Pappy & Roleys

Pappy & Roleys is a competition barbecue team with 39 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2020 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the BBQ, Boogie & Blues (2024). They are ranked #886 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Pappy & Roley's”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#886

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1618

peak 1636 · rated over 37 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jun 12, 2020

latest Jan 9, 2025 · 4.6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#111

Master 2024 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve · wins it all 3% of the time

Category wins

14 podiums

Overall top-10s

38% of 39 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9544 / 720

Master · BBQ, Boogie & Blues

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

679.43

last 5 Master vs avg 679.36 (+0.07)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork · Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

Consistency

±16.35

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.59 · weakest Brisket (169.37)

Road miles

8,020

across 39 mapped stops · furthest 824 mi

Schedule strength

73%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1593)

Purse competed for

$357K

listed at 33 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

1 🏅

won from 36 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.36 / 720

38 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (18 found in their record)

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

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

Against the odds

15-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 85 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at BBQ, Boogie & Blues (Apr 26, 2024) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 15-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Organizer Portal.

On the rise

+30 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 30 points across 9 contests since Jan 26, 2024 — from 1588 up to 1618.

9 contests since Jan 26, 2024
now 1618

Giant slayer

34 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 34-team field at BBQ, Boogie & Blues.

Apr 26, 2024

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Lakeland Pig Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 6th
average top 15%

A multi-meat day

1 contest with 2+ category wins

They've won two or more meats on the same day 1 time — the best of them 2 category wins at Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge (Sep 23, 2022).

Pork Ribs 1st
Pork 1st

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 30 of 39 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 39 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

699.9544 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.9544 at BBQ, Boogie & Blues — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 26, 2024

State champions

1 state championship won

They've taken 1 state championship from 36 entries at contests carrying the title.

36 state-championship entries

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Stewbabys BBQ has finished one call ahead of Pappy & Roleys 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2024 1 Grand Championship

2024 was the year it came together: 10 contests, 1 Grand Championship and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 32%.

10 contests
6 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 32%

A tough matchup

15–1 behind in the head-to-head

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN ahead in 94% of their meetings

ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

A strong matchup

17–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS in 17 of their 17 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

16 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ ahead 64% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has out-cooked them in 16 of 25 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ has landed one call behind them 3 times.

An April team

Top 24% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 24% across 3 contests, versus top 43% the rest of the year.

3 April contests
top 43% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,020 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,020 miles across 39 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 824 miles to Beats, Brews, & BBQ.

39 mapped stops
furthest 824 mi

The metronome

±2.27% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±2.27% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.4% of a perfect score
39 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
2025 ↗	Master	#875 (120 pts)	#837 (170 pts)	#901 (160 pts)	#935 (120 pts)	#848 (150 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#111 (1,394 pts)	#173 (1,149 pts)	#205 (1,084 pts)	#120 (1,334 pts)	#161 (1,174 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#115 (1,394 pts)	#191 (1,047 pts)	#133 (1,396 pts)	#145 (1,216 pts)	#56 (1,772 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Pappy & Roleys, each with one reason worth a look.

HalaQyah BBQ

#882 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 38
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 42%
Peak: 1618

3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to Pappy & Roleys)

These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — Pappy & Roleys ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Sep 25, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Southern Swine

#888 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 29
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1618

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Pappy & Roleys)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 29 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 29 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026
on a 4-contest top-10 run

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BAR-B-QUE MAYHAM

#889 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 90
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 22%
Peak: 1627

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to Pappy & Roleys)

A longer road to the same neighbourhood — 90 contests to 39.

rated over 89 contests
last seen Oct 4, 2024

⚔ Head-to-head

WV LOC-N-LOADED BBQ

#884 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 41
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1628

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before Pappy & Roleys's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 40 contests

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Q'N CANUCKS

#890 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1635

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 28 contests, alongside a 54% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2019

