American Ninja Warrior season 6

The sixth season of American Ninja Warrior premiered on NBC on May 26, 2014. Matt Iseman returned for his sixth season as host, while Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Jenn Brown each returned for their second season. Similar to previous seasons, the winner receives $500,000 and the coveted title, "American Ninja Warrior".

American Ninja Warrior
Season 6
Hosted byMatt Iseman
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Jenn Brown
No. of contestants600[1]
Finals venueLas Vegas, NV
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkNBC
Esquire Network
Original releaseMay 26 (2014-05-26) –
September 8, 2014 (2014-09-08)
Season chronology
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Cities

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In addition to the five cities (Venice Beach, Dallas, St. Louis, Miami, and Denver), the national finals were held once again in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Obstacles

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City Qualifying & Finals

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Event Obstacles Finishers
Venice Beach Qualifying Quintuple Steps Spinning Wheel Slack Ladder Jumping Bars into Cargo Net Monkey Peg Warped Wall N/A 18
Finals Salmon Ladder Cannonball Alley Body Prop Spider Climb 2
Dallas Qualifying Log Grip Tilting Table Swing Jump Ring Toss N/A 21
Finals Salmon Ladder Swinging Frames Pole Grasper Spider Climb 7
St. Louis Qualifying Rolling Log Bridge of Blades Rope Swing into Cargo Net Double Tilt Ladder N/A 25
Finals Salmon Ladder Rumbling Dice Crazy Cliffhanger Spider Climb 9
Miami Qualifying Downhill Pipe Drop Dancing Stones Jump Hang Curtain Slider N/A 42
Finals Salmon Ladder Minefield Floating Stairs Spider Climb 7
Denver Qualifying Cat Grab Spinning Log Spikes into Cargo Devil Steps N/A 22
Finals Salmon Ladder Arm Rings Doorknob Arch Spider Climb 6

National Finals

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Event Obstacle(s) Finishers
Stage 1 Piston Road Giant Ring Silk Slider Jumping Spider Half Pipe Attack Warped Wall Spinning Bridge Final Climb 18
Stage 2 Rope Jungle Double Salmon Ladder Unstable Bridge Butterfly Wall Metal Spin Wall Lift 2
Stage 3 Cannonball Incline Doorknob Grasper Floating Boards Ultimate Cliffhanger Propeller Bar Hang Climb Spider Flip Flying Bar 0
Stage 4 Rope Climb N/A

City Qualifying

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Regional competitions were held in the following five locations to determine the 90 competitors to participate in the qualifying rounds: Venice Beach, CA, Dallas, TX, St. Louis, MO, Miami, FL, and Denver, CO. The top 30 competitors that went the farthest the fastest would move on to the finals rounds.

Venice Beach Qualifying

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result[2]
1 David Campbell Completed 1:55.45
2 James McGrath Completed 1:57.08
3 Alan Connealy Completed 2:07.23
4 Kevin Bull Completed 2:28.18
5 Dustin Rocho Completed 2:32.91
6 Thaddeus Robeck Completed 2:43.66
7 Derek Nakamoto Completed 2:58.52
8 Dan Mast Completed 3:07.34
9 Alex Kane Completed 3:19.31
10 Kyle Cochran Completed 3:37.05
11 Travis Brewer Completed 3:45.07
12 Robert Ing Completed 4:11.96
13 Ben Melick Completed 4:20.41
14 Evan Dollard Completed 4:41.46
15 Dorian Cedars Completed 4:51.90
16 Andres De La Rosa Completed 5:16.14
17 James Sclar Completed 5:29.34
18 Mario Mendoza Completed 6:58.27
19 Vadym Kuvakin Failed Warped Wall (2:20.02)
20 Alexander Gines Failed Warped Wall (5:07.12)
21 Keita Kashiwagi Failed Warped Wall (5:35.36)
22 Brian Kretsch Failed Monkey Peg (0:59.28)
23 David Money Failed Monkey Peg (1:08.90)
24 Vadym Krasnenko Failed Monkey Peg (1:30.19)
25 Justin Taylor Failed Monkey Peg (1:33.57)
26 Danny Goler Failed Monkey Peg (1:39.19)
27 Paul Money Failed Monkey Peg (1:46.12)
28 Warren Li Failed Monkey Peg (2:06.84)
29 Brennan Mejia Failed Monkey Peg (2:27.53)
30 Quoc-Hoan Do Failed Jumping Bars into Cargo Net (1:10.48)

