BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK

BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK is a competition barbecue team with 41 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 30 at the Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff (2013). They are ranked #4818 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Buck Shot Malone's Pig Shack”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#4,818

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1467

peak 1528 · rated over 32 contests9 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Jun 12, 2026 · 13.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#547

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

9 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 41 contests

Avg finish

top 60%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2628 / 720

Master · High on the Hog Festival

Perfect 180s

Current form

657.33 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 658.85 (-1.52)

Walk rate

54%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.2972

Pork Ribs · Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)

Consistency

±12.70

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 169.01 · weakest Brisket (160.45)

Road miles

4,039

across 41 mapped stops · furthest 250 mi

Schedule strength

51%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1566)

Purse competed for

$73K

listed at 11 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 4 state-championship entries

Master avg

658.85 / 720

34 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (12 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

682.2628 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2628 at High on the Hog Festival — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Apr 18, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Bad company cookers has finished one call ahead of BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 47%.

6 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 47%

A tough matchup

24–1 behind in the head-to-head

Organizer Portal ahead in 96% of their meetings

Organizer Portal has come out ahead in 24 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−8.6 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 8.56 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 3% of the time against 37%.

Brisket avg 160.45
Chicken avg 169.01
1 call in 34 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of THE BLAZERS in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

The comeback

3.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3.7 years, then back at Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) (May 12, 2023).

last seen Aug 23, 2019
back May 12, 2023

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Chicken nemesis

21 of 25 shared chicken entries lost

Organizer Portal ahead 84% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Organizer Portal has out-cooked them in 21 of 25 shared chicken entries.

A June team

Top 45% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 45% across 6 contests, versus top 60% the rest of the year.

6 June contests
top 60% the rest of the year

The long haul

4,039 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,039 miles across 41 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 250 miles to Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition.

41 mapped stops
furthest 250 mi

The metronome

±1.92% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.92% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 91.9% of a perfect score
41 contests

A standing appointment

4 years running at one contest

They've cooked Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) every year from 2023 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

4 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
2025 ↗	Master	#1148 (60 pts)	#1221 (60 pts)	#1293 (60 pts)	#897 (135 pts)	#1190 (60 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#1317 (60 pts)	#1231 (60 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#1177 (78 pts)	#1584 (58 pts)	#1328 (88 pts)	#1557 (58 pts)	#1086 (113 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#1143 (209 pts)	#1218 (204 pts)	#1309 (179 pts)	#759 (424 pts)	#1058 (264 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1165 (216 pts)	#1023 (296 pts)	#1170 (241 pts)	#1101 (261 pts)	#1279 (196 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1301 (202 pts)	#1040 (352 pts)	#1074 (327 pts)	#1221 (262 pts)	#1439 (192 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#619 (631 pts)	#436 (906 pts)	#486 (836 pts)	#464 (881 pts)	#665 (596 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1616 (130 pts)	#1690 (135 pts)	#1511 (175 pts)	#1790 (120 pts)	#1556 (160 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#633 (587 pts)	#445 (847 pts)	#654 (582 pts)	#601 (642 pts)	#709 (522 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#547 (573 pts)	#468 (683 pts)	#456 (713 pts)	#779 (428 pts)	#716 (458 pts)

Overall rank by season

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

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Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1519

They've been 1519 at their best, 52 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 26 contests
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#4,831 of the rated field

1466 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1466

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rated over 19 contests

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#4,799 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1507

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rated over 15 contests
last seen Aug 2, 2024

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BETTER THAN BACON

#4,810 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

15 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Sep 28, 2018

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A SIMPLE PIG

#4,817 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 7%
Peak: 1467

They turned up 5 years after BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK did, first appearing in 2018.

rated over 14 contests
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Showtime

