BIG BOYZ BBQ

BIG BOYZ BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 13 at the Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off (2025). They are ranked #5750 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,750

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1444

peak 1444 · rated over 40 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest Sep 4, 2026 · 13.3 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#275

Master 2026 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

5 podiums

Overall top-10s

2% of 44 contests

Avg finish

top 70%

overall standings

Best overall

694.2284 / 720

Master · Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off

Perfect 180s

Current form

675.59 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 642.62 (+32.97)

Walk rate

41%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5944

Pork Ribs · Original SD BBQ Championships

Consistency

±37.01

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork Ribs

avg 162.71 · weakest Brisket (155.66)

Road miles

14,907

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 1,850 mi

Schedule strength

49%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1564)

Purse competed for

$323K

listed at 29 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 32 state-championship entries

Master avg

642.62 / 720

40 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (11 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

694.2284 career-best overall

96.4% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 694.2284 at Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off — 96.4% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jul 3, 2026

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

1 Bite BBQ has finished one call ahead of BIG BOYZ BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

15–1 behind in the head-to-head

SMELLAQUE ahead in 94% of their meetings

SMELLAQUE has come out ahead in 15 of their 16 shared contests.

The weak link

−7.1 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 7.05 points below their pork ribs, and turns into a call 10% of the time against 18%.

Brisket avg 155.66
Pork Ribs avg 162.71
4 calls in 40 entries

A strong matchup

8–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 80% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Poor Richard's BBQ in 8 of their 10 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) (May 11, 2019).

last seen May 13, 2016
back May 11, 2019

Pork Ribs nemesis

17 of 17 shared pork ribs entries lost

SMELLAQUE ahead 100% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, SMELLAQUE has out-cooked them in 17 of 17 shared pork ribs entries.

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A big fish in small ponds

Top 69% average finish in small fields

Field size changes the story: they average a top 69% finish in small fields against top 80% in large ones.

Small (<20 teams): top 69% (5)
Large (40+): top 80% (12)

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SinBin BBQ has landed one call behind them 2 times.

The long haul

14,907 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 14,907 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 1,850 miles to Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series).

44 mapped stops
furthest 1,850 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Montana Pitmaster Classic every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 18th

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	#275 (731 pts)	#233 (911 pts)	#208 (1,051 pts)	#269 (786 pts)	#174 (1,056 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#496 (383 pts)	#436 (528 pts)	#537 (398 pts)	#466 (433 pts)	#509 (378 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#417 (490 pts)	#342 (685 pts)	#421 (575 pts)	#428 (500 pts)	#497 (415 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#564 (309 pts)	#455 (484 pts)	#640 (329 pts)	#633 (274 pts)	#595 (294 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#512 (401 pts)	#545 (396 pts)	#615 (361 pts)	#504 (441 pts)	#522 (416 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#625 (248 pts)	#614 (273 pts)	#621 (283 pts)	#689 (228 pts)	#743 (208 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1769 (89 pts)	#1961 (74 pts)	#1800 (99 pts)	#1669 (119 pts)	#1956 (69 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2349 (60 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1372 (180 pts)	#1476 (180 pts)	#1470 (180 pts)	#1458 (195 pts)	#1311 (215 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BIG BOYZ BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Bulldog BBQ

#5,752 of the rated field

1444 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1444

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG BOYZ BBQ)

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

rated over 24 contests
last seen Oct 16, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

SAUCED BY NOON

#5,745 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to BIG BOYZ BBQ)

Their last contest in the data was back in 2016, 10 years before BIG BOYZ BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 6 contests

⚔ Head-to-head

Q McB's BBQ

#5,743 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

4–1 in 5 shared contests (80% to BIG BOYZ BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than BIG BOYZ BBQ has cooked, 5 to 44, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Bob's Morning Wood Barbeque

#5,736 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 27
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1445

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 27 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 27 contests
last seen May 30, 2025

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Flying W North BBQ

#5,744 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1445

25 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 4% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 25 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2024