Dallas Qualifying

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result[3]
1 Dillon Gates Completed 1:31.19
2 Kevin Klein Completed 1:33.42
3 Joshua Cook Completed 1:41.10
4 Raymond Clawson Completed 1:48.23
5 Jaret Salas Completed 1:58.62
6 Tremayne Dortch Completed 2:05.98
7 Seth Blaustein Completed 2:11.43
8 Jordan Yordanov Completed 2:13.50
9 Connor Moyer Completed 2:23.37
10 David Gilbert Completed 2:33.71
11 Nathan Jasso Completed 2:43.25
12 Eric McKeethen Completed 2:54.75
13 Sam Sann Completed 3:03.51
14 Jimmy Bogle Jr. Completed 3:04.34
15 Matthew Laessig Completed 3:04.54
16 Johnathan Morin Completed 3:06.03
17 Terry Cossey Completed 3:15.38
18 Jo Jo Bynum Completed 3:21.17
19 Abel Gonzalez Jr. Completed 3:29.07
20 Karsten Williams Completed 3:36.61
21 Kacy Catanzaro Completed 5:26.18
22 Jeremy Morgan Failed Warped Wall (1:10.30)
23 Brandon Pannell Failed Warped Wall (1:34.77)
24 Geoffrey Lancaster Failed Warped Wall (1:40.11)
25 Michael Solomon Failed Warped Wall (1:43.08)
26 Geoffrey Motil Failed Warped Wall (2:02.10)
27 Daniel Manuel Failed Warped Wall (2:10.39)
28 Joe Calderon Failed Warped Wall (2:41.33)
29 Engin Dolen Failed Warped Wall (2:53.27)
30 Joshua Stone Failed Warped Wall (2:59.64)

St. Louis Qualifying

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result[4]
1 Joe Moravsky Completed 1:04.13
2 Aaron Himelright Completed 1:27.19
3 Joseph Hyndman Completed 1:32.68
4 Michael Needham Completed 1:35.40
5 Elet Hall Completed 1:37.05
6 Travis Rosen Completed 1:39.55
7 Andrew Karsen Completed 2:02.92
8 Jamie Rahn Completed 2:04.61
9 Roland Seward Completed 2:12.78
10 Dan Galiczynski Completed 2:13.06
11 Adam Arnold Completed 2:22.53
12 Rob Moravsky Completed 2:24.80
13 Geoff Britten Completed 2:25.71
14 Matthew Schumann Completed 2:34.43
15 Brian Wilczewski Completed 2:40.67
16 Chris Wilczewski Completed 2:45.35
17 Brent Ruffin Completed 2:47.99
18 Mitch Pajcic Completed 2:55.20
19 Michelle Warnky Completed 3:08.94
20 Andrew Lowes Completed 3:14.24
21 Leoniel Olanda Completed 3:24.58
22 Tom McGregor Completed 3:29.75
23 Dan Polizzi Completed 3:30.72
24 David Cavanagh Completed 3:58.66
25 Adam Mihm Completed 3:58.66
26 Tukrong "TK" Klengdong Failed Warped Wall (1:01.92)
27 Timothy Dauehauer Failed Warped Wall (1:29.98)
28 Raymond Butler Failed Warped Wall (1:47.16)
29 Brandon Willis Failed Warped Wall (1:57.30)
30 Matthew Harris Failed Warped Wall (2:07.66)

Miami Qualifying

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result[5]
1 Drew Drechsel Completed 0:44.24
2 Jonathan Sharp Brown Completed 0:51.11
3 Luciano Acuna Jr. Completed 1:00.07
4 William Brown Completed 1:03.03
5 John Vogt Completed 1:13.20
6 Joseph Rosello Completed 1:16.95
7 Idoko Abuh Completed 1:19.24
8 Neil Craver Completed 1:23.48
9 Miguel Castillo Completed 1:23.65
10 Dustin Sanderson Completed 1:25.05
11 Solomon Harvey Completed 1:27.88
12 Brett Sims Completed 1:28.50
13 Kenneth Niemitalo Completed 1:32.02
14 Jared "J.J." Woods Completed 1:34.15
15 Stephens Nunnally Completed 1:34.83
16 Adam Orsini Completed 1:35.27
17 Michael Eckert Completed 1:40.39
18 Timothy Koren Completed 1:40.72
19 Preston Griffall Completed 1:48.05
20 Ryan Stratis Completed 1:50.29
21 David Hunt Completed 1:51.99
22 Kavon Sadier Completed 1:52.84
23 Brandon Arrington Completed 2:00.91
24 Adam Grossman Completed 2:02.69
25 Gabriel Arnold Completed 2:03.80
26 Reko Rivera Completed 2:03.91
27 Binny Seth Completed 2:07.45
28 Rich Thompson Completed 2:09.88
29 Andy Friedman Completed 2:11.32
30 Todd Bourgeois Completed 2:11.92
31 Josh Windbeck Completed 2:13.75
32 Jonathan Ruiz Completed 2:30.98
33 Chris Poli Completed 2:31.06
34 Sean Morris Completed 2:33.92
35 Dustin McKinney Completed 2:34.67
36 Felix Chu Completed 2:39.90
37 Noel Reyes Completed 2:42.94
38 William Donke II Completed 2:55.32
39 Daniel Bertrams Completed 3:06.07
40 Jim Matheis Completed 3:50.21
41 Matt Zacharkow Completed 4:02.82
42 Andrew Viscusi Completed 4:17.47

