Queen Kong Emily apes home in 3:55.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Let's have a goosey gander at the leaderboard.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47HE CHUCKLES
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Meet Kevin aka Buttons from the world of panto.
0:13:50 > 0:13:56He loves dressing up and performing. Either that or he IS a bellboy. No, he's a performer.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59Where are the big red balls?
0:13:59 > 0:14:01< Behind you.
0:14:01 > 0:14:05Well, technically they're in front of you, but thanks for taking part.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12And now they're behind you. Excellent comic timing!
0:14:12 > 0:14:15Really classic comedy character.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20How will Buttons do on the Yule Logs?
0:14:24 > 0:14:26That buttoned him up.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Someone just pressed Buttons' eject button.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32All very funny but will Kev go to the ball?
0:14:32 > 0:14:36- And by "ball" I mean "Wipeout Zone".- Only time will tell
0:14:37 > 0:14:41- It's behind me.- Well done.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44This is John from Liverpool.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47He's had more jobs than I've had Christmas dinners.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51And I've had, er... 21 Christmas dinners.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56When I first left college my job was selling ladies' knickers.
0:14:56 > 0:15:01I used to be a bingo caller for a while and ended up as a singer in a drag queen bar in Gran Canaria.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03Amazing.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Oh, no! Oh, sorry... That's...
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Concentrate.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25- Put the kettle on, Johnny's here! - Well, he's polite.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Yes... No! Is that blood? Oh, no, it's where the snow's come off.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30Oh, for a moment then...
0:15:30 > 0:15:34The dog - no. Door - yes.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Ow! Oh!
0:15:42 > 0:15:44# Ain't that a kick in the head... #
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Aaah!
0:15:47 > 0:15:50Here they are, the big red balls - or Christmas Baubles.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Here we go.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54I love this guy!
0:15:56 > 0:15:59Is he running? He's running. Yes, no, completely no!
0:16:04 > 0:16:08I'd love to say he started well here, but no, he just fell off.
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Good man. Come on, you can do it.
0:16:12 > 0:16:14I can't.
0:16:14 > 0:16:15You can.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17- I can't.- Sadly, he couldn't,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20and Johnny John had to retire early
0:16:20 > 0:16:24with a little help from Eduardo Claus.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28Talking of help, here are Wipeout's very own little helpers.
0:16:28 > 0:16:31Meet Angela, she helps with cooking the Christmas dinner.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34I am beyond excited and I'm ridiculously festive.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38If I stuff one more turkey up my...turkey I'll be turkeyed!
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Hayley from Harpenden is here to help with the Christmas Spirit.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45I love Christmas!
0:16:47 > 0:16:50And Model Nat helps with the Christmas dress code.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53We didn't make her. Less is more.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- Aren't you a little bit cold. - A little bit cold, yeah.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00- It's winter, I've got my bikini on. - Goosebumps just looking at her.
0:17:00 > 0:17:03Angela now on the Yule Logs.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Hopefully she's not started on her Christmas dinner yet, no!
0:17:09 > 0:17:11That's not comfortable.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12Oh, no!
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Maybe party girl Hayley's dance moves will help her across.
0:17:20 > 0:17:24They might. What's that? Oh, that's no dance move I've ever seen.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28I could do that one! Yes, easy!
0:17:28 > 0:17:30She's rocking and banging
0:17:30 > 0:17:33and hopping and falling.
0:17:35 > 0:17:38Maybe No-Clothes Nat's sense of dress will help.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Someone's made her put some shorts on.
0:17:42 > 0:17:45She's on the second and looking good.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- Will she be the first? - She's almost there.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51- Nobody has done this yet today. - This could be it!
0:17:53 > 0:17:54Aaah!
0:17:54 > 0:17:56No! Those Yule logs are impossible.
0:17:56 > 0:18:01Perhaps what's needed is a little bit of Christmas magic.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03Well, this is a turn-up for the books.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06It's a real-life Christmas fairy!
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Don't know what the mittens are for...
0:18:09 > 0:18:10Maybe she's a nail-biter.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15Ooh! She's got a fairy wand too. I wonder if it works?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Ah, that spell went all wrong.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21My name's Gem, I'm the Winter Wipeout fairy.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25I'm extremely loud and very lairy.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Did she say "hairy"? Well, Gemma is a hairdresser,
0:18:27 > 0:18:29that kind of makes sense, I don't know.
0:18:29 > 0:18:31Maybe. Oh, ow!
0:18:31 > 0:18:33That's going to hurt.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Hang on, she's back up and onto the second set.
0:18:37 > 0:18:41Steady now, I don't want any more knocks to that little fairy face.
0:18:41 > 0:18:44- She's the first person today to do it!- She could do it! Yes... No!
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Oh, no, more damage to the fairy face as well!
0:18:46 > 0:18:48What's that going to do?
0:18:51 > 0:18:52Let's see how this goes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:57She's on and in control by the looks of it. Balanced...
0:18:57 > 0:18:58Poised, even.
0:18:58 > 0:19:00She's onto the second.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03Just one jump left and the clock will stop.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05That wand works!
0:19:06 > 0:19:08She's done it!
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Lairy Fairy Gemma posts a magical time of 3:25.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14It must have been the wand.
0:19:14 > 0:19:18Couldn't resist - bought myself a wand of my own!
0:19:18 > 0:19:21I got this one cheap cos it's a left-handed model
0:19:21 > 0:19:23and it didn't come with any instructions.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27But let's see what happens if I do this...
0:19:27 > 0:19:30Give it a minute...
0:19:30 > 0:19:33MUSIC: Theme from The Exorcist
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Raar!
0:19:42 > 0:19:43Undo! Undo!
0:19:43 > 0:19:46That's not what I wanted. Control Z!
0:19:47 > 0:19:51- Oh, sorry!- That's OK. I'm taking this wand back.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54How are you feeling to be standing here, Ffion?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Really excited. I can't wait to have a go.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59She's all in her PJs
0:19:59 > 0:20:03waiting to get tucked up in bed for Santa Claus to come.
0:20:03 > 0:20:04I may be short, I may be squeaky,
0:20:04 > 0:20:07but me and this course are about to get freaky!