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SULTANS OF SWINE

#5,737 of the rated field

1445 power rating

Contests: 23
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1445

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 23 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2017

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMELLAQUE	16	1	15	6%	⚔ compare
SMOKIN' BOXERS BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
1 Bite BBQ	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
Texas Smoke Whisperer	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Colorado Bulldawg BBQ	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
MONTANA OUTLAW BBQ	14	1	13	7%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
OWENS BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
Brinkerhoff BBQ	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SinBin BBQ	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SLINGIN MEATS	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Bearded Boar BBQ	11	1	10	9%	⚔ compare
Rhythm n QUE	11	0	11	0%	⚔ compare
Poor Richard's BBQ	10	8	2	80%	⚔ compare
Shane Edd's BBQ	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	42	10	1	175.4400	104.9944	162.06	top 61%
Pork Ribs	44	8	2	176.5944	139.9888	162.71	top 64%
Pork	40	4	0	175.4172	134.2284	161.86	top 66%
Brisket	40	4	2	176.0344	20	155.66	top 68%

“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)	5	top 69%
Medium (20–39)	24	top 65%
Large (40+)	12	top 80%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MT	20	top 63%
ID	4	top 71%
WY	3	top 72%
TN	3	top 71%
VA	2	top 91%
DC	2	top 71%
SD	1	top 92%
UT	1	top 68%
CO	1	top 93%
OR	1	top 74%
TX	1	top 87%
MD	1	top 77%
AL	1	top 71%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Montana Pitmaster Classic	6	18	top 67%	Aug 28, 2026
Montana BBQ Cookoff	4	11	top 59%	Jun 12, 2026
Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival	2	14	top 62%	Aug 14, 2026
Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off	2	6	top 46%	Jul 3, 2026
Smoke-N-Wings	2	14	top 56%	Jun 27, 2025
East Helena Smoke Show	2	11	top 58%	Aug 9, 2024
Miles City Cowtown Cookoff	2	13	top 83%	Jun 14, 2024
Montana BBQ Cook-off	2	13	top 69%	Jun 10, 2022
BBQ Jamboree	2	61	top 91%	May 13, 2016

More numbers

Busiest season 2026 11 contests

Contests a season 4 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MT 20 of 44 contests · 14 states in all

Contests visited 26 9 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 44 entries · 0 wins · 8 calls

Opponents faced 763 finished ahead 406 times, behind 1,020

Longest layoff 3 yrs May 13, 2016 → May 11, 2019

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

20263 milestones

Jun 5 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176.5944 Original SD BBQ Championships
Jul 3 Career-best overall score694.2284 Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off
Sep 4 Most recent contest Meat & Tater BBQ Fest

20251 milestone

Jul 5 First overall top-10 Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off

20241 milestone

Jun 7 25th tracked contest Montana BBQ Cookoff

20191 milestone

May 11 10th tracked contest Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)

20134 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 17 First call Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 17 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.1428 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 17 Peak power rating (1499) Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+9.6	Montana BBQ Cookoff	Jun 7, 2024
+7.8	Smoke-N-Wings	Jun 27, 2025
+7.7	Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off	Jul 3, 2026
+7.3	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 27, 2021
+6.7	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival	Aug 14, 2026

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	BBQ Jamboree	May 8, 2015
-11.3	Montana Pitmaster Classic	Aug 22, 2025
-11	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	May 16, 2014
-8.8	BBQ Jamboree	May 13, 2016
-8.5	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off	Jul 24, 2026

