American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 4 was the fourth installment of American Ninja Warrior's post-season tournament, which was recorded after American Ninja Warrior 10's season finale, and premiered on May 26th, 2019 (3 days before American Ninja Warrior 11's season premiere).
Team Competition[]
Competitors[]
| Team Matt | Team Akbar | Team Kristine |
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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 tackled a few obstacles.
- In Stage One, the team who completed the course (or made the furthest) in the fastest time automatically advanced to Stage Three, while the other two teams competed 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 advanced to Stage Three, while the loser was eliminated from the competition.
- In Stage Three, the two winning teams (each from Stage One and Stage Two) would compete against each other. However, on this season's team competition, there were several changes:
- 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).
Stage One[]
Obstacles[]
① Archer Alley
② Propeller Bar
③ Double Dipper
④ Jumping Spider
⑤ Tire Run
⑥ Warped Wall
⑦ Razor Beams
⑧ Twist & Fly
Results[]
| Team | Obstacle 1-3 Competitor | Obstacle 4-6 Competitor | Obstacle 7-8 Competitor | Result | Notes | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Akbar | Meagan Martin | Jake Murray | Grant McCartney | Clear (1:22.40) | Team Matt | |
| Team Matt | Jesse Labreck | Lance Pekus | Jamie Rahn | Clear (1:20.48) | Automatically moved on to Stage Three. | |
| Team Kristine | Barclay Stockett | Mathis Owhadi | Tyler Gillett | 5. Tire Run |
Stage Two[]
Obstacles[]
① Epic Catch & Release
② Criss Cross Salmon Ladder
③ Déjà Vu
④ Swing Surfer
⑤ Wingnut Alley
⑥ Water Walls
Results[]
| Team | Obstacle 1-2 Competitor | Obstacle 3-4 Competitor | Obstacle 5-6 Competitor | Result | Notes | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Kristine | Barclay Stockett | Tyler Gillett | Mathis Owhadi | 2. Criss Cross Salmon Ladder | Team Akbar | |
| Team Akbar | Grant McCartney | Meagan Martin | Jake Murray | 4. Swing Surfer |
Stage Three[]
Obstacles[]
① Floating Boards
② En Garde
③ Crazy Clocks
④ Ultimate Cliffhanger
⑤ Curved Body Prop
⑥ Peg Cloud
⑦ Cane Lane
⑧ Flying Bar
Results[]
| Team | Obstacle 1-3 Competitor | Obstacle 4-6 Competitor | Obstacle 7-8 Competitor | Result | Notes | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Akbar | Grant McCartney | Jake Murray | Meagan Martin | 6 obstacles (4:59.06) | McCartney fell at the En Garde. | Team Matt |
| Team Matt | Lance Pekus | Jamie Rahn | Jesse Labreck | 6 obstacles (4:52.63) | Pekus fell at the En Garde. |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 4's Team Competition champion: Team Matt |
Skills Competition[]
Mega Spider Climb[]
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Spider Climb, which took place at the Stage Four tower.
There were 3 heats in this competition, with 2 competitors in each heat. In each of the first 2 heats, the competitor who reached the top of the tower (or made the highest) in the fastest time moved on to the final heat. In the final heat, the competitor who reached the top of the tower (or made the highest) in the fastest time was the champion. There was no time limit in this competition.
