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A new group of athletes have come from all over the country to take on the world's most brutal obstacle course. Who has what it takes to become the first American Ninja Warrior? Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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Houston Final July 27 |
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So far, 30 athletes have
punched their ticket to Vegas. Now another 15 will join
them. Who will enter the ranks from the Lone Star State?
HOUSTON Berry Center As with each City Final Course, there are ten obstacles, the six from Qualifying, plus four more obstaclues including a new one. - Quintuple Steps - Tilting Slider - Spinning Log - Cargo Crossing - Swinging Spikes - Warped Wall: 14 feet, three tries. - SALMON LADDER - WALKING BAR: walk a bar along a series of steps, then transition to a rope and swing to... - CRAZY CLIFFHANGER - INVISIBLE LADDER This is a win-and-in affair. Anyone who hits the buzzer atop the Invisible Ladder will move on to the National Finals and a shot at $1 million. - Vance Yarter (55; Spring Branch, TX; business owner; Swinging Spikes): He advanced alongside his son David... FAIL Swinging Spikes - Geoff Lancaster (29; Houston, software developer; completed): FAIL Walking Bar - David Yarter (24; Spring Branch, Tx; gym owner; Swinging Spikes): FAIL Walking Bar - Travis Iverson (29; Albuquerque, NM; corrections officer; Swinging Spikes): It's amazing that he is still here with us, having lived through open-heart surgery. FAIL Salmon Ladder - Abel Gonzalez (31; Edinburg, TX; motivational speaker; completed): FAIL Walking Bar - Evan "The Rocket" Dollard (33; Los Angeles; TV host; Swinging Spikes): #LessShirtMorePower. FAIL Swinging Spikes Andrew Lowes went bananas on the course, but slipped on the Swinging Spikes. Dillon Gates was left hanging by the Walking Bar. - Kevin Klein (26; Dallas; Dallas Cowboys flag runner; Swinging Spikes): FAIL Walking Bar - Tremayne "The Muscle" Dortch (29; Houston; personal trainer; completed): this competition helped him reconnect with his dad. FAIL Crazy Cliffhanger - Thomas Stillings (22; San Antonio; gymnastics instructor; completed): mom was not supportive at first. FAIL Walking Bar Two veteran Ninjas - Josh Grant and Joe Calderon - couldn't survive the Salmon Ladder. - Jon Horton (29; Houston; Olympic gymnast; completed): waited in the walk-on line to be the shortest man to scale the Warped Wall. FAIL Walking Bar Halfway through the night, and the big killer is the Walking Bar. Only Tremayne Dortch has mastered it. - Jeremiah Morgan (25; Pass Christian, MS; minister; Swinging Spikes): COMPLETE! (6:15.68) Another couple of athletes - Christopher Janes and Nathan Jasso - give up the ghost over the break. - Karsten Williams (34; Plano, TX; youth fitness specialist): FAIL Crazy Cliffhanger - Daniel Gil (21; Houston; worship leader): FAIL Crazy Cliffhanger - Brent Steffensen (33; San Antonio; gym owner): FAIL Walking Bar. BUT by touching that obstacle he is guaranteed a spot in Vegas. Jonathan Parr dropped at the Walking Bar for 14th. Robert Ing and Tony Matesi dropped at the Spikes, so he'll move on as we head into the final run of the night, the man who has birthed so many ninjas in Houston. Sam Sann (48; Houston; gym owner & hairdresser): COMPLETE! (8:43.39) LEADERBOARD 1) JEREMIAH MORGAN (6:15) 2) SAM SANN (8:43) 3) Daniel Gil (Crazy Cliffhanger) 4) Karsten Williams (Crazy Cliffhanger) 5) Tremayne Dortch (Crazy Cliffhanger) 6) Thomas Stillings (Walking Bar) 7) Geoff Lancaster (Walking Bar) 8) Brent Steffensen (Walking Bar) 9) David Yarter (Walking Bar) 10) Dillon Gates (Walking Bar) 11) Kevin Klein (Walking Bar) 12) Abel Gonzalez (Walking Bar) 13) Joe Calderon (Walking Bar) 14) Anthony Scott (Walking Bar) 15) Jonathan Parr (Walking Bar) Next week, we're back at Universal Orlando for the City Final outside New York Street. For more information on the contestants, including never-before-seen footage, or to watch this episode in its entirety, go to nbc.com/anw |
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