History Series / Wipeout1988

* HomeGame: A video game was made for MS-DOS and the UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}.

* TheAnnouncer: Usually John Harlan. Jim Hackett and Bob Ridgely also filled in.

* ExtraTurn: In Round 1, your turn ended only when you either hit a Wipeout or chose to pass.

* TheAnnouncer: Usually John Harlan.

!!GameShowTropes in use:

* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer: Usually John Harlan.
** GameShowHost: Peter Tomarken.
** StudioAudience
* {{Whammy}}: The "Wipeout".
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!!This show provides examples of:
* {{Auction}}: The second round had the contestants bid against each other to see how many correct answers out of eight they could give without hitting a "Wipeout."
* FreudianSlip: Peter accidentally referred to the Wipeout as [[Series/PressYourLuck a Whammy]] in one episode.

* BonusRound: The bonus round was played on a board that contained 12 possible answers, six right and six wrong. Peter would give a topic that pertained to the right answers. The object was to find all six correct answers within a 60-second time limit. The board had touch screens around the frame of the monitor, and the player would run to the board, touch six answers, run back and hit a plunger. When the player hit it, the total number of correct answers selected was given to the player, who would then change some answers by deselecting wrong ones first. The contestant won a car for getting all six correct answers within the time limit.

** Germany had its' own version called ''Riskier Was'', which ran from 1993 to 1995. One notable quirk was that the third contestant was picked from the audience, and staffers would be seen on-camera giving the person his/her mic and adding their name to their podium.

The bonus round was played on a board that contained 12 possible answers, six right and six wrong. Peter would give a topic that pertained to the right answers. The object was to find all six correct answers within a 60-second time limit. The board had touch screens around the frame of the monitor, and the player would run to the board, touch six answers, run back and hit a plunger. When the player hit it, the total number of correct answers selected was given to the player, who would then change some answers by deselecting wrong ones first. The contestant won a car for getting all six correct answers within the time limit.

* BonusRound

* BonusSpace: The "Hot Spot". This was, somewhat generically renamed as the "Mystery Prize" in the UK version (possibly because both ''Series/{{Blockbusters}}'' and ''Series/StrikeItLucky'' had already taken the term).

* BonusSpace: The "Hot Spot". This was, somewhat generically renamed as the "Mystery Prize" in the UK version (possibly because ''Series/{{Blockbusters}}'' had already taken the term).

[[caption-width-right:350:From [[Creator/ParamountPictures Paramount Studios]] in Hollywood, it's television's most exciting new game, [[TitleScream WIPEOUT!]]]]

Peter Tomarken's only syndicated GameShow, lasting only one season (1988-89). It was distributed by [[Creator/ParamountPictures Paramount Television]], and one of their few entries into the game show world (among others such as the final two years of the NBC run of ''Series/YouDontSay'' (inherited from Desilu) and ''[[Series/ThePriceIsRight The New Price is Right]]'').

Starting with the contestant at the leftmost position, each player would choose an answer off the board. The first correct answer was valued at $25. Each additional correct answer was worth $25 more than the last. Once the player in control had given at least one correct answer, he could pass to the next player. If a player picked a "Wipeout", he lost all his accumulated money, and control passed to the next contestant. Also, one of the correct answers held the "[[BonusSpace Hot Spot]]", which awarded a bonus prize if the player holding it advanced to Round 2. Wiping out took away the "Hot Spot," which would then be hidden under one of the remaining correct answers. When either all the correct answers or all the Wipeouts had been found, the player in last place was eliminated from the game.

In Round 2, or the "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fhn4VfVjIU Challenge Round]]", the remaining two players would pick answers from the board, this time with eight correct and four incorrect. The winner of the first round started by stating how many correct answers he could give without hitting a Wipeout. The players would outbid each other until one was challenged to answer, or until someone bid the maximum of eight. If the winning bidder did so without answering incorrectly, he won the round. An incorrect answer meant the opponent would have to choose one correct answer to win the round. If he failed to do this, the original player resumed trying to complete his bid. The first player to win two rounds won the game, a prize and the right to play the BonusRound.

* ExtraTurn: In Round 1, you could take as many as you wanted as long as you didn't hit a Wipeout or pass.

** A British version aired on Creator/TheBBC from 25 May 1994 to 3 December 2002. Originally hosted by Paul Daniels, the show was massively cheapened when Bob Monkhouse took over on 16 February 1998.

* Germany had its' own version called ''Riskier Was'', which ran from 1993 to 1995. One notable quirk was that the third contestant was picked from the audience, and staffers would be seen on-camera giving the person his/her mic and adding their name to their podium.

** An Australian version aired on the Creator/SevenNetwork from 1999-2000, which was helmed by Tony Johnston and had children as contestants.

A UK version lasted much longer, and was hosted by Paul Daniels (1994-97) and Bob Monkhouse (1998-2002)

* BonusSpace: The "Hot Spot".

Peter Tomarken's only syndicated GameShow, lasting only one season (1988-89). It was distributed by [[Creator/ParamountPictures Paramount Television]], and one of their few entries into the game show world (the final two years of the NBC run of ''Series/YouDontSay'' (inherited from Desilu) and 1994's ''[[Series/ThePriceIsRight The New Price Is Right]]'' being the others).

Peter Tomarken's only syndicated GameShow, lasting only one season (1988-89). It was distributed by [[Creator/ParamountPictures Paramount Television]], and one of their few entries into the game show world (the final two years of the NBC run of ''Series/YouDontSay'' (inherited from Desilu) and 1994's [[Series/ThePriceIsRight The New Price Is Right]]'' being the others).

Peter Tomarken's only syndicated GameShow, lasting only one season (1988-89). It was distributed by Creator/ParamountPictures, so naturally it taped at their studios, and it even said that in the intro.