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American Ninja Warrior: All-Stars[edit]

2016[edit]

On May 29, 2016, prior to the premiere of season eight, NBC aired a two-hour all-stars special in which hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila chose their own all-star teams composed of three veterans, one rookie, and one woman. Teams competed on Stages 2, 3, and 4 of the regular season seven finals course. After team competitions, a series of individual perfomances from top contest supersized course that tested their skills in competitions on the Giant Pegboard, Supersonic Shelf Grab, Super Salmon Ladder, and Giant Jump Hang, concluding with a race to the top of the Mega Wall.

Team Competition[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Team Matt
Joe Moravsky (26)	Lance Pekus (28)	JJ Woods (28)	Grant McCartney (27)	Jessie Graff (31)

Team Akbar
Flip Rodriguez (26)	Brent Steffensen (32)	Jamie Rahn (27)	Daniel Gil (22)	Meagan Martin (25)

Team Matt	Team Akbar
Joe Moravsky ("The Weatherman") - 26, Sherman, CT - Completed Stage 2 three straight years Lance Pekus ("Cowboy Ninja") - 28, Salmon, ID - Fastest time in Kansas City Finals JJ Woods - 28, Miami, FL - Reached Stage 2 past two seasons Grant McCartney ("Island Ninja") - 27, Honolulu, HI - Reached Stage 2 in rookie season Jessie Graff ("Wonder Woman") - 31, Calabasas, CA - Only woman to qualify for Vegas Finals ANW 7	Flip Rodriguez ("Young Flip") - 26, Miami, FL - 4-time Mount Midoriyama finalist Brent Steffensen - 35, San Antonio, TX - 5-time Mount Midoriyama finalist Jamie Rahn ("Captain NBC") - 27, Barrington, NJ - 3-time Vegas finalist Daniel Gil ("Kingdom Ninja") - 22, Houston, TX - Fastest time in Houston Qualifying Meagan Martin - 25, Boulder, CO - Scaled Warped Wall two years in a row

Overview[edit]

There are 3 heats on Stage 2, 2 heats on Stage 3, and a side-by-side climb-off on Stage 4.
In each heat, one athlete from Team Matt and Team Akbar will run.
Stages 2 and 3 = 1 point
Stage 4 = 3 points
The team with the most points wins the competition.

Obstacles
Stage 2	Rope Jungle	Double Salmon Ladder	Unstable Bridge	Butterfly Wall	Roulette Row	Wall Lift
Stage 3	Psycho Chainsaw	Doorknob Grasper	Floating Boards	Ultimate Cliffhanger	Pole Grasper	Hang Climb	Area 51	Flying Bar
Stage 4	75-foot rope climb

Results[edit]

Stage 2[edit]

Both Joe Moravsky and Lance Pekus completed Stage 2 for Team Matt, with Daniel Gil also completing it for Team Akbar. Moravsky finished in a record time of 1:08.52.

Leaderboard[edit]

Order	Finalist	Result	Notes
1	Joe Moravsky	Completed	1:08.52 (previously 2nd - 1:23.69 in USA vs. The World and 4th - 2:10.59 in the National Finals)
2	Sean McColl	Completed	1:19.86
3	Drew Drechsel	Completed	1:34.46 (previously 6th - 2:13.48 in the National Finals)
4	Geoff Britten	Completed	2:01.89
5	Kevin Bull	Completed	2:02.10
6	Isaac Caldiero	Completed	2:05.80
7	Jeremiah Morgan	Completed	2:12.23
8	Ian Dory	Completed	2:17.03
9	Abel Gonzalez	Completed	2:21.56
10	Lance Pekus	Completed	N/A
11	Daniel Gil	Completed	N/A

Stage 3[edit]

Both Meagan Martin from Team Akbar and Jessie Graff from Team Matt made history as the first two women to attempt Stage 3, and they both made it to the Ultimate Cliffhanger.

Stage 4[edit]

It was Lance Pekus of Team Matt vs. Flip Rodriguez of Team Akbar. Rodriguez won the competition for Team Akbar with a time of 0:30.23, making this the POM Wonderful "Run of the Night".