0:20:07 > 0:20:10Freaky? Oh, OK. Crack on.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13This is Ffion, she's 23 and from Ammanford in Wales.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Oh! Getting freaky already.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18Back to her feet though and...
0:20:18 > 0:20:21Oh, no, gone in, in her pyjamas.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24That reminds me of school swimming lessons.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26There'll be a rubber brick down there,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28along with an old plaster. Don't touch it!
0:20:28 > 0:20:33Second set of Snowmen for Ffion now. Come on.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Oh! She's enthusiastic, I'll give her that.
0:20:37 > 0:20:42Ffion now realising how much waterlogged pyjamas actually weigh.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45But she is squelching on regardless.
0:20:47 > 0:20:48Nice footwork...
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Poor door-work.
0:20:52 > 0:20:54Christmas Conveyor carrying Freaky Ffion
0:20:54 > 0:20:56towards the Big Red Baubles now.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58Here we go, high hopes.
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Oh, yes. Oh, magnificent!
0:21:01 > 0:21:03MUSIC: Theme from The Exorcist
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Oh, no, not again.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Look at that world-class festive flop.
0:21:09 > 0:21:13Jimjams saturated with water,
0:21:13 > 0:21:15Freaky Ffion's just got the Yule Logs to go.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18She's on, and she's safe...sort of.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Oh, ow!
0:21:20 > 0:21:22Oh, ow.
0:21:27 > 0:21:28I'd like to make it quite clear
0:21:28 > 0:21:31that I am not controlling that thing.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Hats off to whoever is though, I mean, it's brilliant.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38It's all right, it's Christmas.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44Freaky Ffion reaches the finish in 5:41.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- Fumbs up for her.- Whoo!
0:21:47 > 0:21:49Snowboard-lovers listen up -
0:21:49 > 0:21:51Skiving Niall is still at the top.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Erica Bird-doo slips into fourth.
0:21:53 > 0:21:54Snowman Snogger Trev
0:21:54 > 0:21:56now drops to ninth.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58And clinging on with a Christmas wish
0:21:58 > 0:22:00are Button-Up Kev, Freaky Ffion
0:22:00 > 0:22:01and Little Helper Angela.
0:22:01 > 0:22:02But the next contestant
0:22:02 > 0:22:04could be heralding change.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09This is Welshman Cai, and he's played the trumpet
0:22:09 > 0:22:14in the Royal Albert Hall and the Sydney Opera house.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Oh, frozen spit-ball!
0:22:21 > 0:22:22Can you give me a Christmas tune?
0:22:22 > 0:22:27HE PLAYS JINGLE BELLS
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Away In A Manger! I love this one.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Bring on the trumpet!
0:22:34 > 0:22:36No, bring on the Snowmen!
0:22:36 > 0:22:38There you go. Oh!
0:22:38 > 0:22:42- Oh!- Right in the valves. So that was how Cai used to sound
0:22:42 > 0:22:45before he lost three ribs on the Snowman Splat.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Cai's on the Conveyor now
0:22:47 > 0:22:51and looking remarkably well after that fall.
0:22:51 > 0:22:53They are tough these trumpeters. I spoke too soon.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55He's just hit a bum note.
0:23:05 > 0:23:06Still, the windy Welshman
0:23:06 > 0:23:10has reached the Yule Logs in a pretty good time.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Having a less good time now he's aboard though.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17Amazing, he's managing to stay perfectly still.
0:23:17 > 0:23:19Ow! Oh, until then.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24But Windy Welshman Cai completes his concerto in three minutes 21,
0:23:24 > 0:23:29and looks a bit, well, brassed-off.
0:23:29 > 0:23:32This is Bryn, a philosophy student.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35I admire philosophers for their wisdom and clarity of thought.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38So, eh...this, erm philly-sopholy,
0:23:38 > 0:23:40what exactly is it all about?
0:23:40 > 0:23:45It's about everything, you know, thinking...why we're here...
0:23:45 > 0:23:48What are we doing here, what's the meaning of life?
0:23:48 > 0:23:52And, eh, just... Uh...
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Yeah, we could all not be here at all.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57But, eh, yeah...
0:23:58 > 0:24:00'A great philosopher once wrote...'
0:24:00 > 0:24:04"I think I could beat this course, therefore I can."
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I'm getting a headache thinking about it.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09Right, he's away. That's the main thing.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Oh, no, he didn't think that one through though, did he? No.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Maybe some more philosophical thought.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Second set of Snowmen now. Yes, that was a chin-stroker.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22Granny's Grotto is next.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25Oh, yes. Maybe grappling with the concept of snow in Argentina.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Is it to be or not to be?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30Not to be.
0:24:30 > 0:24:35Bryn getting carried away by his thoughts, and the Travelator.
0:24:35 > 0:24:40Textbook philosopher's bounce there, that's how they all used to do it.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43For such a young philosopher, he has made a pretty big splash.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Bryn now considering the big questions in life,
0:24:47 > 0:24:50like why did he apply for Winter Wipeout?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54Like life, this obstacle is full of ups and downs. Mostly downs.
0:24:54 > 0:24:58That was not very sopho-lil... Sopho-lil-ical.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02But Bryn The Thinker's a man of action. Look at that time!
0:25:02 > 0:25:053:03, takes him to first place.
0:25:05 > 0:25:07I'll bet he's pleased with that.
0:25:07 > 0:25:08I think...
0:25:11 > 0:25:12I'm not sure, sorry.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17This is Tracy, a ski instructor.
0:25:17 > 0:25:19She's skied all the way from the Hertfordshire Alps,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22which must have taken a while.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25And this is Sam, a judo champion from High Wycombe.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30She's ranked fifth in Britain. These two women have a lot in common -
0:25:30 > 0:25:33even discounting the blue coats and silly hats.
0:25:33 > 0:25:37They're both mums, and both are members of the sporty women society.
0:25:38 > 0:25:42So, Sam is first to take on the Qualifier.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46I'm Sam, I'm a fighter and I'm going to throw myself into this course!
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Good! She's throwing herself the wrong way! Clock's started, Sam.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Go! That's it.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55Get ready to see some judo-tastic moves.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Hai-Ya!
