Smokin Through The Night

Smokin Through The Night is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 2nd of 13 at the 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off (2022), and they have finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1383 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,383

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1573

peak 1621 · rated over 44 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Apr 4, 2014

latest May 8, 2026 · 12.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#316

Master 2022 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve

Category wins

11 podiums

Overall top-10s

39% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 49%

overall standings

Best overall

704 / 720

Master · 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

630.49 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 664.96 (-34.48)

Walk rate

68%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Consistency

±31.49

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.09 · weakest Brisket (166.20)

Road miles

2,814

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 90 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$174K

listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 23 state-championship entries

Master avg

664.96 / 720

44 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

3.9888 points from the title

Came within 3.9888 points of the Grand Championship at 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off (May 6, 2022).

Perfect scores on the board

1 perfect 180

1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in pork.

Pork ×1

They almost always walk

68% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 30 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 68% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

704.0000 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 704.0000 at 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 6, 2022

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

FIRE DANCER BBQ has finished one call ahead of Smokin Through The Night 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2022 their best year

2022 was the year it came together: 5 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 34%.

5 contests
3 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 34%

A tough matchup

28–4 behind in the head-to-head

RAZORRACKS ahead in 88% of their meetings

RAZORRACKS has come out ahead in 28 of their 32 shared contests.

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A strong matchup

26–5 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 84% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK AVENUE in 26 of their 31 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

21 of 32 shared pork entries lost

RAZORRACKS ahead 66% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, RAZORRACKS has out-cooked them in 21 of 32 shared pork entries.

Going the wrong way

-28 rating points in a year

The rating has slipped 28 points across 4 contests since May 9, 2025 — from 1601 down to 1573.

4 contests since May 9, 2025
now 1573

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

TRIPLE 5 COMPETITION BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An October team

Top 32% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 32% across 4 contests, versus top 49% the rest of the year.

4 October contests
top 49% the rest of the year

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

8 visits in all
best finish 5th

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	#1396 (50 pts)	—	#1450 (55 pts)	#1092 (65 pts)	#1102 (60 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#963 (112 pts)	#905 (137 pts)	#1013 (122 pts)	#913 (127 pts)	#1021 (107 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1103 (77 pts)	#954 (127 pts)	#1310 (62 pts)	#1203 (67 pts)	#914 (122 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#511 (367 pts)	#552 (352 pts)	#527 (427 pts)	#382 (562 pts)	#572 (317 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#316 (737 pts)	#327 (737 pts)	#292 (867 pts)	#344 (702 pts)	#356 (672 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#606 (262 pts)	#666 (247 pts)	#734 (222 pts)	#494 (377 pts)	#472 (407 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#324 (950 pts)	#410 (805 pts)	#319 (965 pts)	#315 (990 pts)	#345 (945 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Smokin Through The Night, each with one reason worth a look.

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

ROYAL SMOKERS

#1,386 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1579

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to Smokin Through The Night)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team Smokin Through The Night has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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HOG HEAVEN BARBECUE COMPANY

#1,379 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 35
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 29%
Peak: 1593

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before Smokin Through The Night's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 35 contests

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Pittie Q

#1,380 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 36
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 44%
Peak: 1574

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 33 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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RETIRED AND RUBBIN' IT

#1,384 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1585

Careers of much the same size, 33 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 33 contests
last seen Sep 24, 2021

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Tame the Flame BBQ

#1,381 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1573

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 67% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2026

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Nuts & Butts

#1,385 of the rated field

1573 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1583

They turned up 5 years after Smokin Through The Night did, first appearing in 2019.

rated over 12 contests
last seen Apr 25, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
RAZORRACKS	32	4	28	13%	⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE	31	26	5	84%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	22	15	7	68%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Hillbilly Hoggers	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Wild Wolves BBQ	11	10	1	91%	⚔ compare
L" If I Know	11	9	2	82%	⚔ compare
C & J BACKYARD SMOKERS	11	6	5	55%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	43	13	2	178.8572	154.2400	168.03	top 50%
Pork Ribs	44	16	4	178.8572	141.6572	166.47	top 52%
Pork	44	21	2	180 🔥	152.5028	168.09	top 46%
Brisket	44	14	3	177.7028	146.7772	166.20	top 49%

“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	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	4	top 52%
Medium (20–39)	29	top 49%
Large (40+)	11	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
AR	28	top 46%
MO	9	top 60%
TN	7	top 48%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	8	5	top 53%	Jun 10, 2022
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	4	8	top 51%	Sep 26, 2025
BBQ & Blues on the Levee	4	3	top 32%	Oct 11, 2019
Smokin' For Down Syndrome	2	13	top 48%	Apr 1, 2022
Smokin on the White	2	10	top 76%	Sep 7, 2018
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	6	top 42%	Sep 29, 2017
Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival	2	10	top 32%	Sep 25, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2019 7 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 12 seasons in the data

Most contests held in AR 28 of 44 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 27 7 of them more than once