Leaderboard[edit]

Order	Finalist	Outcome	Result
1	Isaac Caldiero	Total Victory	0:26.14
2	Geoff Britten	Total Victory	0:29.65
3	Flip Rodriguez	Completed	0:30.23
4	Lance Pekus	Completed	N/A

Final Score: Team Akbar: 5, Team Matt: 3

Champions: Team Akbar

Skills Competition[edit]

Giant Pegboard: Brian Arnold
Supersonic Shelf Grab: Drew Drechsel and Isaac Caldiero
Super Salmon Ladder: Mike Bernardo
Giant Jump Hang: JJ Woods and Nicholas Coolridge
Mega Wall: Flip Rodriguez

2017[edit]

On February 20, 2017, NBC aired a second two-hour all-stars special. Like the previous year's competition, ANW hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila chose their own all-star teams, this year composed of one veteran, one breakout star, and one woman. Team Matt featured Chris Wilczewski, Najee Richardson, and Jesse "Flex" Lebreck. Team Akbar featured Grant McCartney, Neil "Crazy" Craver, and Meagan Martin. Sideline interviewer Kristine Leahy picked her team, which consisted of Jessie Graff, Flip Rodriguez, and Nicholas Coolridge. Teams competed in a relay race to finish sections of Stages 1, 2, and 3 of the regular season finals course, Mt. Midoriyama. Next came the skills competition on a supersized course, where contestants tested their skills in competition on the 75-feet tall Endless Invisible Climb, the 4-story high Super Salmon Ladder, Striding Steps, Big Air Grab, Mega Wall, now 20 feet high, Thunderbolt, and Supersonic Shelf Grab.

Team Competition[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Team Matt
Chris Wilczewski (27)	Najee Richardson (25)	Jesse Labreck (26)

Team Akbar
Grant McCartney (28)	Neil Craver (35)	Meagan Martin (26)

Team Kristine
Flip Rodriguez (27)	Nicholas Coolridge (27)	Jessie Graff (32)

Team Matt	Team Akbar	Team Kristine
Chris Wilczewski ("The Boss") - 27, Mount Laurel, NJ - Gym Owner, 7-time ANW veteran Najee Richardson ("The Phoenix") - 25, Philadelphia, PA - Fitness Coach; Made it to Stage 2 in Season 8 Jesse Labreck ("Flex") - 26, Waban, MA - Caregiver, top female ANW rookie this season	Grant McCartney ("Island Ninja") - 28, Honolulu, HI - Flight Attendant; Reached Stage 2 past two seasons Neil Craver ("Crazy Craver") - 35, Winston-Salem, NC - Photographer; Reached Stage 2 past two seasons Meagan Martin - 26, Boulder, CO - Climbing Coach, one of the three women to qualify for the National Finals this past season	Flip Rodriguez ("Young Flip") - 27, Los Angeles, CA - Stuntman, one of the fastest competitors in ANW history Nicholas Coolridge ("Modern Tarzan") - 27, Venice, CA - Acrobat, ANW fan favorite Jessie Graff ("Wonder Woman") - 32, Calabasas, CA - Stuntwoman, first woman to finish Stage 1 in ANW history

Overview[edit]

All three teams will run Stage 1 as a relay race.
Each ninja runs through a few obstacles and tags their teammate.
The team with the fastest time gets a free pass to the finals on Stage 3.
The other two teams will battle it out on Stage 2 for the other spot in the finals.
Whichever team clocks the fastest time on Stage 3 wins the competition.

Obstacles
Stage 1	Snake Run	Propeller Bar	Giant Log Grip	Jumping Spider	Sonic Curve	Warped Wall	Broken Bridge	Flying Squirrel	Final Climb
Stage 2	Giant Ring Swing	Down Up Salmon Ladder	Wave Runner	Butterfly Wall	Double Wedge	Wall Flip
Stage 3	Floating Boards	Keylock Hang	Ultimate Cliffhanger	Curved Body Prop	Hang Climb	Walking Bar	Flying Bar

Results[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

Team Kristine gets the fastest time of the season with a time of 1:18.78, beating Team Akbar's time of 1:25.42. Despite flying through the first four obstacles, Team Matt failed on Sonic Curve and could not post a time.

Leaderboard[edit]

Order	Finalist	Outcome	Result
1	Team Kristine	Completed	1:18.78
2	Team Akbar	Completed	1:25.42

Stage 2[edit]

Both Jesse Labreck from Team Matt and Meagan Martin from Team Akbar made history as the first two women to get past the Wave Runner. Team Matt failed on the Double Wedge and eliminated Team Akbar, who failed on the Butterfly Wall.

Stage 3[edit]

Team Kristine completed Stage 3 in a record time of 5:30:62, making this the POM Wonderful Run of the Night. Team Matt made it all the way to the Hang Climb before failing.