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Butts-N-Racks BBQ

#885 of the rated field

1618 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 37%
Peak: 1618

They were already cooking in 2014, 6 years before Pappy & Roleys's first contest.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Aug 21, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOLD YOUR HORSES BBQ	25	12	13	48%	⚔ compare
MUTTLEY CREW BBQ	19	7	12	37%	⚔ compare
BAD ROOSTER BBQ	18	7	11	39%	⚔ compare
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	17	17	0	100%	⚔ compare
Optimus Swine	17	5	12	29%	⚔ compare
Dogpatch Q	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
Smoke Central BBQ	16	9	7	56%	⚔ compare
ONE EYED PIG BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
FRED VEGAS SMOKERS	15	8	7	53%	⚔ compare
Willingham's	14	13	1	93%	⚔ compare
BROTHER IN LAW BBQ TEAM - NC	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
Under the Radar	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
CHUNKY BBQ	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' SWEETMEATS	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	11	0	2	178.8572	159.3600	170.59	top 48%
Pork Ribs	39	15	2	4	178.2972	152.5372	170.03	top 43%
Pork	37	11	2	3	180 🔥	159.9428	169.96	top 45%
Brisket	38	14	1	5	178.2972	150.2744	169.37	top 43%

“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
Small (<20 teams)	1	0	top 73%
Medium (20–39)	23	1	top 43%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
NC	12	0	top 39%
GA	9	1	top 30%
FL	5	0	top 31%
TN	4	0	top 49%
VA	3	0	top 59%
SC	1	0	top 42%
WV	1	0	top 73%
PA	1	0	top 74%
MD	1	0	top 71%
OK	1	0	top 96%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Atlanta BBQ Store Classic	3	9	top 34%	Nov 15, 2024
Chillin & Grillin in the Glades	3	9	top 59%	Jul 19, 2024
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	3	top 31%	Mar 1, 2024
Lakeland Pig Festival	2	6	top 15%	Jan 26, 2024
Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off	2	10	top 49%	Oct 13, 2023
Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	2	3	top 32%	Sep 22, 2023
Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival	2	8	top 35%	Aug 18, 2023
Big BBQ Bash	2	3	top 34%	Jun 23, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 15 contests

Contests a season 6.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NC 12 of 39 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 27 8 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 39 entries · 2 wins · 15 calls

First title Apr 26, 2024 BBQ, Boogie & Blues

Opponents faced 900 finished ahead 1,142 times, behind 956

Longest layoff 1.2 yrs Jun 12, 2020 → Aug 27, 2021

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

20251 milestone

Jan 9 Most recent contest 9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam

20245 milestones

Apr 26 First Grand Championship BBQ, Boogie & Blues
Apr 26 First state championship BBQ, Boogie & Blues
Apr 26 Biggest field won (34 teams) BBQ, Boogie & Blues
Apr 26 Career-best overall score699.9544 BBQ, Boogie & Blues
Sep 20 Peak power rating (1636) Pigmaster BBQ Challenge

20231 milestone

Aug 18 25th tracked contest Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival

20226 milestones

May 13 First category win (Pork Ribs) Jiggy With The Piggy
May 13 First overall top-10 Jiggy With The Piggy
Jun 24 First overall podium Big BBQ Bash
Aug 19 10th tracked contest Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival
Sep 23 First multi-meat day Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge
Sep 23 First perfect 180 (Pork) Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge

20212 milestones

Aug 27 First call Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1
Sep 24 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1324 Smoke in the Park

20201 milestone

Jun 12 First tracked contest Beats, Brews, & BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.6	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge	Sep 23, 2022
+16.3	Big BBQ Bash	Jun 24, 2022
+15.7	Smokin' in the Pines	Apr 28, 2023
+15.7	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 3, 2023
+13.9	Pigmaster BBQ Challenge	Sep 20, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam	Jan 9, 2025
-9.4	Beats, Brews, & BBQ	Jun 12, 2020
-6.3	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic	Nov 15, 2024
-5.8	WV Coalfields Cookoff	Jun 10, 2022
-5.2	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1)	Oct 28, 2022

