Ben Antoine

Ben Antoine, known by his nickname "Big Ben", is a Boeing Engineer from California

American Ninja Warrior 8
He first competed in Los Angeles in American Ninja Warrior 8. In qualifying, his run was digested but it was shown that he failed the I-Beam Cross, Ben placed 28th and advanced to the city finals where he failed the third obstacle, the Escalator.

American Ninja Warrior 9
Antoine returned to compete in Denver in American Ninja Warrior 9. His run was digested in qualifying but it was shown that he failed the Rail Runner, making it his second time in qualifying failing the fifth obstacle. However, Antoine got to the obstacle in a much quicker pace, and placed 11th overall in qualifying.

In the city finals his run was also digested but it was shown that he failed the Wedge but placed 10th and moved on to the national finals.

His run on Stage 1 was also digested but it was shown that he failed the Double Dipper, when he was unable to get a firm grip on the second bar.

American Ninja Warrior 10
Antoine competed for his third straight season in Minneapolis. In qualifying, he hit his head on the dismount to the Ring Jump, causing his head to bleed. His run later ended on the Diamond Dash, but became enough to place him 26th overall in the top 30. In the finals, he looked strong early, but surprisingly failed in the exact same spot he did in qualifying, the Diamond Dash, and did not move on. He placed 27th overall.

American Ninja Warrior 11
Antoine returned in Los Angeles in ANW 11. His run was completely cut, but he failed the third obstacle, Spring Forward, and barely missed on attempting the obstacle that took him out last season, the Diamond Dash. Unfortunately however, this also became his first time failing to make the top 30 in a qualifying course.