Lance Pekus

Lance Pekus is a rancher from Salmon, Idaho who is another competitor who practices obstacles at home for training. Lance's obstacles include the Double Salmon Ladder, Ultimate Cliffhanger, Jumping Bars, and a 14 foot Warped Wall.

American Ninja Warrior 4
He first competed in American Ninja Warrior 4 in 2012. Although he built one at home, he failed the Warped Wall during the qualifying round of American Ninja Warrior 4.

After failing it in competition, he built a new one that stood one foot higher, at 15 feet tall.

American Ninja Warrior 5
He returned in American Ninja Warrior 5 in Venice Beach. On the course, his newer Warped Wall proved to give him redemption as Lance scaled it in Venice qualifying, ending up with the fourth-fastest time.

In the city finals, he scaled the Warped Wall again. But after the Rope Maze, he just had nothing left for the Cliffhanger. However, he did enough to qualify for the National Finals in Las Vegas, placing 11th overall.

Pekus hoped to to win the $500,000 for college funds needed for his children, he made great work in the national finals, but couldn't stick the Jumping Spider on Stage One.

American Ninja Warrior 6
In American Ninja Warrior 6, he competed in Denver this time. He made it past the Qualifiers and made it into the Denver Finals. He made it past the first 6 obstacles and Salmon Ladder but went out on the Arm Rings after so much struggle. However, by placing 15th he made it to Vegas again, where he failed the Jumping Spider again.

American Ninja Warrior 7
In American Ninja Warrior 7, he competed in Kansas City, where he cleared the Qualifying Course.

In the city finals, he placed a bet to have Matt Iseman and Akbar wear Cowboy hats in Vegas if he finished the city finals course. Lance cleared all of the 8 obstacles. On the Body Prop, his foot slipped, but recovered and eventually finished the Finals course, for the very first time. He had the fastest time in Kansas City finals.

On Stage 1, he got revenge of the Jumping Spider and cleared stage one for the first time. On Stage 2, Lance started out strong but went out on the Roulette Row while reaching for the second hoop.

American Ninja Warrior 8
In American Ninja Warrior 8, He competed in Oklahoma City this time. Pekus had some trouble on the new Ring Swing but was able to clear it. However, on the Log Runner, he overshot the fourth log, bashed his shin and stomach into the fifth log and fell into the water, not making into the city finals.

American Ninja Warrior 9
With high hopes for redemption after a disastrous exit last season, Pekus returned in American Ninja Warrior 9 competing in Kansas City, Missouri. It was revealed Pekus took some time off of ninja training to regroup his bearings and mentality, ensuring it wouldn't deter his comeback this year. Like last year, he stumbled on a balance obstacle, this time being the Broken Pipes. However, Pekus managed to recover greatly after nearly tapping the water. Averting an early exit, Pekus managed to blaze through the other three obstacles in qualifying with ease, and achieved the fastest time of the day, beating Brandon Mears' time by 31 seconds.

In the city finals, Lance was cruising through the first seven obstacles, despite a small stumble on the Broken Pipes. However, on the Floating Monkey Bars, he was having difficulties placing the bar on the rungs which ultimately caused him to fail. He still managed to punch his ticket to Vegas by placing 6th overall. In Vegas, he made it back to Stage Two where he failed on Wingnut Alley when he didn't get enough momentum to reach the second wingnut.

American Ninja Warrior 10
Lance returned to compete in Minneapolis in American Ninja Warrior 10. In qualifying, he failed to scale the Mega Wall but still finished the course in 8th place.

In the city finals, he fell on Iron Maiden but placed 10th overall and moved on to Vegas.

In Vegas, he shockingly failed the Propeller Bar in Stage One.

American Ninja Warrior 11
He returned for American Ninja Warrior 11 in Seattle/Tacoma. In qualifying, he scaled the Mega Wall on his final attempt, doing what he could not do the previous year and claimed $2,500. He placed 10th overall out of 13 finishers.

Unfortunately, to the shock of everyone, he fell on the Lightning Bolts in the city finals, an obstacle he easily cleared in qualifying. He did not advance for the first time since American Ninja Warrior 8, as he placed 24th overall.

American Ninja Warrior 12
Lance returned to compete on American Ninja Warrior 12, and his run was digested, but he completed the qualifying course, despite failing the Mega Wall. Shockingly, in the semifinals, he failed the new balance obstacle, Burn Rubber, and failed to move on to the finals for the second year in a row.

American Ninja Warrior 13
Lance competed in Qualifer 2 in the ANW 13 season. After failing Burn Rubber last season, he made a smart move on Split Decision by taking on Broken Bridge (which he completed twice in ANW 11) instead. Though he had to make a "Superman" last-ditch effort to do so, he was able to complete the Broken Bridge. However, he eventually failed V Formation when he slipped at the peak of the obstacle, taking a hard fall on his back. He was still able to advance to the semifinals by placing 11th overall, although this became the first season since ANW 8 where he failed to complete the qualifying course.

Lance competed in the first episode of Semifinals. His run was fast forwarded but he got past the fourth obstacle which took him out in the previous season. Lance once again got pass the Salmon Ladder and then attempted the Corkscrew, which he didn’t get the shot to last season and then Lance on Split Decision chose the Inverter which he ultimately failed on but still qualified for the national finals in 13th place moving onto the finals for the first time since ANW10.

On Stage 1, he made it to Tire Run, but landed off-center on the spinning tire, and couldn't get a jump to the second wheel, ending his season.