The tenth season of American Ninja Warrior premiered on May 30, 2018 on NBC. Hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila returned for their ninth and sixth seasons, respectively, alongside sideline reporter Kristine Leahy who returns for her fourth. Prior to the season premiere, NBC aired two special episodes. On May 17, 2018, a two-hour All-Stars special aired, while on May 24, 2018, the second annual Celebrity Ninja Warrior for Red Nose Day featured celebrities raising money for charity.[1][2]
Changes this season included the introduction of the 18-foot (5.5 m) "Mega Wall". It was next to the original 14'6" (4.4 m) warped wall, and gave competitors the choice of which to climb. Competitors who chose the Mega Wall had only one attempt to reach the top, and if successful, would win $10,000. If unsuccessful, the competitor would only get one shot at the warped wall. Those who did not wish to attempt the Mega Wall had three chances to reach the top of the warped wall. The Mega Wall was only in play during the city qualifying.[3] In addition, the age limit was lowered down from 21 in all previous seasons to 19 this season.[4] The "Last Ninja Standing", the competitor who goes the farthest in the finals, if no one completes Stage 4, would now receive $100,000.[5]
Season 7 champion Isaac Caldiero participated and finished the Indianapolis qualifiers, marking his return to competition in the series. He would later fall in the city finals, marking the end of his season as he fell at Block Run.
Indicates obstacles created by fans for the "American Ninja Warrior Obstacle Design Challenge".
Event
Obstacles
Finishers
Los Angeles
Qualifying
Floating Steps
Jumper Cables
Spinning Bridge
Sky Hooks
Doorknob Drop
Warped Wall/Mega Wall
N/A
10
Finals
Archer Steps
Flying Shelf Grab
Warped Wall
Salmon Ladder
Giant Cubes
Baton Pass
Spider Trap
9
Dallas
Qualifying
Floating Steps
Catch & Release
Bouncing Spider
Tuning Forks
Crank It Up
Warped Wall/Mega Wall
N/A
13
Finals
Archer Steps
Broken Bridge
Warped Wall
Salmon Ladder
Nail Clipper
Fallout
Spider Trap
5
Miami
Qualifying
Floating Steps
Fly Wheels
Razor's Edge
Ring Turn
Slippery Summit
Warped Wall/Mega Wall
N/A
11
Finals
Archer Steps
Cannonball Drop
Warped Wall
Salmon Ladder
Crazy Clocks
Stair Hopper
Spider Trap
3
Indianapolis
Qualifying
Floating Steps
Wheel Flip
Block Run
Spin Hopper
Warped Wall/Mega Wall
N/A
10
Finals
Archer Steps
Fly Wheels
Warped Wall
Salmon Ladder
The Clacker
Cane Lane
Spider Trap
3
Philadelphia
Qualifying
Floating Steps
Spinning Bowties
Broken Bridge
Wingnuts
Lightning Bolts
Warped Wall/Mega Wall
N/A
12
Finals
Archer Steps
Warped Wall
Salmon Ladder
Captain's Wheel
Spinball Wizard
Spider Trap
3
Minneapolis
Qualifying
Floating Steps
Double Twister
Ring Jump
Diamond Dash
Battering Ram
Warped Wall/Mega Wall
N/A
14
Finals
Archer Steps
Sky Hooks
Warped Wall
Salmon Ladder
The Hinge
Iron Maiden
Spider Trap
5
National Finals
Event
Obstacle(s)
Finishers
Stage 1
Archer Alley
Propeller Bar
Double Dipper
Jumping Spider
Jeep Run
Warped Wall
Razor Beams
Twist & Fly
30
Stage 2
Epic Catch & Release
Criss Cross Salmon Ladder
Deja Vu
Swing Surfer
Wingnut Alley
Water Walls
N/A
2
Stage 3
Floating Boards
En Garde
Crazy Clocks
Ultimate Cliffhanger
Curved Body Prop
Peg Cloud
Cane Lane
Flying Bar
0
Stage 4
Rope Climb
N/A
City courses
Bold denotes the finishers who completed the Mega Wall and received a $10,000 bonus. Italics denote the Top 5 women who also finished in the overall Top 30.
Los Angeles
Qualifying
A "Jurassic World Night"-themed course was present during the episode. It featured Jurassic World-like decorations and dinosaurs. This was to promote the upcoming action-thriller movie Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. Actors Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard both made special appearances. The course featured two new obstacles, the Jumper Cables and Doorknob Drop.
