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Episode
5.4 - Family Tree
January 19
The weather outside is frightful, but the
Big Balls are delightful. "Winter
Wipeout" is back and colder than ever! It starts with 12 wind-chilled
family pairs, and end with
one of them winning $50,000 and the title of Winter Wipeout Champion.
THE WINTER WIPEOUT QUALIFIER
Tonight, the Qualifier consists of..
- The Frosted Family Tree. They'll hit
every branch on the way down.
- The Winter Weasel Wheel. Pop goes the contestants.
- The Big Balls... Motivator and Ballsy's Bonus in play. Anyone who
knocks Smallsy off his perch on the fourth
ball will win $500.
- The Snowfall... with a giant rotating snowflake
- Ballsy's Ski Shop... The boards are plentiful and the pain is free.
The 12 families will take on the course, and the
six with the fastest times will advance to stage 2.
ADVANCING TO ROUND 2
- Gabrielle Johnson & Shana Gutovich
- Joey Rosales & Kim Robel
- Allan & Brielle Ansdell
- Randy Silva & Amanda Martinez
- Jonathan Na & Lily Park-Lee
- Vision & Gentle Winter
PAIN IN THE ICE
Contestants start huddled around an ice
hole and drop onto a Fishing Pole sweeper arm onto a landing platform.
Then it's a slick walk across the Lumber Tumbler over to the other side.
Then it's a perilous trip across the Frosty Foot Bridge with a freezing
rush from the Arctic Waterfall. Then they'll move it or luge it on the
Snow Chute to the finish platform. First three to survive this trip to the fishin' hole move on to the next stage.
ADVANCING TO ROUND 3
- Gabrielle Johnson & Shana Gutovich
- Randy Silva & Amanda Martinez
- Vision & Gentle Winter
THE COLDHEARTED SNAKE
First up, two sets of slithering snow
sweepers, then it's onto Plummet Summit, a 25-foot high rotating slide.
Then it's the Shivering Timbers, rotating planks. Then comes the
Snowball and onto the finish platform. First two families move on to the Winter
Wipeout Zone.
Okay and we have a little problem here.
Gabrielle & Shana quit. Vision & Gentle complete the stage. And only
Randy makes it across for the fabulous diva cousins Randy & Amanda
passes through, as Amanda quits. How do we solve this problem? Let's go
to Vanessa, who says... the Winter brothers win $25,000! NOW... Randy &
Amanda get to challenge the brothers for the other $25,000.
ADVANCING TO THE WIPEOUT ZONE
- Randy Silva & Amanda Martinez
- Vision & Gentle Winter - $25,000
THE WINTER WIPEOUT ZONE
Boldly and coldly going forward where no
player has gone before... the brand new Winter Wipeout Zone! Tonight...
- Killer Luge
- The Psychedelic Snowglobe: press the middle button on this snowy maze
to release the exit platform.
- The Frozen Fury: uphill hurdles
- Iced Over: revolving diamond platforms
Since the Winters have $25,000, the OTHER
$25,000 will go to the family with the quickest combined time.
First up, Vision & Gentle. Vision gets
the draw and sets a time of 8:35. That will be the starting point for
brother Gentle.
... but first, Randy Silva will take on
the Zone. He sets a time of 8:19, a lead of 16 seconds.
Gentle Winter is anything but gentle to
the Zone. Gentle turns mental and ends up with a time of 14:31. That's
the time Amanda Martinez needs to win if she wants to claim $25,000. If
not, then the Winter brothers win the whole kit'n'kaboodle. But she
takes a dive on the Psychedelic Snowglobe. And because Amanda's a
quitter McQuitpants... THE WINTER BROTHERS WIN THE MONEY AND THE TITLE!
Warm up for another 24 chilly contestants and
another set of bone-chilling courses next time. Until then, good night.... and
Big Balls.
To view this episode in its entirety or to apply to be a contestant on
"Wipeout", go to abc.com/wipeout
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