This week’s Wipeout is going to be ‘ex’ themed. Twelve pairs of ex-couples will compete against each other in order to get to the Wipeout Zone. Then, they will split up and all compete as individuals.
Qualifier
This week’s qualifier starts with a dash through Turbo Snail Fail, featuring characters from the upcoming movie Turbo. Then, they move on through Tropic Blunder, onto the Big Balls, through the Tongue Twister, and past the Wipeout Ski Lodge to the finish.
Kevin and Katie are up first. Katie gets knocked off of Turbo Snail Fail, as does Kevin. They try to get over Tropic Blunder by holding hands, but they both end up in the mud. Katie almost makes it across the Big Balls, but falls off in the middle, as does her ex, Kevin. Katie makes it across the Tongue Twister, but falls off on the ending platform. Kevin does worse, falling off in the middle of the trampolines.
Chris Harrison is here to make a guest appearance to cast some of these exes for The Bachelor, and to try to convince Jill to be the next bachelorette.
Mark and Amyjo are up next. Amy does pretty well on the Wipeout Ski Zone until she gets knocked off at the end.
Anthony and Cinnamon are ready to start on the qualifier. Anthony fails to make it to the platform at the end of the Tongue Twister.
Jesse and Rachel are ready to start the course. Chris Harrison comes to give Jill some more love advice, but she once again rejects his offer to be the next bachelorette.
Jeff and Leah are the next couple to make a run on the qualifier. Leah has a lot of trouble with the qualifier, falling of the Turbo Snail Fail, the Big Balls, and the Tongue Twister, all in quick succession.
Mark and Jillian get to work on the qualifier. Despite labeling themselves as overly competitive, they don’t do well on the qualifier, and both of them fall off the Tropic Blunder together.
Chris Harrison comes back with some champagne for Jill. She starts to consider his bachelorette offer, and says that she’ll do it if he agrees to do the qualifier.
Drew and Mai are up next, and she takes a quick fall off the Tongue Twister. Drew gets knocked off the end of the Wipeout Ski Zone, but Mai takes the real hit by falling off headfirst. They finish with a time of 7:53.4.
Chris Harrison is up for the final run of the day. He quickly falls off the Turbo Snail Fail, and gets knocked off on Tropic Blunder. He can’t make it through the Big Balls, and, like many, is surprised by a pop-out at the end of the Wipeout Ski Zone. He accepts a rose from Jill, right before she breaks his heart and refuses to be the next bachelorette.
Top 12
The six couples moving on are ‘Fat’ Kevin Abel and ‘Old Lady’ Katie Michaelson, the “Ex-door Neighbors’ Mark Shackleford and Amyjo Tancredi, ‘Last Chancers’ Anthony Pinero and Cinnamon Ounson, ‘One night stand-ups’ Jeff MacKinnon and Leah Knauer, ‘Competitve Competitors’ Marc Bauer and Jullian Brockman, and ‘Third Wheel’ Drew McKenzie and ‘Best Friends Girl’ Mai Tran.
Miami Pound Machine
Contestants have to make it around the Miami Pound Machine without falling off or going under any of the spinning bars. The first four couples to make it through move on to the next round.
Anthony, Mark, Jillian, Kevin and Cinnamon all jump on. Mark falls off pretty quickly, while Anthony makes it around, but can’t hold onto the finish platform. Jillian and Cinnamon are knocked off by one of the spinning arms, while Kevin makes it around towards the end.
Mark jumps back on, as does Katie. Katie falls victim to one of the spinning arms, while Mark makes it to the finish platform, only to fall off. Jillian jumps on and quickly makes it around, becoming the first to make it to the end.
Mark tries again, but still can’t make it. Kevin becomes the second to make it to the end.
Drew makes it to the finish platform, but gets knocked off as it bounces. Mark finally makes it through, meaning that the ‘Competitive Competitors’ Mark and Jullian are the first to make it through this round.
Drew makes his third attempt, and it pays off, as he becomes the next to make it to the finish.
Katie manages to hold onto the finish platform, making ‘Fat’ Kevin and ‘Old Lady’ Katie the second couple to move on.
Leah goes to make her first attempt, while Mark tries again. He makes it through to the finish.
Jeff takes a quick leap for the finish, but flips off. Cinnamon is also unlucky, as she fails to hold onto the platform.
Amyjo tries for the finish platform, but misses by a few feet. Anthony tries again, this time making it through. Jeff quickly follows suit.