Bold denotes the finishers who completed the Mega Wall and received a $10,000 bonus. Italics denote the Top 5 women who also finished in the overall Top 30.
The Los Angeles Finals were the first finals to air this season and introduced some new changes to the Finals competition. Unlike past seasons, two of the original 6 obstacles were replaced for the finals, in this case, the Archer Steps (a new obstacle) replaced the Floating Steps, and the Flying Shelf Grab replaced the Sky Hooks. This course consisted of two new obstacles on the back half: the Baton Pass and the new finals closer, the Spider Trap.
Top 15 Competitors
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Sean Bryan
6:09.99
Finished
2
Nicholas Coolridge
6:10.92
Finished
3
Josh Levin
6:21.84
Finished
4
Kevin Bull
6:31.31
Finished
5
Brian Rambo
6:33.63
Finished
6
Adam Rayl
6:37.39
Finished
7
Flip Rodriguez
6:38.17
Finished
8
David Campbell
7:01.27
Finished
9
Derek Miyamoto
8:10.39
Finished
10
Spencer Clapp
6:27.21
Spider Trap
11
Thomas Kofron
4:58.34
Baton Pass
12
Nick Hanson
5:28.83
Baton Pass
13
Eric Nelson
5:43.21
Baton Pass
14
Davyon Hancox
5:56.56
Baton Pass
15
Brian Kretsch
6:01.69
Baton Pass
Top 2 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Tiana Webberley
6:58.53
Baton Pass
2
Anna Shumaker
5:36.86
Giant Cubes
Dallas
Qualifying
The Dallas Qualifying featured two new obstacles, the Catch & Release and the Tuning Forks. The Mega Wall was also introduced.
Bold denotes the finishers who completed the Mega Wall and received a $10,000 bonus. Italics denote the Top 5 women who also finished in the overall Top 30.
Top 30 Competitors
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Daniel Gil
1:40.79
Finished (Mega Wall)
2
Matthew Day
2:09.62
Finished
3
Josh Salinas
2:21.30
Finished
4
Mathis "Kid" Owhadi
2:36.58
Finished
5
Thomas Stillings
2:38.88
Finished
6
Jeremiah Morgan
2:41.27
Finished
7
Andrew Swinghamer
3:27.14
Finished
8
Abel Gonzalez
3:52.26
Finished
9
Tyler Humphrey
4:12.67
Finished
10
Kevin Jordan
4:29.18
Finished
11
Tremayne Dortch
4:38.73
Finished
12
Mike Murray
4:45.67
Finished
13
Jon Stewart
5:43.61
Finished
14
Venn Johns
3:48.00
Warped Wall
15
Andrew Lowes
1:20.86
Crank It Up
16
Nate Burkhalter
1:27.47
Crank It Up
17
Steven Tucker
1:46.56
Crank It Up
18
Chris Cambre
1:48.26
Crank It Up
19
Josh Norton
1:48.98
Crank It Up
20
Adam Ster
2:07.13
Crank It Up
21
Dylan Lancaster
2:30.18
Crank It Up
22
Victor Gonzalez
2:33.18
Crank It Up
23
Louis Moore
2:52.04
Crank It Up
24
Erik Brown
3:06.43
Crank It Up
25
Karen Wiltin
3:48.91
Crank It Up
26
Quest O'Neal
3:57.48
Crank It Up
27
Karsten Williams
0:42.40
Tuning Forks
28
Brent Steffensen
0:49.52
Tuning Forks
29
Brian Burkhardt
0:52.20
Tuning Forks
30
Elliott Jolivette
0:56.60
Tuning Forks
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Karen Wiltin
3:48.91
Crank It Up
2
Quest O'Neal
3:57.48
Crank It Up
3
Barclay Stockett
1:30.32
Tuning Forks
4
Brittany Hanks
2:05.65
Tuning Forks
5
Kat Ratcliff
0:48.73
Bouncing Spider
Finals
The Dallas Finals replaced the first and fourth obstacles with the Archer Steps and the Broken Bridge respectively. The back half of the ANW course featured the new themed obstacle called Fallout which is inspired by action stunts from the film, Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
Top 15 Competitors
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Daniel Gil
3:54.73
Finished
2
Matthew Day
4:37.10
Finished
3
Josh Salinas
4:38.49
Finished
4
Jeremiah Morgan
5:16.53
Finished
5
Mathis "Kid" Owhadi
5:37.17
Finished
6
Thomas Stillings
3:06.96
Fallout
7
Abel Gonzalez
3:31:85
Fallout
8
Brian Burkhardt
1:40.86
Nail Clipper
9
Elliott Jolivette
2:24.68
Nail Clipper
10
Karsten Williams
2:27.76
Nail Clipper
11
Andrew Swinghamer
2:33.66
Nail Clipper
12
Mike Murray
2:48.77
Nail Clipper
13
Brent Steffensen
2:50.72
Nail Clipper
14
Josh Norton
4:03.23
Nail Clipper
15
Kevin Jordan
4:10.84
Nail Clipper
Top 2 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Barclay Stockett
4:25.20
Nail Clipper
2
Brittany Hanks
1:55.96
Broken Bridge
Miami
Qualifying
In attendance were University of Miami cheerleaders and the university mascot Sebastian the Ibis, along with 3-time NFL All-Pro Jevon Kearse, and "Ninjatron", a 10-foot homemade ninja robot costume made by competitor Jesse Johnson. The Miami Qualifying featured two new obstacles, the Ring Turn and Slippery Summit.
