Tim Champion Becomes The First Contestant To Make it to Mount Midoriyama | Ninja Warrior UK 

Ninja Warrior UK, compared to other international competitions like American Ninja Warrior and Sasuke/Ninja Warrior Japan, is very very unpopular and still relatively unknown. Chances are there is prize money, it just isn’t publicly announced. And if there isn’t any money, there’s likely laws or rules they have to work with, and considering that the production company has waited 5 years for this to happen, they probably weren’t prepared for anyone to make it all the way and achieve Kanzen.

Not everything is about money. This dude got a life moment that he'll remember for as long as he lives. He was the only one out of the bunch that was able to do it, and he'll always have the title of Ninja Warrior.

Does money motivate them to become better ninjas? No

Kairu, that’s not true at all. Ninja Warrior UK pulls in around 4 million viewers at a 6:30 pm time slot, which is decent. It’s not unpopular at all. You have to bear in mind it’s a relatively niche primetime show. Sasuke has been shown on Challenge in the UK for years now. Also I doubt the show wouldn’t announce prize money if it existed. I’m 99% sure there is no prize money. We’re not *really* that keen on insisting on paying out big bucks here in the UK. If there was prize money it would be arguably too competitive and too serious. They complete for honours only, and we *LIKE* it that way. I don’t know where you’re based but look up quiz shows Mastermind, Only Connect and University Challenge. These involve people answering very difficult trivia questions for honours only. It shouldn’t really be all about money.

Yeah uh... youtube started recommending this to me, and uh... literally everyone who cleared the ultimate cliffhanger in the US this year would've found this UK stage 3 course to be a joke.