Denver Qualifying

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result[6]
1 Lorin Ball Completed 1:04.27
2 Paul Kasemir Completed 1:09.04
3 Lance Pekus Completed 1:20.06
4 Daniel Larson-Fine Completed 1:26.11
5 Justin Kydd Completed 1:29.97
6 David Schwartz Completed 1:37.45
7 Kyle Sinacori Completed 1:41.41
8 Christopher Romrell Completed 1:46.72
9 Yancey Quezada Completed 1:56.72
10 Robin Pietschmann Completed 1:56.79
11 Isaac Caldiero Completed 1:56.97
12 Karson Voiles Completed 2:00.36
13 Matthew Wilder Completed 2:01.23
14 Brian Arnold Completed 2:32.86
15 Dan Entmacher Completed 2:37.53
16 Yen Chen Completed 2:43.53
17 David Bortz Completed 2:58.25
18 Alex Manikowski Completed 3:09.04
19 Dr. Noah Kaufman Completed 3:26.30
20 Josh Newhouse Completed 3:26.37
21 Ian Dory Completed 3:35.48
22 Meagan Martin Completed 4:46.29
23 Keith Peters Failed Warped Wall (1:39.91)
24 Phil Gavigan Failed Warped Wall (1:56.59)
25 Carl Fantauzzo Jr. Failed Warped Wall (2:15.59)
26 Jared Higginson Failed Warped Wall (2:20.93)
27 Jon Stewart Failed Warped Wall (2:44.30)
28 Joel Brady Failed Warped Wall (3:08.18)
29 Ronnie Shalvis Jr. Failed Devil Steps (0:31.43)
30 Austin Lutz Failed Devil Steps (0:33.21)