Opponents faced 535 finished ahead 714 times, behind 649

Longest layoff 1.5 yrs Oct 11, 2019 → Apr 9, 2021

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

20261 milestone

May 8 Most recent contest 44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off

20232 milestones

Jun 9 First perfect 180 (Pork) Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Sep 29 Peak power rating (1621) Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20222 milestones

May 6 First Reserve Championship 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off
May 6 Career-best overall score704 40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off

20191 milestone

Jun 7 25th tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20171 milestone

Apr 7 10th tracked contest Seventh Annual Bull Moose

20161 milestone

Oct 7 First overall podium BBQ & Blues on the Levee

20151 milestone

Sep 25 First overall top-10 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

20143 milestones

Apr 4 First tracked contest Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff
Sep 26 First call Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival
Sep 26 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.8740 Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.7	BBQ & Blues on the Levee	Oct 7, 2016
+12.8	40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off	May 6, 2022
+12.6	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 10, 2022
+12.6	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival	Sep 28, 2018
+12.6	Seventh Annual Bull Moose	Apr 7, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.5	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff	Apr 4, 2014
-12.9	43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off	May 9, 2025
-12.4	Smokin on the White	Sep 7, 2018
-11.5	44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off	May 8, 2026
-8.8	Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 6, 2025

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2026	1	0	0%	top 100%	68.4%	68.4%
2025	3	0	0%	top 83%	93.5%	92.2%
2024	1	0	100%	top 74%	92.8%	92.8%
2023	3	1	100%	top 43%	95.5%	94.8%
2022	5	3	80%	top 34%	97.8%	95.4%
2021	3	0	67%	top 51%	94.2%	93.5%
2019	7	4	100%	top 35%	95.2%	94%
2018	6	3	83%	top 49%	95.1%	92.9%
2017	6	4	50%	top 42%	94.9%	92.3%
2016	3	1	100%	top 47%	93.3%	91.5%
2015	3	1	33%	top 52%	93.4%	92%
2014	3	0	33%	top 72%	90.5%	88.1%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 8, 2026	44th Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	25 / 25 (492.4344)	—	24 (163.9660)	22 (166.2284)	23 (162.2400)
Sep 26, 2025	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	20 / 26 (670.1488)	16 (167.3944)	23 (162.8116)	16 (171.9656)	19 (167.9772)
Jun 6, 2025	Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	24 / 30 (673.5424)	23 (169.6684)	24 (167.9656)	21 (170.8228)	26 (165.0856)
May 9, 2025	43rd Annual Kennett Jaycees BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	25 / 27 (648.4460)	21 (169.1428)	23 (163.9888)	26 (158.8000)	27 (156.5144)
Sep 27, 2024	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	20 / 27 (667.8628)	10 (172.5600)	23 (160.5144)	22 (161.6684)	11 (173.1200)
Sep 29, 2023	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	9 / 25 (678.7428)	7 (170.2628)	8 (173.1200)	7 (171.9772)	13 (163.3828)
Jun 9, 2023	Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	11 / 26 (687.8968)	16 (166.8112)	6 (174.2628)	2 (180)	13 (166.8228)
May 5, 2023	Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	13 / 26 (681.6344)	15 (169.7028)	12 (171.9772)	7 (174.2744)	16 (165.6800)
Sep 23, 2022	Downtown Jonesboro BarBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	10 / 33 (684.5372)	5 (175.4516)	15 (169.1200)	6 (175.4400)	11 (164.5256)
Sep 9, 2022	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest 🏅 Millington, TN	23 / 38 (666.6972)	22 (169.1200)	28 (165.0972)	29 (162.8000)	17 (169.6800)
Jun 10, 2022	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	5 / 33 (701.6456)	2 (178.8572)	2 (177.7144)	8 (175.4056)	16 (169.6684)
May 6, 2022	40th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	2 / 13 (704)	6 (173.1772)	3 (176.5600)	2 (178.8572)	3 (175.4056)
Apr 1, 2022	Smokin' For Down Syndrome 🏅 Collierville, TN	13 / 28 (676.4224)	22 (163.3712)	3 (176.5600)	20 (164.5256)	10 (171.9656)
Jun 11, 2021	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	20 / 38 (678.1944)	11 (174.2744)	32 (161.6800)	19 (169.1200)	9 (173.1200)
