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ANW9 Bouncing Spider

American Ninja Warrior 9's Bouncing Spider in Denver

The Bouncing Spider is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the third obstacle on American Ninja Warrior 9 in Denver.

Competitors must jump to a springboard and prop themselves between two Plexiglas walls 4 feet (1.22 meters) wide. Then, they must make a transition to another pair of Plexiglas walls, which were 2-feet away from the first. From there, they must jump to an 8-foot (2.44-meter) drop to a trampoline, grab to one of the two suspended pipes with a small pipe suspended in front of them, and swing up to the landing platform.

The first part of this obstacle (the springboard and the Plexiglas walls) was very similar to the Jumping Spider, while the second part of this obstacle (the trampoline and the pipes) was very similar to the Wall Drop.

During Denver qualifiers, a total of 27 competitors failed on this obstacle, including notable competitors like Noah Kaufman, Jon Stewart, Jake Murray, Josh Souter, Ryan Sutter, Venn Johns, Luke Halterman, Ben Jackson, Cannon Meyer, Daniel Fox, and Pierce Frazer. Most of the competitors failed the landing on the trampoline, to where they mainly weren't able to get an effective bounce to grab the pipes. Some competitors additionally grabbed just the smaller pipe, which didn't grant them much to grab on.

However, during Denver finals, the Bouncing Spider only eliminated Ian Weber and Tammy McClure.

Other Season Appearances[]

American Ninja Warrior 10[]

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American Ninja Warrior 10's Bouncing Spider in Dallas

On American Ninja Warrior 10, the Bouncing Spider appeared as the third obstacle in Dallas. This time, the height of the drop from the walls to the trampoline was decreased to 7 feet.

Despite that, during Dallas qualifiers, the obstacle was proven to be deadly once again, as 22 competitors fell on this obstacle. However, unlike during Denver qualifiers on the previous season, it took out several female competitors, including Kat Ratcliff, Lauren Keen, Tawnee Leonardo, and both Haymaker sisters (Kaiti Haymaker and Cara Haymaker). Several other competitors who failed on the obstacle were Jeff Harris, Jonathan Bange, Andrew Naquin, Sam Sann (who completed the obstacle on the previous season during both Denver qualifiers and finals), Justin Hobbs, and Father Stephen Gadberry.

On the contrary, there were three competitors who failed on this obstacle during Denver qualifiers on the previous season and later completed it during Dallas qualifiers: Jon Stewart, Garrett Takach, and Venn Johns.

The obstacle was also served as the cut-off for the top 5 female competitors. However, in this instance in particular, it served as the cut-off because April Steiner Bennett, who fell on the next obstacle, the Tuning Forks, had to withdraw due to an injury.

Just like during Denver finals on the previous season, a total of 30 competitors attempted the obstacle during the Dallas finals. However, it eliminated four competitors this time around: Kat Ratcliff (who fell on the same obstacle previously during Dallas qualifiers), Dylan Lancaster, Victor Gonzalez and Quest O'Neal.

American Ninja Warrior 11[]

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American Ninja Warrior 11's Bouncing Spider in Atlanta

On American Ninja Warrior 11, the Bouncing Spider appeared as the fourth obstacle in Atlanta. With the gap between the two sets of panel now increased from 2 to 4 feet.

A new change was added to the obstacle, in which a white dot was added to the center of the trampoline to indicate the ideal spot for the competitors to land while hitting on it. Likely for this reason, only 18 competitors failed on this obstacle. However, it still wiped out notable competitors, such as Bootie Cothran, Grace Sims, Emily Durham, Caleb Watson, and Andrey Collins. This obstacle also served as the cut-off for the top 5 female competitors for advancing to Atlanta finals.

Additionally, two competitors suffered an injury on this obstacle:

A unique elimination on the obstacle came from Mindy Hylton's run, where she landed back on the trampoline after losing her grip from the pipes, resulting in a disqualification.

