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American Ninja Warrior
Season 6
NBC 8p ET Mon

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Tonight, we start the search for the American Ninja Warrior anew in...

ST. LOUIS
Downtown St. Louis

It's unseasonably chilly and a little bit wet as the polar vortex of 2014 starts to set in. In addition to that, our ninja wannabes will take on six obstacles, two of them making their ANW debut.

- Quintuple Steps
- Rolling Log
- Bridge of Blades
- ROPE SWING into Cargo Net. Swing onto two ropes, then jump for a cargo net.
- DOUBLE TILT LADDER: Move across two sets of tilting monkey bars.
- Warped Wall - 14 feet, three chances

As before, it's win-and-in. Hit the buzzer atop the Warped Wall, and you are guaranteed a spot in the City Final. First up tonight...

- Pavel Fesyuk (29; Rochester, NY; exterminator): After taking a selfie.... FAIL Bridge of Blades
- Emily Rhoads (30; Lebanon, IN; scientist): FAIL Rolling Log
- Brant Axt (21; Minneapolis; engineering student): FAIL Rope Swing
- Jim Steffen (45; Findlay, OH; professional speaker): FAIL Double Tilt Ladder

Eric Villanueva... Shikita Hudson.... Julie Lohre... and Ronald Schmidt... all failed.

- Bill Westrick (46; Greenwood, IN; "Wild Bill Westrick, the World's Greatest Plumber"): FAIL Rolling Log
- Matt Capiccioni (33, Brecksville, OH; professional wrestler): FAIL Warped Wall. Heartbreak, but it could be a bit of a blessing in disguise, as he could have made it far enough to make it to the City Final.

More than a few female athletes are inspired by what happened last week with Kacy Catanzaro on the Warped Wall.

- "Super Oleg" Ossayenko (36; Russia by way of Brooklyn, stuntman): FAIL Double Tilt Ladder
- Roland Seward (30; Mt. Vernon, NY; Navy veteran): COMPLETE! (2:12.78) And just like that, Roland is through to the St. Louis City Final.

A pair of veterans took early dives, while assistant store manager Scott Maxson came up short in the Warped Wall. Next up, in a non-copyrighted costume for 2014... CAPTAIN NBC!

- Jamie Rahn (24; Barrington, NJ; parkour instructor): COMPLETE! (2:04.61)
- Carlos Canadilla (50; Poughkeepsie, NY; office products salesman): he's a man who lost his memory in a rock-climbing accident and is slowly bringing it back to focus. FAIL: Warped Wall

We're starting to see some success thanks to Dan Polizzi and Adam "A-Train" Mihm.

- Michelle Warnky (29; Columbus; event coordinator): She's at the Wall. Can history repeat itself? YES! COMPLETE! (3:08.94)

Halfway through the night, and so far, five players have finished the course, including Michelle, only the second woman to summit the Warped Wall. Putting things into perspective...

- Season 3 (G4/NBC): 14 women competed, no one got past the fourth obstacle
- Season 4 (G4/NBC): 51 women competed, only Luci Romberg completed the fifth obstacle.
- Season 5 (NBC): 89 women competed, TWO faced off with the Warped Wall
- This year, TWO have conquered the course out of the 60 women who have challenged the course... so far.

- Joseph Hyndman (25; Montclair, NJ; graduate student): he had a Facebook campaign to bring ANW to the Jersey Shore... not this year, but maybe next year. COMPLETE! (1:32.68)
- Rob Moravsky (22; Bethel, CT; Joe's cousin/model): COMPLETE! (2:24.80)

Fastforwarding, Michael Needham finishes.

- Ethan Swanson (23; Chicago; actuary): COMPLETE! (3:02.73)... BUT... if we go back to the footage of the Rolling Log, he looked extremely close to touching the water... and there it was on the dismount. By rule, it means that he is OUT.

In case you don't know how cold it is on the ANW course... it's 36 degrees.

- Amy Pajcic (24; Columbus; veterinary student): FAIL Warped Wall. It may be enough to get her to the City Finals, provided no one else finishes.

... but a lot can happen in 25 minutes. Case in point: Andrew Karsen, Dan Galiczynski, and Mitch Pajcic (Amy's cousin).

- Brent "Redneck Ninja" Ruffin (24; Millington, TN; NBA entertainer): COMPLETE! (2:47.99).

A hard landing for Michael Bernardo las year. He's back to prove that it was a fluke...

- Michael Bernardo (34; Washington, DC; firefighter): FAIL Bridge of Blades
- Travis Rosen (39; Franklin, TN; stock trader): Another member of Team USA that took down Japan in the USA vs. Japan Special. COMPLETE! (1:39.55)

Four more competitors took to the course... Brian Wilczewski and big brother Chris both finish the course. But newcomer Aaron Himelright put BOTH to shame. That brings us to the final run of the night...

- Joe "The Weather Man" Moravsky (25; Sherman, CT; meteorologist): with the fastest time of the night, COMPLETE! (1:04.13). his gain... is Amy Pajcic's loss.

And that brings the total completions of this course to 25, the most from ANY qualifier.

LEADERBOARD

- JOE MORAVSKY (1:04)
- AARON HIMELRIGHT (1:27)
- JOSEPH HYNDMAN (1:32)
- MICHAEL NEEDHAM (1:35)
- ELET HALL (1:37)
- TRAVIS ROSEN (1:39)
- ANDREW KARSEN (2:02)
- JAMIE RAHN (2:04)
- ROLAND SEWARD (2:12)
- DAN GALICZYNSKI (2:13)
- ADAM ARNOLD (2:22)
- ROB MORAVSKY (2:24)
- GEOFF BRITTEN (2:25)
- MATTHEW SCHUMANN (2:34)
- BRIAN WILCZEWSKI (2:40)
- CHRIS WILCZEWSKI (2:45)
- BRENT RUFFIN (2:47)
- MITCH PAJCIC (2:55)
- MICHELLE WARNKY (3:08)
- ANDREW LOWES (3:14)
- LEONIEL OLANDA (3:24)
- TOM McGREGOR (3:29)
- DAN POLIZZI (3:30)
- DAVID CAVANAGH (3:58)
- ADAM MIHM (4:02)

- Tukrong "TK" Klendong (Double Tilt Ladder)
- Timothy Dauenhauer (Double Tilt Ladder)
- Raymond Butler (Double Tilt Ladder)
- Brandon Willis (Double Tilt Ladder)
- Mathew Harris (Double Tilt Ladder)

All 30 will return for the City Finals. But next week, the Ninja Tour is taking its talents to South Beach.

For more information on the contestants, including never-before-seen footage, or to watch this episode in its entirety, go to nbc.com/anw