Window washer wins $50,000 on ABC's Wipeout

By PETER LARSEN / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

Travis Montgomery might be the Window Whack Job to the hosts of ABC’s “Wipeout” but he also earned another title on the goofy reality TV competition show on Thursday: Winner.

Montgomery, a window washer from Newport Beach, became the second Orange County man in two weeks to take home the $50,000 prize that goes to the winner of the show. A week earlier Daniel Fritz of Coto de Caza won his episode on the series.

“I’m super pumped!” Montgomery yelled as he was about to start the first of three different obstacle courses on the show. “I’ve got 200 people in Newport Beach watching!”

His exuberant style of mismatched Hawaiian print shirt and shorts and confidence – he repeatedly shouted at hosts John Anderson and John Henson to just go ahead and write his name on the check – earned Montgomery the Window Whack Job nickname, but he was nothing but serious when it came to blazing through the courses.

A friend of Montgomery’s tipped us to his victory, and slipped us his phone number, but when we called we got a message that his mailbox was full. Everybody loves you when you’ve got a fresh $50,000 in your bank account, we suppose.

Think you can make it on "Wipeout" or want to at least give it a try? There'll be another open casting call at Downtown Disney in Anaheim on Oct. 8. Follow the link for everything you need to know, as well as information on auditions in Burbank and San Diego this fall.