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The Clacker ANW8

American Ninja Warrior 8's The Clacker in Atlanta

The Clacker is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the ninth obstacle during Atlanta finals on American Ninja Warrior 8.

The obstacle was 20 feet (6.096 meters) in length and had ten clackers in total (four on the left side and six on the right side). Competitors must grab two clackers that were sitting on a ledge and bring them up and over to the other side of the ledge, and then made the transition to another set of clackers. After the second set of clackers, competitors could only use one side, which was at the middle. These clackers alternated in length, either 14 inches/35.56 centimeters (e.g. the fifth one) or 16 inches/40.64 centimeters (e.g. the sixth one) in length. From the middle, competitors must once again make the transition to another pair of clackers. There were two sets at the end of the obstacle, but if they want to, competitors could make the dismount after finishing the first set.

During Atlanta finals, 7 competitors reached this obstacle. Ultimately, Brett Sims, Travis Rosen, James McGrath, and Drew Drechsel were the only four competitors to complete the obstacle and the course altogether, while 3 competitors came very close to finish it (Casey Suchocki, Jo Jo Bynum, and Shawn Richardson).

Other Season Appearances[]

American Ninja Warrior 9[]

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American Ninja Warrior 9's The Clacker in Cleveland

The Clacker returned as the ninth obstacle during Cleveland finals on American Ninja Warrior 9, with a same specification during Atlanta finals on the previous season.

However, due to the brutality from the previous obstacle (the Nail Clipper), only Jamie Rahn and Joe Moravsky could reach this obstacle, and both of them could complete it and the course altogether.

American Ninja Warrior 10[]

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American Ninja Warrior 10's The Clacker in Indianapolis

On American Ninja Warrior 10, The Clacker appeared as the eighth obstacle during Indianapolis finals. This time, the final two clackers at the end of the obstacle were removed, leaving with just eight clackers in total.

Due to its placement as the eighth obstacle, more competitors attempted the obstacle than during the past two American Ninja Warrior seasons. However, despite the obstacle was also preceded by the Salmon Ladder with no rest, only one competitor (Alex Carson) failed on it.

Other Appearances[]

Ninja Warrior France[]

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Ninja Warrior France 3's The Clacker

On Ninja Warrior France 3, The Clacker, literally translated as Les Clackers, appeared as the fourth obstacle of Qualification 5. It consisted of nine clackers at the same height. The first six and the last two came in pairs of two,

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Ninja Warrior France 5's The Clacker

The Clacker returned in Ninja Warrior France 5 as the fourth obstacle of Stage One. Once again there were nine clackers. The first four and final four came in pairs of two, and the fifth one was placed at the right of the competitor. The second pair and the right clacker of the third pair was placed higher than the first and fourth pair and the left clacker on the third pair. A rope and a lache bar were also placed at the start.

Ninja Warrior Germany[]

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Ninja Warrior Germany 3's The Clacker

The Clacker (Klacker) appeared as the fifth obstacle of Preliminary Round 3 and 6 of Ninja Warrior Germany 3. It consisted of seven clackers at the same height, the first four and last two came in pairs of two. There was also a lache bar both at the start and the end of the obstacle.

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Ninja Warrior Germany 4's The Clacker in Preliminary Round 2

The Clacker returned as the fifth obstacle of Preliminary Round 2 and 3 of Ninja Warrior Germany 4.

On Preliminary Round 2, there were six clackers, divided into three groups-of-two. A pole was added at the start of the obstacle, and two lache bars were added - one at the end of the obstacle, another between the second and third group-of-two.

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Ninja Warrior Germany 4's The Clacker in Preliminary Round 3

On Preliminary Round 3, there were eight clackers, the first four and last two came in groups-of-two, while the fifth and sixth clacker were both placed on the right of the competitor.

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Ninja Warrior Germany 5's The Clacker

On Ninja Warrior Germany 5. the Clacker appeared as the seventh obstacle of Preliminary Round 3. There were six clackers, the first two and last two were in groups of two, while the third and fourth were placed to the right of the competitor. A lache bar was placed as the start of the obstacle.

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Ninja Warrior Germany 7's The Clacker

On Ninja Warrior Germany 7, Clacker appeared as the third obstacle of the Duel Course. This version consisted of a lache bar at the start, then seven clackers, then two more lache bars at the end. The fifth clacker was placed on the right of the contestants, while the others came in pairs of two.

