A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY ahead in 100% of their meetings
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
Arno's Hausstil
Arno's Hausstil is a competition barbecue team with 8 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2019 and 2023. Their best overall finish is 26th of 26 at the 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (2022). They are ranked #6221 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1420
peak 1420 · rated over 8 contests
Contests
8
in the data
First seen
Jun 21, 2019
latest Jun 23, 2023 · 4 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 8 contests
Avg finish
top 92%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Current form
613.77 ▲
last 5 Master vs avg 575.65 (+38.12)
Walk rate
13%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±70.79
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 153.36 · weakest Pork (142.70)
Road miles
1,749
across 8 mapped stops · furthest 599 mi
Schedule strength
36%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)
Purse competed for
$104K
listed at 8 contests — purses, not winnings
State championships
0 🏅
won from 8 state-championship entries
Master avg
575.65 / 720
8 Master contests · 0 GCs
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Arno's Hausstil, each with one reason worth a look.
33 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#6,219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 11
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1420
2–2 in 4 shared contests (50% to Arno's Hausstil)
These two have cooked 4 of the same contests — honours even — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,217 of the rated field
- Contests
- 16
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1420
0–4 in 4 shared contests (0% to Arno's Hausstil)
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 16 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Head-to-head#6,220 of the rated field
- Contests
- 9
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1420
Careers of much the same size, 9 contests to 8, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#6,222 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1420
They were already cooking in 2014, 5 years before Arno's Hausstil's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#6,223 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1420
Level with Arno's Hausstil on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#6,224 of the rated field
- Contests
- 10
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1420
This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Clue BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0972 | 133.0284 | 152.02 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159.9540 | 146.2512 | 153.36 | top 87% |
| Pork | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 176.5600 | 20 | 142.70 | top 73% |
| Brisket | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.0856 | 133.6800 | 146.74 | top 89% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 100% |
| Large (40+) | 7 | 0 | top 91% |
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship | 3 | 111 | 0 | top 88% | Jun 23, 2023 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2023
4 contests
Contests a season
2
across 4 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
KS
4 of 8 contests · 4 states in all
Contests visited
6
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
488
finished ahead 92 times, behind 833
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 21, 2019 → Jun 25, 2021
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20232 milestones
- Career-best overall score636.4460 The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
- Most recent contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
20222 milestones
- First call 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
- Career-best single call (Pork)176.5600 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque
20192 milestones
- First tracked contest The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
- Peak power rating (1485) The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.4 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 21, 2019 |
| -14.1 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship | Jun 25, 2021 |
| -11 | Minnesota in May | May 12, 2023 |
| -10.5 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque | Aug 26, 2022 |
| -10.3 | Iowa State BBQ Championship | Mar 31, 2023 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 90% | 88.4% | 85.9% |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 91% | 86.5% | 84.5% |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 99% | 66.3% | 66.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 100% | 60.5% | 60.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2023 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 111 / 167 (636.4460) | 101 (161.0972) | 114 (159.9540) | 108 (161.1316) | 121 (154.2632) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI | 42 / 43 (594.7084) | 40 (153.0972) | 39 (154.8684) | 43 (143.3600) | 41 (143.3828) |
| May 12, 2023 | Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN | 59 / 59 (614.6744) | 55 (156.5144) | 55 (157.6800) | 48 (161.1428) | 59 (139.3372) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA | 45 / 47 (628.4456) | 45 (159.4172) | 47 (146.2512) | 43 (161.6916) | 41 (161.0856) |
| Aug 26, 2022 | 10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI | 26 / 26 (594.5708) | 26 (133.0284) | 26 (147.3484) | 3 (176.5600) | 25 (137.6340) |
| Jun 24, 2022 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 133 / 164 (622.8112) | 151 (149.6800) | 113 (157.7256) | 102 (161.7256) | 138 (153.6800) |
| Jun 25, 2021 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 143 / 145 (477.6116) | 111 (157.0972) | 127 (149.6916) | 145 (20) | 111 (150.8228) |
| Jun 21, 2019 | The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle-Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS | 183 / 183 (435.8968) | 173 (146.2396) | — | 137 (155.9772) | 177 (133.6800) |