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	11	0	55%	top 70%	96.4%	93.5%
2025	4	1	75%	top 67%	95%	88.2%
2024	5	0	40%	top 62%	93.6%	92.7%
2023	4	0	50%	top 71%	92.6%	89.6%
2022	5	0	20%	top 66%	93.3%	89.2%
2021	3	0	33%	top 70%	89.6%	84.7%
2019	3	0	33%	top 72%	89.5%	88.3%
2016	1	0	0%	top 89%	82.9%	82.9%
2015	3	0	0%	top 80%	86.8%	82.6%
2014	2	0	0%	top 82%	85.2%	84.4%
2013	3	0	67%	top 64%	90.7%	89.7%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 4, 2026	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest 🏅 Meridian, ID	45 / 52 (664.5144)	51 (160.5028)	46 (162.8572)	12 (174.2972)	38 (166.8572)
Sep 4, 2026	Meat & Tater BBQ Fest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Meridian, ID	—	—	28 (166.8344)	—	—
Aug 28, 2026	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	22 / 39 (685.0972)	11 (175.4172)	8 (175.4172)	28 (165.6800)	24 (168.5828)
Aug 14, 2026	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	14 / 29 (683.9660)	3 (174.2972)	16 (170.8344)	17 (167.3828)	8 (171.4516)
Jul 24, 2026	Albany County Fair Smokin' BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Laramie, WY	29 / 32 (650.1256)	24 (167.3828)	27 (162.2516)	26 (161.1200)	27 (159.3712)
Jul 3, 2026	Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT	12 / 26 (694.2284)	14 (171.4056)	7 (175.4400)	8 (175.4172)	15 (171.9656)
Jun 26, 2026	Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID	26 / 31 (677.1084)	27 (170.2628)	28 (166.2284)	23 (170.2972)	18 (170.3200)
Jun 12, 2026	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	17 / 29 (673.6800)	13 (171.4172)	22 (164.5716)	21 (164.5484)	2 (173.1428)
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships 🏅 Huron, SD	44 / 48 (639.9088)	48 (150.2400)	3 (176.5944)	41 (161.6800)	46 (151.3944)
Jun 5, 2026	Original SD BBQ Championships (ONE MEAT RIBS) Huron, SD	—	—	27 (159.9772)	—	—
May 1, 2026	Blue Compass RV BBQ Bash 🏅 Marriott-Slaterville, UT	13 / 19 (686.9488)	15 (169.7256)	13 (169.7260)	13 (171.4628)	3 (176.0344)
Aug 22, 2025	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	37 / 38 (537.7256)	10 (174.2856)	24 (168.5828)	11 (174.8572)	37 (20)
Jul 5, 2025	Dillon Days Blowin' Smoke BBQ Cook Off 🏅 Dillon, MT	6 / 13 (678.8460)	5 (174.2972)	5 (168.5600)	6 (172.0116)	8 (163.9772)
Jun 27, 2025	Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID	14 / 32 (684)	6 (174.3200)	14 (172.0228)	24 (167.3828)	18 (170.2744)
Jun 13, 2025	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	26 / 33 (638.7084)	28 (154.7884)	26 (155.9084)	19 (163.4172)	18 (164.5944)
Aug 23, 2024	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	23 / 39 (668.5488)	12 (171.4400)	27 (166.8688)	29 (165.7028)	25 (164.5372)
Aug 9, 2024	East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT	11 / 18 (664.5372)	4 (170.8572)	8 (168)	12 (161.6800)	12 (164)
Jun 28, 2024	Smoke-N-Wings 🏅 Blackfoot, ID	19 / 28 (660.4916)	20 (168.0116)	22 (163.9772)	19 (166.2628)	19 (162.2400)
Jun 14, 2024	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT	13 / 16 (669.5768)	11 (170.2628)	12 (164.5372)	11 (166.8228)	12 (167.9540)
Jun 7, 2024	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	11 / 28 (673.6228)	5 (174.8456)	4 (175.4172)	9 (169.7028)	24 (153.6572)
Aug 25, 2023	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	34 / 44 (639.9092)	5 (174.8572)	30 (161.0972)	39 (151.9776)	39 (151.9772)