Leaderboard[edit]

Order	Finalist	Outcome	Result
1	Jessie Graff, Nicholas Coolridge, Flip Rodriguez (Team Kristine )	Completed	5:30.62

Champions: Team Kristine

Skills Competition[edit]

Endless Invisible Climb: James McGrath
Super Salmon Ladder: Karsten Williams
Striding Steps: Thomas Stillings
Big Air Grab: Nicholas Coolridge
Mega Wall: Jon Alexis Jr.
Thunderbolt: Geoff Britten
Supersonic Shelf Grab: Drew Drechsel

2018[edit]

On May 17, 2018, NBC aired a third two-hour all-stars special. Like the last two seasons' competition, ANW hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, along with Kristine Leahy, chose their all-star teams composed of two male veterans and one female veteran. The reigning champs, Team Kristine (gray/pink), featured: Jessie Graff, Flip Rodriguez, and JJ Woods. Team Matt (blue) featured: Jamie Rahn, Lance Pekus, and Jesse Labreck. Team Akbar featured first-time all-stars: Allyssa Beird, Jon Alexis Jr., and Tyler Yamauchi, as well as competitions on a supersized course that tested their skills in competitions, which consisted of climbing the Super Salmon Ladder, 4 stories high in the fastest time, a speed and balance challenge on the Striding Steps, an upper body test on the Thunderbolt, the Wicked Wingnuts, and a new obstacle, the Mega Spider Climb, where eight women all-stars raced side-by-side 80 feet up to the top of the Stage 4 tower.

Skills Competition[edit]

Super Salmon Ladder: Sean Bryan
Striding Steps: Jake Murray
Thunderbolt: Jamie Rahn
Wicked Wingnuts: Drew Drechsel
Mega Spider Climb: Jessie Graff (POM Wonderful Run of the Night)

Team Competition[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Team Matt
Jesse Labreck (27)	Lance Pekus (30)	Jamie Rahn (29)

Team Akbar
Tyler Yamauchi (32)	Jon Alexis Jr. (28)	Allyssa Beird (26)

Team Kristine
Flip Rodriguez (28)	JJ Woods (30)	Jessie Graff (33)

Team Matt	Team Akbar	Team Kristine
Jesse Labreck ("Flex") - 27, Naperville, IL - Ninja Coach, one of the strongest ninjas in ANW history Lance Pekus ("Cowboy Ninja") - 30, Salmon, ID - Rancher, 6-time ANW veteran Jamie Rahn ("Captain NBC") - 29, Barrington, NJ - Gym Owner, 7-time ANW veteran	Tyler Yamauchi ("Muscle Ball") - 32, Hoffman Estates, IL - Stay-At-Home Dad, one of the shortest competitors at 5'1 Jon Alexis Jr. ("The Giant") - 28, Waterville, ME - Electrical Engineer, one of the tallest competitors at 6'6 Allyssa Beird - 26, Marlborough, MA - 5th Grade Teacher, second woman to finish Stage 1 in ANW history	Flip Rodriguez ("Young Flip") - 28, Los Angeles, CA - Stuntman, 7-time ANW veteran JJ Woods - 30, Miami, FL - Stuntman, 5-time ANW veteran Jessie Graff ("Wonder Woman") - 33, Calabasas, CA - Stuntwoman, first woman to finish Stage 1 in ANW history

Overview[edit]

All three teams will run Stage 1 as a relay race.
Each ninja runs through a few obstacles and tags their teammate.
The team with the fastest time gets a free pass to the finals on Stage 3.
The other two teams will battle it out on Stage 2 for the other spot in the finals.
Whichever team clocks the fastest time on Stage 3 wins the competition.

Obstacles
Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3
Snake Run	Giant Ring Swing	Floating Boards
Propeller Bar	Criss Cross Salmon Ladder	Keylock Hang
Double Dipper	Wave Runner	Nail Clipper
Jumping Spider	Swing Surfer	Ultimate Cliffhanger
Parkour Run	Wingnut Alley	Curved Body Prop
Warped Wall	Wall Flip	Peg Cloud
Domino Pipes	—	Time Bomb
Flying Squirrel + Final Climb	—	Flying Bar

Results[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

All three teams completed Stage 1 in record time. Team Matt finished in 1:14.82. Team Akbar finished in 1:26.33. Team Kristine finished in 1:13.83, the fastest time of the season.