0:25:57 > 0:25:58Ooh!
0:26:03 > 0:26:09Hai-Ya Sam's got a fighting chance of getting through Granny's Grotto unscathed. Maybe.
0:26:09 > 0:26:13Oh, judo pie! She'll need a breather after that.
0:26:13 > 0:26:18So Tracy, are you really confident you're going to win today?
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Yeah, of course I am. I'd like to do it and look quite good as well.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24Haven't got my helmet on!
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Don't try this at home.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30A helmet's the one bit of ski wear that would have been useful.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Like there, for example.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37But Tracy's back on her skis
0:26:37 > 0:26:41and becomes the first to clear Granny's Grotto today.
0:26:42 > 0:26:47Hai-Ya Sam is about to have her first match with The Yule Logs.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51She's on, and straight into a judo sit.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54Oh, no...not good. No, she's...
0:26:54 > 0:26:59She's managed to break free, but the Yule Log's not done yet.
0:26:59 > 0:27:00Come on, Sam!
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Yes! She's over.
0:27:03 > 0:27:07Now show that Yule Log who's the champion around here!
0:27:10 > 0:27:12Trayski's attempt now.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15There's not much between these ladies at this point.
0:27:15 > 0:27:16Look at this!
0:27:19 > 0:27:20Don't look at that!
0:27:25 > 0:27:27The helmet, Trayski. Where was the helmet?
0:27:27 > 0:27:32But helmeted or de-helmeted, Trayski clears the run in 3:30.
0:27:32 > 0:27:37But it's Hai-Ya Sam who snatches the title, landing on the mat 21 seconds faster.
0:27:39 > 0:27:4417 runners down, three to go. And this is Stuart from Twickenham.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46He...appears to be licking something.
0:27:46 > 0:27:47Is that hygienic?
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Do you love ice cream?
0:27:49 > 0:27:52I love ice cream!
0:27:52 > 0:27:56Ice cream just makes you happy!
0:27:56 > 0:27:59OK! Now here's a man I can relate to.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02Although I don't, and never have danced like that.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04I'm the ice cream man!
0:28:04 > 0:28:10And I'm going to give this course a right good licking!
0:28:10 > 0:28:14Stuart's actually a customer director for a big ice cream firm.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16He seems angry about something.
0:28:16 > 0:28:19Ice cream makes you happy, doesn't it? Makes me happy!
0:28:19 > 0:28:23This is looking good. No, it's bad. That's going to make him angrier.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Oh, it looks like Mr Frosty gave HIM a licking.
0:28:26 > 0:28:29I'm the ice cream man!
0:28:36 > 0:28:38Granny's Grotto now for Soft Scoop Stu.
0:28:38 > 0:28:43Ducks the pudding with aplomb, but gets well and truly done by the door.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Right in the chiller.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56Stuart's onto the Yule Logs in double-quick time.
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Can he keep his cool, cream the competition and scoop the prize?
0:29:00 > 0:29:02I'm the ice cream man!
0:29:02 > 0:29:06And I'm going to give this course a right good licking!
0:29:06 > 0:29:08No you didn't Stu, you fell off.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11What a flake.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13Despite the falls, Soft Scoop Stu reaches the finish
0:29:13 > 0:29:15in an ice-cool two minutes 37.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17That's got to make him happy, surely!
0:29:19 > 0:29:24I think the course gave ME a good licking. Most definitely.
0:29:24 > 0:29:27OK, two competitors left.
0:29:27 > 0:29:32And this is Olly from Kendal. He's a boxer. And this is Simon from Essex.
0:29:32 > 0:29:34He's not a boxer.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37Says he's a contemporary dancer.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Is that some? Yeah, that's it.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42So what other stuff do you like to do?
0:29:42 > 0:29:45My biggest hobby of all time is knitting.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47In fact, I've knitted something especially for you.
0:29:47 > 0:29:49It's a matching headband.
0:29:52 > 0:29:54I love it!
0:29:54 > 0:29:57You have to be kidding! What about me?
0:29:59 > 0:30:01Brilliant! Olly's got me a cake.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04You are a Christmas pudding maker?
0:30:04 > 0:30:06I am, fully qualified. Highly trained.
0:30:06 > 0:30:08So what is your recipe for success?
0:30:08 > 0:30:12The most important ingredient, especially for Christmas, is joy and happiness.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16You think joy and happiness are going to get you round this course today?
0:30:16 > 0:30:19What? Er... It wasn't for me.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21I knew that. I didn't want it anyway.
0:30:22 > 0:30:26I'm a lean, mean Christmas pudding-making machine!
0:30:26 > 0:30:30And I'm going to mix this course up!
0:30:30 > 0:30:35You ate my Christmas pudding! Right, get on with it. He's away.
0:30:35 > 0:30:36Oh, this is looking...
0:30:37 > 0:30:41Definitely trying. Must be a sugar rush. Look at that!
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Simon now... doing the human cross-stitch, what is that?
0:30:47 > 0:30:49Go!
0:30:49 > 0:30:50Can't hear through that hat.
0:30:52 > 0:30:54Yes! He's off!
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Looking good! Quickly into the water.
0:30:59 > 0:31:00What a "knitwit".
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Olly's onto the Baubles. Pretend they're puddings, that might help.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09No, he'll just eat them, even if they're mine! He flies! He flops!
0:31:09 > 0:31:11And he falls into the water.
0:31:11 > 0:31:15A mammoth leap straight over Ball One and then, in he goes.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Knitty Simon takes to the catwalk.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20Can he weave his way over the Baubles?
0:31:20 > 0:31:22One, two, three, oh!
0:31:23 > 0:31:28Best attempt today, but sadly it unravelled like a cheap tea-cosy.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34Yule Logs now. Could Simon be on for a snowboard-topping time?
0:31:34 > 0:31:37No! So close!
0:31:37 > 0:31:40Pudding-maker Olly now. These two are neck-and-neck!
0:31:40 > 0:31:43Ooh. Nifty!
0:31:43 > 0:31:45No! He's done a Simon!
