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Fans gave the Qualifying obstacles top-notch grades

The Mega Wall scored an incredible A+.

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The grades continue to roll in and the American Ninja Warrior courses continue to rake in some pretty darn good scores.

Recently, we graded the National Finals courses using our readers’ feedback.

Next, we asked everyone to grade each of the obstacles we saw during the season 13 Qualifiers. There were 18 obstacles in total. After about a week of polling, we have now pulled together the final scores.

Remember, we alter the grades slightly based on the results: “If the percentage of votes above the winning grade outweighed the percentage of votes below the winning wage, the grade was adjusted to a plus. If the opposite was true, the grade was adjusted to a minus.”

For example, the winning grade for Overpass was an A. 45% of the votes went to A. That means 55% of the votes went to B, C, D, or F. Basically, more people would have given it a lower grade, so we settled on A-.

One thing is very clear from the results. Fans like these obstacles. The grades did not dip below B-. The Qualifying obstacles all together scored one more A-.

Here’s the full breakdown of the results.

  • Shrinking Steps: B - 38% of the votes
    Final grade: B+
  • Overpass: A - 45% of the votes
    Final grade: A-
  • Weight For It: B - 34% of the votes
    Final grade: B-
  • Double Down: A - 50% of the votes
    Final grade: A
  • Block Run: A - 31% of the votes
    Final grade: A-
  • Burn Rubber: B - 36% of the votes
    Final grade: B+
  • Broken Bridge: A - 32% of the votes
    Final grade: A-
  • Spinning Log: A - 30% of the votes
    Final grade: A-
  • Log Runner: B - 39% of the votes
    Final grade: B+
  • Domino Effect: A - 53% of the votes
    Final grade: A+
  • Tipping Point: B - 32% of the votes
    Final grade: B-
  • Tilt A Whirl: A - 55% of the votes
    Final grade: A+
  • V Formation: A - 48% of the votes
    Final grade: A-
  • Air Surfer: A - 69% of the votes
    Final grade: A+
  • Sideways: A - 35% of the votes
    Final grade: A-
  • Pretzel Twist: A - 35% of the votes
    Final grade: A-
  • Warped Wall: A - 61% of the votes
    Final grade: A+
  • Mega Wall: A - 86% of the votes
    Final grade: A+

Those last two A+ grades are pretty special. American Ninja Warrior fans love the walls! The Warped Wall was beloved by 61% of the poll-takers.

But right after that impressed us, the Mega Wall results blew us away. 86% of poll-takers gave it an A. Absolutely no one gave it an F, which might be a first for these articles!

Ready to give us your thoughts on the Semifinals? We’ll put those polls together soon.