Big Red Balls

The Big Red Balls are the most famous obstacles on Total Wipeout. They are four 1,000 pound balls so that the contestants will bounce or cross them on the other side. In some episodes in series 2, they slightly changed the balls with red rubber covering the supports holding the Big Balls up for some safety reasons. In series 3-4, they cover the supports with blue color on the 1st, and the 3rd ball, while the grey color for the 2nd, and the 4th ball. In season 5, the balls' supports are back to being an original color.

Motivators In series 3-4, Total Wipeout gives an extra difficulty to the Big Red Balls. Now featuring a giant red pendulum that gets triggered if the constestants hesitates too long. It could also sweep and throw the contestants into the water. In series 5, they changed the pendulum motivator into the Brand New Deck Motivator.