Wipeout Blind Date is a special Wipeout episode where for the first time, the episode has a "blind date" format. In this episode, 12 male and female contestants will meet be partnered together randomly as a "blind date". Similar to Episode 2x08, the final two teams will face off the Wipeout Zone where the best combined time from both partners wins the episode with $100,000 ($50,000 per partner).
This is the first blind date episode of several on Wipeout. This episode is a main special episode and is considered the season 3 premiere. Though Welcome Back America (Episode 3x01) is the actual premiere as it was taped first.
Competition: | Finals | |||||||||||||||
Week: | Qualifier | Overdrive | Bruiseball | One-Ring Circus | Wipeout Zone | |||||||||||
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Place | Blind Dates Couples | Result | ||||||||||||||
1 | "Power Couple" Jayson Lansburg & Katelyn Reina | 3rd (5:31.9) | 1st | $5000** | 05:01.56 (03:28.18) - Jayson (02:13.38) - Katelyn |
Winner (19:52.93): (10:21.11)-Jayson (09:31.82)- Katelyn | ||||||||||
2 | "Little Mermaid & Flounder" Scott Jones & Arielle Valdez | 4th (6:27.6) | 3rd | N/A | 10:00.06 (03:39.63) - Scott (06:60.43) - Arielle |
Out of Time (11:25.12)-Scott (Out of Time)- Arielle | ||||||||||
3 | "International Love Connection" Steven Brandon & Katie Calpino | 5th (7:03.4) | 2nd | N/A | Out of Time: (Out of Time) - Steven (5:50.79) - Katie |
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Eliminated in Overdrive | "Athlete and her Partner" Paul Brewter & Jen Hanson | 1st (4:40.0) | Eliminated | |||||||||||||
"Model Citizens" Jackie Evans & Garret Camillen | 2nd (5:09.9) | Eliminated | ||||||||||||||
'The Cougar & The Cub" Josh Calderon & Sheila Den Ouden | 6th (7:38.2) | Eliminated |
Trivia[]
- Jayson Lansburg & Katelyn Reina both crossed the Big Balls.
- Jayson & Katelyn were also the first guy and girl to complete the Bruiseball course, each winning $2,500 for a total of $5,000.
- Jackie Evans became the first person to cross the Trampoline Sweepers.
- Steven Brandon and Katie Calpino are the first blind date couple to be shown breaking up on the course.