Australian Ninja Warrior (season 3)

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

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. 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.
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

Salmon Ladder
Rumbling Dice
Body Prop
Chimney Climb

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, 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.

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 80	Competitor Bumpei Shortori	State Clear	Time 2:54	Furthest Obstacle Chimney Climb
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.

Quad Steps
Rising Steeples
Assending Barrel Hop
Jumping Spider
Sonic Curve
Warped Wall
Seprating Corners
Heartbreaker
Invisable Climb

Rank 80	Competitor Bumpei Shortori	State Clear	Time 4:58	Furthest Obstacle Invisable Climb
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.

Pole Grasper
Bar Hop
Spider Jump
Wingnuts Rail Runner Salmon Ladder Unstable Bridge Cat Grab Wall Lift

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 45 seconds to advance to Stage 2.

Twelve Timbers
Log Grip
Pole Maze
Swing Jump
Swinging Frames
Warped Wall
Windchimes
Pole Grasper
Chimney Climb

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 15 seconds.

Pole Grasper
Bar Hop
Spider Jump
Wing nuts
Rail Runner
Salmon Ladder
Unstable Bridge
Wall Lift

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

Rank 96	Competitor Sonic DJ's	State 1st Clear	Furthest Obstacle Nothing	Time Remaining 0:19
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

Drum Hopper
Sidewinder
Crazy Cliffhanger
Floating Boards
Jumping Bars
Double Pipe Slider

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)

Finals (episodes 6-10)

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