Bold denotes the finishers who completed the Mega Wall and received a $10,000 bonus. Italics denote the Top 5 women who also finished in the overall Top 30.
In attendance yet again were University of Miami cheerleaders and the university mascot Sebastian the Ibis. The Miami Finals replaced the Floating Steps with the Archer Steps, the Fly Wheels with Cannonball Drop, as well as added a new obstacle to the back half, the Crazy Clocks.
Italics denote the Top 2 women who also finished in the overall Top 15.
The Indianapolis Qualifying marked the return of the only winner of American Ninja Warrior; bus boy and rock climber, Isaac Caldiero who achieved "total victory" three seasons ago. U.S. Women's Hockey Olympic Gold medalist Kendall Coyne and IndyCar racer and 2008 Indianapolis 500 champ Scott Dixon ran the course which was held at the historic Monument Circle. In attendance was the Indianapolis Colts cheerleaders and their mascot "Blue", as well as the University of Indiana cheerleaders. The Indianapolis Qualifying featured two new obstacles, the Wheel Flip and Spin Hopper. No finishers were able to conquer the Mega Wall.
Italics denote the Top 5 women who also finished in the overall Top 30.
Top 30 Competitors
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Michael Bougher
2:29.54
Finished
2
Dan Polizzi
2:29.70
Finished
3
Chris DiGangi
3:00.61
Finished
4
Travis Rosen
3:01.97
Finished
5
Brad Spine
3:13.00
Finished
6
Kyle Stradtman
3:21.46
Finished
7
Rigel Henry
3:32.82
Finished
8
Phillip Hucke
3:47.64
Finished
9
Isaac Caldiero
3:59.91
Finished
10
Flex Labreck
4:04.33
Finished
11
Ethan Swanson
0:37.77
Spin Hopper
12
Trevor West
0:49.60
Spin Hopper
13
Brian Arnold
1:02.21
Spin Hopper
14
Tyler Yamauchi
1:05.53
Spin Hopper
15
Nate Tackett
1:16.15
Spin Hopper
16
Eric Sheppard
1:28.40
Spin Hopper
17
James Wilson
1:28.76
Spin Hopper
18
Alex Carson
1:38.22
Spin Hopper
19
Jonas Duncan
1:38.40
Spin Hopper
20
Kyle Schulze
1:39.18
Spin Hopper
21
Kourtney Timmons
1:40.73
Spin Hopper
22
David Womelsdorf
1:44.24
Spin Hopper
23
Mario Brown
2:00.28
Spin Hopper
24
Mike Wright
2:01.60
Spin Hopper
25
Jesse Maurer
2:20.26
Spin Hopper
26
Alex Bienz
2:21.64
Spin Hopper
27
Mohammed Almarzouq
2:21.84
Spin Hopper
28
Nicole Martinez
2:22.77
Spin Hopper
29
Jeri D'Aurelio
2:27.66
Spin Hopper
30
Marcelino Riley
2:35.86
Spin Hopper
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Jesse Labreck
4:04.33
Finished
2
Nicole Martinez
2:22.77
Spin Hopper
3
Jeri D'Aurelio
2:27.66
Spin Hopper
4
Madelynn McNeal
2:50.39
Spin Hopper
5
Meghan Anten
0:38.05
Wheel Flip
Finals
The Indianapolis Finals replaced the Floating Steps with the Archer Steps. Cannonball Drop was replaced with the Fly Wheels, and a new obstacle, Cane Lane, was added to the back half.
