About this season
Follow competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. Those that successfully complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan. The winner will take home a grand prize of $1 million.
Episodes (14)
1. Venice Beach Qualifying
Aired 26 May 2014 • 60 min
Season 6 opens with a qualifying round in Venice Beach, Cal., and features obstacles such as the Slack Ladder, the Jumping Bars Into Cargo, and the Cannonball Alley. Contestants include Olympians Susan Francia and Kate Hansen.
2. Dallas Qualifying
Aired 2 June 2014 • 60 min
Competition in Dallas includes Tilting Table, Ring Toss and Swinging Frames.
3. St. Louis Qualifying
Aired 9 June 2014 • 60 min
New obstacles in St. Louis include Rope Junction Into Cargo, Double Tilted Ladder and Crazy Cliffhanger. Competitors include X-Games athlete Kevin Robinson, motorcycle racer Domonic Anderson and Nick Groff ("Ghost Adventures").
4. Miami Qualifying
Aired 16 June 2014 • 60 min
A qualifying round in Miami featuring the Dancing Stones, the Downhill Pipe Drop and the Mine Field. Contestants include wakeboard champions Rusty Malinoski and Shaun Murray; Olympians Fabien Lefevre and Preston Griffall; and former Las Vegas finalists Joyce Shahboz, Drew Drechsel and David "Flip" Rodriguez.
5. Denver Qualifying
Aired 23 June 2014 • 60 min
The final qualifying round takes place in Denver and features the never-before-seen Cat Grab and Spikes into Cargo obstacles. Contestants include former competitor Brian Arnold; mixed-martial-arts fighter Michelle Waterson; Bull Bullard of the Harlem Globetrotters; BMX champ Morgan Wade; and fitness blogger Drew Manning.
6. Venice Beach Finals
Aired 7 July 2014 • 60 min
The Top 30 contenders from the Venice Qualifier compete in the Venice Finals course, which includes obstacles such as the Salmon Ladder, Cannonball Alley, Body Prop and Spider Climb.
7. Dallas Finals
Aired 14 July 2014 • 60 min
The Top 30 contenders from the Dallas Qualifier compete in the Dallas Finals course, which includes obstacles such as the Salmon Ladder, Swinging Frames, Pole Grasper and Spider Climb.
8. St. Louis Finals
Aired 21 July 2014 • 60 min
The Top 30 contenders from the St. Louis Qualifier compete in the St. Louis Finals course, which includes obstacles such as the Salmon Ladder, Rumbling Dice, Crazy Cliffhanger and Spider Climb.
9. Miami Finals
Aired 28 July 2014 • 60 min
Top competitors from the Miami qualifier face the finals course, which includes Salmon Ladder, Floating Stairs, Mine Field and Spider Climb.
10. Denver Finals
Aired 4 August 2014 • 60 min
Competitors face the finals course in Denver.
11. Best Runs of the Season
Aired 11 August 2014 • 60 min
Highlights from the season focus on the competitors that provided the most impressive or entertaining runs through what many consider to be the world's most difficult obstacle course.
12. National Finals in Vegas - Stage 1 (1)
Aired 18 August 2014 • 60 min
Top finishers from the regional finals tackle stage 1 of the four stage finals course in Las Vegas.
13. National Finals in Vegas - Stage 1 (2)
Aired 1 September 2014 • 60 min
Top finishers from the regional finals continue to tackle stage 1 of the four stage finals course in Las Vegas.
14. National Finals in Vegas - Stage 2+
Aired 8 September 2014 • 60 min
The National Finals in Vegas continue with stage 2 and beyond.