Australian Ninja Warrior season 3 explained

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The third season of the sports entertainment reality competition series Australian Ninja Warrior premiered on 8 July 2019 on the Nine Network.^[1] The season is hosted by Rebecca Maddern, Ben Fordham & Freddie Flintoff.^[2]

Format Changes

Prize Money - This season offered two separate prizes, unlike previous seasons. The furthest and fastest competitor through the four stages of the grand final received $100,000. This was Charlie Robbins, who, out of the five Grand Final contestants who made it to stage 3, reached the furthest obstacle in the fastest time. There was also an additional prize of $200,000 offered for full completion of the course, which entailed making it through to stage 4, Mount Midoriyama, and successfully making the rope climb ascent in the allotted time. However, as no competitor successfully completed the third stage of the Grand Final, the 4th stage and full completion of the course remained unattempted, and the bonus prize unawarded this season.
Warped Wall - This season included two warped walls during the heats, the ‘standard’ Warped Wall with a height of 4.25 metres and a one metre taller Mega Warped Wall (5.25 metres). The choice was up to the contestant on which to attempt however competitors were not allowed to switch between walls after failing an attempt, e.g. if they opted for the Mega Warped Wall and failed they were not allowed to switch over to the lower standard Warped Wall. If they chose the Mega Warped Wall and reached the top they won a bonus $5,000.^[3]

Rounds

Episode 1

Heat 1

This episode aired on 8 July 2019. Only 5 competitors completed this course, with a large number of athletes bowing out on the Spinball Wizard. Returning competitor Ashlin Herbert was the only contestant to completely climb the Mega Warped Wall, and received $5,000.

Floating Steps
Swing Surfer
Tuning Forks
Rolling Steel
Spinball Wizard
Warped Wall or Mega Warped Wall

! Rank ! Competitor! State ! Time ! Furthest Obstacle
1	Ashlin Herbert	VIC	1:19
2	Rob Patterson	QLD	1:36
3	Danial Wyles-Wall	QLD	1:57
4	Alex Cusack	SA	3:12
5	Aurelien Apport	NSW	3:32
6	Zak Stolz	VIC	2:37
7	Corey Russo	VIC	0:59
8	Cody Philp	QLD	1:10
9	Dave Garvin	VIC	1:13
10	Joshua Day	WA	1:16
11	Eloni Vunakece	NSW	1:39
12	David Allen	NSW	1:53
13	Mark Turner	NSW	1:56
14	Shaun Wood	NSW	2:09
15	Lachlan Walker	NSW	2:35
16	David Sandos	QLD	2:42
17	Celeste Dixon	SA	2:59
18	Bradley Vanderland	VIC	0:40

Episode 2

Heat 2

This episode aired on 9 July 2019. Only 4 competitors completed this course. Returning favourite Bryson Klein was the only contestant to completely climb the Mega Warped Wall, and received $5,000.

Floating Steps
Butterfly Wall
Tuning Forks
Rolling Steel
Double Squirrel
Warped Wall or Mega Warped Wall

! Rank ! Competitor! State ! Time ! Furthest Obstacle
1	Alex Matthews	WA	1:29
2	Bryson Klein	NSW	1:56
3	James Sayers	VIC	2:01
4	Gavin Wilson	WA	2:15
5	Leonard Hermawan	VIC	2:45
6	Nathan Ryles	SA	3:04
7	Matt Filippi	QLD	3:08
8	Luke Shelton	WA	1:18
9	Nathan Leiminger	VIC	1:36
10	Tom Nicholson	VIC	2:02
11	Raphaela Wiget	SA	2:15
12	Rainer Scheu	QLD	0:41
13	Brian Cox	QLD	0:42
14	Luke Filippi	QLD	0:46
15	Verity Charles	WA	1:01
16	Riley Murphy	VIC	1:14
17	Le Hua	QLD	0:17
18	India Henry	WA	0:43

Episode 3

Heat 3

This episode aired on 14 July 2019. Only 5 competitors completed this course, with a large number of athletes bowing out on the Spinball Wizard.

Floating Steps
Swing Surfer
Tuning Forks
Rolling Steel
Spinball Wizard
Warped Wall or Mega Warped Wall

! Rank ! Competitor! State ! Time ! Furthest Obstacle
1	Ben Polson	WA	1:38
2	Jordan Papandrea	NSW	2:21
3	Owen Davey	ACT	2:25
4	Alex Bigg	SA	2:51
5	Olivia Vivian	WA	3:22
6	John Steffensen	QLD	1:33
7	Michael Boldery	QLD	1:34
8	Sonny Kennedy	NSW	1:40
9	River Daz	VIC	1:44
10	Dhani Johnson	NSW	1:46
11	Joao Loureiro	NSW	1:55
12	Rhys Broad	QLD	2:11
13	Trudie Horskins	VIC	2:11
14	Warwick Grant	VIC	2:26
15	Gabriel Iftene	VIC	3:00
16	Mel Armstrong	VIC	1:19
17	Cameron D'Silva	WA	0:36
18	Stewart Furze	SA	0:46

Episode 4

Heat 4

This episode aired on 15 July 2019. Only 3 competitors completed this course, (2 of which received $5,000 for completing the Mega Warped Wall) with a large number of athletes bowing out on the Whisked Away.