0:31:45 > 0:31:47There is nothing between these two now.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52Knitty Simon climbs to the finish in a very impressive 2:22.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58But look at this! Olly Pudding whisks himself straight to the top spot
0:31:58 > 0:32:00with 2:19.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04The final scores are:
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Olly Pudding at the top of the tree followed by Knitty Simon
0:32:07 > 0:32:11and Soft Scoop Stu. Bryn The Thinker sits nicely in fifth place.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Whilst Tray-ski slaloms into ninth.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Taking the final three qualifying places
0:32:16 > 0:32:19are No Clothes Nat, Erica Birdoo and Queen Kong Emily.
0:32:24 > 0:32:27Apparently Knitty Simon DID get me a gift.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30Oh!
0:32:30 > 0:32:33It's a...jumper...!
0:32:33 > 0:32:36- Are people wearing this sort of thing this year?- Yep.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39OK! In which case I shall wear it with pride
0:32:39 > 0:32:41whilst waving a sentimental goodbye
0:32:41 > 0:32:44to the eight contestants who never made it.
0:32:45 > 0:32:47- And...cut.- Burn it.
0:33:27 > 0:33:32This is how the Ski Lift works - the 12 remaining contestants each have a little platform to perch on
0:33:32 > 0:33:35and a handle to hold. The whole thing rotates
0:33:35 > 0:33:39and the aim is to stay upright and hurdle the two scary Ski Poles.
0:33:39 > 0:33:45They get higher, knocking more people off until just five remain, all of whom go through to the next round.
0:33:45 > 0:33:46Merry Christmas!
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Hark, is that the sound of a beautiful Christmas carol I hear?
0:33:54 > 0:33:57Nope, it's the sound of 12 contestants whining on a ski lift.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Oh boy, are they about to get a great present, right in the mush!
0:34:01 > 0:34:02Are you all ready?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04Yeah!
0:34:04 > 0:34:05Ho, ho, ho!
0:34:07 > 0:34:11Here's a little reminder of who's riding the Ski Lift today.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15Fastest in the Qualifier, it's Olly Pudding.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18The proof is in the pudding!
0:34:18 > 0:34:20Mmm. Pudding.
0:34:20 > 0:34:24Hai-Ya Sam... Windy Welshman Cai... And Soft Scoop Stu.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27My friend Simon thinks he can dance.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31This time, darling, you haven't got a cha-cha-chance!
0:34:32 > 0:34:34That's Knitty Simon.
0:34:34 > 0:34:36Next it's No Clothes Nat...
0:34:36 > 0:34:40I may be the Brummie, but I ain't no dummy.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Trayski...
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Skiving Niall...
0:34:44 > 0:34:47Lairy Fairy Gemma...
0:34:47 > 0:34:50And Erica Birdoo.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53You've seen me fly, now watch me soar!
0:34:53 > 0:34:55I'm not being knocked off this perch!
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Finally, there's Bryn the Thinker.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02And Queen Kong Emily. Getting a grip already.
0:35:04 > 0:35:06'Focused.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08'OK, it's spinning, here we go.'
0:35:08 > 0:35:10# It's Christmas
0:35:10 > 0:35:12# Look to the future now
0:35:12 > 0:35:14# It's only just begun. #
0:35:14 > 0:35:15It's snowing!
0:35:15 > 0:35:19'Oh look, genuine delight on Amanda's face.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21'Look at the pretty flakes.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27'Oh, now the scary poles are in play.
0:35:27 > 0:35:32'They'll need to leap over both, which keep getting higher and higher.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37'Niall not felled. Erica, birdie hop. Stuart, legs a Crimbo.'
0:35:37 > 0:35:39It's like the 10 lords are leaping.
0:35:39 > 0:35:43'They are nearer 12 really. Come on guys, lift those legs.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46'Oh, Trayski!
0:35:48 > 0:35:50'She is well and truly out.'
0:35:50 > 0:35:53The ski instructor was the first to go. The irony of it all.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56This ski lift is like no other ski lift I have ever been on before.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Also, when you're skiing, it's really rare that big objects
0:35:59 > 0:36:03come flying at you, and whack you in the legs. That caught me out a bit.
0:36:03 > 0:36:05'Yeah, obviously hasn't been skiing with me.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09'11 contestants remain, only five can go through.
0:36:12 > 0:36:14'Cake maker Ollie, rising nicely.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17'No-clothes Nat, struggling to hold on there.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23'Oh, looking like she might be in trouble. Takes a whack, and another.
0:36:23 > 0:36:25'Oh, it's brutal.'
0:36:26 > 0:36:30Poor Nat, got knocked off her ra-pa-pa-pums.
0:36:31 > 0:36:35'Nat's not how you do it! Bashed on the bottom.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38'Twice. She might be eating her Christmas dinner
0:36:38 > 0:36:39'standing up this year.'
0:36:42 > 0:36:44Ski lift experience is traumatic.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49I've got really womanly hands, they couldn't hack it.
0:36:49 > 0:36:50SCREAMS
0:36:51 > 0:36:54'10 still standing. Those ski poles are inching higher.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57'Great upper body strength needed for this.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00'Queen Kong Emily grabbing on like a gorilla.
0:37:03 > 0:37:05'Oh, that's a direct hit though.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08'Swinging like a chimp, and walloped again.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10'Two are down.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12'What happened there?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15'Right, there's Sam, struck by the ski pole, but manages to hold on.
0:37:15 > 0:37:22'Then Emily takes a hit, but Hi-Ya Sam lost her grip and went for a dip.
0:37:23 > 0:37:26'At the same time Emily took a hammering, and also fell.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29'Two swans a swimming, and out of Winter Wipeout.'
0:37:30 > 0:37:32YELP
0:37:32 > 0:37:35It is tough. You have to take real knocks.
0:37:36 > 0:37:40That ski lift is just so difficult to hold on.
0:37:42 > 0:37:45My gorilla strength did just didn't hold out.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48'With eight still standing it is goodbye girls,
0:37:48 > 0:37:52'and hello Cai, leaping that ski pole like a pro.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55'And again.
0:37:58 > 0:38:03'Skiving Niall. Oh, he still holding on. This is Erica Birdoo.
