for the full 30 seconds. Suspension Bridge First appearance: series 2, 1993 – heat 1 Last appearance: series 10, 2009 An adaption of the Duel event in which the contender must cross a suspension bridge. They were armed with a hammerhead, and were impeded by a Gladiator with the same. The contender was not required to knock the Gladiator off the bridge, and was not rewarded for doing so. If the Gladiator fell, the round continued until the contender had reached the Gladiator's platform or the time limit had expired. The time limit in series 2 and 3 was 60 seconds, and was reduced to 30 seconds from series 4 to 7. Contenders scored 10 points for reaching the opposite platform and 5 points for remaining on the bridge until the end of the time limit. In series 10, the contender would score points for knocking the Gladiator off the bridge. Swingshot First appearance: series 1, 1992 – heat 1 Last appearance: series 8, 2000 – final In this event, contestants started on a platform suspended above the arena and were harnessed onto bungee ropes. Suspended above the arena was a column with coloured balls affixed to it, the lowest balls were yellow (worth 1 point each), the middle balls blue (2 points) and the higher balls red (3 points). The objective of the game was for the contenders to jump from their platform to the floor, bouncing up to the suspended column and grabbing balls to place in a basket atop their platform. Gladiators were positioned on opposite platforms and would time their jumps to block the contenders. Balls only counted if the contender successfully placed them in their basket before the 60 second time limit had expired, and any ball that had touched the arena floor could not be used to score points. The Eliminator First appearance: series 1, 1992 – heat 1 Last appearance: series 10, 2009 – “The Legends Last Stand” The final event, and the only event seen in every episode; this was a contender against contender obstacle course. The first contender to complete the Eliminator course would win the episode and progress to the next round. Unlike in the American version, the Gladiators would have no involvement with this round. Points gathered throughout the episode were used to determine a head start. For every point the contender with the higher score was ahead, 0.5