Slightly Sauced

Slightly Sauced is a competition barbecue team with 46 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2015 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 43 at the Masters in May (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1457 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,457

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1568

peak 1576 · rated over 42 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 15, 2015

latest Jun 12, 2026 · 11.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#186

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% of 46 contests

Avg finish

top 52%

overall standings

Best overall

694.7884 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Water

Perfect 180s

Current form

673.62 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 669.88 (+3.75)

Walk rate

59%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8572

Pork · Original SD BBQ Championships

Consistency

±13.94

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 170.42 · weakest Pork Ribs (165.37)

Road miles

10,691

across 46 mapped stops · furthest 485 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1592)

Purse competed for

$361K

listed at 38 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 40 state-championship entries

Master avg

669.88 / 720

42 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.4912 points from the title

Came within 0.4912 points of the Grand Championship at Masters in May (Apr 29, 2022).

High-water mark

694.7884 career-best overall

96.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.7884 at Smoke on the Water — 96.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 11, 2024

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

LC BBQ has finished one call ahead of Slightly Sauced 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2024 their best year

2024 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 35%.

5 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 35%

A tough matchup

28–3 behind in the head-to-head

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead in 90% of their meetings

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has come out ahead in 28 of their 31 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.0 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.05 points below their pork, and turns into a call 11% of the time against 42%.

Pork Ribs avg 165.37
Pork avg 170.42
5 calls in 46 entries

A strong matchup

14–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 74% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Good Grefe! in 14 of their 19 shared contests.

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The comeback

4.5 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 4.5 years, then back at Minnesota in Mayaugust (Aug 28, 2020).

last seen Mar 4, 2016
back Aug 28, 2020

Pork nemesis

23 of 32 shared pork entries lost

SHIGGIN & GRINNIN ahead 72% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN has out-cooked them in 23 of 32 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Risky Brisket has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A June team

Top 43% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 43% across 10 contests, versus top 52% the rest of the year.

10 June contests
top 52% the rest of the year

The long haul

10,691 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 10,691 miles across 46 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 485 miles to Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT).

46 mapped stops
furthest 485 mi

The metronome

±1.94% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.94% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 93.0% of a perfect score
46 contests

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2026 ↗	Master	#500 (328 pts)	#488 (403 pts)	#520 (393 pts)	#524 (333 pts)	#314 (638 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#324 (672 pts)	#427 (537 pts)	#386 (652 pts)	#261 (877 pts)	#298 (792 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#374 (578 pts)	#389 (593 pts)	#429 (563 pts)	#323 (688 pts)	#412 (533 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#216 (953 pts)	#195 (1,028 pts)	#227 (1,023 pts)	#122 (1,348 pts)	#249 (873 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#186 (1,099 pts)	#243 (934 pts)	#312 (835 pts)	#75 (1,634 pts)	#231 (974 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#1236 (60 pts)	#1286 (60 pts)	#658 (260 pts)	#1262 (60 pts)	#1245 (60 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#488 (208 pts)	#436 (268 pts)	#529 (213 pts)	#344 (353 pts)	#578 (178 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Slightly Sauced, each with one reason worth a look.

44 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Dirty Little Pigs BBQ

#1,462 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1571

8–3 in 11 shared contests (73% to Slightly Sauced)

These two have cooked 11 of the same contests — Slightly Sauced ahead 8–3 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 32 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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BAR-B-Q 101

#1,452 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 24%
Peak: 1583

Careers of much the same size, 46 contests to 46, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

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PORK PULLIN PLOWBOYS

#1,456 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1588

Their last contest in the data was back in 2023, 3 years before Slightly Sauced's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 23 contests

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KUDZU Q

#1,458 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1568

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 23 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Aug 4, 2017

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CAMMO'S BBQ

#1,449 of the rated field

1568 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 16%
Peak: 1568

19 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 16% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Nov 10, 2017

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Big Boy BBQ Australia

#1,461 of the rated field

1567 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1570

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2015.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Feb 8, 2020