0:38:03 > 0:38:06'She is flying. Oh, she's falling.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08'Things took a turn for the worse
0:38:08 > 0:38:11'for bird-loving Erica and she headed south early.'
0:38:11 > 0:38:14Perhaps I feel a bit like a Christmas goose.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Perhaps a barn owl hunting over the pond.
0:38:17 > 0:38:21Probably not quite as gracious as one of those.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23'OK, seven contestants are still high and dry.
0:38:23 > 0:38:26'Next two to fall are out of the competition.
0:38:26 > 0:38:30'Ski poles really getting quite high now.
0:38:30 > 0:38:31'Niall, nails it.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35'Getting the full brunt of the ski poles there.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38'That is Olympic level holding on.
0:38:40 > 0:38:43'Oh, hang on, someone's gone.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45'And again, what happened there?
0:38:45 > 0:38:50'OK, so that is windy Welshman Cai. Took a pole right in the peartree.
0:38:51 > 0:38:53'This then is Niall after that incredible swing,
0:38:53 > 0:38:55'he just took one hit too many.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57'Both just miss the chance to qualify'
0:38:57 > 0:39:00No, no fanfare into the next round, that £10,000
0:39:00 > 0:39:05could have been a lovely Christmas present, but what can you do?
0:39:05 > 0:39:09If I was to describe my experience of the ski lift -
0:39:09 > 0:39:14pain, and an early bath.
0:39:14 > 0:39:16That's it. You've got five.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20'So, left in the game and playing for next round are -
0:39:20 > 0:39:25'Knitty Simon, Bryn the Thinker,
0:39:25 > 0:39:29'Olly Pudding, Soft Scoop Stu,
0:39:29 > 0:39:31'and Lairy Fairy Gemma.'
0:39:32 > 0:39:35Who will be the last man hanging?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37'Everyone's fighting for that Christmas bonus.
0:39:37 > 0:39:41'An Argentinian mince pie. Made with beef. Simon doesn't want it.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45'I don't blame him.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47'Gemma's jumping well,
0:39:47 > 0:39:51'that thing is high now. Oh, no! She's in.'
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Like a bauble off a Christmas tree.
0:39:54 > 0:39:58'A pretty big bauble, right onto Simon's head too.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01'Three left hanging. This is getting tense.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05'So who we got? Olly Pudding.
0:40:07 > 0:40:14'There's Soft Scoop Stu. And there goes Bryn the Thinker.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17'He thunked therefore he dunked.
0:40:20 > 0:40:23'So which one of these two will be last man hanging?
0:40:23 > 0:40:25'Both leaping those Ski Poles superbly.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27'They're up above waist height now!
0:40:27 > 0:40:30'Stuart takes a blow, they're both hanging by a thread!
0:40:33 > 0:40:34'Olly's in trouble,
0:40:34 > 0:40:39'The pudding-maker's plunged! So Stuart wins the beefy mince pie.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41# This Christmas
0:40:41 > 0:40:43# Yeah this is Christmas
0:40:43 > 0:40:47# Thank God it's Christmas
0:40:47 > 0:40:49Merry Christmas!
0:40:49 > 0:40:51'Time for a sherry I think.'
0:40:51 > 0:40:55As this festive edition of Winter Wipeout continues,
0:40:55 > 0:40:58I can't help but start to think about Christmas presents.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Because I haven't bought anything yet.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03I've got a nasty feeling all the shops are going to be shut.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05But I've got a backup plan!
0:41:05 > 0:41:08There's a 24-hour plumbers near me
0:41:08 > 0:41:10so I'm thinking - U-bend for my wife,
0:41:10 > 0:41:13couple of jubilee clips for the kids,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16and a toilet seat for the cat. And maybe I will treat myself
0:41:16 > 0:41:21to a tiny brass tap. You can never have too many tiny brass taps.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24What were we doing again? It's a tap.
0:41:31 > 0:41:36'The remaining five contestants aren't thinking about presents,
0:41:36 > 0:41:38'they're thinking about the present.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41'And this is what they've got to do -
0:41:41 > 0:41:44'there's a nasty spin, followed by a dash over the Winter Blunderland course,
0:41:44 > 0:41:48'avoiding the giant ice cubes lobbed by the crafty chuckers stood on the mountain top.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52'Last man, or woman across is eliminated,
0:41:52 > 0:41:54'and then it's more of the same in heat two.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56'Again, last one across is out,
0:41:56 > 0:42:01'leaving just three contestants to tackle today's festive final.'
0:42:01 > 0:42:04God rest ye merry gentlemen, let nothing ye dismay.
0:42:04 > 0:42:08There's going to be no rest now, and plenty of dismay,
0:42:08 > 0:42:11it's Winter Blunderland. Are you all ready?
0:42:11 > 0:42:13(ALL) Yes!
0:42:13 > 0:42:16No, no, go!
0:42:16 > 0:42:19'Time for a reminder of who's still in the game.
0:42:19 > 0:42:22'Prancer - Olly Pudding.
0:42:22 > 0:42:25'Dancer - Knitty Simon.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31'Dasher - Soft Scoop Stu.
0:42:33 > 0:42:38'Vixen - Lairy Fairy Gemma,
0:42:38 > 0:42:40'And I can't remember any more reindeer names!
0:42:40 > 0:42:44'Bryn the Thinker -
0:42:44 > 0:42:46'Rudolf! Too late.
0:42:46 > 0:42:50'So, the Winter Wizzy's stopped and Simon's first out of the blocks.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53'But Stuart's joined him on the Frosty Flipper.
0:42:53 > 0:42:55'These two are neck and neck.
0:42:58 > 0:43:02'Bryn takes a tumble, it's back to the start for him.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06'But Olly's safe, for now.
0:43:06 > 0:43:09'Stuart's leading, while Gemma's taking it steady, unsteady.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12'Lucky throw!
0:43:12 > 0:43:16'He's past the Crank Shaft and first to tackle the Ro Terror Tator.
0:43:17 > 0:43:23'He's going the wrong way! Opps. That leaves the path clear for Simon.
0:43:23 > 0:43:27'Nifty footwork, perhaps the Essex boy's got a bit of Irish in him.
