Wipeout Season 1 Episode 8 August 26, 2008 ( Air Date 2008-08-26 ) Genre Reality category. Overview "Twenty four contestants, including a fire dancer,a pilot, a professor, and a pro-surfer, compete against each other and the clock through wild obstacles. The obstacles featured in this episode include the Topple Towers, Big Balls, Butt Kicker, Donut Stack Swing and Teeter Totter. The final four will make it to the Wipeout Zone, where the person with the fastest time wins $50,000.".