Jackson Twait

**Jackson Twait** is a college student from Hudson, Iowa. He calls himself the **Cat Daddy** because he owns a pet cat, originally Hades who disappeared in 2020. Jackson has now owned Hash Brown since 2021.

## American Ninja Warrior 11

He first competed in Cincinnati as a 21-year-old rookie. On the course, he put a sensational run, breezing through all six obstacles and completing the course. He happened to have the 2nd fastest time, so he got the opportunity to face off at the Power Tower, battling Ethan Swanson. On the tower, he was looking strong on for the most part. However, he started to hesitate a bit, causing Swanson to gain the edge. He tried to make a last-ditch leap at the final platform, but consequently failed and tumbled off inches away as Swanson won the race.

He then competed in the Cincinnati finals, but after an amazing rookie debut on the Power Tower in qualifying, he failed the third obstacle, the Spinning Bridge, after second-guessing his approach and ultimately skimming the water at the end. In a shocking end to his rookie season, he placed 28th overall, and did not move on to the national finals.

## American Ninja Warrior 12

Jackson returned for Season 12 as a member of Roo Yori's team. In qualifying, his run was digested, but he managed to finish with the 3rd fastest time. In the semifinals, his run was digested again, but it was shown that he made it to the Spider Trap before losing traction and failing. Still, he placed 6th overall as the best non-finisher and advanced to the finals. In the finals, Jackson's run was the first one to be shown. He ultimately became the first of many to fail the third obstacle, Falling Shelves, ending his season.

## American Ninja Warrior 13

Jackson returned to compete in the last qualifying episode. Once again, he managed to clear the qualifying course, this time in 5th place. Additionally he also made it up the Mega Wall and as a result he won $10,000 for it. He later competed in the second semifinals episode. His run was digested, but it was shown that he was one of many to fall on the eight obstacle Padlock. His time to the obstacle was good enough for him to placed 8th in the top 15 and moved on to the national finals. Unfortunately he and two other competitors who also qualified for the national finals were exposed to COVID-19 in Las Vegas and he was forced to withdraw.

## American Ninja Warrior 14

Jackson returned to compete in the third qualifying episode. His run there was digested, but it was shown that he failed on the fifth obstacle, the Salmon Roll, making it the first time that he failed on a qualifying course. His still moved on the semifinals by placing 16th. He later competed in the third semifinals episode. There he managed to save himself on the Diving Boards at Split Decision. Later he got revenge on the Spider Trap and he cleared his first semifinals course. Additionally he placed 2nd overall, thus he earn himself another trip to the Power Tower, this time racing for the Safety Pass against his friend Levi Enright. In the race, Jackson had a strong lead, but he had a slight stumble while trying to climb up the pole and as such he just lost the race and missed out on getting the Safety Pass. Nevertheless he still advanced to the national finals.

In the first episode of Stage One, Jackson was shown to be excited to finally be able to compete at the national finals. On Stage One, he cut it close finishing with .78 seconds left on the clock, and barely advanced to Stage Two. But on Stage Two, he shockingly failed the first obstacle, the Striding Steps after he leaned to the right and missed the rope grab, thus ending his best season to date.