May 1, 2021	39th Annual Kennett Jaycees Show Me State BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Kennett, MO	16 / 32 (674.2172)	26 (159.3828)	16 (167.9772)	4 (175.4400)	9 (171.4172)
Apr 9, 2021	Smokin' For Down Syndrome (Formally Bull Moose) 🏅 Collierville, TN	22 / 44 (666.6740)	25 (166.8228)	31 (163.9428)	21 (167.3828)	13 (168.5256)
Oct 11, 2019	BBQ & Blues on the Levee 🏅 Helena, AR	10 / 20 (679.8628)	9 (171.9772)	11 (167.3828)	14 (162.8000)	3 (177.7028)
Sep 27, 2019	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival 🏅 Jonesboro, AR	8 / 43 (677.0396)	16 (165.1312)	13 (167.9772)	5 (174.2628)	9 (169.6684)
Sep 6, 2019	Smokin' on the White 🏅 Batesville, AR	6 / 15 (673.0168)	4 (171.9656)	12 (164.5256)	9 (166.8228)	7 (169.7028)
Jun 7, 2019	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	11 / 51 (685.6112)	25 (168.5484)	6 (175.4056)	17 (170.8344)	15 (170.8228)
May 10, 2019	Esperanza Bonanza BBQ Blitz 🏅 Marion, AR	11 / 30 (683.3256)	9 (172.5600)	11 (173.1200)	5 (174.2628)	18 (163.3828)
May 3, 2019	38th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Kennett, MO	11 / 25 (670.2172)	17 (166.2284)	4 (173.7144)	8 (170.2972)	21 (159.9772)
Apr 5, 2019	9th Annual Bull Moose 🏅 Millington, TN	8 / 25 (666.7540)	17 (159.3712)	10 (163.4172)	7 (172.5600)	6 (171.4056)
Oct 5, 2018	BBQ & Blues on the Levee (JUDGES FULL) Helena, AR	8 / 25 (675.3256)	3 (174.2856)	6 (170.8228)	10 (167.3944)	13 (162.8228)
Sep 28, 2018	Jonesboro Downtown BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	6 / 45 (684.4800)	13 (168.5256)	9 (170.8572)	8 (168.5372)	2 (176.5600)
Sep 7, 2018	Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	16 / 17 (643.2680)	14 (163.9540)	17 (149.0856)	10 (163.4172)	7 (166.8112)
Jun 8, 2018	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	22 / 44 (683.3256)	21 (171.9656)	26 (167.9656)	8 (174.8572)	21 (168.5372)
May 4, 2018	37th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	9 / 25 (675.3484)	11 (170.2856)	6 (169.6684)	4 (173.1200)	15 (162.2744)
Apr 6, 2018	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	28 / 40 (652.9828)	23 (166.2284)	32 (157.6916)	23 (164.5256)	23 (164.5372)
Oct 6, 2017	BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	9 / 30 (669.6000)	11 (169.6684)	11 (169.1544)	14 (165.6800)	13 (165.0972)
Sep 29, 2017	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	6 / 33 (667.9544)	4 (173.1200)	16 (162.2516)	18 (163.4056)	5 (169.1772)
Sep 15, 2017	Smokin on the White Batesville, AR	10 / 17 (662.1368)	7 (169.1200)	7 (166.8228)	15 (155.3712)	6 (170.8228)
Jun 9, 2017	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	29 / 45 (656.9600)	27 (166.2400)	36 (159.3944)	21 (168.5256)	32 (162.8000)
May 5, 2017	36th Annual Kennett Jaycee's Kennett, MO	19 / 34 (647.9428)	19 (164.6056)	21 (162.8572)	31 (152.5028)	15 (167.9772)
Apr 7, 2017	Seventh Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	6 / 27 (683.3376)	9 (174.2744)	13 (168.5488)	9 (168.5372)	6 (171.9772)
Oct 7, 2016	BBQ & Blues on the Levee Helena, AR	3 / 21 (668.4344)	4 (172.5600)	10 (167.3944)	7 (166.8228)	9 (161.6572)
Sep 30, 2016	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	29 / 44 (635.8624)	27 (158.2628)	10 (169.7256)	31 (157.0856)	34 (150.7884)
Jun 10, 2016	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	24 / 39 (671.8740)	32 (163.9656)	2 (178.8572)	7 (174.2628)	36 (154.7884)
Sep 25, 2015	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	10 / 38 (672.5144)	11 (170.2972)	10 (169.7028)	21 (164.5372)	11 (167.9772)
Jul 24, 2015	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	18 / 35 (663.8400)	29 (160.5144)	25 (161.0856)	11 (170.2628)	13 (171.9772)
Jun 12, 2015	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	39 / 49 (651.3256)	40 (162.8228)	36 (162.8572)	25 (167.9656)	43 (157.6800)
Sep 26, 2014	Downtown Jonesboro BBQ Festival Jonesboro, AR	18 / 48 (651.8740)	39 (154.2400)	41 (153.6800)	6 (171.9884)	12 (171.9656)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	39 / 49 (646.6856)	26 (165.0856)	38 (161.6800)	23 (167.9884)	46 (151.9316)
Apr 4, 2014	Kennett Jaycee's Show Me State BBQ Cookoff Kennett, MO	22 / 22 (604.3316)	14 (163.3828)	22 (141.6572)	22 (152.5144)	20 (146.7772)

Smokin Through The Night

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

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

Perfect scores on the board

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

Going the wrong way

Looking over their shoulder

An October team

A standing appointment

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)