Competitors[]
① Lance Pekus
② Chris Wilczewski
③ Neil Craver
④ R.J. Roman
Results[]
| Name | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | ||
| Lance Pekus | Clear | |
| Chris Wilczewski | Clear (0:22.07) | Reached the top of the tower in the fastest time. |
| Heat 2 | ||
| Neil Craver | Clear (0:20.80) | Reached the top of the tower in the fastest time. |
| R.J. Roman | Clear | |
| Final Heat | ||
| Chris Wilczewski | Clear (0:19.44) | Chris beat Neil to the buzzer by 0.04 seconds. |
| Neil Craver | Clear (0:19.48) | |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 4's Mega Spider Climb champion: Chris Wilczewski |
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 complete it, they moved on the next round (with the distance between the wingnuts being made larger in the next round). If not, they were 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 Adam Rayl
③ Ethan Swanson
④ Josh Salinas
⑤ Najee Richardson (previous tournament's runner-up)
Results[]
| Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Distance: 14 feet | ||
| Kevin Bull | Clear | |
| Adam Rayl | Clear | |
| Ethan Swanson | Clear | |
| Josh Salinas | Fail | Eliminated from the competition. |
| Najee Richardson | Clear | |
| Distance: 16 feet | ||
| Kevin Bull | Clear | |
| Adam Rayl | Clear | |
| Ethan Swanson | Clear | |
| Najee Richardson | Clear | |
| Distance: 17 feet | ||
| Kevin Bull | Fail | Eliminated from the competition. |
| Adam Rayl | Clear | |
| Ethan Swanson | Clear | |
| Najee Richardson | Clear | |
| Distance: 18 feet | ||
| Adam Rayl | Clear | |
| Ethan Swanson | Fail | Eliminated from the competition. |
| Najee Richardson | Clear | |
| Distance: 19 feet | ||
| Adam Rayl | Clear | |
| Najee Richardson | Fail | Eliminated from the competition. |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 4's Wicked Wingnuts champion: Adam Rayl |
Dual Doorknob Drop[]
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Doorknob Drop.
There were 3 heats in this competition, with 2 competitors in each heat. In each of the first 2 heats, the competitor who reached and hit the buzzer in the fastest time moved on to the final heat. In the final heat, the competitor reached and hit the buzzer in the fastest time was the champion. There was no time limit in this competition.
This competition was notable for being Geoff Britten's first appearance on American Ninja Warrior after previously announcing a temporary retirement from the competition at the end of American Ninja Warrior 8 (although he competed on American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 2 in the Thunderbolt skill competition, which was taped after that season). It also reunited Geoff Britten and Isaac Caldiero, both of whom were the first two competitors to achieve total victory on American Ninja Warrior (specifically on American Ninja Warrior 7).
Competitors[]
① Daniel Gil
② Josh Levin
③ Geoff Britten
④ Isaac Caldiero
Results[]
| Name | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | ||
| Daniel Gil | Clear (0:11.92) | |
| Josh Levin | Clear (0:11.90) | Reached and hit the buzzer first. |
| Heat 2 | ||
| Geoff Britten | Clear (0:13.20) | Although Britten reached and hit the buzzer first, he felt some pain in his forearm and withdrew from the competition. Therefore, his place was given to the fastest runner-up, which was Daniel Gil. |
| Isaac Caldiero | Clear (0:19.30) | |
| Final Heat | ||
| Daniel Gil | Clear (0:11.43) | |
| Josh Levin | Clear (0:10:33) | Reached and hit the buzzer first. |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 4's Dual Doorknob Drop champion: Josh Levin |
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.
There were 7 heats in this competition, with 2 competitors in each heat. In each of the first 4 heats, the competitor who completed the obstacle (or made the furthest) in the fastest time moved on to the semifinal heats (running in 2 heats), with the winning competitor from each semifinal heat moved on to the final heat. In the final heat, the competitor completed the obstacle (or made the furthest) in the fastest time was the champion. There was no time limit in this competition.