City Qualifying Leaderboard

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result
1 Drew Drechsel Completed 0:44.24
2 Jonathan Sharp Brown Completed 0:51.11
3 Luciano Acuna Jr. Completed 1:00.07
4 William Brown Completed 1:03.03
5 Joe Moravsky Completed 1:04.13
6 Lorin Ball Completed 1:04.27
7 Paul Kasemir Completed 1:09.04
8 John Vogt Completed 1:13.20
9 Joseph Rosello Completed 1:16.95
10 Idoko Abuh Completed 1:19.24
11 Lance Pekus Completed 1:20.06
12 Neil Craver Completed 1:23.48
13 Miguel Castillo Completed 1:23.65
14 Dustin Sanderson Completed 1:25.05
15 Daniel Larson-Fine Completed 1:26.11
16 Aaron Himelright Completed 1:27.19
17 Solomon Harvey Completed 1:27.88
18 Brett Sims Completed 1:28.50
19 Justin Kydd Completed 1:29.97
20 Dillon Gates Completed 1:31.19
21 Kenneth Niemitalo Completed 1:32.02
22 Joseph Hyndman Completed 1:32.68
23 Kevin Klein Completed 1:33.42
24 Jared "J.J." Woods Completed 1:34.15
25 Stephens Nunnally Completed 1:34.83
26 Adam Orsini Completed 1:35.27
27 Michael Needham Completed 1:35.40
28 Elet Hall Completed 1:37.05
29 David Schwartz Completed 1:37.45
30 Travis Rosen Completed 1:39.55
31 Michael Eckert Completed 1:40.39
32 Timothy Koren Completed 1:40.72
33 Joshua Cook Completed 1:41.10
34 Kyle Sinacori Completed 1:41.41
35 Christopher Romrell Completed 1:46.72
36 Preston Griffall Completed 1:48.05
37 Raymond Clawson Completed 1:48.23
38 Ryan Stratis Completed 1:50.29
39 David Hunt Completed 1:51.99
40 Kavon Sadier Completed 1:52.84
41 David Campbell Completed 1:55.45
42 Yancey Quezada Completed 1:56.72
43 Robin Pietschmann Completed 1:56.79
44 Isaac Caldiero Completed 1:56.97
45 James McGrath Completed 1:57.08
46 Jaret Salas Completed 1:58.62
47 Karson Voiles Completed 2:00.36
48 Brandon Arrington Completed 2:00.91
49 Matthew Wilder Completed 2:01.23
50 Adam Grossman Completed 2:02.69
51 Andrew Karsen Completed 2:02.92
52 Gabriel Arnold Completed 2:03.80
53 Reko Rivera Completed 2:03.91
54 Jamie Rahn Completed 2:04.61
55 Tremayne Dortch Completed 2:05.98
56 Alan Connealy Completed 2:07.23
57 Binny Seth Completed 2:07.45
58 Rich Thompson Completed 2:09.88
59 Andy Friedman Completed 2:11.32
60 Seth Blaustein Completed 2:11.43
61 Todd Bourgeois Completed 2:11.92
62 Roland Seward Completed 2:12.78
63 Dan Galiczynski Completed 2:13.06
64 Jordan Yordanov Completed 2:13.50
65 Josh Windbeck Completed 2:13.75
66 Adam Arnold Completed 2:22.53
67 Connor Moyer Completed 2:23.37
68 Rob Moravsky Completed 2:24.80
69 Geoff Britten Completed 2:25.71
70 Kevin Bull Completed 2:28.18
71 Jonathan Ruiz Completed 2:30.98
72 Chris Poli Completed 2:31.06
73 Brian Arnold Completed 2:32.86
74 Dustin Rocho Completed 2:32.91
75 David Gilbert Completed 2:33.71
76 Sean Morris Completed 2:33.92
77 Matthew Schumann Completed 2:34.43
78 Dustin McKinney Completed 2:34.67
79 Dan Entmacher Completed 2:37.53
80 Felix Chu Completed 2:39.90
81 Brian Wilczewski Completed 2:40.67
82 Noel Reyes Completed 2:42.94
83 Nathan Jasso Completed 2:43.25
84 Yen Chen Completed 2:43.53
85 Thaddeus Robeck Completed 2:43.66
86 Chris Wilczewski Completed 2:45.35
87 Brent Ruffin Completed 2:47.99
88 Eric McKeethen Completed 2:54.75
89 Mitch Pajcic Completed 2:55.20
90 William Donke II Completed 2:55.32
91 David Bortz Completed 2:58.25
92 Derek Nakamoto Completed 2:58.52
93 Sam Sann Completed 3:03.51
94 Jimmy Bogle Jr. Completed 3:04.34
95 Matthew Laessig Completed 3:04.54
96 Johnathan Morin Completed 3:06.03
97 Daniel Bertrams Completed 3:06.07
98 Dan Mast Completed 3:07.34
99 Michelle Warnky Completed 3:08.94
100 Alex Manikowski Completed 3:09.04
101 Andrew Lowes Completed 3:14.24
102 Terry Cossey Completed 3:15.38
103 Alex Kane Completed 3:19.31
104 Jo Jo Bynum Completed 3:21.17
105 Leoniel Olanda Completed 3:24.58
106 Dr. Noah Kaufman Completed 3:26.30
107 Josh Newhouse Completed 3:26.37
108 Abel Gonzalez Jr. Completed 3:29.07
109 Tom McGregor Completed 3:29.75
110 Dan Polizzi Completed 3:30.72
111 Ian Dory Completed 3:35.48
112 Karsten Williams Completed 3:36.61
113 Kyle Cochran Completed 3:37.05
114 Travis Brewer Completed 3:45.07
115 Jim Matheis Completed 3:50.21
116 David Cavanagh Completed 3:58.66
117 Adam Mihm Completed 3:58.66
118 Matt Zacharkow Completed 4:02.82
119 Robert Ing Completed 4:11.96
120 Andrew Viscusi Completed 4:17.47
121 Ben Melick Completed 4:20.41
122 Evan Dollard Completed 4:41.46
123 Meagan Martin Completed 4:46.29
124 Dorian Cedars Completed 4:51.90
125 Andres De La Rosa Completed 5:16.14
126 Kacy Catanzaro Completed 5:26.18
127 James Sclar Completed 5:29.34
128 Mario Mendoza Completed 6:58.27
129 Tukrong "TK" Klengdong Failed Warped Wall (1:01.92)
130 Jeremy Morgan Failed Warped Wall (1:10.30)
131 Timothy Dauehauer Failed Warped Wall (1:29.98)
132 Brandon Pannell Failed Warped Wall (1:34.77)
133 Keith Peters Failed Warped Wall (1:39.91)
134 Geoffrey Lancaster Failed Warped Wall (1:40.11)
135 Michael Solomon Failed Warped Wall (1:43.08)
136 Raymond Butler Failed Warped Wall (1:47.16)
137 Phil Gavigan Failed Warped Wall (1:56.59)
138 Brandon Willis Failed Warped Wall (1:57.30)
139 Geoffrey Motil Failed Warped Wall (2:02.10)
140 Matthew Harris Failed Warped Wall (2:07.66)
141 Daniel Manuel Failed Warped Wall (2:10.39)
142 Carl Fantauzzo Jr. Failed Warped Wall (2:15.59)
143 Vadym Kuvakin Failed Warped Wall (2:20.02)
144 Jared Higginson Failed Warped Wall (2:20.93)
145 Joe Calderon Failed Warped Wall (2:41.33)
146 Jon Stewart Failed Warped Wall (2:44.30)
147 Engin Dolen Failed Warped Wall (2:53.27)
148 Joshua Stone Failed Warped Wall (2:59.64)
149 Joel Brady Failed Warped Wall (3:08.18)
150 Alexander Gines Failed Warped Wall (5:07.12)
151 Keita Kashiwagi Failed Warped Wall (5:35.36)
152 Ronnie Shalvis Jr. Failed Devil Steps (0:31.43)
153 Austin Lutz Failed Devil Steps (0:33.21)
154 Brian Kretsch Failed Monkey Peg (0:59.28)
155 David Money Failed Monkey Peg (1:08.90)
156 Vadym Krasnenko Failed Monkey Peg (1:30.19)
157 Justin Taylor Failed Monkey Peg (1:33.57)
158 Danny Goler Failed Monkey Peg (1:39.19)
159 Paul Money Failed Monkey Peg (1:46.12)
160 Warren Li Failed Monkey Peg (2:06.84)
161 Brennan Mejia Failed Monkey Peg (2:27.53)
162 Quoc-Hoan Do Failed Jumping Bars into Cargo Net (1:10.48)