Aug 5, 2023	East Helena Smoke Show 🏅 East Helena, MT	13 / 24 (666.7316)	13 (169.1200)	10 (169.1084)	16 (163.9660)	14 (164.5372)
Jun 16, 2023	Colorado BBQ Challenge 🏅 Frisco, CO	39 / 42 (608.9948)	32 (157.1316)	32 (161.1316)	31 (158.8000)	42 (131.9316)
Jun 9, 2023	Montana BBQ Cookoff 🏅 Absarokee, MT	21 / 36 (665.6460)	11 (173.7372)	20 (166.8460)	28 (160.5372)	23 (164.5256)
Aug 26, 2022	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	18 / 37 (671.8516)	21 (167.3944)	22 (166.2516)	12 (171.9656)	21 (166.2400)
Aug 19, 2022	Pepsi Wyoming State BBQ Championships & Bluegrass Festival 🏅 Worland, WY	22 / 29 (622.5828)	27 (150.2172)	19 (163.9772)	21 (160.5028)	25 (147.8856)
Jul 2, 2022	Sweet Home Icebox Cookoff 2022 🏅 Sweet Home, OR	25 / 34 (649.0860)	23 (166.8572)	26 (160.5488)	30 (155.9656)	19 (165.7144)
Jun 24, 2022	Miles City Cowtown Cookoff 🏅 Miles City, MT	22 / 26 (619.1888)	24 (154.2400)	26 (145.0744)	22 (158.2172)	18 (161.6572)
Jun 10, 2022	Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	13 / 27 (648.4456)	9 (165.1200)	17 (159.3944)	12 (165.0856)	14 (158.8456)
Aug 27, 2021	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	13 / 31 (645.0400)	6 (175.4400)	19 (159.9772)	17 (162.8000)	24 (146.8228)
Jun 25, 2021	Miles City Cowtown Cook Off 🏅 Miles City, MT	20 / 25 (637.0396)	25 (151.9428)	13 (166.8684)	19 (162.8456)	21 (155.3828)
Jun 11, 2021	Montana BBQ Cook-off 🏅 Absarokee, MT	24 / 27 (547.1088)	26 (104.9944)	18 (157.0856)	26 (141.6572)	20 (143.3716)
Nov 1, 2019	Viking Grillfestivalen 🏅 Waco, TX	13 / 15 (641.6340)	15 (152.4684)	11 (164.0344)	10 (167.4056)	14 (157.7256)
Aug 23, 2019	Montana Pitmaster Classic 🏅 Bozeman, MT	18 / 29 (621.5196)	21 (155.9656)	16 (159.9884)	12 (154.7884)	22 (150.7772)
May 11, 2019	Dr.George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN	27 / 41 (483.3488)	32 (157.1200)	22 (161.6916)	—	—
May 13, 2016	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	64 / 72 (596.9140)	70 (142.8000)	51 (157.0856)	43 (159.4056)	68 (137.6228)
Jun 27, 2015	National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	29 / 42 (625.1884)	36 (146.8568)	34 (154.3316)	22 (160.0344)	20 (163.9656)
May 29, 2015	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	30 / 39 (586.7656)	33 (146.2516)	29 (146.8456)	32 (142.8228)	23 (150.8456)
May 8, 2015	BBQ Jamboree Fredericksburg, VA	61 / 65 (573.0516)	56 (149.7144)	62 (139.9888)	63 (134.2284)	48 (149.1200)
Jun 21, 2014	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	30 / 41 (601.6340)	36 (143.4056)	29 (156.5828)	29 (152.5484)	35 (149.0972)
May 16, 2014	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	51 / 56 (613.5540)	20 (169.1428)	56 (143.3828)	56 (145.6800)	46 (155.3484)
Sep 13, 2013	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	57 / 80 (638.1372)	44 (162.8572)	53 (157.6572)	61 (158.7884)	51 (158.8344)
Aug 31, 2013	Blues, Views and BBQ (Competitor's Series) Westport, CT	—	15 (151.4172)	2 (164.5944)	—	—
May 17, 2013	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	27 / 47 (653.1428)	7 (173.7144)	31 (161.1428)	32 (164.5714)	40 (153.7142)

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

BIG BOYZ BBQ

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 (11 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork Ribs nemesis

A big fish in small ponds

Looking over their shoulder

The long haul

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)