Although Luke Beckstrand , a teen from St. George, Utah, was a No. 1 seed going into the finals of “American Ninja Warrior,” he quickly found himself on the brink of elimination.

Sixty ninjas — including Luke and his older brother, Kai — are competing in the Season 17 finals, which started Aug. 4 and continue Monday night.

In a new format, the show divided the 60 competitors into groups of four based on their runtimes. Ninjas in each group have to face off against each other in a series of one-on-one races. After everyone in a group has run against each other, the two competitors with the most wins advance to the next round.

Luke Beckstrand had a win and a loss under his belt when it came time for him to compete against Elijah Browning, who at that point was 2-0.

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