The contestants, fitted with hard hats and spandex, stand on a rectangular strip called the "Play Area" as a polystyrene wall moves towards them.

If contestants fail to fit through the hole, they are pushed back into a 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) deep pool of water behind them.

The fourth round sees all three contestants having to face a wall traveling at double speed.

This brings up controversy since all the points accumulated are worth nothing and the winner of the last round wins the whole show.

[9] Quite a number of personalities had auditioned for the hosting role, including Colin Lane, Jason Dundas, Jules Lund, Shura Taft and Dan O'Connor.

[9] It was believed that Shura Taft had landed the job when he was in the hosting role for early recordings of the show.

[11] Lund was eventually named as the host,[12] several weeks after actual recordings were scheduled to start.

[12] Hole in the Wall began recording episodes in mid-May 2008, after being delayed from late April 2008 at Melbourne Central City Studios at the Docklands.