Leaderboard[edit]

Order	Competitor	Outcome	Result
1	Flip Rodriguez (previously 13th - 2:04.34 in the National Finals), JJ Woods (previously 30th - 2:18.27 in the National Finals), Jessie Graff (Team Kristine )	Finished	1:13.83
2	Jesse Labreck, Lance Pekus (previously 4th - 1:49.52 in the National Finals), Jamie Rahn (previously 9th - 1:59.77 in the National Finals) (Team Matt )	Finished	1:14.82
3	Tyler Yamauchi (previously 18th - 2:09.53 in the National Finals), Jon Alexis Jr. (previously 31st - 2:19.40 in the National Finals), Allyssa Beird (previously 36th - 2:26.52 in the National Finals) (Team Akbar )	Finished	1:26.33
4	Josh Salinas	Finished	1:38.54
5	Daniel Gil	Finished	1:47.04
6	Drew Drechsel	Finished	1:48.44 (previously 1st - 1:33.71 in the National Finals)
7	Hunter Guerard	Finished	1:51.16
8	Joe Moravsky	Finished	1:52.24
9	Dave Cavanagh	Finished	1:56.76
10	Nicholas Coolridge	Finished	1:58.18
11	Brent Steffensen	Finished	2:01.34
12	Thomas Stillings	Finished	2:02.12
13	Sergio Verdasco	Finished	2:02.21
14	Matthew Ilgenfritz	Finished	2:03.48
15	Kevin Bull	Finished	2:07.05
16	Najee Richardson	Finished	2:07.39
17	Jody Avila	Finished	2:08.18
18	Travis Rosen	Finished	2:08.97
19	Mike Bernardo	Finished	2:10.10
20	Eric Middleton	Finished	2:11.48
21	Cass Clawson	Finished	2:12.32
22	David Campbell	Finished	2:14.11
23	Adam Rayl	Finished	2:14.60
24	Brian Arnold	Finished	2:15.15
25	Sean Bryan	Finished	2:15.48
26	Michael Silenzi	Finished	2:15.56
27	Tyler Gillett	Finished	2:15.59
28	Nick Kostreski	Finished	2:17.28
29	Abel Gonzalez	Finished	2:17.60
30	Josh Levin	Finished	2:21.09
31	Karson Voiles	Finished	2:21.10
32	Drew Knapp	Finished	2:24.28
33	Ryan Stratis	Finished	2:25.33
34	Ian Dory	Finished	2:27.66
35	Andrew Lowes	Finished	2:28.32
36	Grant Clinton	Finished	2:28.52
37	Sean Darling-Hammond	Finished	2:28.74
38	Nick Hanson	Finished	2:29.97
39	Danne Marmolejo	Finished	2:53.16
40	Karl Fow	Finished	N/A

Stage 2[edit]

Team Matt completed Stage 2 with a time of 3:12.70, eliminating Team Akbar, who failed on the Swing Surfer.

Leaderboard[edit]

Order	Competitor	Outcome	Result
1	Jesse Labreck, Jamie Rahn, Lance Pekus (Team Matt )	Finished	3:12.70
2	Sean McColl	Finished	3:22.80
3	Joe Moravsky	Finished	3:35.34
4	Sean Bryan	Finished	3:45.94
5	Najee Richardson	Finished	3:59.03 (previously 2nd - 3:45.71 in the National Finals)

Stage 3[edit]

Both teams completed Stage 3. Team Matt finished in 6:17.96, and Team Kristine finished in 6:12.06, winning the competition for the second year in a row.

Leaderboard[edit]

Order	Competitor	Outcome	Result
1	Jessie Graff, Flip Rodriguez, JJ Woods (Team Kristine )	Finished	6:12.06
2	Lance Pekus, Jamie Rahn, Jesse Labreck (Team Matt )	Finished	6:17.96

Champions: Team Kristine

2019[edit]

The fourth all-stars special aired on May 26, 2019, on NBC, prior to the eleventh season's premiere.^[1]

Just like the last three seasons' competition, ANW hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, along with Kristine Leahy, chose their all-star teams consisting of two male veterans and one female veteran. Two-time winner Team Kristine (gray/pink), focused on young all-stars: Mathis "Kid" Owhadi, Tyler Gillett, and Barclay Stockett. Team Matt (blue) reached out on the same team that just missed out on winning last season: Jamie Rahn, Lance Pekus, and Jesse "Flex" LaBreck. Team Akbar (red) featured: Grant McCartney, Meagan Martin, and Jake Murray. Next came the skills competition on a supersized course, where contestants tested their skills in competition on the 80-foot tall Mega Spider Climb, Wicked Wingnuts, an upper body test on the Dual Doorknob Drop, a side-by-side race on the Striding Steps, 4-story Super Salmon Ladder, and a fun new obstacle, the Big Dipper Freestyle.

