In this original pilot episode, 32 contestants start off on the Qualifier. The fastest 16 move onto the next round.
1) Human Pinball:
First the contestants have to slide down a hill covered with running water. Placed all over the hill are giant 'pins'. The contestants have to try and avoid as many as these as they can so they don't slow themselves down too much.
2) Sucker Punch:
Next the contestants have to cross a ledge against a wall. In the wall are 22 mechanical boxing gloves that will randomly pop out to push the contestants off and into the mud.
3) Big Balls:
This is a row of four giant inflatable rubber balls. To cross a stretch of water, the contestants have to jump from one to another, across the top, to reach a platform at the other end.
4) Leap of Faith:
To finish, the contestants have to grab a rope, run up a curved slanted slope, and then swing over to the finishing platform opposite. If they miss the platform the contestants have to swim over to it and climb up a set of steps to the top.
Sweeper:
The sixteen contestants each stand on a tall podium and have to jump over a rotating arm as it sweeps past them. If they don't, they'll be knocked off and out of the game. The arm varies in height and speed as it goes on. The last eight remaining on their podiums move onto the next round.
Cookie Cutter:
To begin, the contestants have to jump from the starting ledge onto a round moving platform. This platform circles around under four walls in the air.
Each wall has a different shape cut in it. In order to pass by each wall, the contestants need to get themselves through the shapes. The first wall is a half-'Y'-shape. The second is a round hole that needs to be jumped though, so the contestants have to time it right so that they land back on the platform on the other side. The third hole is in the shape of a bent over person, and the fourth is in the shape of a person doing a star-jump - which again needs to be jumped through.
If a contestant falls off at any time they climb back up onto the nearest ledge (there's one behind each wall) and then jump back onto the moving platform. Once they've passed through all four walls they need to ride the platform to the finishing ledge and safely land on it to complete the round.
1) Killer Surf:
To start, the contestants sit on a sledge and slide down this tall steep water slide. At the bottom they fly off the end and land in the water below.
2) Triple Threat:
Here there are three giant triangular blocks in a row, which will rotate around when the contestants weight is on either side. They need to quickly make it across all three, jumping from one to another, and then onto the next part of the course.
3) Spinner:
Now the contestants need to jump onto this fast-spinning sloped disk, and then leap off again at the other side. There are eight pillars spread around on the top, so the contestants need to time their jump on right or they'll get knocked away.
4) Blast Off:
To reach the finish platform, the contestants need to cross a beam while being blasted with numerous water cannons.