City Finals

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The 30 competitors from qualifying in each city tackled an extended course, featuring four new additional obstacles like the Salmon Ladder and Spider Climb. The top 15 competitors that went the farthest the fastest would move on to the national finals in Las Vegas.

Venice Beach Finals

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result[7]
1 David Campbell Completed 5:53.96
2 Kevin Bull Completed 5:59.40
3 James McGrath Failed Body Prop (2:52.43)
4 Dustin Rocho Failed Body Prop (3:39.87)
5 Thaddeus Robeck Failed Cannonball Alley (2:26.91)
6 Alan Connealy Failed Cannonball Alley (2:44.24)
7 Dorian Cedars Failed Cannonball Alley (3:23.82)
8 Vadym Kuvakin Failed Cannonball Alley (3:28.04)
9 Derek Nakamoto Failed Cannonball Alley (3:36.27)
10 Alex Kane Failed Cannonball Alley (3:36.70)
11 Travis Brewer Failed Cannonball Alley (3:41.85)
12 Brian Kretsch Failed Cannonball Alley (3:42.00)
13 Kyle Cochran Failed Cannonball Alley (4:11.14)
14 Robert Ing Failed Cannonball Alley (4:11.95)
15 Ben Melick Failed Cannonball Alley (4:17.50)

Dallas Finals

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result[8]
1 Jeremy Morgan Completed 3:30.70
2 Jaret Salas Completed 4:52.43
3 Tremayne Dortch Completed 5:23.26
4 Geoffrey Lancaster Completed 6:35.17
5 Abel Gonzalez Completed 6:54.96
6 Karsten Williams Completed 7:26.28
7 Kacy Catanzaro Completed 8:59.53
8 Kevin Klein Failed Pole Grasper (2:34.96)
9 David Gilbert Failed Pole Grasper (3:41.06)
10 Cass Clawson Failed Swinging Frames (1:59.82)
11 Brandon Pannell Failed Swinging Frames (2:26.91)
12 Connor Moyer Failed Swinging Frames (2:50.81)
13 Johnathan Morin Failed Swinging Frames (4:21.67)
14 Joseph "Jo Jo" Bynum Failed Swinging Frames (4:33.78)
15 Sam Sann Failed Swinging Frames (4:43.95)

St. Louis Finals

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result[9]
1 Joe Moravsky Completed 3:40.48
2 Elet Hall Completed 4:21.16
3 Andrew Karsen Completed 4:24.12
4 Michael Needham Completed 4:55.79
5 Dan Galiczynski Completed 4:56.70
6 Jamie Rahn Completed 5:31.49
7 Brian Wilczewski Completed 5:59.88
8 Geoff Britten Completed 6:39.95
9 Chris Wilczewski Completed 6:41.77
10 Tukrong "TK" Klengdong Failed Crazy Cliffhanger (2:50.13)
11 Travis Rosen Failed Crazy Cliffhanger (2:53.55)
12 Aaron Himelright Failed Crazy Cliffhanger (3:47.26)
13 Andrew Lowes Failed Rumbling Dice (2:44.40)
14 Dan Polizzi Failed Rumbling Dice (3:27.02)
15 Matthew Schumann Failed Rumbling Dice (3:29.28)

Miami Finals

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result[10]
1 JJ Woods Completed 4:15.95
2 Kenneth Niemitalo Completed 4:39.81
3 Ryan Stratis Completed 5:20.40
4 Solomon Harvey Completed 5:28.41
5 Stephens Nunnally Completed 5:40.16
6 Adam Grossman Completed 6:29.70
7 Noel Reyes Completed 7:15.95
8 Michael Eckert Failed Spider Climb (3:24.46)
9 Dustin McKinney Failed Spider Climb (4:04.89)
10 Sean Morris Failed Spider Climb (4:49.51)
11 Luciano Acuna Jr. Failed Floating Stairs (2:08.92)
12 Jonathan Sharp Brown Failed Minefield (2:11.72)
13 Joseph Rosello Failed Minefield (2:25.56)
14 Todd Bourgeois Failed Minefield (2:36.47)
15 John Vogt Failed Minefield (3:39.61)

