Employees episodes in season 7) featured a new round called the “Big Ball Bonanza”, for an additional $5,000 cash prize. Starting in season 5, Blind Date episodes (as well as the Family and Boss vs. His theming also changes per episode, including Disco Smallsy, Superhero Smallsy, Doctor Smallsy, and many more. Smallsy sits on the fourth ball, and contestants who knock Smallsy off receive a $500 reward. Lastly, starting in season 5, a small version of Ballsy, fittingly named Smallsy, was introduced. Additionally, the Motivator, introduced in season 2, pushed contestants forward who hesitated or waited too long on the platform. In some episodes of season 3, the Big Balls moved up and down while contestants try to navigate across. There have also been a few changes to make the Big Balls even harder. In season 5’s episode “Winter Wipeout: Deck the Balls”, the Big Balls were colored blue, green, yellow, and red to resemble Christmas ornaments. In season 3, the episode “World Cup” featured a soccer ball design to promote the FIFA World Cup 2010 on ABC, and the episode “America’s Finest” featured the Big Balls colored in red, white and blue for a patriotic motif. Couch Potatoes”, which was a special for the Super Bowl, the Big Balls featured a design similar to a football helmet. In season 2’s episode “Wipeout Bowl 1: Cheerleaders Vs. There have also been four special cosmetic changes to the Big Balls. The height of each pedestals can differ, depending on the episode. By season 3, the iconic look had been established, with a large red ball encased on top of a blue pedestal. In some episodes of season 2, the Big Balls featured a casing that better protected the metal frame, hiding it completely from view. This caused some contestants to go through the bottom of the bottom of the Big Balls, or hit their head on the padding of the metal frame.

In season 1, the Big Balls were held by a large metal frame with padding on the sides. There have been a few design changes to the Big Balls over the shows history.

Bouncing red balls