0:43:27 > 0:43:30'He's onto the Iceberg! Come on Simon, Take your time,
0:43:30 > 0:43:34'and then, when you're ready... Don't do that!
0:43:36 > 0:43:39'Olly, meanwhile, is onto the Ro Terror Tator.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41'Can he be first across? Nope.
0:43:41 > 0:43:45'Bryn's taking refuge behind a wobbly foam partition.
0:43:45 > 0:43:47'He doesn't like the ice cubes.
0:43:47 > 0:43:51'Simon back on the Ro Terror Tator again. He's been here before,
0:43:51 > 0:43:53'can he make the next jump though?
0:43:55 > 0:44:02'Yes! Knitty Simon is through to heat two. I love modern dance.
0:44:02 > 0:44:03'Assuming that's it, is it?
0:44:03 > 0:44:07'Or did he just fall over, I don't know?
0:44:07 > 0:44:10'Stuart's not far behind though,
0:44:10 > 0:44:13'Sunk, again! Olly,
0:44:13 > 0:44:17'Must be getting dizzy.
0:44:17 > 0:44:19'The longer he stays on, the worse it gets.
0:44:19 > 0:44:20'Very dizzy now.
0:44:20 > 0:44:25'Olly's safely through and joins Simon in the second heat.'
0:44:25 > 0:44:28- Yes!- Think he's happy?
0:44:28 > 0:44:30'Two places left. This is Gemma.'
0:44:32 > 0:44:35Gemma is not having the best of luck today.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38'Bryn, however, has made it onto the Ro Terror Tator.
0:44:40 > 0:44:44'Onto the Iceberg now. Yes! And Bryn the Thinker's through as well.
0:44:46 > 0:44:49'That means either Stuart here, or Gemma, somewhere else,
0:44:49 > 0:44:51'is going out.
0:44:54 > 0:44:57'No! That slip could cost Stuart his place in game.
0:45:00 > 0:45:02'Gemma.
0:45:02 > 0:45:04'Can she beat the Frosty Flipper?
0:45:04 > 0:45:07'At last!
0:45:07 > 0:45:10'Just the rest of Blunderland to go now.
0:45:10 > 0:45:15'But somehow Stuart's stolen a march on her, despite a tinsel malfunction.
0:45:15 > 0:45:21'This time Stuart, you can do it, No you can't.
0:45:21 > 0:45:26'Can someone move my cab back ten minutes? Might be here for a bit.
0:45:26 > 0:45:28'OK, an hour actually.
0:45:28 > 0:45:31'Unless they both keel over with exhaustion first,
0:45:31 > 0:45:34'one of these two is going through to the second heat.
0:45:34 > 0:45:36'OK, Stu's onto the Iceberg.
0:45:36 > 0:45:40'One jump to the finish and it's all over for Gemma.
0:45:40 > 0:45:42'Can he do it this time? Yes!
0:45:42 > 0:45:43'Stuart's through!
0:45:45 > 0:45:47'I'm exhausted just watching!
0:45:47 > 0:45:50'But sadly it's goodbye to Gemma the Lairy Fairy.'
0:45:50 > 0:45:53OK, first of all, I had completely given up all hope,
0:45:53 > 0:45:56that you weren't going to get anywhere near the end,
0:45:56 > 0:46:00and then the spirit of Christmas was with you and you almost did it!
0:46:00 > 0:46:03It was the fairy magic. What more can I say?
0:46:04 > 0:46:08'Round two, just like before, last one across gets eliminated.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10'This is one way to get that Boxing Day feeling
0:46:10 > 0:46:13'without even touching the egg-nog.
0:46:15 > 0:46:21'They're off! Slowly. Here's Simon tottering his way to the flipper.
0:46:22 > 0:46:27'Calm, composed, almost came a cropper. Olly and Stuart now.
0:46:27 > 0:46:30'Double trouble! No, just single trouble, Olly fell in.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34'Knitty Simon's onto the crank.
0:46:38 > 0:46:40'Oh, and a bit of bottom end knock there.
0:46:40 > 0:46:41'Stuart now.
0:46:41 > 0:46:45'Not had the best luck on Blunderland so far today.
0:46:45 > 0:46:46'But this is looking good,
0:46:48 > 0:46:50'Not again surely?
0:46:51 > 0:46:55'Quickly onto the Ro Terror Tator though, and now the Iceberg.
0:46:55 > 0:47:00'But this is where it's all been going wrong for Stuart,
0:47:00 > 0:47:04'He's done it again! Or rather, not done it again.
0:47:04 > 0:47:07'Knitty Si takes a hit. They're bunching up.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12'Well, Bryn isn't.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15'He's opted for another swim. But this is Olly now. Simon watching.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20'And Olly's onto the Iceberg.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23'Can he be the first to bag a spot in the Winter Wipeout Zone?
0:47:26 > 0:47:29'Yes! He's through.
0:47:29 > 0:47:33'Celebratory pudding stir there, puts Simon right off!
0:47:33 > 0:47:40'Only two places left, Come on, Bryn! Don't think the brainy man's beaten.
0:47:40 > 0:47:48'I'm guessing that was Stuart again, Simon onto the Ro Terror Tator.
0:47:50 > 0:47:55'Oh, very cool stepping onto the Iceberg. Not so cool on the exit. Bryn The Thinker now.'
0:47:55 > 0:47:58Oh, this could be the meaning of life
0:47:58 > 0:48:01'Could also mean he's through to the Wipeout Zone.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04'Go on Bryn, make this last jump, and you are.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08'This final jump has been the undoing of so many contestants today.
0:48:11 > 0:48:16'Can Simon join Olly in today's final? Makes it onto the Iceberg,
0:48:16 > 0:48:20'And steps into the Winter Wipeout Zone! Great work Simon.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24'One place left then, will it be Stuart or Bryn? Stuart's in the lead.
0:48:24 > 0:48:26'Could his time finally have come?
0:48:28 > 0:48:30'Yes! After more goes than anyone EVER,
0:48:30 > 0:48:34'Soft Scoop Stu is through to the Wipeout Zone.
0:48:34 > 0:48:37'Which means, sadly, it's game over for Bryn.'
