Season 2’s King of the Mountain
King of the Mountain is an obstacle, used as the second round in Season 2. It was interchanged with the Sweeper throughout the season.
The twelve contestants stand on 10-foot-high pedestals as a platform moves in a circular motion. They must jump onto the platform, make their way to one of the stairways, and climb up to one of the six spots on the edge of the mountain. They also have to avoid two giant clubs (and sometimes rubber donuts) rotating in the opposite direction. If they wipeout, they must head back and start all over. The first six contestants to make it onto the mountain move on to the next round.
- Variations:
Season 2’s Football King of the Mountain
- In the Wipeout Bowl Special, contestants had to carry a football with them the entire time.
- In episode 8, couples had to have both members on the mountain, so there could be six contestants on the mountain and no one moving on.
Season 2’s King of the Mountain Dodgeball
- In episode 12, contestants were given dodgeballs to throw.
A similar obstacle named the Scary-Go-Round later appeared as the third obstacle in the Wipeout Zone of the same season.
Along with the Sweeper, it was replaced by both the Overdrive and the Double Cross in Season 3.