American Ninja Warrior season 3

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The third season of American Ninja Warrior began airing on July 31, 2011 on G4. Tryouts took place in May 2011 at Venice Beach, California. After the tryouts, the top 15 competitors competed in Ninja Warrior Boot Camp with the top 10 moving on to Japan for the finals of the competition as a part of Sasuke 27 and a chance at becoming the first American to conquer the course and win a $500,000 endorsement deal with K-Swiss. No competitors made it beyond stage 3.

The final episode aired on August 22, 2011 as a two-hour primetime special on NBC.^[1]^[2]

This season was once again hosted by Matt Iseman and Jimmy Smith, with Alison Haislip as a sideline reporter.

Qualifying

Over 300 competitors took part in the tryouts in Venice Beach, CA on May 16, 2011 and May 17, 2011. Those who made it past qualifying, city finals, and boot-camp in the California Mountains advanced to Stage 1 at Sasuke 27.

Notable competitors

Denver Broncos wide receiver, Matt Willis
2009 World Champion freerunner, Tim "Livewire" Shieff
Professional freerunner and Survivor: China contestant, Michael "Frosti" Zernow

Mount Midoriyama

Stage 1

Order #	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle
1	Brent Steffensen	Completed
2	Paul Kasemir	Completed
3	David Campbell	Completed
4	James McGrath	Completed
5	Drew Drechsel	Failed	Warped Wall
6	Travis Furlanic	Completed
7	Travis Rosen	Completed
8	David "Flip" Rodriguez	Completed
9	Ryan Straatis	Completed
10	Jake Smith	Completed

Stage 2

Order #	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle
1	Brent Steffensen	Failed	Metal Spin
2	Paul Kasemir	Completed
3	David Campbell	Completed
4	James McGrath	Completed
5	Travis Furlanic	Failed	Metal Spin
6	Travis Rosen	Failed	Metal Spin
7	David "Flip" Rodriguez	Failed	Slider Drop
8	Ryan Straatis	Completed
9	Jake Smith	Failed	Double Salmon Ladder

Stage 3

Order #	Finalist	Outcome	Obstacle
1	James McGrath	Failed	Ultimate Cliffhanger
2	Ryan Straatis	Failed	Ultimate Cliffhanger
3	Paul Kasemir	Failed	Ultimate Cliffhanger
4	David Campbell	Failed	Ultimate Cliffhanger

References

^ O'Hare, Kate (2011). "'American Ninja Warrior' storms Japan's Mount Midoriyama". Zap2it. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Hale, Mike (2011). "A 'Ninja Warrior' Upgrade Into Network Prime Time". New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2011.

[1] O'Hare, Kate (2011). "'American Ninja Warrior' storms Japan's Mount Midoriyama". Zap2it. Archived from the original on September 13, 2011. Retrieved August 17, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] Hale, Mike (2011). "A 'Ninja Warrior' Upgrade Into Network Prime Time". New York Times. Retrieved August 21, 2011.

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