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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	1	0	0	0	0%	top 66%	93.2%	93.2%
2024	10	1	6	0	80%	top 32%	97.2%	95.4%
2023	15	0	5	2	80%	top 40%	96.3%	95%
2022	9	0	4	3	89%	top 43%	97%	94.5%
2021	3	0	0	0	67%	top 68%	91.2%	90.5%
2020	1	0	0	0	0%	top 96%	86.6%	86.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jan 9, 2025	9th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam 🏅 Elkton, FL	25 / 38 (670.7084)	15 (173.1200)	29 (163.9544)	31 (166.2628)	26 (167.3712)
Nov 15, 2024	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cuming, GA	31 / 58 (683.2912)	38 (169.6684)	17 (174.2744)	34 (167.3828)	19 (171.9656)
Oct 11, 2024	Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue (Competitor's Series) (JUDGES BY INVITATION ONLY) unrated Lynchburg, TN	68 / 87 (663.9200)	78 (160.5712)	64 (166.8344)	14 (174.8572)	75 (161.6572)
Sep 20, 2024	Pigmaster BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	3 / 33 (694.7888)	12 (173.1200)	6 (174.2744)	17 (169.6800)	2 (177.7144)
Aug 30, 2024	Fire in the Foothills BBQ Festival 🏅 King, NC	9 / 28 (684.4456)	16 (171.9656)	20 (162.8000)	8 (173.1200)	6 (176.5600)
Jul 19, 2024	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	9 / 31 (688.4800)	12 (174.2744)	17 (169.6800)	11 (171.4056)	9 (173.1200)
Apr 26, 2024	BBQ, Boogie & Blues 🏅 Calhoun, GA	1 / 34 (699.9544)	2 (178.8572)	4 (174.2744)	3 (176)	15 (170.8228)
Mar 1, 2024	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	23 / 59 (682.1712)	42 (167.4056)	42 (165.0972)	4 (176.5600)	17 (173.1084)
Feb 9, 2024	Grills Gone Wild 🏅 Davenport, FL	5 / 28 (695.9888)	4 (176.5600)	8 (175.4172)	12 (172.5716)	11 (171.4400)
Jan 26, 2024	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	6 / 61 (696.5256)	26 (174.8456)	14 (176)	8 (175.4172)	30 (170.2628)
Jan 4, 2024	8th Annual Jimmy Jam BBQ Slam & Car Show 🏅 Elkton, FL	19 / 43 (679.3256)	9 (175.4172)	28 (167.9656)	5 (176.5600)	36 (159.3828)
Nov 17, 2023	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	20 / 60 (690.2284)	21 (173.1200)	9 (176.5600)	44 (165.1428)	8 (175.4056)
Oct 13, 2023	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	10 / 25 (688.4800)	9 (174.2628)	11 (171.9772)	11 (170.2628)	10 (171.9772)
Sep 22, 2023	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Rutherford College, NC	18 / 33 (678.7084)	12 (174.2628)	28 (163.9428)	26 (162.8000)	1 (177.7028)
Aug 18, 2023	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	8 / 27 (690.2288)	5 (175.4288)	10 (175.4172)	17 (167.3828)	11 (172)
Jul 14, 2023	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	22 / 36 (676.4112)	29 (166.2284)	9 (171.9772)	24 (167.3828)	19 (170.8228)
Jul 6, 2023	South Carolina Festival of Discovery 🏅 Greenwood, SC	32 / 76 (674.7544)	40 (168.5256)	51 (163.9544)	39 (166.8344)	7 (175.4400)
Jun 23, 2023	Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	21 / 36 (675.8628)	15 (171.9772)	23 (167.3944)	24 (167.9656)	18 (168.5256)
May 6, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 2 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	15 / 23 (682.7544)	8 (176.5600)	14 (169.1200)	20 (165.0972)	9 (171.9772)