0:48:37 > 0:48:40You spent the first part of that course, just standing there,
0:48:40 > 0:48:44philosophising yourself from what way you are going to take it in.
0:48:44 > 0:48:45What was going on?
0:48:45 > 0:48:49Just thought I would have a good think about the course. It didn't work.
0:48:49 > 0:48:53And so this Christmas tale is almost at an end.
0:48:53 > 0:48:55The presents are wrapped and under the tree,
0:48:55 > 0:48:58Amanda has made her famous turkey and chocolate orange pizza, yum,
0:48:58 > 0:49:01and there's just the small matter of crowning
0:49:01 > 0:49:04the Winter Wipeout Christmas Champion.
0:49:04 > 0:49:08It's the hardest thing I've ever done. I say that with confidence.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11When I crossed that finish line on Winter Blunderland,
0:49:11 > 0:49:15I thought I had done all the other pudding mixes in the world proud.
0:49:15 > 0:49:17I made the final!
0:49:17 > 0:49:20Stuart is a big strong guy, he's going to be tough to beat.
0:49:20 > 0:49:22He's old, I think I can do him.
0:49:22 > 0:49:26I consider Stuart to be a bit of a rival, but I saw how tired he got,
0:49:26 > 0:49:28and I think I might be in with a chance of beating him.
0:49:28 > 0:49:31There's quite a bit of energy left in the old dog yet.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34Simon's spends a bit too much time knitting.
0:49:34 > 0:49:40I think he's a wolf in sheep's clothing with his knitted jumpers, and his hat, and a scarf.
0:49:40 > 0:49:44He might have strong fingers, but you need quick feet, I don't think he's got that.
0:49:44 > 0:49:46Anyone who thinks I'm a Nelly because I knit -
0:49:46 > 0:49:50say that to my face, and I'll shove a needle in your eye and a crochet hook in your ear.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53The Christmas pudding man from Kendal.
0:49:53 > 0:49:55I think Ollie has a bit of a cocky nature.
0:49:55 > 0:49:58He'll be going for it harder than anybody tonight.
0:49:58 > 0:50:00I think the fact that Ollie has a tendency
0:50:00 > 0:50:03for Christmas puddings might be his downfall.
0:50:04 > 0:50:06Sugar Plum Fairy, light and airy - that's me.
0:50:06 > 0:50:08Twinkle toes all the way across.
0:50:08 > 0:50:13I definitely hope to be more Mr Whippy than soft scoop tonight.
0:50:13 > 0:50:16Winning Winter Wipeout would be the best Christmas present
0:50:16 > 0:50:18anyone could ever wish for.
0:50:23 > 0:50:28So, that's them and this is what they're about to face.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30First it's a flying lesson on the Flingymajig.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34Then it's a lesson in scrambling on the North Pole.
0:50:34 > 0:50:38They're cold, hard and uncomfortable - it's the Icy Stairs.
0:50:38 > 0:50:42Imagine a big rubber mallet, times it by three -
0:50:42 > 0:50:45that's the Ice Picks. Dangly and dangerous - the Frightcicles.
0:50:45 > 0:50:50Finally, easily the hardest obstacle ever - The Impossible Snowflakes.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53Do that lot, hit the button, stop the clock. Fastest man wins.
0:50:55 > 0:50:58I'm so excited.
0:50:58 > 0:51:01Santa's coming. Santa's coming!
0:51:04 > 0:51:06Wait, there was something else, wasn't there?
0:51:06 > 0:51:11Oh! The Wipeout Zone. And Stuart is the first to go.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14Soft Scoop Stu sits in the Flingymajig,
0:51:14 > 0:51:17waiting to get scooped up and dunked in the water.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20Merry Christmas!
0:51:20 > 0:51:24And a Merry Christmas to you. Here's your present. A free flight.
0:51:24 > 0:51:26You're welcome to that.
0:51:32 > 0:51:35- Come on, Stuart.- With the spirit of Christmas in his heart
0:51:35 > 0:51:38and a gallon of water up his nose,
0:51:38 > 0:51:41Stuart starts his expedition to the North Pole.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44Unfortunately for him, Eduardo Claus forgot to grit it.
0:51:44 > 0:51:48But that doesn't seem to be an issue for Stuart. Look at him go.
0:51:48 > 0:51:51It's the Icy Stairs now. On to the first.
0:51:54 > 0:51:58Stu grabs on for dear life. Those things are viciously bumpy.
0:51:58 > 0:52:02Let's hope he doesn't get thrown off.
0:52:02 > 0:52:04Oh, yeah, that's it.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07Remember, Stuart is setting the time to beat,
0:52:07 > 0:52:10so he needs to get a wriggle on to win that Wipeout trophy.
0:52:10 > 0:52:14Starts his downhill decent.
0:52:14 > 0:52:16Oh, no!
0:52:16 > 0:52:19That is not good news for the ice cream man.
0:52:19 > 0:52:23A fall at this stage means he has to swim right back to the start.
0:52:25 > 0:52:28Here we go again. First set of steps.
0:52:28 > 0:52:32Ooh...! Slight slip but a quick recovery. Good man.
0:52:32 > 0:52:35- Looking confident now.- That's it.
0:52:35 > 0:52:38This is where it all went wrong before.
0:52:38 > 0:52:39- And it's not looking good.- No!
0:52:39 > 0:52:43Hanging on. Just.
0:52:43 > 0:52:47- Hallelujah!- He's back on track
0:52:47 > 0:52:50And he's done it!
0:52:50 > 0:52:54- Yes!- Now for the Ice Picks.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56Oh.
0:52:56 > 0:52:58Oh, no!
0:52:59 > 0:53:01Stuart takes the plunge again.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04That's really going to cost him some time.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06He can ill afford that mistake.
0:53:06 > 0:53:12Climbs the ladder starting to look a bit cream-crackered.
0:53:12 > 0:53:14Stuart's about to face a punch bag extravaganza,
0:53:14 > 0:53:17also known as the Frightcicles.
0:53:17 > 0:53:22He's off! Go, go, go! And he's safely in the middle.