#4,812 of the rated field

1467 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1500

Level with BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 14 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
Organizer Portal	25	1	24	4%	⚔ compare
ROOTERS-N-TOOTERS TN	22	1	21	5%	⚔ compare
HOT COLE'S BBQ	19	3	16	16%	⚔ compare
BIG G BBQ	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
HIGH ON THE HAWG	15	2	13	13%	⚔ compare
RT QUE KUSINE	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
Big B BBQ Company	14	3	11	21%	⚔ compare
South Pork	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
WARREN COUNTY PORK CHOPPERS	13	1	12	8%	⚔ compare
SWEET SMOKE BBQ	12	2	10	17%	⚔ compare
THE OPRY BACKSTAGE GRILLERS	11	5	6	45%	⚔ compare
THE ALGOOD BAR-B-Q PIT CREW	11	3	8	27%	⚔ compare
FAT, DRUNK & STUPID	10	2	8	20%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	41	15	1	3	178.2972	154.7772	169.01	top 46%
Pork Ribs	41	10	1	2	178.2972	149.1432	166.08	top 54%
Pork	38	6	0	4	177.7144	155.3712	165.05	top 62%
Brisket	34	1	0	0	173.1428	134.2288	160.45	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	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	27	0	top 59%
Large (40+)	14	0	top 64%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
TN	33	top 61%
KY	3	top 55%
AL	3	top 55%
IN	1	top 66%
OH	1	top 63%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)	4	5	top 42%	Jun 12, 2026
Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES)	2	7	top 31%	Apr 19, 2024
TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest	2	20	top 79%	Mar 29, 2019
Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL)	2	25	top 67%	Aug 24, 2018
Smokin in McMinnville	2	14	top 55%	Aug 10, 2018
Smokin' In McMinnville	2	23	top 72%	Aug 12, 2016
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	26	top 90%	Jun 17, 2016
High on the Hog Festival	2	14	top 53%	Apr 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2016 9 contests

Contests a season 3.7 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 33 of 41 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 31 8 of them more than once

Opponents faced 875 finished ahead 654 times, behind 1,046

Longest layoff 3.7 yrs Aug 23, 2019 → May 12, 2023

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

20261 milestone

Jun 12 Most recent contest Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)

20241 milestone

Jun 7 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.2972 Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES)

20171 milestone

Aug 25 25th tracked contest Great American BBQ Festival

20143 milestones

Apr 18 Career-best overall score682.2628 High on the Hog Festival
May 2 Peak power rating (1528) The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)
Aug 22 10th tracked contest Music City BBQ Festival

20136 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff
Jun 7 First call Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
Jun 7 First overall top-10 Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
Jun 7 First overall podium Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
Jun 7 First overall past 90% of a perfect score663.9998 Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff
Jul 26 First category win (Chicken) Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.7	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff	Jun 7, 2013
+10.1	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 18, 2014
+5.2	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013)	May 2, 2014
+5.1	Smokin' in McMinnville	Aug 9, 2013
+5	Music City BBQ Festival	Aug 22, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.5	2nd Annual Brew B-Q	Nov 11, 2016
-10.5	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Jun 17, 2016
-10.4	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	May 23, 2014
-9.5	High on the Hog Festival	Apr 17, 2015
-8.8	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff	May 3, 2013

