Qualifier:
Bonus Second Obstacle: Swept Away (there's foam on the platform just before the BB)
$500 Ballsy Theme: Water skiing
Third Obstacle Title: Ocean Commotion
Advancing to The Hangover:
Richard "The Ham Bone" Gutierrez
Evita "The Musical" Bravo
Matthew "Gladiator" San Nicolas: 3:58.2 (& he does "The Tebow" when he finishes)
Mark "Balloon Boy" Lytle: 2:39.8- BONUS (& he never wiped out on the BB or the PH!)
Premyer "The Man Voice" Tamayo- BONUS
Dave "TGI" Freitag- BONUS
Debra Wichmann (originally from Taipei)
Randy "Destiny's Grandfather-in-Law" Fluker
"Tai-Chi Master" Starfire/Russell (52-yr.-old man): 2:21.3 (best time this episode)
Jeff Dougall
Dana Quinteros
Morgan Franz
NOTABLE ALSO-RAN: Chelsea "The Bus" Noel (5:49.3)
A RECORD number of competitors won the $500 bonus on this episode!
(Note: This episode's title was the result of a fake sponsorship plug late in this round.)
Advancing to Spin Psycho:
1. Randy
2. Matthew
3. Mark
4. Premyer
5. Richard
6. Dave
FINALISTS: Mark, Richard & Dave
THE WIPEOUT ZONE:
Mark: 8:32.44
Richard (who finished 3rd on the Qualifier): LOSS
Dave: 7:10.66- $50.5K!
"Family Matters":
Qualifier:
Newbie: Aunt Pattycake (wall)
$500 Ballsy Theme: Pirate
Final Obstacle Title: Surf Shack
Advancing to Scareground:
Sean Huiswoud & sister Christian Crane: 5:14.7
Jocelyn & Nick Pena (mother/son)- BONUS (Nick)
Devynn & Kelsey Polochak: 6:00
Justin & Jeni Flores (telepathic twin siblings): 6:57
Brittany & Bethany Halligan
Ryan Session & Dekenia Norfleet (brother/sister)
NOTABLE A-Rs: Annaliza & Annalyn Hammer (sisters)(10:40.5)
Advancing to Petrified Forest:
1. Dekenia & Ryan
2. The Penas
3. Sean & Christian
4. Justin & Jeni
FINALISTS: Ryan & Dekenia and Sean & Christian
WZ #2:
Ryan: 13:13.1
THEIR FINAL TIME- 25:32.74
Sean: 10:31.45