Wipeout: Season 1

S1·E1 Mytharc

Series 1, Show 1

May 25, 1994

First round: Separate the fictitious characters from the real people. (The Hot Spot was behind Tom Sawyer, but was lost and reappeared behind Sam Spade.) Second round, first boa

S1·E2 Core

Series 1, Show 2

Jun 1, 1994

First round: Select the right pairings of Hollywood actors and the U.S. Presidents they portrayed. (The "Hot Spot" was behind the pairing Randy Quaid and Lyndon B. Johnson. It wa

S1·E3 Core

Series 1, Show 3

Jun 8, 1994

First round: Isolate which movies starred Elizabeth Taylor. (The "Hot Spot" was behind The Sandpiper.) Tie-breaker: To determine who would go on to the second round, two contest

S1·E4 Core

Series 1, Show 4

Jun 15, 1994

First round: Pick out the state capitals. (The "Hot Spot" was behind Salt Lake City.) Tie-breaker: To determine who would go on to the second round, two contestants had to separa

S1·E5 Core

Series 1, Show 5

Jul 6, 1994

First round: Name the slogans some men used in their Presidential campaigns. (The "Hot Spot," unbelievably, appeared under "Era of Wonderful Nonsense.") Second round, first board:

S1·E6 Core

Series 1, Show 6

Jul 13, 1994

First round: With the dawn of the 1989 model cars upon us, can you name which car models are current? (The "Hot Spot" was behind the Legend, but was lost as rediscovered in the Cou

S1·E7 Core

Series 1, Show 7

Jul 20, 1994

First round: Find the states with a smaller area than Missouri. (The "Hot Spot" was first housed in Illinois, but was moved to Florida.) Second round first board: Name the eight me

S1·E8 Core

Series 1, Show 8

Jul 27, 1994

First round: Can you select which common items were invented by 1900? (The "Hot Spot" was behind the Automobile.) Tie-breaker: To determine who would go on to the second round, two

S1·E9 Core

Series 1, Show 9

Aug 3, 1994

First round: Get the right pairs of animal species and the terms used to describe the males. (The "Hot Spot" was behind the pairing "Deer" and "Buck.") Second round, first board: W

S1·E10 Core

Series 1, Show 10

Aug 10, 1994

First round: Which songs were big hits for Elvis Presley? (The "Hot Spot" was behind Crying In The Chapel.) Tie-breaker: To advance to the second round, two contestants had to duel

S1·E11 Core

Series 1, Show 11

Aug 17, 1994

First round: Prior to 1988, which of these actors had never won an Academy Award? (The ""Hot Spot"" was behind James Dean.) Second round, first board: What words appear in the Pl

S1·E12 Core

Series 1, Show 12

Aug 24, 1994

First round: According to the Rhyming Dictionary, which of these words can't be rhymed? (The ""Hot Spot"" started off behind ""cusp,"" but was lost and resurfaced under ""gulf."")

S1·E13 Core

Series 1, Show 13

Sep 2, 1994

First round: Name which TV series was the top-rated show for at least one full season. (The ""Hot Spot"" was behind Bonanza, but was lost and popped up behind Laugh-In.) Tie-brea

S1·E14 Core

Series 1, Show 14

Sep 9, 1994

First round: Learn the truths about Benjamin Franklin. (The ""Hot Spot"" fact was that Benjamin's father was a candlemaker.) Second round, first board: What things come in threes

S1·E15 Mytharc

Series 1, Show 15

Sep 16, 1994

First round: With what adjectives does the Boy Scouts of America define a Boy Scout? (The ""Hot Spot"" was under ""kind."") Second round, first board: Pick out the States that bo

S1·E16 Mytharc

Series 1, Show 16

Sep 23, 1994

First round: Find out which men co-starred with Barbra Streisand or had some other connection to her. (The ""Hot Spot"" started behind Richard Dreyfuss, but was lost and resurface