Premieres on Channel Nine, Tuesday July 8
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Human cannonballs! Human pinballs! Crashes, smashes and mud splashes!
Twenty-four thrillseekers will compete on the world's largest extreme obstacle in WIPEOUT, a painfully funny new reality series that premieres on Channel Nine, Tuesday July 8 at 7.30pm.
WIPEOUT is designed to provide the most spills, face plants and wipeouts ever seen on television. The program premiered this week in the United States on the ABC Network, with over 10 million viewers, making it the highest rating debut of the US 2008 summer season. The show was ABC’s best premiere for a summer show since 2005, and took the network to a strong victory on Tuesday night.
Each week 24 daring new contestants of all ages, shapes and sizes go head-to-head through four rounds of gruelling and physically demanding, but wildly hilarious, obstacle courses to win the title of Wipeout Champion and the grand prize of $50,000.
The contestants and the courses change every week, with an arsenal of 60 stunts and over-the-top obstacles. Some, such as Big Balls, where contestants try to run across a row of giant, bouncy red balls without falling off, prove to be so entertaining that they become show fixtures.
Others include:
•The Sweeper - Perched on a pole, contestants must jump over a rotating arm that gets faster and higher until it knocks them over.
•Dizzy Dummy - Six people get strapped to a spinning mechanism and then run a short course.
•The Dreadmill - Contestants run on a 40-foot-long treadmill, which goes up to 15 mph, while leaping over inner tubes and opening up doors in their path.
•Sucker Punch - it's like Whack-a-Mole if the mole were doing the whacking: Contestants run along a wall from which fists pop out and sucker-punch them.
In the end, only one contestant will win, while everyone else will wipeout.
“We are really excited to bring WIPEOUT to the Australian audience, its a really fun show for the whole family to watch together, said Nine’s Head Of Programming Michael Healy, “Its good, clean fun – except for the mud!”
WIPEOUT is hosted by John Henson (E! Entertainment's Talk Soup) and John Anderson (ESPN's SportsCenter), with Jill Wagner as co-host.
Directed to the idiot below who posted something along the lines of producers being shallow when determining contestants. That you are wrong. I've barely seen anyone good looking on the American series, you are based on entertainment merit and personality when becomnig a contestant. You have to be funny otherwise your not entertaining. For the audition, someone said soemthing about having to preform a random thing in front of a panel, and from that they will deduce how funny you will be. Looks count for barely anything against how funny you can be.
19 Aug 08 at 11:14 pm
yeah i tried out too, haven't heard anything yet either.
How good would that free trip to Argentina be?!
Did you guys audition on the Tuesday or the Saturday? There is a vid on youtube of some of the auditions from the saturday i'm guessing, as i was there on the tuesday and didn't audition in a group like that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pai5HF-fAvg&eurl=http://video.aol.com/video-detail/wipeout-audition-australia-sydney/736265936
14 Aug 08 at 10:10 am
i cant believe all these hopeful people trying out for reality crap. dont you know that you will be chosen purely for your looks and not talent. i hate reality tv - its the biggest load of garbage produced for losers who can only wish.
13 Aug 08 at 6:08 pm
hey, one week down,have you heard if you have made it or not? My husband and I also tried out and are desperatley awaiting a reply? they said only successful applicants will be contacted, good luck and please let us know if you get in.
11 Aug 08 at 1:10 pm
They told us 2 to 3 weeks, so yes there is still hope. This was from the 2nd August. cheers
8 Aug 08 at 9:32 pm
Hey has anyone who auditioned for Wipeout Australia heard if they've gotten onto the show yet? Really curious as I auditioned and didn't hear anything, maybe there's still hope...
6 Aug 08 at 2:17 pm
I am a crazy fitness fanatic, that competes in Natural Body Building competitions, I am the current NSW State Champion and came 3rd in the Australiasian Titles last year. I am a very competitive person and would love the opportunity to kick some butt!! My 4 kids, Maddi, Britt, Tom and Erin, and my adorable man, Simon, would love to see me win. Yeah I have made a bet with them that I wouldn't act like a baby!!! All my friends at Fitness First would love to see another trophy added to the collection.
If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do the things you have never done!!!
Stay fit
Jodie xx
5 Aug 08 at 8:16 pm
Check out the website
http://channelnine.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=338594
Auditions in Sydney
23 Jul 08 at 3:34 pm
Hi there,
This is how to apply for Aussie wipeout:
starnow.com.au
On the page there is under the heading 'Jobs and Casting Calls' a title listing:Latest listings...CLICK ON THIS
The listing for Aussie Wipeout is about the 7th one down and all you do is just apply!!!
Goood luck applications close 1st August!!
23 Jul 08 at 2:19 pm
Heyy PEOPLEEE!!!
YES YES YES.....I found where to apply!!
starnow.com.au
On the page there is under the heading 'Jobs and Casting Calls' a title listing:Latest listings...CLICK ON THIS
The listing for Aussie Wipeout is about the 7th one down and all you do is just apply!!!
Goood luck applications close 1st August!!
23 Jul 08 at 2:17 pm
Hey guys!!
I think we are all in the same boat! I have spent most of the morning trying to find the application page to be a contestant on the Australian version of Wipeout after last nights show. I missed the details the put up at the conclusion of the show, but thought it would be easy enough to find on nine msn website, but no luck!!
Has anyone tried calling the nine network?
23 Jul 08 at 2:07 pm
Hi Hayley you don't know me but I was wondering if you found out where to apply for the aussie version of wipeout?
Thanks for your help.
Mick
23 Jul 08 at 1:58 pm
Hi There,
I am in exactly the same boat as these guys, saw on the show last night that they were looking for cintestants for the Australian Show and I would love to apply with my partner. 26 year old girl and 32 year old guy from Newcastle NSW. Could u please advise me as to where I can do this.
Cheers
Haley
Ph. 0439 314 785
23 Jul 08 at 10:56 am
Ooops forgot to mention email address : courtneykndll@yahoo.com.au
23 Jul 08 at 10:49 am
Desperately seeking any information in regards to appplying for Aussie version of Wipeout. 25 year old gal and 30 year old guy looking for an exciting challenge, after searching internet for an hour I cannot find anything that points in the right direction to apply.
Would loooooooove to give this a go!!!!
Please email me any relevant information as all links on multiple sites lead to no where.
Cheers
23 Jul 08 at 10:47 am
I would love to be a contestant on your game show Wipeout in Australia.
I am 34 years old married with 3 kids,love all sports and love a chellange and I think that being on your show would be allot of fun.
On your last show that I watched you are looking for contestants to go on your Australian show,I was not quick enough to take down the info to apply to be a contestant so I am hoping that you might give me the opportunity to be on your show,or maybe even send me the right info so that I can apply.
Hope to here back from you.
Regards,
Paul Schinzel. 0414254984.
22 Jul 08 at 9:19 pm
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