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	31	3	28	10%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	27	1	26	4%	⚔ compare
LUCKY 19 SAUCE COMPANY	25	7	18	28%	⚔ compare
SPITFIRE	25	6	19	24%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	25	5	20	20%	⚔ compare
Phoenix BBQ	22	9	13	41%	⚔ compare
Ash Kickin' BBQ	22	4	18	18%	⚔ compare
Son of a Boar BBQ	22	2	20	9%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	21	9	12	43%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	21	8	13	38%	⚔ compare
RUM N' SMOKE BBQ	20	2	18	10%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	20	1	19	5%	⚔ compare
Good Grefe!	19	14	5	74%	⚔ compare
T-Rex BBQ	19	6	13	32%	⚔ compare
WHEN PIGS DIE	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	43	8	0	1	177.1428	148.5256	167.87	top 55%
Pork Ribs	46	5	0	2	176.5944	151.9544	165.37	top 58%
Pork	43	18	1	4	178.8572	158.8112	170.42	top 37%
Brisket	42	9	0	2	176.5600	146.1712	165.61	top 53%

“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)	20	0	top 51%
Large (40+)	22	0	top 53%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	13	top 52%
MN	11	top 56%
IA	7	top 69%
ND	3	top 47%
SD	3	top 22%
KS	2	top 42%
NE	2	top 37%
MI	1	top 40%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	5	14	top 52%	Jun 12, 2026
Minnesota in May	3	22	top 54%	May 8, 2026
ND BBQ Championship	3	23	top 47%	May 1, 2026
MN Masters BBQ	2	5	top 40%	Aug 22, 2025
Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	2	12	top 50%	Jun 14, 2025
Original SD BBQ Championships	2	6	top 21%	Jun 6, 2025
Iowa State BBQ Championship	2	22	top 65%	Mar 29, 2024
11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2)	2	16	top 69%	Aug 25, 2023
Minnesota in May (Masters)	2	19	top 42%	May 13, 2022

More numbers

Busiest season 2022 13 contests

Contests a season 5.1 across 9 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 14 of 46 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 28 9 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 46 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Opponents faced 744 finished ahead 1,005 times, behind 1,229

Longest layoff 4.5 yrs Mar 4, 2016 → Aug 28, 2020

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

20261 milestone

Jun 12 Most recent contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

20253 milestones

Jun 6 First category win (Pork) Original SD BBQ Championships
Jun 6 Career-best single call (Pork)178.8572 Original SD BBQ Championships
Jul 25 Peak power rating (1576) 9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest

20241 milestone

Oct 11 Career-best overall score694.7884 Smoke on the Water

20231 milestone

Jun 10 25th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

20224 milestones

Apr 29 First overall top-10 Masters in May
Apr 29 First overall podium Masters in May
Apr 29 First Reserve Championship Masters in May
Apr 29 10th tracked contest Masters in May

20201 milestone

Oct 16 First overall past 90% of a perfect score657.0400 Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1

20152 milestones

Feb 27 First tracked contest Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series)
Feb 27 First call Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+20	Masters in May	Apr 29, 2022
+15.2	Smoke on the Water	Oct 11, 2024
+15.1	SJV Winter Rub	Jan 27, 2023
+13.9	MN Masters BBQ	Aug 23, 2024
+13.7	Original SD BBQ Championships	Jun 2, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.7	Tri City BBQ Fest	Sep 16, 2022
-7.5	Minnesota in May	May 8, 2026
-6.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)	Jun 10, 2023
-5.9	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1	Oct 16, 2020
-5.7	Minnesota in Mayaugust	Aug 28, 2020