Floating Steps
Butterfly Wall
Tuning Forks
Rolling Steel
Whisked Away
Warped Wall or Mega Warped Wall

! Rank ! Competitor! State ! Time ! Furthest Obstacle
1	Todd Smith	QLD	1:49
2	Matthew Marazita	VIC	2:18
3	Mike Snow	VIC	2:22
4	Justin Flegler	QLD	1:28
5	Daniel Mason	VIC	2:26
6	Andy Dunt	SA	1:17
7	Ryan Solomon	QLD	1:29
8	Donny Byrne	WA	1:39
9	Daniel Walker	NSW	1:39
10	Jarrah Brand-Adams	QLD	1:42
11	Edan Sirone	NSW	1:42
12	Max Closter	VIC	1:49
13	Jorge Delgado	QLD	1:54
14	Billy Gray	VIC	1:57
15	Rhys Landwehr	WA	2:10
16	Jesse Cooke	VIC	2:16
17	Ryan Turner	NSW	2:22
18	Yousof Dib	NSW	2:22

Episode 5

Heat 5

This episode aired on 16 July 2019. 8 competitors completed this course (5 of which received $5,000 for completing the Mega Warped Wall).

Floating Steps
Butterfly Wall
Tuning Forks
Rolling Steel
Double Squirrel
Warped Wall or Mega Warped Wall

! Rank ! Competitor! State ! Time ! Furthest Obstacle
1	Benjamin Lau	VIC	2:08
2	Josh O'Sullivan	NSW	2:11
3	Zed Colback	WA	2:17
4	Dylan Pawson	QLD	2:19
5	Fred Dorrington	QLD	2:37
6	Max Pertzel	VIC	2:42
7	Ben Davies	VIC	3:36
8	Winson Lam	QLD	4:05
9	Charlie Robbins	VIC	2:15
10	Matthew Bowles	WA	3:22
11	Sam Goodall	WA	3:41
12	Sam Lothringer	VIC	4:40
13	Jordan Morton	ACT	6:13
14	Ryan Blenkinship	NT	1:06
15	Nicholas Clark	VIC	1:10
16	Joe Cutler	VIC	1:36
17	Cian Maciejewski	NSW	1:59
18	Aaron Ottobre	VIC	2:08

Episode 6

Semi-Final 1

This episode aired on 21 July 2019.

Archer Steps
Rolling Log
Razor's Edge
Floating Stairs
Basket Toss
Warped Wall
Salmon Ladder
Flying Shelf
Bouncing Spider
Invisible Ladder

! Rank ! Competitor! State ! Time ! Furthest Obstacle
1	Ashlin Herbert	VIC	2:44
2	Daniel Mason	VIC	2:48
3	Zak Stolz	VIC	3:23
4	Matthew Bowles	WA	4:28
5	Matt Filippi	QLD	4:52
6	Stewart Furze	SA	3:49
7	Le Hua	QLD	4:21
8	Lachlan Walker	NSW	5:13
9	Fred Dorrington	QLD	2:50
10	Ryan Solomon	QLD	3:02

Episode 7

Semi-Final 2

This episode aired on 22 July 2019.

Archer Steps
Rolling Log
Razor's Edge
Ring Toss
Bar Hop
Warped Wall
Salmon Ladder
Flying Shelf
Bouncing Spider
Invisible Ladder

! Rank ! Competitor! State ! Time ! Furthest Obstacle
1	Jordan Papandrea	NSW	3:49
2	Alex Matthews	WA	4:38
3	Mike Snow	VIC	4:42
4	Rob Patterson	QLD	3:33
5	Owen Davey	ACT	4:50
6	Corey Russo	VIC	5:48
7	Matthew Marazita	VIC	6:04
8	Andy Dunt	SA	2:51
9	Sam Goodall	WA	4:10
10	Justin Flegler	QLD	1:55

Episode 8

Semi-Final 3

This episode aired on 23 July 2019. The Energiser performance of the night went to Bryson Klein.

Archer Steps
Rolling Log
Razor's Edge
Ring Toss
Bar Hop
Warped Wall
Salmon Ladder
Flying Shelf
Bouncing Spider
Invisible Ladder

! Rank ! Competitor! State ! Time ! Furthest Obstacle
1	Bryson Klein	NSW	4:01
2	Charlie Robbins	VIC	4:39
3	Josh O'Sullivan	NSW	6:31
4	Olivia Vivian	WA	6:47
5	Luke Shelton	WA	4:28
6	Gavin Wilson	WA	6:07
7	Nathan Ryles	SA	4:08
8	Michael Boldery	QLD	1:44
9	Daniel Walker	NSW	1:49
10	Danial Wyles-Wall	QLD	2:17

Episode 9

Grand Final, Stage 1

This episode aired on 28 July 2019.

Competitors had to complete Stage 1 within 3 minutes and 15 seconds to advance to Stage 2.

