Terror-Go-Round

The Terror-Go-Round was a third-round obstacle which appeared in Series 5 of Total Wipeout.

The Terror-Go-Round consisted of three rounds; in each round, the contestants had to run on a rotating circle, jumping over a rotating sweeper arm. If a contestant fell behind the sandbags or into the water, they were eliminated. The last contestant standing in each round advanced through to The Wipeout Zone; the remaining contestants repeated the round until three contestants had advanced.

Whilst on the obstacle, contestants had items thrown onto them from above; the items that were thrown depended on the theme, of which three were used in the series; 'Lifeguard', 'Car Wash' and 'Lost Luggage'. Only one episode used the 'Car Wash' theme - as it involved water being piped onto the contestants, all had fallen over before the sweeper arm reached them in each of the three heats.