Team Competition[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Team Matt
Jamie Rahn	Jesse Labreck	Lance Pekus

Team Akbar
Grant McCartney	Meagan Martin	Jake Murray

Team Kristine
Mathis Owhadi	Tyler Gillett	Barclay Stockett

Team Matt	Team Akbar	Team Kristine
Jamie Rahn ("Captain NBC") - 30, 8-time ANW veteran Jesse Labreck ("Flex") - 28, went farther than any other woman in the regular season Lance Pekus ("Cowboy Ninja") - 31, 7-time ANW veteran	Grant McCartney ("Island Ninja") - 29, 4-time ANW veteran Meagan Martin - 28, 5-time ANW veteran Jake Murray ("The Wild Man") - 31, fastest time on Stage 1 in the National Finals	Mathis Owhadi ("The Kid") - 19, ANW rookie Tyler Gillett ("The Dream Chaser") - 22, ANW rising star Barclay Stockett ("Sparkly Ninja") - 23, one of the shortest competitors at 5'0

Overview[edit]

All three teams will run Stage 1 as a relay race.
Each ninja runs through a few obstacles and tags their teammate.
The team with the fastest time gets a free pass to the finals on Stage 3.
The other two teams will battle it out on Stage 2 for the other spot in the finals.
In Stage 3, the team who makes the most amount of obstacles in the fastest time, wins the competition.

Obstacles
Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3
Archer Alley	Epic Catch & Release	Floating Boards
Propeller Bar	Criss Cross Salmon Ladder	En Garde
Double Dipper	Deja Vu	Crazy Clocks
Jumping Spider	Swing Surfer	Ultimate Cliffhanger
Tire Run	Wingnut Alley	Curved Body Prop
Warped Wall	Water Walls	Peg Cloud
Razor Beams	—	Cane Lane
Twist & Fly + Final Climb	—	Flying Bar

Results[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

Team Matt gets the fastest time of the season with a time of 1:20.48, beating Team Akbar's time of 1:22.40. Despite flying through the first four obstacles, Team Kristine failed on Tire Run and could not post a time.

Leaderboard[edit]

Order	Competitor	Outcome	Result
1	Jesse Labreck, Lance Pekus, Jamie Rahn (previously 27th - 2:18.93 in the National Finals) (Team Matt )	Finished	1:20.48
2	Meagan Martin, Jake Murray (previously 1st - 1:36.00 in the National Finals), Grant McCartney (Team Akbar )	Finished	1:22.40
3	Mathis "Kid" Owhadi	Finished	1:27.18 (previously 3rd - 1:45.71 in the National Finals)
4	Drew Drechsel	Finished	1:37.20
5	Daniel Gil	Finished	1:47.65
6	Austin Gray	Finished	1:52.11
7	Drew Knapp	Finished	2:01.32
8	Adam Rayl	Finished	2:02.04
9	Josh Salinas	Finished	2:03.25
10	Tyler Gillett	Finished	2:03.27
11	Najee Richardson	Finished	2:03.86
12	R.J. Roman	Finished	2:04.10
13	Ethan Swanson	Finished	2:04.79
14	Karson Voiles	Finished	2:06.22
15	Sean Bryan	Finished	2:07.05
16	Josh Levin	Finished	2:09.10
17	Hunter Guerard	Finished	2:09.68
18	Ashlin Herbert	Finished	2:09.80
19	Eric Middleton	Finished	2:09.84
20	Lucas Reale	Finished	2:10.20
21	Mike Meyers	Finished	2:11.15
22	Thomas Stillings	Finished	2:11.42
23	Brian Burkhardt	Finished	2:14.11
24	Angel Rodriguez	Finished	2:15.12
25	Jonathan Stevens	Finished	2:15.42
26	Chris Wilczewski	Finished	2:16.29
27	Dan Polizzi	Finished	2:16.93
28	Nicholas Coolridge	Finished	2:17.84
29	Mike Murray	Finished	2:20.60
30	Zach Day	Finished	2:21.09
31	Casey Suchocki	Finished	2:21.51
32	Jack Wilson	Finished	2:30.61
33	Oliver Edelmann	Finished	2:49.36
34	Barclay Stockett	Finished	3:02.57

Stage 2[edit]

Team Kristine failed on the Criss Cross Salmon Ladder and got eliminated by Team Akbar, who failed on the Swing Surfer.

Stage 3[edit]

Both teams completed Stage 3 (6 obstacles). Team Akbar finished in 4:59.06, and Team Matt finished in 4:52.63, winning the competition for the first time ever.

