Wildcard

The Wildcard is a rule on American Ninja Warrior, that gives a chance for competitors who failed during city qualifiers or city finals, to have an attempt on Las Vegas national finals course. Competitors who received wildcard to advance to Las Vegas national finals were decided by American Ninja Warrior's producers (except on American Ninja Warrior 5, with an addition for competitors who finished in 16th to 18th place during city finals, and American Ninja Warrior 6, with an addition for competitors who finished in 16th place).

The Wildcard rule was firstly implemented on American Ninja Warrior 4, when the Mount Midoriyama course (Stage One to Stage Four) was firstly held in Las Vegas, rather than joining with SASUKE tournament from three previous American Ninja Warrior seasons.

On American Ninja Warrior 9, the Wildcard rule was discarded, with the implementation of new rules for female competitors during city qualifiers and city finals.