American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 5

American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 5 is the fifth installment of American Ninja Warrior's post-season tournament, which was recorded after American Ninja Warrior 11's season finale, and premiered on August 31, 2020, a week before American Ninja Warrior 12's season premiere.

Competitors

 * Karsten Williams
 * Ryan Stratis
 * Michelle Warnky


 * Grant McCartney
 * Jake Murray
 * Allyssa Beird


 * Seth Rogers
 * David Wright
 * Mady Howard

Competition Format
The competition worked as followed:
 * The stages used were Stage One, Stage Two, and Stage Three.
 * The competition worked in a relay fashion (similar to Team Ninja Warrior's Relay Showdown round), with each member of the three teams would tackle a few obstacles.
 * In Stage One, the team who completed the course (or made the furthest) in the fastest time would automatically move on to Stage Three, while the other two teams would compete against each other in Stage Two to earn the last spot in Stage Three.
 * In Stage Two, the team who completed the course (or made the furthest) in the fastest time would move on to Stage Three, while the loser would be eliminated from the competition.
 * In Stage Three, the two winning teams (each from Stage One and Stage Two) would compete against each other. Just like on the previous tournament:
 * If the competitor in each team failed to complete any obstacle in his/her leg, then the next competitor would automatically continue the relay (except for the third competitor).
 * The team who completed the most number of obstacles in the fastest time would be the champion.
 * There was no time limit to complete the stages (Stage One, Stage Two, and Stage Three).

Obstacles
① Archer Alley

② Spin Your Wheels

③ Double Dipper

④ Jumping Spider

⑤ Tire Run

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Diving Boards

⑧ Twist & Fly

Trivia

 * The first time in the All Stars history that the last two obstacles of Stage 1 were all attempted by women and that the Stage 1 course wasn’t completed in under two minutes.

Obstacles
① Giant Walk the Plank

② Extension Ladder

③ Snap Back

④ Swing Surfer

⑤ Grim Sweeper

⑥ Water Walls

Obstacles
① Grip & Tip

② Iron Summit

③ Crazy Clocks

④ Ultimate Cliffhanger

⑤ Pipe Dream

⑥ Cane Lane

⑦ Flying Bar

Fearsome Ferris Wheel
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Ferris Wheel.

There were three heats in this competition, with two competitors in each heat. In each of the first two heats, the competitor who could reach and hit the buzzer in the fastest time would move on to the final heat. In the final heat, the competitor who could reach and hit the buzzer in the fastest time would be the champion. There was no time limit in this competition.

Competitors
① Dave Cavanagh

② Lucas Reale

③ Daniel Gil

④ Mathis "Kid" Owhadi

Striding Steps
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Sonic Swing from Team Ninja Warrior.

Each competitor must sprint across 9 small steps (spaced five feet apart between each step), then grabbed a rope, swung back, and sprinted across the steps in other direction, and finally reached and hit the buzzer at the top of the wall.

There were seven heats in this competition, with two competitors in each heat. In each of the first four heats, the competitor who completed the obstacle (or made the furthest) in the fastest time would move on to the semifinal heats (running in two heats), with the winning competitor from each semifinal heat would move on to the final heat. In the final heat, the competitor completed the obstacle (or made the furthest) in the fastest time would be the champion. There was no time limit in this competition.

Competitors
① Brandon Mears

② Dan Polizzi

③ Barclay Stockett

④ Jody Avila

⑤ Jesse Labreck

⑥ Chris DiGangi

⑦ Ben Udy (appeared as "Chad Flexington")

⑧ Grant McCartney

Mega Spider Climb
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Spider Climb, which took place at the Stage Four tower.

There were three heats in this competition, with two competitors in each heat. In each of the first two heats, the competitor who could who could reach the top of the tower (or made the highest) in the fastest time would move on to the final heat. In the final heat, the competitor who who could reach the top of the tower (or made the highest) in the fastest time would be the champion. There was no time limit in this competition.

Competitors
① Ethan Swanson

② Kevin Carbone

③ Michael Torres

④ Tyler Gillett

Big Dipper Freestyle
The obstacle consisted of a Big Dipper, which was held at the same place as the Double Dipper in Stage One.

After releasing from the bar, each competitor must perform a free-diving trick into the water. Then, each of the judges (consisted of Matt, Akbar, and Zuri) would give a score for him/her. Each competitor would receive two attempts to perform the trick and the score from both attempts would be accumulated as his/her score. The competitor who received the highest total score would be the champion. If there were at least two competitors who got the same total score, those competitors would compete in a dive-off, with the competitor who received the highest score would be the champion.

Competitors
① Jessie Graff

② Adam Rayl

③ Najee Richardson

④ Grant McCartney

Broadcast Notes
Due to the fact that the competition was aired after Drew Drechsel's arrest, several skills competition events that featured Drew as one of the competitors were not shown, as part of NBC and A. Smith & Co's commitment to sever all ties with him.