Denver Finals

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result[11]
1 Isaac Caldiero Completed 5:48.41
2 Paul Kasemir Completed 5:57.32
3 Brian Arnold Completed 8:03.37
4 Ian Dory Completed 8:11.23
5 Dr. Noah Kaufman Completed 8:21.61
6 Jon Stewart Completed 8:58.50
7 Daniel Larson-Fine Failed Doorknob Arch (3:29.52)
8 Justin Kydd Failed Doorknob Arch (3:31.02)
9 Karson Voiles Failed Doorknob Arch (4:01.21)
10 Yen Chen Failed Doorknob Arch (4:02.77)
11 Dan Entmacher Failed Doorknob Arch (4:22.18)
12 Robin Pietschmann Failed Doorknob Arch (4:32.34)
13 Matthew Wilder Failed Doorknob Arch (5:04.46)
14 Joel Brady Failed Doorknob Arch (6:32.82)
15 Lance Pekus Failed Arm Rings (2:52.11)

City Finals Leaderboard

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Order # Competitor Outcome Obstacle/Result
1 Jeremy Morgan Completed 3:30.70
2 Joe Moravsky Completed 3:40.48
3 JJ Woods Completed 4:15.95
4 Elet Hall Completed 4:21.16
5 Andrew Karsen Completed 4:24.12
6 Kenneth Niemitalo Completed 4:39.81
7 Jaret Salas Completed 4:52.43
8 Michael Needham Completed 4:55.79
9 Dan Galiczynski Completed 4:56.70
10 Ryan Stratis Completed 5:20.40
11 Tremayne Dortch Completed 5:23.26
12 Solomon Harvey Completed 5:28.41
13 Jamie Rahn Completed 5:31.49
14 Stephens Nunnally Completed 5:40.16
15 Isaac Caldiero Completed 5:48.41
16 David Campbell Completed 5:53.96
17 Paul Kasemir Completed 5:57.32
18 Kevin Bull Completed 5:59.40
19 Brian Wilczewski Completed 5:59.88
20 Adam Grossman Completed 6:29.70
21 Geoffrey Lancaster Completed 6:35.17
22 Geoff Britten Completed 6:39.95
23 Chris Wilczewski Completed 6:41.77
24 Abel Gonzalez Completed 6:54.96
25 Noel Reyes Completed 7:15.95
26 Karsten Williams Completed 7:26.28
27 Brian Arnold Completed 8:03.37
28 Ian Dory Completed 8:11.23
29 Dr. Noah Kaufman Completed 8:21.61
30 Jon Stewart Completed 8:58.50
31 Kacy Catanzaro Completed 8:59.53
32 Michael Eckert Failed Spider Climb (3:24.46)
33 Dustin McKinney Failed Spider Climb (4:04.89)
34 Sean Morris Failed Spider Climb (4:49.51)
35 Luciano Acuna Jr. Failed Floating Stairs (2:08.92)
36 Kevin Klein Failed Pole Grasper (2:34.96)
37 Tukrong "TK" Klengdong Failed Crazy Cliffhanger (2:50.13)
38 James McGrath Failed Body Prop (2:52.43)
39 Travis Rosen Failed Crazy Cliffhanger (2:53.55)
40 Daniel Larson-Fine Failed Doorknob Arch (3:29.52)
41 Justin Kydd Failed Doorknob Arch (3:31.02)
42 Dustin Rocho Failed Body Prop (3:39.87)
43 David Gilbert Failed Pole Grasper (3:41.06)
44 Aaron Himelright Failed Crazy Cliffhanger (3:47.26)
45 Karson Voiles Failed Doorknob Arch (4:01.21)
46 Yen Chen Failed Doorknob Arch (4:02.77)
47 Dan Entmacher Failed Doorknob Arch (4:22.18)
48 Robin Pietschmann Failed Doorknob Arch (4:32.34)
49 Matthew Wilder Failed Doorknob Arch (5:04.46)
50 Joel Brady Failed Doorknob Arch (6:32.82)
51 Cass Clawson Failed Swinging Frames (1:59.82)
52 Jonathan Sharp Brown Failed Minefield (2:11.72)
53 Joseph Rosello Failed Minefield (2:25.56)
54 Thaddeus Robeck Failed Cannonball Alley (2:26.91)
55 Brandon Pannell Failed Swinging Frames (2:26.91)
56 Todd Bourgeois Failed Minefield (2:36.47)
57 Alan Connealy Failed Cannonball Alley (2:44.24)
58 Andrew Lowes Failed Rumbling Dice (2:44.40)
59 Connor Moyer Failed Swinging Frames (2:50.81)
60 Lance Pekus Failed Arm Rings (2:52.11)
61 Dorian Cedars Failed Cannonball Alley (3:23.82)
62 Dan Polizzi Failed Rumbling Dice (3:27.02)
63 Vadym Kuvakin Failed Cannonball Alley (3:28.04)
64 Matthew Schumann Failed Rumbling Dice (3:29.28)
65 Derek Nakamoto Failed Cannonball Alley (3:36.27)
66 Alex Kane Failed Cannonball Alley (3:36.70)
67 John Vogt Failed Minefield (3:39.61)
68 Travis Brewer Failed Cannonball Alley (3:41.85)
69 Brian Kretsch Failed Cannonball Alley (3:42.00)
70 Kyle Cochran Failed Cannonball Alley (4:11.14)
71 Robert Ing Failed Cannonball Alley (4:11.95)
72 Ben Melick Failed Cannonball Alley (4:17.50)
73 Johnathan Morin Failed Swinging Frames (4:21.67)
74 Joseph "Jo Jo" Bynum Failed Swinging Frames (4:33.78)
75 Sam Sann Failed Swinging Frames (4:43.95)

