Season 5's Spin Psycho
The Spin Psycho is an obstacle, used as the third round in Summer Wipeout of Season 5, replacing the Cold Hearted Snake from Winter Wipeout. It was interchanged with the Petrified Forest for the rest of the season.
First, all six contestants will grab the first sweeper bar and ride around to the first turntable. Then they’ll grab the second sweeper bar and ride around to the second turntable. There is a stationary bar that rises up and tries to knock them off. Finally, they’ll grab the third sweeper bar, ride around to the slippy slide, and time their drop down to the finish platform. The first three contestants to make it through move on to the Wipeout Zone.
In episode 15, this was played before the Petrified Forest, and the first four complete blind date couples to make it through move on to the next round.
The only contestant who completed this obstacle without wiping out is Scott Gunn from episode 21 (who later won that episode).
Along with the Petrified Forest, it was replaced by Wipeout's Greatest Hits, Wipeout City, and Sugar Smacks in the next season.
The starting platform and the first sweeper bar were both later used in the Gauntlet during the first season of the TBS revival (Season 8).
Trivia[]
- In all demonstrations, Barsy appeared.