Italics denote the Top 2 women who also finished in the overall Top 15.
Top 15 Competitors
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Ethan Swanson
5:44.36
Finished
2
Trevor West
5:48.76
Finished
3
Rigel Henry
6:36.43
Finished
4
Dan Polizzi
4:52.13
Spider Trap
5
Tyler Yamauchi
3:29.39
Cane Lane
6
Michael Bougher
3:46.21
Cane Lane
7
Travis Rosen
3:46.57
Cane Lane
8
Chris DiGangi
4:01.67
Cane Lane
9
Brad Spine
4:12.76
Cane Lane
10
Kyle Schulze
4:36.11
Cane Lane
11
Mike Wright
4:42.44
Cane Lane
12
Flex Labreck
5:09.83
Cane Lane
13
Brian Arnold
5:25.10
Cane Lane
14
Alex Carson
3:52.71
The Clacker
15
Philip Hucke
3:06.80
Salmon Ladder
Top 2 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Jesse Labreck
5:09.83
Cane Lane
2
Jeri D'Aurelio
1:35.91
Spin Hopper
Philadelphia
Qualifying
The Philadelphia Qualifying featured two new obstacles, the Spinning Bowties and Lightning Bolts. In attendance was the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders and their mascot "Swoop", as well as former Eagles wide receiver-turned ANW fan, Jason Avant, who ran the course. His former teammate Quintin Mikell and current Eagles cornerbackJalen Mills showed their support on the sidelines. This was the first qualifier that 3 women finished the course on the same night – Michelle Warnky, Allyssa Beird and rookie Casey Rothschild, who, at 20 years old, was the youngest female competitor (and the second female rookie ever) to hit the buzzer after Meagan Martin.
Bold denotes the finishers who completed the Mega Wall and received a $10,000 bonus. Italics denote the Top 5 women who also finished in the overall Top 30.
Top 30 Competitors
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Chris Wilczewski
2:01.53
Finished (Mega Wall)
2
Dave Cavanagh
2:13.21
Finished
3
Matt Strollo
2:34.06
Finished
4
Jamie Rahn
2:37.50
Finished
5
James McGrath
2:38.54
Finished
6
Najee Richardson
2:53.86
Finished (Mega Wall)
7
Chad Riddle
3:06.52
Finished
8
Mike Bernardo
3:06.71
Finished
9
Judas Licciardello
3:12.50
Finished
10
Michelle Warnky
3:57.05
Finished
11
Allyssa Beird
4:02.86
Finished
12
Casey Rothschild
4:57.25
Finished
13
Lucas Reale
0:51.65
Lightning Bolts
14
Zach Day
1:05.44
Lightning Bolts
15
Tyler Waters
1:07.09
Lightning Bolts
16
Chris Fantauzzo
1:07.10
Lightning Bolts
17
Christian DeRubeis
1:07.59
Lightning Bolts
18
Angel Rodriguez
1:09.09
Lightning Bolts
19
Cody Coppola
1:11.05
Lightning Bolts
20
Alex Nye
1:14.39
Lightning Bolts
21
Andrew Sherk
1:14.82
Lightning Bolts
22
James Bartholomew
1:17.57
Lightning Bolts
23
Logan Kreglow
1:20.17
Lightning Bolts
24
Darion Bennet
1:26.16
Lightning Bolts
25
Shawn Johnson
1:31.07
Lightning Bolts
26
Gavin Ross
1:33.99
Lightning Bolts
27
Paul Ruggeri III
1:36.74
Lightning Bolts
28
Brian Pease
1:39.65
Lightning Bolts
29
Ryan Lee
1:42.46
Lightning Bolts
30
John Uga
1:46.59
Lightning Bolts
Top 5 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Michelle Warnky
3:57.05
Finished
2
Allyssa Beird
4:02.86
Finished
3
Casey Rothschild
4:57.25
Finished
4
Cara Mack
2:19.45
Lightning Bolts
5
McKinley Pierce
0:55.89
Wingnuts
Finals
In attendance again were the Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders and mascot Swoop, along with the cheerleaders from Villanova University were cheering on the athletes. The Philadelphia Finals featured one new obstacle, Captain's Wheel.
