Arnold Grading

Arnold Grading is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 38th of 53 at the Cedar Fest BBQ (2015). They are ranked #4634 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,634

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1470

peak 1470 · rated over 5 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 4, 2014

latest Apr 6, 2018 · 4 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

1 podium

Overall top-10s

0% of 5 contests

Avg finish

top 73%

overall standings

Best overall

622.2856 / 720

Master · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8688

Pork Ribs · Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)

Consistency

±12.16

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 163.30 · weakest Brisket (141.44)

Road miles

across 5 mapped stops

Schedule strength

12%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1518)

Master avg

609.96 / 720

5 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

LA PASADITA ahead in 100% of their meetings

LA PASADITA has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−21.9 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 21.86 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 40%.

Brisket avg 141.44
Pork Ribs avg 163.30
0 calls in 5 entries

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Main Street Grillers in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

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The teams rated closest to Arnold Grading, each with one reason worth a look.

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STINKY PIGGY BBQ

#4,648 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to Arnold Grading)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Arnold Grading has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Apr 1, 2016

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Barbectioners

#4,625 of the rated field

1471 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1471

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

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Lost In The Sauce

#4,653 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

They've been 1501 at their best, 31 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 3, 2025

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IlliDueQue

#4,650 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

Level with Arnold Grading on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 27, 2025

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Stoaberg Griller

#4,651 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2020

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DROP THE GLOVES BBQ

#4,640 of the rated field

1470 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1470

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Oct 18, 2019

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
BARN BURNERS	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
Wilstones	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
LA PASADITA	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare
THE BREADMAN	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	5	0	0	161.0972	147.3828	154.03	top 66%
Pork Ribs	5	2	1	174.8688	150.8000	163.30	top 37%
Pork	5	0	0	160.0456	142.8800	151.20	top 70%
Brisket	5	0	0	158.2628	106.1944	141.44	top 76%

“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.

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	3	45	0	top 78%	Apr 6, 2018
Cedar Fest BBQ	2	38	0	top 66%	Apr 1, 2016

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 5 of 5 contests

Contests visited 2 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 193 finished ahead 85 times, behind 219

Longest layoff 1 yrs Apr 4, 2014 → Apr 10, 2015

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20182 milestones

Apr 6 Career-best overall score622.2856 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off
Apr 6 Most recent contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off

20144 milestones

Apr 4 First tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)
Apr 4 First call Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)
Apr 4 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8688 Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)
Apr 4 Peak power rating (1488) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-12.4	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)	Apr 4, 2014
-7.2	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Apr 6, 2018
-5.2	Cedar Fest BBQ	Apr 10, 2015
-3.6	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off	Mar 31, 2017
-1.3	Cedar Fest BBQ	Apr 1, 2016

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	0%	top 78%	86.4%	86.4%
2017	1	0%	top 66%	85.3%	85.3%
2016	1	100%	top 61%	86%	86%
2015	1	0%	top 72%	84.1%	84.1%
2014	1	100%	top 90%	81.7%	81.7%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 6, 2018	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	54 / 69 (622.2856)	39 (159.4400)	41 (161.7028)	64 (142.8800)	38 (158.2628)
Mar 31, 2017	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off Cedar Park, TX	46 / 70 (614.1144)	52 (150.2400)	24 (161.6800)	44 (155.3828)	58 (146.8116)
Apr 1, 2016	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	41 / 67 (619.4060)	44 (152.0116)	8 (167.4288)	49 (148.5484)	38 (151.4172)
Apr 10, 2015	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	38 / 53 (605.5092)	27 (161.0972)	41 (150.8000)	39 (149.1200)	45 (144.4920)
Apr 4, 2014	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) Cedar Park, TX	45 / 50 (588.4916)	42 (147.3828)	2 (174.8688)	25 (160.0456)	49 (106.1944)

Arnold Grading

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)