May 5, 2023	Jiggy With The Piggy - Day 1 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	13 / 35 (692.4916)	24 (168.5256)	6 (177.7144)	11 (174.2628)	15 (171.9888)
Apr 28, 2023	Smokin' in the Pines 🏅 Pinehurst, NC	4 / 24 (690.8000)	16 (166.2284)	4 (174.2744)	1 (177.7372)	6 (172.5600)
Apr 14, 2023	Bone Suckin' Sauce Peak City Pig Fest 🏅 Apex, NC	17 / 32 (667.8628)	27 (161.6456)	9 (169.6800)	13 (170.2744)	16 (166.2628)
Mar 17, 2023	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship 🏅 Lebanon, TN	40 / 80 (675.8628)	66 (166.2400)	29 (169.6800)	38 (169.1200)	31 (170.8228)
Mar 17, 2023	Smoke on the Shores BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Lebanon, TN	—	—	16 (170.8112)	—	—
Mar 3, 2023	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	3 / 65 (693.6344)	34 (168.5372)	8 (176.5600)	23 (170.8228)	2 (177.7144)
Jan 27, 2023	Lakeland Pig Festival 🏅 Lakeland, FL	10 / 51 (693.0744)	21 (174.2628)	17 (171.9772)	30 (168.5372)	3 (178.2972)
Nov 18, 2022	Atlanta BBQ Store Classic 🏅 Cumming, GA	9 / 57 (688.4568)	27 (168.5256)	12 (171.4056)	4 (174.2628)	6 (174.2628)
Oct 28, 2022	Shelby BBQ Extravaganza (Day 1) 🏅 Shelby, NC	27 / 35 (667.8400)	16 (170.8228)	30 (163.9428)	8 (173.1200)	30 (159.9544)
Sep 23, 2022	Pigmaster's BBQ Challenge 🏅 Connelly Springs, NC	3 / 32 (695.3600)	2 (176.5716)	1 (178.2972)	1 (180)	26 (160.4912)
Aug 19, 2022	Pigs & Peaches BBQ Festival 🏅 Kennesaw, GA	12 / 30 (687.9316)	9 (174.2628)	2 (176.5716)	15 (170.8344)	19 (166.2628)
Jul 15, 2022	Chillin & Grillin in the Glades 🏅 Wise, VA	27 / 31 (665.5656)	9 (173.1200)	26 (165.6800)	31 (159.9428)	26 (166.8228)
Jun 24, 2022	Big BBQ Bash 🏅 Maryville, TN	3 / 29 (698.2172)	12 (170.8228)	3 (175.4172)	5 (176.5716)	2 (175.4056)
Jun 10, 2022	WV Coalfields Cookoff 🏅 Welch, WV	11 / 15 (654.6516)	13 (159.3600)	6 (170.8228)	7 (167.3944)	12 (157.0744)
May 13, 2022	Jiggy With The Piggy 🏅 Kannapolis, NC	10 / 46 (687.3372)	16 (173.7028)	1 (177.7144)	21 (169.6800)	20 (166.2400)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	36 / 73 (681.0628)	39 (168.5372)	19 (174.2744)	41 (167.9884)	29 (170.2628)
Oct 8, 2021	Waxhaw Grill'n & Chill'n BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Waxhaw, NC	15 / 26 (656.9600)	7 (171.9772)	21 (157.0744)	21 (159.9428)	7 (167.9656)
Sep 24, 2021	Smoke in the Park 🏅 Lemoyne, PA	23 / 31 (653.1324)	24 (161.6916)	19 (163.4404)	23 (161.1544)	14 (166.8460)
Aug 27, 2021	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD	17 / 24 (645.1088)	10 (169.1200)	22 (152.5372)	12 (164.0344)	17 (159.4172)
Jun 12, 2020	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	53 / 55 (623.3944)	47 (162.2856)	37 (162.2972)	—	51 (150.2744)

An unrated contest — an invitational, or a Competitor or Kosher Series board — is in the record but doesn’t move the power rating.

Pappy & Roleys

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 (18 found in their record)

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

On the rise

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

A multi-meat day

They almost always walk

High-water mark

State champions

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April 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)