Leaderboard[edit]

Order	Competitor	Outcome	Result
1	Lance Pekus, Jamie Rahn, Jesse Labreck (Team Matt )	Finished (6 obstacles)	4:52.63
2	Grant McCartney, Jake Murray, Meagan Martin (Team Akbar )	Finished (6 obstacles)	4:59.06

Champions: Team Matt

Skills Competition[edit]

Mega Spider Climb: Chris Wilczewski
Wicked Wingnuts: Adam Rayl
Dual Doorknob Drop: Josh Levin
Striding Steps: Joe Moravsky
Super Salmon Ladder: Sean Bryan
Big Dipper Freestyle: Sean Bryan

2020[edit]

The fifth all-stars (skills challenge) special aired on August 31, 2020, on NBC, a week before the start of the twelfth season's premiere. Like previous seasons' competition, ANW hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila returned, this time with Zuri Hall as the sideline reporter picking her first team this year, as well as competitions on a supersized course that tested their skills in competitions, which consisted of the Fearsome Ferris Wheel, Striding Steps, Mega Spider Climb, Big Dipper Freestyle. They chose their all-star teams consisting of two male veterans and one female veteran. Team Matt (blue): Karsten Williams, Ryan Stratis, and Michelle Warnky. Team Akbar (red): Grant McCartney, Jake Murray, and Allyssa Beird. Team Zuri (yellow), like herself, Zuri chose a team of rookies: David Wright, Seth Rogers, and Mady Howard.

Note: Some of the skills competition events that featured Drew Drechsel as one of the competitors were not shown on the special, due to US legal proceedings.

Team Competition[edit]

Rosters[edit]

Team Matt
Michelle Warnky	Karsten Williams	Ryan Stratis

Team Akbar
Allyssa Beird	Grant McCartney	Jake Murray

Team Zuri
Mady Howard	Seth Rogers	David Wright

Team Matt	Team Akbar	Team Zuri
Michelle Warnky - 35, Worthington, OH - Gym Owner, one of only three women ever to finish a city finals Karsten Williams ("The Big Kat") - 39, Fairview, TX - Ninja Coach; Made it to Stage 3 in Season 11 Ryan Stratis - 37, Aurora, CO - Ninja Coach; Competed on every ANW season	Allyssa Beird - 29, Plainville, MA - 5th Grade Teacher, one of only two women to ever conquer Stage 1 Grant McCartney ("Island Ninja") - 32, Honolulu, HI - Flight Attendant, 5-time ANW veteran Jake Murray ("The Wild Man") - 33, Golden, CO - Ninja Trainer, one of the fastest competitors in ANW history	Mady Howard - 24, St. George, UT - ICU Nurse, ANW rookie Seth Rogers ("Big Red") - 20, Pleasanton, CA - College Student, ANW rookie; Made it to Stage 3 in Season 11 David Wright ("Da Cake Ninja") - 20, Houston, TX - Lifeguard, ANW rookie

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Overview[edit]

All three teams will run Stage 1 as a relay race.
Each ninja runs through a few obstacles and tags their teammate.
The team with the fastest time gets a free pass to the finals on Stage 3.
The other two teams will battle it out on Stage 2 for the other spot in the finals.
Whichever team clocks the fastest time on Stage 3 wins the competition.

Obstacles
Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3
Archer Alley	Giant Walk the Plank	Grip & Tip
Spin Your Wheels	Extension Ladder	Iron Summit
Double Dipper	Snap Back	Crazy Clocks
Jumping Spider	Swing Surfer	Ultimate Cliffhanger
Tire Run	Grim Sweeper	Pipe Dream
Warped Wall	Water Walls	Cane Lane
Diving Boards	—	Flying Bar
Twist & Fly + Final Climb	—	—

Results[edit]

Stage 1[edit]

Both Team Zuri and Team Matt completed Stage 1. Team Zuri finished with a time of 2:31.48, and Team Matt finished with a time of 2:29.16. Despite being the fastest through the first six obstacles, Team Akbar failed on the Diving Boards and could not post a time.

Leaderboard[edit]