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	4	0	0	50%	top 55%	94.3%	93.8%
2025	7	0	1	57%	top 48%	95.5%	93.8%
2024	5	2	0	60%	top 35%	96.5%	94.8%
2023	10	2	0	60%	top 57%	95.6%	93.2%
2022	13	1	0	62%	top 48%	95.4%	93.1%
2021	1	0	0	100%	top 52%	92.1%	92.1%
2020	3	0	0	67%	top 71%	91.3%	90%
2016	1	0	0	0%	top 73%	87.7%	87.7%
2015	2	0	0	50%	top 70%	89.2%	89.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 12, 2026	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	19 / 40 (670.7084)	34 (164.5372)	8 (170.8228)	23 (165.6684)	7 (169.6800)
May 8, 2026	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	52 / 77 (674.7656)	70 (166.2400)	50 (167.4400)	31 (171.4172)	37 (169.6684)
May 1, 2026	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	28 / 71 (678.7768)	7 (177.1428)	42 (166.2628)	59 (158.8112)	3 (176.5600)
Apr 10, 2026	Smoke in the Spring (OPEN FORMAT) 🏅 Osage City, KS	68 / 101 (678.1600)	70 (169.6800)	67 (169.6800)	23 (174.8572)	84 (163.9428)
Oct 3, 2025	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	24 / 46 (665.7028)	32 (166.2628)	21 (167.4172)	21 (169.2000)	29 (162.8228)
Aug 22, 2025	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	16 / 26 (667.3140)	19 (164.5256)	16 (167.9772)	20 (165.1428)	6 (169.6684)
Jul 25, 2025	9th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	18 / 31 (670.7656)	26 (163.9772)	26 (162.8228)	6 (174.2628)	10 (169.7028)
Jun 14, 2025	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	12 / 36 (684.4916)	22 (170.8228)	15 (169.6916)	10 (170.8572)	7 (173.1200)
Jun 13, 2025	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	14 / 36 (681.0628)	13 (170.2628)	11 (170.8572)	23 (167.9772)	12 (171.9656)
Jun 6, 2025	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	13 / 48 (687.4172)	20 (171.4400)	26 (167.4172)	1 (178.8572)	20 (169.7028)
Feb 21, 2025	Fire on Ice BBQ Championship 🏅 Onamia, MN	28 / 42 (668.4456)	40 (162.8344)	13 (170.2628)	26 (167.3828)	25 (167.9656)
Oct 11, 2024	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Topeka, KS	5 / 31 (694.7884)	20 (171.4056)	17 (170.8228)	3 (177.7144)	4 (174.8456)
Sep 27, 2024	ND BBQ Championship 🏅 Fargo, ND	23 / 47 (669.0628)	13 (170.8112)	21 (166.2744)	11 (169.7372)	31 (162.2400)
Aug 23, 2024	MN Masters BBQ 🏅 Pierz, MN	5 / 27 (688.5600)	3 (175.4744)	2 (176.5828)	6 (177.7028)	23 (158.8000)
May 10, 2024	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	22 / 58 (686.2516)	16 (174.2744)	41 (166.2744)	23 (172)	9 (173.7028)
Mar 29, 2024	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	22 / 42 (673.7144)	26 (169.7028)	22 (166.2744)	19 (171.4400)	25 (166.2972)
Oct 13, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	16 / 21 (662.1600)	18 (165.6916)	19 (162.7884)	11 (167.9772)	15 (165.7028)
Sep 2, 2023	Septemberfest BBQ & RibEye Steak Cook-off Challenge 🏅 Omaha, NE	21 / 34 (672.4456)	23 (168.5256)	22 (166.8344)	17 (169.6684)	19 (167.4172)
Aug 25, 2023	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	16 / 28 (678.7544)	7 (174.8456)	21 (164.5372)	18 (168.5372)	13 (170.8344)
Aug 24, 2023	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	22 / 27 (658.7660)	24 (160.5600)	23 (158.8116)	5 (173.7144)	21 (165.6800)
Jul 28, 2023	7th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	25 / 32 (668.4800)	21 (168.5372)	25 (165.1200)	12 (172)	28 (162.8228)