Competitors[]
① Nicholas Coolridge
② Tyler Gillett
③ Drew Knapp
④ Joe Moravsky
⑤ Jake Murray (title holder from previous tournament)
⑥ Allyssa Beird
⑦ Flip Rodriguez
⑧ Thomas Stillings (Striding Steps' champion from the previous two tournaments)
Results[]
| Name | Results | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Heat 1 | ||
| Nicholas Coolridge | Clear (0:13.02) | |
| Tyler Gillett | Fail | |
| Heat 2 | ||
| Drew Knapp | Fail | |
| Joe Moravsky | Clear (0:19.63) | |
| Heat 3 | ||
| Jake Murray | Clear (0:26.48) | |
| Allyssa Beird | Fail | |
| Heat 4 | ||
| Flip Rodriguez | Fail | |
| Thomas Stillings | Clear (0:14.83) | |
| Semifinal Heat 1 | ||
| Nicholas Coolridge | Clear | |
| Joe Moravsky | Clear (0:11.87) | |
| Semifinal Heat 2 | ||
| Jake Murray | Clear | |
| Thomas Stillings | Clear (0:12.72) | |
| Final Heat | ||
| Joe Moravsky | Clear (0:12.61) | Moravsky beat Stillings to the buzzer by 0.05 seconds. |
| Thomas Stillings | Clear | |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 4's Striding Steps champion: Joe Moravsky |
Super Salmon Ladder[]
The obstacle consisted of a supersized version of the Salmon Ladder, with 35 rungs and about 4 stories (13.2 meters) in height.
Each competitor would start at the third rung and tried to reach the highest rung as possible. The winner is the competitor who reached the highest rung. However, if there were at least 2 competitors who could reach the highest rung, the competitor who reached it in the fastest time was the champion.
Competitors[]
① Austin Gray
② Dan Polizzi
③ Barclay Stockett
④ Sean Bryan (defending champion from the previous tournament)
Results[]
| Name | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Gray | 16th rung | |
| Dan Polizzi | 16th rung | |
| Barclay Stockett | 28th rung | New record for female competitors in the Super Salmon Ladder skill competition. |
| Sean Bryan | 35th rung | Reached the top of the ladder in 0:17.40. |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 4's Super Salmon Ladder champion: Sean Bryan |
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 Kristine) would give a score for him. Each competitor received two attempts to perform the trick, with only the highest total score among those two attempts being counted as his score. The competitor who received the highest score was the champion. However, if there were at least two competitors who got the same highest score, those competitors compeeted in a dive-off, with the competitor who received the highest score being declared as the champion.
Competitors[]
① Ethan Swanson
② Flip Rodriguez
③ Brent Steffensen
④ Sean Bryan
⑤ Grant McCartney
⑥ Drew Drechsel
Results[]
| Attempt 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Matt's Score | Akbar's Score | Kristine's Score | Total Score | Notes |
| Ethan Swanson | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | |
| Flip Rodriguez | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| Brent Steffensen | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |
| Sean Bryan | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 | |
| Grant McCartney | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | |
| Drew Drechsel | 8 | 6 | 7.5 | 21.5 | Dove directly into the water without using the bar. |
| Attempt 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Matt's Score | Akbar's Score | Kristine's Score | Total Score | Notes |
| Flip Rodriguez | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Brent Steffensen | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
| Grant McCartney | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | |
| Ethan Swanson | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |
| Drew Drechsel | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Attempted the obstacle together with Flip Rodriguez. |
| Sean Bryan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | Three impersonations during his dive (Grant McCartney, Ethan Swanson and Jake Murray) |
| Final Standings | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Name | Attempt 1's Score | Attempt 2's Score | Best Score | Notes |
| 1st | Sean Bryan | 29 | 30 | 30 | Since Sean and Drew achieved the same highest score, both of them would compete in a dive-off to determine the winner. |
| 1st | Drew Drechsel | 21.5 | 30 | 30 | |
| 3rd | Grant McCartney | 23 | 28 | 28 | |
| 4th | Brent Steffensen | 18 | 27 | 27 | |
| 5th | Ethan Swanson | 26 | 21 | 26 | |
| 6th | Flip Rodriguez | 17 | 24 | 24 | |
| Dive-off | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Matt's Score | Akbar's Score | Kristine's Score | Total Score | Notes |
| Drew Drechsel | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
| Sean Bryan | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| American Ninja Warrior: All Stars Special 4's Big Dipper Freestyle champion: Sean Bryan |
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