Rank	Competitor	Outcome	Result
1	Mathis "Kid" Owhadi	Finished	1:38.22
2	Michael Torres	Finished	1:42.36 (previously 12th - 2:12.32 in the National Finals)
3	Ethan Swanson	Finished	1:48.73
4	Daniel Gil	Finished	1:49.46
5	Adam Rayl	Finished	1:52.50 (previously 5th - 1:54.72 in the National Finals)
6	Tyler Smith	Finished	1:53.19
7	Josh Salinas	Finished	1:57.95
8	Lucas Reale	Finished	2:01.03
9	Tyler Gillett	Finished	2:02.45
10	Drew Drechsel	Finished	2:09.75
11	Joe Moravsky	Finished	2:10.19
12	Kevin Carbone	Finished	2:11.14
13	Hunter Guerard	Finished	2:12.70
14	Dave Cavanagh	Finished	2:14.57
15	Flip Rodriguez	Finished	2:16.99
16	Alex Blick	Finished	2:18.42
17	Nate Burkhalter	Finished	2:18.99
18	Ben Wales	Finished	2:19.78
19	Chris DiGangi	Finished	2:21.90
20	R.J. Roman	Finished	2:22.05
21	Dan Polizzi	Finished	2:22.15
22	Grant McCartney	Finished	2:23.44
23	Karson Voiles	Finished	2:24.41
24	Lorin Ball	Finished	2:25.27
25	Casey Suchocki	Finished	2:25.66
26	Karsten Williams (previously 19th - 2:19.92 in the National Finals), Ryan Stratis (previously 20th - 2:20.96 in the National Finals), Michelle Warnky (Team Matt )	Finished	2:29.16
27	David Wright, Seth Rogers (previously 24th - 2:22.60 in the National Finals), Mady Howard (Team Zuri )	Finished	2:31.48
28	Olivia Vivian	Finished	2:56.26
29	Jesse Labreck	Finished	N/A

Stage 2[edit]

Both teams completed Stage 2. Team Zuri finished in 2:34.11, and Team Akbar finished in 2:00.71.

Leaderboard[edit]

Rank	Competitor	Outcome	Result
1	Josh Salinas	Finished	1:57.20
2	Tyler Smith	Finished	1:58.33
3	Jake Murray, Allyssa Beird, Grant McCartney (Team Akbar )	Finished	2:00.71
4	Bryson Klein	Finished	2:02.39
5	Ethan Swanson	Finished	2:06.40
6	Joe Moravsky	Finished	2:12.93
7	Daniel Gil	Finished	2:24.47 (previously 1st - 1:55.43 in the National Finals)
8	Karsten Williams	Finished	2:24.62
9	Tyler Gillett	Finished	2:24.68
10	Drew Drechsel	Finished	2:25.66
11	Kevin Carbone	Finished	2:29.44
12	Adam Rayl	Finished	2:30.20
13	Hunter Guerard	Finished	2:32.06
14	Chris DiGangi	Finished	2:32.64
15	Mady Howard, Seth Rogers (previously 18th - 2:45.73 in the National Finals), David Wright (Team Zuri )	Finished	2:34.11
16	Casey Suchocki	Finished	2:36.97
17	Lucas Reale	Finished	2:37.27
18	Ryan Stratis	Finished	2:44.69
19	Michael Torres	Finished	2:49.14
20	R.J. Roman	Finished	2:49.19
21	Mathis Owhadi	Finished	2:49.47
22	Karson Voiles	Finished	2:51.28
23	Nate Burkhalter	Finished	2:59.04

Stage 3[edit]

Team Matt completed Stage 3, winning the competition for the second year in a row. Team Akbar made it all the way to Cane Lane before failing.

Leaderboard[edit]

Order	Finalist	Outcome
1	Drew Drechsel	Finished (previously 2nd - 7:36.95 in the National Finals)
2	Daniel Gil	Finished (7:35.13)
3	Michelle Warnky, Ryan Stratis, Karsten Williams (Team Matt )	Finished

Champions: Team Matt

Skills Competition[edit]

Fearsome Ferris Wheel: Dave Cavanagh
Striding Steps: Ben Udy
Mega Spider Climb: Michael Torres
Big Dipper Freestyle: Jessie Graff and Grant McCartney

2022[edit]

The sixth All-Stars Special aired on May 30, 2022 on NBC and was renamed All Star Spectacular, a week before the start of the fourteenth season's premiere. Like previous seasons' competition, ANW hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila returned, alongside Zuri Hall as the sideline reporter. This also marks the return of the format after missing out during post twelfth season, due to the various changes in format as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were some competitions on a supersized course that tested their skills, which consisted of the Spring Forward Tag, Cat Grab, Big Dipper Freestyle and Striding Steps. Compared to previous tournaments, there was no Team Competition to set.

Event champions[edit]

Spring Forward Tag: Kyle Soderman
Cat Grab: Josiah Pippel
Big Dipper Freestyle: Najee Richardson
Striding Steps: Flip Rodriguez

Celebrity Ninja Warrior[edit]

Celebrity Ninja Warrior is a special episode of ANW where celebrities compete on a modified American Ninja Warrior course and are coached by ANW competitors. The special aired as part of Red Nose Day, with money raised during the event donated to Comic Relief USA. Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila hosted both editions alongside ANW sideline reporter Kristine Leahy.