Notable achievements

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Truss builder Stephen France made ANW history when he became the first amputee ever to compete with a prosthetic limb in the qualifying round in Miami. Also, ANW Trainer Drew Drechsel sets the second fastest time in any qualifier with 0:44.24 run, only seconds behind Michael "Frosti" Zernow, who had the fastest time on Season 3 in Venice Qualifying. At 52 years old, Jon Stewart became the oldest person to complete a city finals course. Chris and Brian Wilczewski became the first brothers ever to make it to Mount Midoriyama together.

Notable competitors

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Women's success

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This season, the women who attempted the Warped Wall (obstacle #6) from last season competed. Three women out of 100 have completed the course. Former NCAA gymnast Kacy Catanzaro made ANW history when she became the first woman to complete the qualifying course, making it up the Warped Wall on her second try at 5:26.18 at the Dallas qualifiers, ranking her 21 out of 30; this also makes her the first woman to make it up the Warped Wall. Catanzaro became the second woman to attempt the finals course and the first to complete it, which she did with a time of 8:59.53, ranking her 7th out of 15. This made her the first woman to advance to Mount Midoriyama in Las Vegas. She failed to complete the 1st round of the finals, in Las Vegas while attempting the Jumping Spider.

Event coordinator Michelle Warnky became the second woman to finish the qualifying course, making it up the Warped Wall on her first try in a faster time (3:08.94) than Catanzaro at the St. Louis qualifiers, ranking her 19th out of 30. She also became the second woman ever to attempt the Salmon Ladder in the finals, coming up just inches short. She did receive a wild-card spot in Las Vegas, but she overshot on her dismount to the landing pad on the Silk Slider.

Rock climbing instructor Meagan Martin became the third woman to finish the course, making it up the Warped Wall on her third and final try at 4:46.29 at the Denver qualifiers, ranking her 22nd out of 30; she also became the first woman in ANW to complete the Devil Steps.[12] However, in the Denver Finals, she came up short and fell at the Spikes into Cargo. She received a wild-card spot in Las Vegas, and became the first American woman to complete the Jumping Spider, but ran out of time on the Warped Wall.[13]

In addition, Melanie Hunt and Courtney Venuti both made it to the Warped Wall in Miami Qualifying, but both of them couldn't get up it and advance. Hunt competed the last 2 seasons, going out on the 2nd obstacle both times and Venuti competed in Season 5. Amy Pajcic also made it to the Warped Wall in the St. Louis Qualifying, but couldn't make it up.

Before Catanzaro, Warnky, and Martin, the only woman to have beaten an American Ninja Warrior or Sasuke stage, trial, or qualifier was former Super Sentai stuntwoman Chie Nishimura (who beat Sasuke Stage 1 in 1998). Not even Kunoichi champions Rie Komiya or Ayako Miyake had managed it.

Mount Midoriyama

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Stage 1

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Competitors in Bold finished the City Finals.

  • Piston Road
  • Giant Cycle
  • Silk Slider
  • Jumping Spider
  • Half Pipe Attack
  • Warped Wall
  • Spinning Bridge
  • Final Climb
1 Elet Hall Completed 1:18.40[14][15]
2 Lorin Ball (Wild Card) Completed 1:29.71[14][15]
3 Paul Kasemir Completed 1:33.96[14][15]
4 Joe Moravsky Completed 1:35.21[14][15]
5 Ian Dory Completed 1:41.19[14][15]
6 Joshua Cook (Wild Card) Completed 1:41.29[14][15]
7 Chris Wilczewski Completed 1:42.74[14][15]
8 Abel Gonzalez Completed 1:45.92[14][15]
9 Jo Jo Bynum Completed 1:47.15[14][15]
10 Travis Rosen Completed 1:47.27[14][15]
11 Isaac Caldiero Completed 1:48.42[14][15]
12 Andrew Lowes Completed 1:52.74[14][15]
13 Dan Galiczynski Completed 1:55.35[14][15]
14 Ryan Stratis Completed 1:56.34[14][15]
15 Dr. Noah Kaufman Completed 1:57.02[14][15]
16 Yen Chen Completed 2:01.40[14][15]
17 Brian Arnold Completed 2:03.43[14][15]
18 J.J. Woods Completed 2:04.73[14][15]