During Atlanta finals, it only wiped out Grace Sims and Jessica Clayton. However, since Caitlyn Bergstrom was the only female competitor to get past it, the obstacle became the cut-off for the top 2 female competitors, in which Jessica Clayton managed to make it through.

Other Appearances[]

Australian Ninja Warrior[]

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Australian Ninja Warrior 3's Bouncing Spider

On Australian Ninja Warrior 3, the Bouncing Spider appeared as the eighth obstacle during the semifinals. This time, the springboard was replaced with a trampoline (making it similar to the Jumping Spider) and the small pipe was removed, leaving with two big pipes to grab onto.

In total, 21 competitors attempted the obstacle and only three of them failed to complete it (all in Semifinal 1).

Ninja Israel[]

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Ninja Israel 2's Bouncing Spider

On Ninja Warrior Israel 2, the Bouncing Spider, locally called מקפצת העכביש (literally Jumping Spider, not to be confused with Jumping Spider, which was the origin of the Bouncing Spider) appeared as the fourth obstacle in all the semifinals, then returned as the first obstacle in the finals' Stage Two. However, the obstacle was very different compared to the one used American Ninja Warrior, in which:

  • The set of Plexiglas walls were arranged in a straight line (in a similar fashion to the Spider Walk in Ninja Warrior UK 4),
  • No springboard or trampoline was given, and
  • Only one big pipe was left to grab onto.

The first two changes made the first part of the obstacle very similar to the Spider Walk rather than Jumping Spider.

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Ninja Israel 4's Bouncing Spider

Then, on Ninja Warrior Israel 4, the Bouncing Spider appeared as the third obstacle in Semifinal 3. The obstacle was modified, in which the panels would increase in height per set.

Ninja Warrior France[]

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Ninja Warrior France 4's Bouncing Spider

On Ninja Warrior France 4, Bouncing Spider was the third obstacle of Path A in Heat 4. There was one large cylinder only.

Ninja Warrior Germany[]

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Ninja Warrior Germany 4's Bouncing Spider

On Ninja Warrior Germany 4, the Bouncing Spider (locally known as Tunnelsprung 2.0, literally Tunnel Jump 2.0) appeared as the fourth obstacle in the Finals Qualification. The obstacle was very similar to the one used in Ninja Warrior Israel 2, except that the obstacle featured a trampoline (like the Australian Ninja Warrior 3's version) and it knocked out 14 competitors.

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Ninja Warrior Germany 5's Bouncing Spider

Then, in Ninja Warrior Germany 5, Bouncing Spider appeared as the fifth obstacle in every Preliminary Round with the same modification as the previous season.

Competitors' Success Rate[]

  • All results based on the NBC/RTL/Keshet 12 broadcast and external information found.
ANW Clears Attempts Percentage
ANW9 (qualifiers) 40 67 59.7%
ANW9 (finals) 28 30 93.33%
ANW10 (qualifiers) 48 70 68.57%
ANW10 (finals) 26 30 86.67%
ANW11 (qualifiers) 32 50 64%
ANW11 (finals) 24 26 92.31%
Total 198 273 72.53%

Ninja Warrior Germany[]

NWG Stage Clears Attempts Percentage
NWG4 23 36 63.88%
NWG5 Preliminary Round 1 15 19 78.94%
Preliminary Round 2 24 30 80%
Preliminary Round 3 17 20 85%
Preliminary Round 4 11 19 57.89%
Preliminary Round 5 16 29 55.17%
Preliminary Round 6 18 24 75%
Total 124 177 70.05%

Ninja Israel[]

NWI Clears Attempts Percentage
NWI2 (Semifinal 1) 2 3 66.67%
NWI2 (Semifinal 2) 3 6 50%
NWI2 (Semifinal 3) 3 4 75%
NWI2 (Semifinal 4) 9 10 90%
NWI2 (Final) 1 2 50%
NWI4 8 12 66.67%
Total 26 37 70.27%
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