The first special aired on May 25, 2017. Nine celebrities competed. For every obstacle the celebrities completed, M&M's and The Rockefeller Foundation pledged to donate $5,000.^{[citation needed]}. A total of $205,000 was raised.

The second special aired on May 24, 2018, and is notable for being the only time one of the show's hosts (Akbar Gbaja-Biamila) has actually run the course in competition. Each obstacle a celebrity completed raised $5,000 for Red Nose Day; earning up to $30,000 for finishing the whole course. A total of $185,000 was raised, courtesy of Comcast.

2017^[2]
Celebrity	Coach
Stephen Amell	Kacy Catanzaro
Derek Hough	Daniel Gil
Erika Christensen	Flip Rodriguez
Natalie Morales	Grant McCartney
Nikki Glaser	Jessie Graff
Jeff Dye	Meagan Martin
Mena Suvari	Natalie Duran
Nick Swisher	Drew Drechsel
Ashton Eaton	Kevin Bull

2018^[3]
Celebrity	Coach
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila	Kevin Bull
Ne-Yo	Drew Drechsel
Colton Dunn	Natalie Duran
Derek Hough	Meagan Martin
Nikki Bella	Grant McCartney
Scott Evans	Flip Rodriguez
Nastia Liukin	Barclay Stockett
Gregg Sulkin	Maggi Thorne

Women's Championship[edit]

A special, American Ninja Warrior Women's Championship aired on May 9, 2021, on NBC at 7:00pm EDT. It featured 12 female competitors that battled through three rounds. In Round 1, all 12 women will face a six-obstacle course. The top 6 women will advance to Round 2, the extended ten-obstacle course. The top four women will advance to race head-to-head on the Power Tower. The winner takes home $50,000 and becomes the ANW female champion.^[4]

ANW Women's Champion 2021: Meagan Martin

ANW Women's Champion 2022: Jesse Labreck

Family Championship[edit]

American Ninja Warrior hosted the first Family Championship on NBC September 5, 2022 at 8:00pm EDT. Ten families competed relay-style on a six-obstacle course (in teams consisting of three family members). The top four teams then faced-off in a Power Tower Tournament, but only one family was crowned American Ninja Warrior Family Champions.

Rules: Each family will run the course twice relay-style by tagging their family member. Must change up the team's run order in Round 2. The four families who covers the most obstacles will advance to the head-to-head Power Tower Tournament.

Power Tower Tournament: Giant Steps to Flag Pole, TAG family member, Angled Steps to Column Climb, TAG, Cliffhanger to Dropping Shelves and hit the buzzer to finish.

2022
Family members	Points (Stage 1/Stage 2)	Outcome
Lewis Family (Derrick: dad, Noel: mom, Darius: son) Del Valle, TX	3/0 total: 3	ELMINATED
Webber Family (Ian: husband, Karissa: wife, Kaleb: nephew) Lehigh, UT	4/2 total: 6	ELMINATED
Wright Family (Mike: brother, Nikkilette: sister, Roman: cousin) Tennessee	3/3 total: 6	ELMINATED
Choi Family (Jimmy: dad, Karina: daughter, Minkay: cousin) Bolingbrook, IL	4/4 total: 8	ELMINATED
Johnston Family (Cody: dad, Rylee: mom, Preslie: daughter) Scottsdale, AZ	4/4 total: 8	ELMINATED
O'Dell Family (George: dad, Amanda: mom, Trey: son) Indianapolis, IN	4/4 total: 8	ELMINATED
Henrichs Family (Shawn: dad, Annabella: older daughter, Secorra: younger daughter)	6/3 total: 9	LOST Power Tower Race 2 to Becksrand Family
Zimmerman Family (Sandy: mom, Charlie: dad, Brett: son) Spokane, WA	4/6 total: 10	LOST Power Tower Race 1 to Auer Family
Beckstrand Family (Holly: mom, Brian: dad, Kai: son) St. George, Utah	3/6 total: 9	LOST Power Tower Race 3 to Auer Family to Auer Family
Auer Family (Hannah: wife Caleb: husband Josh: brother) Holly Springs, NC	4/5 total: 9	ANW Family Challenge CHAMPIONS

^ "American Ninja Warrior All-Stars". The Futon Critic. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference TFC Apr. 2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference TFC Apr. 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "American Ninja Warrior Women's Championship: By the numbers". 10 May 2021.

[1] "American Ninja Warrior All-Stars". The Futon Critic. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

[TFC_Apr._2017-2] Cite error: The named reference TFC Apr. 2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[TFC_Apr._2018-3] Cite error: The named reference TFC Apr. 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "American Ninja Warrior Women's Championship: By the numbers". 10 May 2021.

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