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	2	0	0	100%	top 50%	94.7%	94.4%
2025	2	0	0	50%	top 72%	93%	92.7%
2024	3	1	1	67%	top 50%	95.4%	93.4%
2023	3	1	0	67%	top 49%	94.8%	92.3%
2019	3	0	0	33%	top 66%	92.7%	91.7%
2018	3	0	0	33%	top 72%	91.5%	90.9%
2017	3	0	0	33%	top 69%	92.2%	91%
2016	9	0	0	56%	top 73%	94.5%	91.3%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 73%	93.6%	92.1%
2014	6	0	0	67%	top 47%	94.8%	92.8%
2013	5	1	1	60%	top 47%	93.5%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 12, 2026	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	15 / 32 (511.3948)	5 (177.7144)	20 (167.9888)	20 (165.6916)	—
May 1, 2026	Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN	12 / 23 (508.5028)	6 (171.9656)	5 (172.5600)	—	—
Jun 13, 2025	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	19 / 36 (502.1484)	12 (171.9656)	22 (165.0972)	27 (165.0856)	—
May 24, 2025	7th Annual KCBS World Invitational (Saturday, May 24, 2025) unrated Lebanon, TN	97 / 106 (665.5544)	71 (170.2628)	106 (160.5028)	10 (176.5716)	101 (158.2172)
Jun 7, 2024	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITOR SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	5 / 33 (515.3716)	3 (176.5600)	1 (178.2972)	30 (160.5144)	—
May 24, 2024	6th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Lebanon, TN	111 / 118 (653.5196)	34 (175.4056)	109 (159.9772)	108 (163.9428)	116 (154.1940)
Apr 19, 2024	Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN	15 / 37 (507.9200)	19 (168.5256)	2 (176.5716)	—	—
Sep 15, 2023	Reuniting After War BBQ Competition 🏅 Bowling Green, KY	20 / 28 (650.1488)	24 (159.9428)	18 (164.5372)	24 (157.6688)	13 (168)
Jun 9, 2023	Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Springfield, TN	16 / 30 (661.5656)	5 (174.2628)	8 (170.8228)	24 (159.3600)	—
May 12, 2023	Dr. George Smith BBQ Brawl (COMPETITORS SERIES) unrated Murfreesboro, TN	7 / 32 (511.9084)	2 (178.2972)	17 (163.9312)	—	—
Aug 23, 2019	Great Americana BBQ Festival 🏅 Franklin, TN	18 / 39 (667.2912)	25 (165.6800)	24 (166.8228)	15 (167.9656)	17 (166.8228)
Aug 16, 2019	Madison Ribberfest BBQ & Blues Festival 🏅 Madsion, IN	31 / 47 (650.1376)	44 (154.7772)	29 (162.8232)	28 (165.0972)	18 (167.4400)
Mar 29, 2019	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest 🏅 Savannah, TN	25 / 29 (662.7776)	19 (168.5372)	29 (149.1432)	2 (177.7144)	22 (167.3828)
Aug 24, 2018	Great American BBQ Festival (JUDGES FULL) Franklin, TN	26 / 36 (651.8164)	25 (164.5140)	29 (159.9428)	20 (165.6684)	26 (161.6912)
Aug 10, 2018	Smokin in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	20 / 28 (653.0284)	14 (169.1428)	20 (161.0972)	19 (163.9428)	19 (158.8456)
Apr 13, 2018	TN River BBQ Battle & Music Fest Savannah, TN	20 / 28 (658.7316)	10 (171.4172)	15 (167.9888)	17 (166.2628)	25 (153.0628)
Aug 25, 2017	Great American BBQ Festival Franklin, TN	25 / 40 (663.8396)	11 (171.9656)	33 (162.7884)	35 (161.1200)	22 (167.9656)
Aug 4, 2017	Our Lady of Victory Holy Smokes BBQ Competition Cincinnati, OH	20 / 32 (650.1488)	12 (169.6684)	4 (174.2744)	9 (171.9772)	31 (134.2288)
Mar 31, 2017	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	40 / 48 (652.4344)	17 (171.4056)	35 (164.5488)	40 (166.2400)	44 (150.2400)
Nov 11, 2016	2nd Annual Brew B-Q Nashville, TN	25 / 25 (637.5428)	23 (163.4056)	19 (165.6800)	22 (163.9428)	25 (144.5144)