0:53:22 > 0:53:26Those platforms have to be perfectly aligned for this exit to work.
0:53:26 > 0:53:30Yes! He's done it! One more obstacle left. The Impossible Snowflakes.
0:53:30 > 0:53:34And they are tricky. Really tricky.
0:53:34 > 0:53:36Up he goes... Down he goes.
0:53:36 > 0:53:39It's been gruelling for him.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42But, of course, this could still be the fastest time today.
0:53:42 > 0:53:45We don't know what the others will do.
0:53:45 > 0:53:51With one big, final push... Stuart climbs to a stonking finish!
0:53:51 > 0:53:524:57 may not be super-quick
0:53:52 > 0:53:56but he's shown true Christmas spirit.
0:53:56 > 0:54:02Well done, Stuart. You did that in a time of 4:57.
0:54:02 > 0:54:04Yeah! I beat five minutes!
0:54:04 > 0:54:09- You know what this means. Yours is still the time to beat. - Yeah, I'm a winner so far.
0:54:09 > 0:54:12- Simon is the next to go. Let's watch.- OK, Simon.
0:54:12 > 0:54:16Knitty Simon sitting comfortably there.
0:54:16 > 0:54:17All you people at home,
0:54:17 > 0:54:20don't you wish you had an armchair like this for Christmas?
0:54:20 > 0:54:22Not really, I'm fine with my own.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24HE SCREAMS
0:54:32 > 0:54:36Oh, that's a landing and a half.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38Oh, belly flop!
0:54:38 > 0:54:43Oh, no, what's happened to Simon? Oh, no.
0:54:48 > 0:54:51Unfortunately, that belly flop winded Simon,
0:54:51 > 0:54:54meaning he had to withdraw from the competition.
0:54:54 > 0:54:55And so, alas,
0:54:55 > 0:54:59there will be no more interpretive dance on the show tonight.
0:54:59 > 0:55:00Apart from this...
0:55:00 > 0:55:03Actually, I'm quite good at this.
0:55:03 > 0:55:07So that means Olly Pudding is next to go.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09This is the best Christmas present ever.
0:55:09 > 0:55:12I should wait. You haven't landed yet.
0:55:12 > 0:55:16Here we go. Geronimo! He's in the air for ages.
0:55:16 > 0:55:19You can scream. It's gravity now. Nothing you can do.
0:55:24 > 0:55:27Olly has to beat Stuart's time of 4:57.
0:55:27 > 0:55:29- Oh, Olly!- Come on!
0:55:29 > 0:55:30Can he do it?
0:55:30 > 0:55:33Swim to the North Pole first.
0:55:33 > 0:55:38He's up. A bit wobbly but his feet are firmly on.
0:55:39 > 0:55:42Icy Stairs next. A brave leap.
0:55:43 > 0:55:46And he seems to be keeping his balance.
0:55:46 > 0:55:50Needs to keep this up if he doesn't want a dip in the drink like Stu.
0:55:50 > 0:55:52Oh...ho!
0:55:54 > 0:55:56Those stairs are giving him a proper bumpy ride.
0:55:56 > 0:56:01He can't actually get to his feet but he needs to.
0:56:01 > 0:56:04Hanging around forever. Yes...he's reached the top.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06BOTH: O-o-oh!
0:56:08 > 0:56:10Those stairs really don't like Olly.
0:56:10 > 0:56:15- And there's absolutely nothing to hold on to. And he's off!- No!
0:56:15 > 0:56:20Back to the start he goes. Olly fell off earlier than Stuart...
0:56:20 > 0:56:23but it could still be second time lucky.
0:56:25 > 0:56:27- Concentrating now.- Come, Olly!
0:56:27 > 0:56:32Balance and moving. Stuart's shouting probably doesn't help.
0:56:32 > 0:56:36Can he make it back down? Solid landing!
0:56:36 > 0:56:37Just managing to hold on.
0:56:37 > 0:56:41He needs to get off there as quickly as possible. Final step. And off.
0:56:41 > 0:56:47Ice Picks are next. That's certainly broken the ice.
0:56:47 > 0:56:50But he's out of the water quickly and onto the Frightcicles.
0:56:50 > 0:56:54Waiting his turn. And he's off.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57That was close.
0:56:57 > 0:57:01Can he make the exit run. Here he goes.
0:57:01 > 0:57:05He's made it! Down the slope. Just the Impossible Snowflakes left.
0:57:07 > 0:57:08Olly is on.
0:57:12 > 0:57:15Although, this obstacle is impossible.
0:57:15 > 0:57:17He's gone upside down.
0:57:20 > 0:57:22- And now he's gone wet. - Oh, he's in the water.
0:57:22 > 0:57:25But his time's looking good.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27Quickly up the ladder.
0:57:27 > 0:57:30He's done it!
0:57:30 > 0:57:343:36 seconds. Over to Amanda to break the good news.
0:57:34 > 0:57:38There is only one person qualified
0:57:38 > 0:57:42to award the Winter Wipeout Christmas trophy tonight.
0:57:43 > 0:57:44It's Santa!
0:57:46 > 0:57:49OK, guys.
0:57:49 > 0:57:54The Winter Wipeout Christmas champion is...
0:57:57 > 0:58:00Olly!
0:58:00 > 0:58:02Happy Christmas!
0:58:02 > 0:58:07So Oliver Appleby, the Christmas pudding-maker from Kendal, walks off with £10,000
0:58:07 > 0:58:10and a thoroughly festive Winter Wipeout Trophy.
0:58:10 > 0:58:12Oh, my! He's here!
0:58:12 > 0:58:16And he's enormous. Santa, can I have my present please?
0:58:16 > 0:58:19Let me see if you're on my list.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21- I've got a Rachel Hammond. - That'll do. I mean...
0:58:21 > 0:58:24IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE: ..that's me.
0:58:24 > 0:58:27- There you go, Rachel. - Thank you.
0:58:27 > 0:58:29That's all for tonight. From Amanda and me
0:58:29 > 0:58:33and Santa and my new bike, have a very merry Christmas.
0:58:33 > 0:58:35- Has it got gears?- Yeah.
0:58:35 > 0:58:37# We wish you a merry Christmas
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