Stage 2

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  • Rope Jungle
  • Double Salmon Ladder
  • Unstable Bridge
  • Butterfly Wall
  • Metal Spin
  • Wall Lift
Order # Finalist Result[16] Notes[16]
1 J.J. Woods 2. Double Salmon Ladder Second level.
2 Brian Arnold 3. Unstable Bridge Transition to second plank.
3 Yen Chen 4. Butterfly Wall
4 Dr. Noah Kaufman 3. Unstable Bridge Transition to second plank.
5 Dan Galiczynski 3. Unstable Bridge First plank.
6 Ryan Stratis 5. Metal Spin Slid Down chain just before dismount.
7 Andrew Lowes 5. Metal Spin Missed landing platform.
8 Isaac Caldiero 2. Double Salmon Ladder Third level.
9 Travis Rosen 5. Metal Spin Accidentally let go of platform and got stuck.
10 Joseph "Jo Jo" Bynum 3. Unstable Bridge Transition to first plank.
11 Abel Gonzalez 2. Double Salmon Ladder Transition to second side.
12 Chris Wilczewski 5. Metal Spin Missed landing platform.
13 Joshua Cook (Wild Card) 4. Butterfly Wall
14 Ian Dory 5. Metal Spin Failed dismount.
15 Joe Moravsky Completed (2:03.71)
16 Paul Kasemir 3. Unstable Bridge Transition to second plank.
17 Lorin Ball (Wild Card) 2. Double Salmon Ladder Fifth level.
18 Elet Hall Completed (1:51.66)

Leaderboard

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Order # Finalist Result
1 Elet Hall Completed (1:51.66)
2 Joe Moravsky Completed (2:03.71)

Stage 3

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Order # Finalist Result[16] Notes[16]
1 Elet Hall 3. Floating Boards Transition to fourth board.
2 Joe Moravsky 6. Hang Climb Fell about halfway up.

Note: Moravsky was only the third person in American Ninja Warrior history to complete the Ultimate Cliffhanger.

Ratings

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Episode Air date Timeslot Rating/Share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
Ref.
1 "Venice Beach Qualifying" May 26, 2014 Monday 9:00 p.m. 1.6 5 4.65 [17]
2 "Dallas Qualifying" June 2, 2014 1.9 6 5.30
3 "St. Louis Qualifying" June 9, 2014 1.7 5 4.93
4 "Miami Qualifying" June 16, 2014 1.6 5 4.66
5 "Denver Qualifying" June 23, 2014 1.7 5 5.15
6 "Venice Beach Finals" July 7, 2014 1.7 5 5.29
7 "Dallas Finals" July 14, 2014 1.7 5 5.44
8 "St. Louis Finals" July 21, 2014 1.9 6 5.82
9 "Miami Finals" July 28, 2014 2.0 6 5.73
10 "Denver Finals" August 4, 2014 2.0 6 5.59
11 "Best Runs of the Season" August 11, 2014 1.4 4 4.32 [18]
12 "National Finals Night 1" August 18, 2014 1.8 6 5.74 [17]
13 "National Finals Night 2" September 1, 2014 1.9 6 5.83
14 "National Finals Night 3" September 8, 2014 1.8 5 5.29

References

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  1. ^ Dybas, Todd (September 23, 2015). "The Conversation: 'American Ninja Warrior' Geoff Britten on winning the game show". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 1 | Venice Beach Qualifiers". YouTube. September 23, 2021. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 2 | Dallas Qualifiers". YouTube. September 23, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 3 | St. Louis Qualifiers". YouTube. September 24, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  5. ^ "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 4 | Miami Qualifiers". YouTube. September 24, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 5 | Denver Qualifiers". YouTube. September 24, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 6 | Venice Beach Finals". YouTube. September 26, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 7 | Dallas Finals". YouTube. October 4, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 8 | St. Louis Finals". YouTube. October 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  10. ^ "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 9 | Miami Finals". YouTube. October 5, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  11. ^ "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 10 | Denver Finals". YouTube. October 8, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  12. ^ Meagan Martin at the 2014 Denver Qualifiers - American Ninja Warrior. YouTube. June 23, 2014.
  13. ^ Hall, Spencer (August 19, 2014). "'American Ninja Warrior' recap: A lady slays the jumping spider". SB Nation.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 11 | Las Vegas National Finals 1". YouTube. January 18, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 12 | Las Vegas National Finals 2". YouTube. January 18, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d "American Ninja Warrior | HD | 2014 | Season 6 | Episode 13 | Las Vegas National Finals 3". YouTube. January 18, 2022. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "SpotVault - American Ninja Warrior (NBC) - Summer 2014 Ratings". Spotted Ratings. May 30, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  18. ^ "Monday Final Ratings: 'MasterChef' & 'Bachelor in Paradise' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. August 12, 2014. Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
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