'Headband' Dan

'Headband' Dan Hillsmith was a contestant in Series 1 of Total Wipeout. He won Episode 3.

His nickname was given as he wore two headbands during his qualifier.

Performance
Dan completed the Qualifier with a time of 1:22, the fastest of the episode; he did however lose both of his headbands during the course of the qualifier. During The Sweeper, he was placed on Podium 7 and was the 8th contestant to be knocked off The Sweeper by not jumping and allowing the Sweeper to hit him in the chest. He advanced through the three rounds of Dizzy Dummies in 4th, 2nd and 2nd.

Dan completed the Wipeout Zone in a time of 2:15, beating 'Gymnast' Sian and 'Action Man' Johnny.