Cinnamon makes a quick jump for the finish platform, and sticks the landing, making ‘Last Chancers’ Anthony and Cinnamon the third couple to make it through.
Amyjo just can’t seem to jump far enough for the finish platform, and misses again. Leah gets closer, but she still can’t make it.
Mai gets to the finish, making ‘Third Wheel’ Drew and ‘Best Friends Girl’ Mai the last couple to make it through.
Top 8
Going into the semi-finals are ‘Fat’ Kevin and ‘Old Lady’ Katie, ‘Competitive Competitors’ Mark and Jullian, ‘Last Chancers’ Anthony and Cinnamon, and ‘Third Wheel’ Drew and ‘Best Friends Girl’ Mai.
Semi-Finals
The exes start by hopping a spinning candle and riding it around the spinning bars onto the Cake Ladder. Then, they slide down the Lemon Drop and through the Windmill to the finish. The first two couples to make it through move onto the Wipeout Zone.
Mark and Jullian both jump on first, but knock each other off. Kevin tries, but can’t hold on. Cinnamon tries to ride around the spinning rings, but she falls off. Mark makes it to the Cake ladder, but his partner Jillian can’t cut it. Mark messes up the slide to the finish platform, and falls into the water.
Kevin becomes the second to make it to the Cake Ladder, and Anthony follows him. Mark tries again at the slide to the finish, but fails. Kevin can’t make it either. Jillian joins him on the Cake Ladder. Anthony and Jullian try together to make it to the finish platform, but they both fall off.
Mai tries to make it to the finish platform, but she can’t do it either. Mark and Jullian decide to try the Lemon Drop together. Mark makes it to the finish, but Jullian falls off.
Kevin gets ready to go through the Lemon Drop, but can’t make it to the end. Anthony is up next, and he ends up making it onto the platform and becoming the second one to the finish.
Jullian is up next, and she makes it through, making Mark and Jullian the first copule to make it to the Wipeout Zone.
Katie and Cinnamon both fall off, but Mai manages to make it to the finish. Katie tries again, and this time makes it through.
Drew and Kevin are both waiting to make it through. Drew moves to early, and falls off. Kevin and Cinnamon are both on the slide now, but Kevin is the one to make it through. Katie and Kevin move on to the Wipeout Zone.
Top 4
Going to the Wipeout Zone are ‘Competitive Competitors’ Mark and Jullian and ‘Fat’ Kevin and ‘Old Lady’ Katie. They will each be playing as individuals in the Wipeout Zone.
Wipeout Zone
Contestants start by being thrown off the Slingshot. Then, they have to make their way through the Throwtisserie, and onto the Dark Side of the Moon. If they time their slide correctly, they make it to the finish platform, and go through Twister Falls and onto the finish.
‘Old Lady’ Katie is up first. After a violent fall off the Slingshot, she gets ready for the Throwtisserie. She almost makes it through, but falls at the very end. She gets through on her second try, and moves onto Dark Side of the Moon. She mistimes the slide, and fails to make it to the platform. Her second try goes better, and she gets ready for Twisted Falls. She again fails to complete an obstacle on her first try, falling off the first trampoline. She does worse on the second try, but makes it past the trampolines on her third try for a finishing time of 11:55.47.
‘Fat’ Kevin is up next. He flips off the Slingshot and starts swimming towards the Throwtisserie. He falls off at the beginning, but makes it through on his second try. He can’t make it through Dark Side of the Moon on his first try, but does better on the second. He does better on Twisted Falls, making it past the first trampoline, but falls off on the second. He still manages to finish the course with a time of 9:12.16, knocking his ex, Katie, out of the competition.
‘Competitive Competitor’ Jullian gets ready to go. She falls before even stepping into Throwtisserie, and gets ready for her second try, only to do it again. She finally makes it into the obstacle, and runs through for a quick finish. She can’t make it through Dark Side of the Moon on the first try, but gets through on her second. She’s quickly approaching Kevin’s time at this point, already at 9 minutes. A fall off the first trampoline on Twisted Falls means that her try for the $50,000 prize is over.
Her ex, Mark, is the last one to go. He can’t make it through Throwtisserie on his first try, and after a very slow swim back, he makes it to the end on his second try. A fall off of the platform on Dark Side of the Moon gives Kevin even more of a lead, but he makes it through on the second try, meaning that he still has about 30 seconds to make it through Twisted Falls if he wants to win. The sweeper blades knock him off after the first trampoline, ending his try for the money.
‘Fat’ Kevin Able wins the night, and gets to take home the $50,000 prize.
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