Ninja Warrior Austria[]

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Ninja Warrior Austria 2's The Clacker

On Ninja Warrior Austria 2, The Clacker was the fifth obstacle of Stage One. There were eight clackers in total, arranged in groups of two, each group with one on the left, and one on the right.

Ninja Warrior Poland[]

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Ninja Warrior Poland 2's The Clacker

In Ninja Warrior Poland 2, The Clacker, locally called Przerzutnie (literally Shifters) appeared as the fifth obstacle in Heat 3 and Heat 5. In this season, the obstacle did not include single clackers, leaving it with eight clackers in total. The obstacle turned out to be deadly difficult, as many competitors fell on it. In Heat 3, only 4 people have completed it, and in Heat 5, 6 people completed it.

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Ninja Warrior Poland 5's The Clacker

Then in Ninja Warrior Poland 5, The Clacker appeared as the seventh obstacle in the finals' Stage Two, with the same specification as its previous appearance. After throwing the last clackers, competitors must jump down onto a small landing in front of the next obstacle. Only Igor Fojcik, who had completed the previous obstacle, attempted and completed The Clacker.

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Ninja Warrior Poland 6's The Clacker

Later, in Ninja Warrior Poland 6, The Clacker appeared as the fourth obstacle in Stage Two, now featuring six clackers instead of eight. Due to the short time limit for the first part of Stage Two, three competitors failed at the obstacle (including Jan Tatarowicz, Filip Warzecha and Jakub Zawistowski), but it was also due to fatigue. A total of 9 competitors completed the obstacle.

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Ninja Warrior Poland 8's The Clacker

On Ninja Warrior Poland 8, The Clacker appeared as the fifth obstacle in Heat 2 and Heat 6 with the same specification as in season 2 and 5 with 8 clackers in total.

Ninja Israel[]

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Ninja Israel 3's The Clacker

On Ninja Warrior Israel 3, The Clacker, locally called ื™ื“ื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ื•ื— (literally Power Levers) appeared as the fifth obstacle in Heat 8 and Heat 16. Unlike American Ninja Warrior, the obstacle include only a single clacker placed between the third and final set of clackers, making the number of clackers were reduced to 9. The obstacle was paired with Lunatic Ledges as part of Route A of the Crossroads.

Team Ninja Warrior Germany[]

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Team Ninja Warrior Germany 2's Clacker (Episode 2)

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Team Ninja Warrior Germany 2's Clacker (Episode 6)

On Team Ninja Warrior Germany 2, the Clacker appeare as the eighth obstacle of Seeding and Relay of Episode 2 and 6. Four clackers in pairs of two were present in Episode 2, with a lache bar at the start and a chain trapeze at the end. On Episode 6, an additional pair-of-two was added.

Competitors' Success Rate[]

  • All results based on the NBC/Polsat/Keshet12 broadcast and external information found.

American Ninja Warrior[]

ANW Clears Attempts Percentage
ANW8 4 7 57.14%
ANW9 2 2 100%
ANW10 13 14 92.86%
Total 19 23 82.61%

Ninja Warrior Poland[]

NWP Clears Attempts Percentage
NWP2 (Heat 3) 4 10 40%
NWP2 (Heat 5) 6 11 54.55%
NWP5 1 1 100%
NWP6 9 12 75%
NWP8 (Heat 2) 11 13 84.61%
NWP8 (Heat 6) 8 10 80%
Total 39 57 68.42%

Ninja Israel[]

NWI Clears Attempts Percentage
NWI3 (Heat 8) 4 6 66.67%
NWI3 (Heat 16) 4 7 57.14%
Total 8 13 61.54%

Trivia[]

  • The idea of The Clacker came from a wooden ratchet instrument, while the name of the obstacle came from the clacking sound that said wooden ratchet makes.
  • The original concepts of the obstacle were first started out as right-arm and left-arm movements and then windshield wiper movements were added to one side in the middle to make it harder.
  • With Jamie Rahn and Joe Moravsky being the only two competitors to attempt and complete The Clacker during American Ninja Warrior 9's Cleveland finals, this marked the first time that the ninth obstacle during city finals round had a 100% completion rate, since American Ninja Warrior fully featured 10 obstacles in every city finals course (starting on American Ninja Warrior 5).

External Links[]

American_Ninja_Warrior_-_Crashing_the_Course_Atlanta_Finals_(Digital_Exclusive)-0

American Ninja Warrior - Crashing the Course Atlanta Finals (Digital Exclusive)-0

The Clacker was revealed during American Ninja Warrior 8's "Crashing the Course" series as the obstacle featured in Atlanta course

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