Italics denote the Top 2 women who also finished in the overall Top 15.
The Minneapolis Finals replaced the Floating Steps with the Archer Steps and replaced the Ring Jump with the Sky Hooks. One new obstacle was added to the back half, the Hinge.
Top 15 Competitors
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Jon Alexis Jr.
4:48.50
Finished
2
Joe Moravsky
5:02.30
Finished
3
Jake Murray
5:21.57
Finished
4
Jonathan Stevens
6:25.31
Finished
5
Ian Dory
7:57.57
Finished
6
Mike Meyers
2:50.50
Iron Maiden
7
Eric Middleton
2:57.24
Iron Maiden
8
Karson Voiles
3:10.31
Iron Maiden
9
Hunter Guerard
3:13.59
Iron Maiden
10
Lance Pekus
3:13.81
Iron Maiden
11
Drew Knapp
3:36.79
Iron Maiden
12
Austin Gray
3:45.63
Iron Maiden
13
Danny Bergestrom
3:51.72
Iron Maiden
14
Tyler Gillett
4:11.30
Iron Maiden
15
Sean Darling-Hammond
4:17.85
Iron Maiden
Top 2 Women
Rank
Competitor
Time
Furthest Obstacle
1
Meagan Martin
4:33.16
Iron Maiden
2
Abby Clark
3:31.13
Warped Wall
City Qualifying Leaderboard
Bold denotes the finishers who completed the Mega Wall and received a $10,000 bonus. Italics denote the Top 5 women who also finished in the overall Top 30.
The National Finals were taped in June 2018 on the vacant lot across from the Luxor Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip that has been home to the Finals since the show stopped sending the finalists to Japan.[7][8] The lot is close to the Las Vegas Village location of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shootings, which led the producers to consider finding another venue before deciding to return. The taping took place on the first two nights of a weeklong session that also included tapings for the "USA vs. The World", "All-Stars Team Challenge", and "All-Stars Skills Challenge" special events.
This season, 97 competitors made it to Vegas. In attendance were the Vegas Golden Knights cheerleaders and mascot Chance cheering on the competitors.
Note: Even though she earned a place in the Las Vegas finals, 5-time ANW finalist Jessie Graff cannot compete because of her shooting schedule while filming Wonder Woman 1984 (Wonder Woman sequel) as a stuntwoman. Jessie is seen on the Stage 1 finals Day 2 episode in Canary Islands, Spain telling the viewers about it and wishing her fellow competitors "good luck".
Stage 1
30 Competitors made it through this grueling Stage 1 course. The Double Dipper knocked out 26 competitors on Stage 1, the most of any obstacle on Stage 1, including David Campbell, Brett Sims, Travis Rosen, Flip Rodriguez, Jeremiah Morgan, Chris DiGangi, Karsten Williams, Neil Craver, Abel Gonzalez, Tyler Yamuachi, Rigel Henry, Michael Johnson, Rachael Goldstein, Abby Clark, and the man who made it the farthest the previous season, Joe Moravsky. In Travis Rosen's case, he broke his ankle at the dismount, which eventually resulted in him urgently being rushed to the hospital, as it was confirmed by the paramedics that his right ankle had been fractured from the impact.
The highlight of Stage 1 was Jamie Rahn who became the first competitor in ANW to finish the course barefoot when he ran the course (for the most part) without shoes when his right sneaker came off during the Propeller Bar. He completed the course in 2:17.93.
Stage 1 featured four new obstacles, Archer Alley, Jeep Run, the Razor Beams, and Twist & Fly.
Table key
Key
Description
Run aired on Night 1
Run aired on Night 2
Run unaired
Stage 1 Finishers
Rank
Competitor
Time
1
Jake Murray
1:36.00
2
Drew Drechsel
1:36.20
3
Mathis "Kid" Owhadi
1:44.71
4
Daniel Gil
1:46.65
5
Austin Gray
1:51.11
6
Drew Knapp
2:00.32
7
Adam Rayl
2:01.04
8
Josh Salinas
2:02.25
9
Tyler Gillett
2:02.27
10
Najee Richardson
2:02.86
11
R.J. Roman
2:03.10
12
Ethan Swanson
2:03.79
13
Karson Voiles
2:05.22
14
Sean Bryan
2:06.05
15
Josh Levin
2:08.10
16
Hunter Guerard
2:08.68
17
Eric Middleton
2:08.84
18
Lucas Reale
2:09.20
19
Mike Meyers
2:10.15
20
Thomas Stillings
2:10.42
21
Brian Burkhardt
2:13.11
22
Angel Rodriguez
2:14.12
23
Jonathan Stevens
2:14.42
24
Chris Wilczewski
2:15.29
25
Dan Polizzi
2:15.93
26
Nicholas Coolridge
2:16.84
27
Jamie Rahn
2:17.93
28
Mike Murray
2:19.60
29
Zach Day
2:20.09
30
Casey Suchocki
2:20.51
Stage 2
Stage 2 featured three new obstacles, Epic Catch and Release, Deja Vu, and the first underwater obstacle, the Water Walls.