Archer Steps
Propeller
Spinning Log
Swinging Cliff Hanger
Wing Nuts
Warped Wall
The Hinge
Spider Jump
Chimney Sweep

! Rank ! Competitor! State ! Time Remaining
1	Ashlin Herbert	VIC	1:32
2	Charlie Robbins	VIC	1:02
3	Rob Patterson	QLD	0:58
4	Daniel Mason	VIC	0:52
5	Alex Matthews	WA	0:50
6	Zak Stolz	VIC	0:45
7	Bryson Klein	NSW	0:39
8	Jordan Papandrea	NSW	0:38
9	Mike Snow	VIC	0:19
10	Josh O'Sullivan	NSW	0:11
11	Ryan Solomon	QLD	0:06

Episode 10

This episode aired on 29 July 2019.

Grand Final, Stage 2

Competitors had to complete Stage 2 within 2 minutes and 10 seconds.

Rope Jungle
I-Beam Gap
Salmon Ladder
Unstable Bridge
Trapeze to Parallel Pipes
Cat Grab
Wall Lift

Five competitors were successful in completing the stage within the allotted time and advanced to stage 3.

! Rank ! Competitor! State ! Furthest Obstacle! Time Remaining
1	Josh O'Sullivan	NSW	0:34
2	Daniel Mason	VIC	0:24
3	Charlie Robbins	VIC	0:23
4	Rob Patterson	QLD	0:20
5	Bryson Klein	NSW	0:13
6	Alex Matthews	WA	0:00
7	Zak Stolz	VIC	0:09
8	Ryan Solomon	QLD
9	Ashlin Herbert	VIC
10	Jordan Papandrea	NSW
11	Mike Snow	VIC

Grand Final, Stage 3

Cannonball Alley
Body Prop
Crazy Cliffhanger
Floating Doors
Flying Bars

Rob Patterson failed on the Body Prop.

The other 4 contestants all made it as far as the Floating Doors, where they all fell.

There was no time limit imposed in which to complete Stage 3 and times were not shown on-screen. However, with no competitor completing the stage and with four all failing at the second last obstacle, the winner was decided as the competitor who had reached the furthest obstacle in the fastest time. In a presentation ceremony at the end of the episode it was revealed that that person was Charlie Robbins and he was declared Australian Ninja Warrior for 2019 and awarded the prize for that title.

! Competitor! State ! Furthest Obstacle! 2019 Season Result
Bryson Klein	NSW
Daniel Mason	VIC
Josh O'Sullivan	NSW
Charlie Robbins	VIC
Rob Patterson	QLD

Obstacles by episode

Heats (episodes 1-5)

! Heat 1! Heat 2! Heat 3! Heat 4! Heat 5
Floating Steps	Floating Steps	Floating Steps	Floating Steps	Floating Steps
Swing Surfer	Butterfly Wall	Swing Surfer	Butterfly Wall	Butterfly Wall
Tuning Forks	Tuning Forks	Tuning Forks	Tuning Forks	Tuning Forks
Rolling Steel	Rolling Steel	Rolling Steel	Rolling Steel	Rolling Steel
Spinball Wizard	Double Squirrel	Spinball Wizard	Whisked Away	Double Squirrel
Warped Wall or Mega Warped Wall	Warped Wall or Mega Warped Wall	Warped Wall or Mega Warped Wall	Warped Wall or Mega Warped Wall	Warped Wall or Mega Warped Wall

Finals (episodes 6-10)

Semi-Final 1! rowspan=2
Stage 1	Semi-Final 3	Stage 2	Stage 3
Semi-Final 2	Semi-Final 3	Grand Final
Archer Steps	Archer Steps	Archer Steps	Archer Steps	Rope Jungle	Cannonball Alley
Rolling Log	Rolling Log	Rolling Log	Propeller	I-Beam Gap	Body Prop
Razor's Edge	Razor's Edge	Razor's Edge	Spinning Log	Salmon Ladder	Crazy Cliffhanger
Floating Stairs	Ring Toss	Ring Toss	Swinging Cliff Hanger	Unstable Bridge	Floating Doors
Basket Toss	Bar Hop	Bar Hop	Wing Nuts	Trapeze to Parallel Pipes	Flying Bars
Warped Wall	Warped Wall	Warped Wall	Warped Wall	Cat Grab	None
Salmon Ladder	Salmon Ladder	Salmon Ladder	The Hinge	Wall Lift	None
Flying Shelf	Flying Shelf	Flying Shelf	The Hinge	None	None
Bouncing Spider	Bouncing Spider	Bouncing Spider	Spider Jump	None	None
Invisible Ladder	Invisible Ladder	Invisible Ladder	Chimney Sweep	None	None

Notes and References

Web site: Returning: Australian Ninja Warrior 2019. TV Tonight. 24 June 2019. 24 June 2019. David. Knox.
Web site: Upfronts 2019: Nine: SeaChange, Australian Open, Lego Masters, Bad Mothers.. TV Tonight. 17 October 2018. 1 May 2019. David. Knox.
Web site: Beat the wall, beat the wall…. TV Tonight. 5 July 2019. 5 July 2019. David. Knox.