Format American Ninja Warrior

1 format

1.1 contestant eligibility
1.2 city qualifying

1.2.1 city timeline


1.3 city finals
1.4 mount midoriyama

format

potential contestants go through rigorous series of steps before possibility of becoming next american ninja warrior. on 3,500 athletes have attempted conquer mount midoriyama , become american ninja warrior since series began in 2009.

contestant eligibility

there requirements possible contestants have meet before participating @ regional qualifier. contestants must legal residents of , in decent physical shape. there no upper age limit, participants must @ least 21 years old. contestants have fill out 20-page questionnaire , make video themselves. required length of video has differed on years. submission video length requirements have varied 2 8 minutes, depending on season. producers select 100 applicants each region participate in regional qualifiers. producers select 20 30 walk-ons in cases wait weeks camping outside chance on course. 1,000 people applied compete in season one, 5,000 people in season 6, 50,000 in season 7, , 70,000 in season 8.

city qualifying

in each city, competitors producers have selected competing on 6 - obstacle course in hopes of making city finals. top 30 finishers make city finals. also, in season 9, top 5 women make it. first obstacle quintuple steps or floating steps , same rest of cities season. comes obstacle moves along tracks. next either balance obstacle or upper-body obstacle. other type fourth. fifth grip obstacle, , sixth warped wall. in season 9, balance or grip obstacle obstacle found in stage 1 of mount midoryama. obstacles given sideline reporter @ beginning of every episode.

city timeline

city finals

city finals courses follow-up each city qualifying course. qualifying , finals courses filmed back-to-back, on 2 days. top 15 finishers overall each city finals course move on compete in national finals. in addition, of season 9, top 2 women in each city finals guaranteed advance, if not finish in top 15. small prizes ranging $1,000 $5,000 awarded first, second, , third finishers complete finals course.

mount midoriyama

mount midoriyama finals course american ninja warrior. located on las vegas strip, consists of 4 stages, each containing various obstacles of increasing difficulty. competitors must complete of 23 obstacles. should complete first 3 stages, competitors advance stage 4, competitors attempt climb 75-foot rope climb, known mount midoriyama, in 30 seconds or less. should competitor achieve total victory, or receives money prize of $500,000 season 4 season 6, , $1,000,000 season 7. beginning in season 8, if multiple competitors complete stage 4, competitors split prize money, although in prior years fastest competitor receive full amount.

stage 1 consists of obstacles test competitors agility , speed. first stage timed, , competitors complete within time limit of 2:30 advance stage 2.
stage 2 consists of obstacles test competitors strength , speed. competitors must complete challenges strain upper-body strength (such salmon ladder) without running out of time. in first stage, competitors finish within time limit of 4:00 move on stage 3.
stage 3 consists of obstacles test competitors upper body , grip strength. stage in mt. midoriyama has no time limit. stages 1 , 2, competitors complete stage 3 move on.
stage 4 of mt. midoriyama 75-foot rope climb. competitors must complete rope climb , hit buzzer in under 30 seconds.




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