Season 6's Miami Pound Machine
The Miami Pound Machine is an obstacle, used as the second round in Season 6, replacing both the Scaregrounds and the Hangover from the previous season. It was interchanged with Octopushy throughout the season.
It is a counterclockwise-spinning diamond with a clockwise-revolving sweeper carousel overhead and a few quirks on it that make it harder:
- On the side marked with two concentric rings, it has a path going to its adjacent corners and into the middle pillar of the carousel, but otherwise has no direct connection to the middle.
- On the side marked with a solid circle, it has a path directly from the middle, but it is connected to its adjacent corners via untraversable cylindrical beams.
The twelve contestants begin together on the starting platform elevated 10 feet above the water. Then at the sound of the horn, they’ll jump onto one of the rotating platforms and make their way to the other side while avoiding the sweeper bars (four in the middle and four on the outside). If they go under them, they must head back to the beginning. Finally, they must jump to the finish platform, timing it just right. To make the dismount more difficult, a rumble bridge was added. They’re allowed to dismount via the sweeper bars. The first six contestants to make it across move on to the next round.
Along with Octopushy, it was replaced by both the Space Race and the Classic Sweeper in Season 7.