Oct 28, 2016	Dickson County Smoke Fest Dickson, TN	24 / 40 (668.4572)	18 (169.7372)	31 (163.9544)	27 (166.2400)	19 (168.5256)
Aug 26, 2016	Franklin BBQ Festival Presented By Franklin Noon Rotary Club Franklin, TN	17 / 31 (655.8628)	8 (174.8572)	18 (163.9656)	23 (160.5028)	23 (156.5372)
Aug 12, 2016	Smokin' In McMinnville McMinnville, TN	26 / 32 (661.6112)	19 (170.8228)	14 (169.7372)	28 (163.3828)	32 (157.6684)
Jul 29, 2016	Cotton Pickin BBQ Cook-Off Hartselle, AL	22 / 33 (666.7544)	33 (158.8228)	15 (168.5372)	3 (177.7144)	25 (161.6800)
Jul 8, 2016	Cumberland Plateau BBQ Cook-off and Cruise In Jamestown, TN	11 / 22 (680.4800)	8 (172)	12 (169.1200)	3 (175.4172)	13 (163.9428)
Jun 17, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	27 / 29 (651.8052)	21 (171.4056)	21 (165.0972)	23 (166.2284)	29 (149.0740)
May 13, 2016	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Bowling Green, KY	24 / 29 (638.8232)	5 (173.1772)	23 (160.5372)	25 (156.5600)	27 (148.5488)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	42 / 61 (656.9940)	53 (159.3828)	10 (172.5600)	51 (161.1084)	39 (163.9428)
Aug 7, 2015	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	23 / 37 (673.7144)	22 (169.1428)	14 (171.4516)	35 (163.4172)	17 (169.7028)
Apr 17, 2015	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	49 / 59 (652.9824)	52 (162.2628)	43 (163.3712)	45 (163.3828)	42 (163.9656)
Oct 17, 2014	Mid-South Barbecue Festival Mount Pleasant, TN	19 / 35 (673.6116)	7 (176)	18 (167.9888)	31 (160.4912)	16 (169.1316)
Aug 22, 2014	Music City BBQ Festival Nashville, TN	16 / 41 (669.6344)	5 (174.2744)	16 (168.5600)	23 (165.0972)	25 (161.7028)
May 23, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Hendersonville, TN	26 / 30 (649.6340)	25 (163.4056)	23 (162.2856)	18 (165.1200)	29 (158.8228)
May 2, 2014	The WhistleStop Festival & Rocket City BBQ (JUDGES SIGN UP STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2013) Huntsville, AL	22 / 62 (668.4112)	15 (171.9656)	30 (165.1200)	18 (167.3828)	31 (163.9428)
Apr 18, 2014	High on the Hog Festival Winchester, TN	14 / 62 (682.2628)	9 (174.2744)	50 (158.8228)	3 (176.0228)	13 (173.1428)
Apr 4, 2014	Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	14 / 31 (665.6228)	8 (169.7256)	7 (173.1084)	25 (159.3828)	19 (163.4060)
Sep 13, 2013	Decatur Jaycees 19th Annual Riverfest Decatur, AL	50 / 80 (644.4800)	56 (158.2856)	57 (155.9660)	39 (164.5372)	27 (165.6912)
Aug 9, 2013	Smokin' in McMinnville McMinnville, TN	14 / 37 (673.0968)	20 (166.8456)	4 (172.5828)	16 (168.5256)	20 (165.1428)
Jul 26, 2013	Foothills Country Fair BBQ Bash Cleveland, TN	24 / 54 (666.1940)	1 (175.4400)	10 (173.1428)	51 (155.3712)	37 (162.2400)
Jun 7, 2013	Bourbon City BBQ Festival Cookoff Bardstown, KY	3 / 30 (663.9998)	8 (164)	4 (173.7142)	16 (157.7140)	8 (168.5716)
May 3, 2013	West Knoxville RotaryBBQ Cookoff Knoxville, TN	36 / 46 (619.4286)	32 (158.2856)	34 (154.2860)	26 (159.4284)	42 (147.4286)

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

BUCKSHOT MALONE'S PIG SHACK

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 (12 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Chicken nemesis

A June team

The long haul

The metronome

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)