Results:
Competitor
Result
Notes
Josh Salinas
5.Wingnut Alley
Lost grip on third wingnut.
Nicholas Coolridge
2.Criss Cross Salmon Ladder
Digest. Derailed bar before second horizontal transition.
Tyler Gillett
3.Deja Vu
Digest. Fell before hooking first bar into second cradle.
Casey Suchocki
3.Deja Vu
Digest. Lost grip after unhooking second bar.
Daniel Gil
3.Deja Vu
Fell after unhooking one side of the second bar.
Chris Wilczewski
5.Wingnut Alley
Digest. Transition to second wingnut.
Jake Murray
1.Epic Catch and Release
Lost grip after un-hooking second handle.
R.J. Roman
5.Wingnut Alley
Transition to third wingnut.
Lucas Reale
2.Criss Cross Salmon Ladder
Digest. Third level.
Dan Polizzi
3.Deja Vu
Digest. Lost grip after un-hooking second bar.
Josh Levin
5.Wingnut Alley
Digest. Transition to fourth wingnut.
Najee Richardson
6.Water Walls
Time out after clearing final wall.
Angel Rodriguez
2.Criss Cross Salmon Ladder
Digest. Third level.
Mike Murray
3.Deja Vu
Digest. Lost grip while transitioning to second bar.
Karson Voiles
5.Wingnut Alley
Digest. Transition to second wingnut.
Mathis "Kid" Owhadi
5.Wingnut Alley
Transition to third wingnut.
Thomas Stillings
3.Deja Vu
Digest.Fell after unhooking one side of the second bar.
Mike Meyers
3.Deja Vu
Digest. Fell after unhooking one side of the second bar.
Hunter Guerard
3.Deja Vu
Digest. Fell after unhooking one side of the second bar.
Sean Bryan
FINISH (21.70 seconds left)
Zach Day
5.Wingnut Alley
Shown in commercial run. Lost grip on third wingnut.
Adam Rayl
2.Criss Cross Salmon Ladder
Derailed bar before second horizontal transition.
Austin Gray
3.Deja Vu
Lost grip after unhooking first bar.
Eric Middleton
3.Deja Vu
Digest. Lost grip on second bar.
Drew Knapp
5.Wingnut Alley
Digest. Lost grip on third wingnut.
Ethan Swanson
5.Wingnut Alley
Digest. Transition to second wingnut.
Jamie Rahn
5.Wingnut Alley
Transition to second wingnut.
Jonathan Stevens
2.Criss Cross Salmon Ladder
Digest. Sixth level.
Brian Burkhardt
5.Wingnut Alley
Digest. Transition to second wingnut.
Drew Drechsel
FINISH (38.65 seconds left).
Leaderboard
Order
Competitor
Outcome
Result
1
Drew Drechsel
Finished
3:51.35
2
Sean Bryan
Finished
4:08.30
Stage 3
Stage 3 featured one new obstacle, En Garde.
Run Order
Competitor
Result
Notes
1
Sean Bryan
4. Ultimate Cliffhanger
Transition to final ledge.
2
Drew Drechsel
4. Ultimate Cliffhanger
Transition to final ledge.
For the first time on American Ninja Warrior, a cash prize is guaranteed to the player who makes it furthest in the competition of $100,000, in the event that no one completes Stage 4. Drew Drechsel became season 10's Last Ninja Standing on the tie-breaker over Sean Bryan, as Sean failed at the Ultimate Cliffhanger. However, because of an announcement in July 2020 over the ongoing United States v. Drechsel litigation that affects Drechsel's prize money being held in escrow over eligibility requirements (his alleged crimes took place before this season was taped), should he be convicted, Bryan would claim the prize by forfeit.