Jun 10, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	27 / 40 (671.9200)	6 (176.5828)	34 (161.6916)	13 (172.5484)	32 (161.0972)
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	27 / 43 (657.0056)	37 (157.6800)	11 (170.8572)	26 (165.0856)	29 (163.3828)
Jun 2, 2023	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	6 / 39 (682.2748)	11 (169.6800)	5 (173.1660)	9 (174.2972)	18 (165.1316)
May 12, 2023	Minnesota in May 🏅 St. Peter, MN	34 / 59 (669.6000)	37 (167.9656)	4 (174.2744)	7 (173.1316)	54 (154.2284)
Jan 27, 2023	SJV Winter Rub 🏅 Omaha, NE	4 / 31 (688.5140)	7 (171.9884)	17 (166.8228)	2 (177.7028)	6 (172)
Oct 14, 2022	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	14 / 36 (671.2568)	16 (169.6684)	27 (155.8968)	3 (175.4172)	11 (170.2744)
Sep 16, 2022	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	20 / 25 (649.0060)	24 (159.9428)	24 (151.9544)	4 (173.1316)	19 (163.9772)
Jul 29, 2022	6th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	20 / 32 (663.3600)	22 (164.5600)	22 (164.5372)	6 (173.1200)	26 (161.1428)
Jul 15, 2022	Bordertown BBQ Brawl 🏅 Sault Ste Marie, MI	12 / 30 (679.9088)	14 (171.9772)	11 (170.8344)	6 (175.4172)	19 (161.6800)
Jun 17, 2022	Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest 🏅 State Center, IA	24 / 32 (660.5148)	9 (171.4172)	20 (166.2516)	24 (163.9660)	24 (158.8800)
Jun 10, 2022	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	16 / 39 (674.2176)	20 (169.6916)	24 (165.6916)	5 (174.2744)	21 (164.5600)
Jun 3, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship 🏅 Huron, SD	11 / 46 (686.7884)	5 (175.4172)	27 (165.6800)	4 (176.5600)	18 (169.1312)
Jun 2, 2022	Original SD BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Huron, SD	—	—	17 (166.2628)	—	—
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (Masters) 🏅 Cambridge, MN	19 / 59 (674.8000)	32 (166.2400)	27 (166.8572)	11 (173.1200)	19 (168.5828)
May 13, 2022	Minnesota in May (One Meat Ribs) Cambridge, MN	—	—	26 (160.5716)	—	—
Apr 29, 2022	Masters in May 🏅 Bancroft, WI	2 / 43 (682.8456)	25 (165.1200)	13 (168.0228)	4 (175.4172)	3 (174.2856)
Apr 29, 2022	Masters in May (One Meat Ribs) Bancroft, WI	—	—	16 (156.5488)	—	—
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	37 / 48 (662.7772)	30 (167.9656)	31 (166.8344)	36 (162.2516)	27 (165.7256)
May 7, 2021	Minnesota in May 🏅 Cambridge, MN	31 / 60 (662.7888)	52 (158.8344)	2 (176.5944)	27 (165.6800)	39 (161.6800)
Oct 16, 2020	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 🏅 West Salem, WI	27 / 40 (657.0400)	16 (168.5256)	32 (157.6800)	8 (171.4172)	34 (159.4172)
Sep 4, 2020	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	18 / 28 (642.1372)	15 (165.1544)	17 (160.5372)	9 (170.2744)	24 (146.1712)
Aug 28, 2020	Minnesota in Mayaugust 🏅 Cambridge, MN	36 / 45 (643.8628)	29 (166.2972)	43 (154.8000)	35 (161.6800)	32 (161.0856)
Mar 4, 2016	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship Isle, MN	43 / 59 (631.3372)	54 (148.5256)	41 (157.6800)	27 (163.4172)	28 (161.7144)
May 15, 2015	Minnesota in May St. Paul, MN	42 / 60 (642.2976)	18 (168.0344)	51 (153.0744)	37 (162.8916)	41 (158.2972)
Feb 27, 2015	Fire on Ice Barbecue World Championship (Competitor's Series) Isle, MN	—	8 (169.6800)	26 (158.8572)	17 (162.2400)	—

Slightly Sauced

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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)