American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 3

American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 3 was the third installment of American Ninja Warrior's post-season tournament, which was recorded after American Ninja Warrior 9's season finale, and premiered on May 17th, 2018 (13 days before American Ninja Warrior 10's season premiere).

Super Salmon Ladder
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Salmon Ladder, with 40 rungs and about 4 stories (13.2 meters) in height.

Each competitor would start at the first rung and tried to reach the highest rung as possible. Whoever reached the highest rung, he would be the champion. However, if there were at least 2 competitors who could reach the highest rung, the competitor who reached it in the fastest time would be the champion.

Competitors
① Karsten Williams (Super Salmon Ladder's champion from the previous tournament)

② Mike Bernardo (Super Salmon Ladder's runner-up from the previous tournament and champion from the first tournament)

③ Josh Levin

④ Sean Bryan

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 5 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. The 2 competitors who completed the obstacle (or made the furthest) in the fastest time would move on to the final. In the final, each competitor must run the obstacle twice, with the competitor who completed the obstacle (or made the furthest) in the fastest time would be the champion.

Competitors
① Thomas Stillings (Striding Steps' champion from the previous tournament)

② Jake Murray

③ Daniel Gil (Striding Steps' runner-up from the previous tournament)

④ Grant McCartney

Thunderbolt
The obstacle consisted of a thunderbolt-shaped pegboard, with 2 buzzers at the middle of the pegboard.

There were 3 heats in this competition, with 2 competitors in each heat. In each of the first 2 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.

The Thunderbolt was the only competition to be digested (only shown the highlight) during the broadcast.

Competitors
① Jamie Rahn

② Brent Steffensen

③ JJ Woods

④ Adam Rayl

Wicked Wingnuts
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Wingnuts/Wingnut Alley.

The competition worked in an elimination fashion. Each competitor was given just one attempt to clear the obstacle in required distance. If they could complete it, they would move on the next round (with the distance between the wingnuts being made larger in the next round). If they couldn't complete it, they would be eliminated from the competition. The competition continued until only one competitor could clear the required distance in any round or the remaining competitors in any round failed to clear the required distance.

Competitors
① Kevin Bull

② Tyler Yamauchi

③ Najee Richardson

④ Drew Drechsel

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

There were 7 heats in this competition, with 2 competitors in each heat. In each of the first 4 heats, the competitor who could reach the top of the tower (or made the highest) in the fastest time would move on to the semifinal heats (running in 2 heats), with the winning competitor from each semifinal heat would move on to the final heat. In the final heat, the competitor 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.

The Mega Spider Climb was the only competition to feature all-female competitors.

Competitors
① Meagan Martin

② Allyssa Beird

③ Jesse Labreck

④ Zhanique Lovett

⑤ Jessie Graff

⑥ Rebekah Bonilla

⑦ Barclay Stockett

⑧ Kacy Catanzaro

Competitors

 * Lance Pekus
 * Jesse Labreck
 * Jamie Rahn


 * Jon Alexis Jr.
 * Allyssa Beird
 * Tyler Yamauchi


 * Flip Rodriguez
 * Jessie Graff
 * JJ Woods

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. The team who completed the course (or made the furthest) 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 Snake Run

② Propeller Bar

③ Double Dipper

④ Jumping Spider

⑤ Parkour Run

⑥ Warped Wall

⑦ Domino Pipes

⑧ Flying Squirrel

Obstacles
① Giant Ring Swing

② Criss Cross Salmon Ladder

③ Wave Runner

④ Swing Surfer

⑤ Wingnut Alley

⑥ Wall Flip

Obstacles
① Floating Boards

② Keylock Hang

③ Nail Clipper

④ Ultimate Cliffhanger

⑤ Curved Body Prop

⑥ Peg Cloud

⑦ Time Bomb

⑧ Flying Bar