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Four events were recapped rather than shown in full – Hang Tough and Skytrack for the women, and Hang Tough and Tilt for the men. These events can be viewed in their entirety on the show's official website.
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Tim broke the Eliminator record of 1 minute 24 seconds which he set in his first round, by doing it in 1 minute 17 seconds.
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The event Atlasphere, a fan favourite from the original American Gladiators show, appears for the first time in the revived series in this episode.
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Four events were recapped rather than shown in full – Pyramid and Tilt for the men, and Hang Tough and Skytrack for the women. They can be viewed in their entirety on the show's official website.
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Alexander Coats is replaced by Brick Reilly, due to Coats' previously dislocated finger getting dislocated badly again during Pyramid.
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The scoring for Gauntlet is changed for the semi finals. Now the contenders can gain 5 points if they make it to the end and 10 points if they make it to the end in 20 seconds or less.
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Matt Morgan makes his début as Beast, the last of season 2's new Gladiators. Morgan is a professional wrestler, currently working for the TNA wrestling company.
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Four events were recapped rather than shown in full, Joust and Skytrack for the women and Pyramid and the Wall for the men. They can be viewed in their entirety on the show's official website.
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Tatum is the first person to ever make it to the Eliminator with no points and is also the first person to go on to win the Eliminator having gained no points during the show.
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Yoko, aged 52, is the oldest person ever to compete on American Gladiators.
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Tim becomes the first contender to ever beat Titan at Pyramid.
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Four events were recapped instead of being shown in their entirety – Hang Tough and Snapback for the women, and Tilt and Skytrack for the men. These events can be viewed in full on the show's official website.
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Corrine de Groot makes her début as Panther, one of season 2's new Gladiators.
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Four events are only recapped rather than show in full, Rocketball and Earthquake for the men and Tilt and Skytrack for the women. The events can viewed in their entirety on the show's official website.
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James becomes the first contender to win at Snapback, launching his Gladiator.
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Aaron becomes the first male contender to win at Pyramid, gaining the full 10 points.
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Two of the men's events, Rocketball and Hang Tough, and two of the women's events, Rocketball and Skytrack, were recapped rather than shown in full. They can be viewed in their entirety on the show's official website.
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The new event Sideswipe debuts in this episode.
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Married couple Ally and Jeff both achieve the fastest Eliminator times, putting them both at the top of the leaderboards.
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This episode marks the first time Wolf competes in Earthquake.