Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque

Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2021 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 3rd of 167 at The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship (2023). They are ranked #1503 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,503

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1564

peak 1564 · rated over 35 contests4 invitational or side-series contests not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jan 29, 2021

latest Nov 5, 2025 · 4.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#147

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

8 podiums

Overall top-10s

15% of 47 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 56%

overall standings

Best overall

699.9772 / 720

Master · Ozarks BBQ Fest

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

683.94 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 671.95 (+11.99)

Walk rate

40%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)

Consistency

±20.45

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.34 · weakest Brisket (166.14)

Road miles

15,447

across 47 mapped stops · furthest 3,804 mi

Schedule strength

81%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1606)

Purse competed for

$658K

listed at 35 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 33 state-championship entries

Master avg

671.95 / 720

38 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

Perfect scores on the board

2 perfect 180s

2 perfect 180s in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.

Chicken ×2

On the rise

+26 rating points in a year

Their power rating has climbed 26 points across 5 contests since Jul 25, 2025 — from 1538 up to 1564.

5 contests since Jul 25, 2025
now 1564

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 Ozarks BBQ Fest (Jun 9, 2023).

Chicken 1st
Brisket 1st

High-water mark

699.9772 career-best overall

97.2% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 699.9772 at Ozarks BBQ Fest — 97.2% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 9, 2023

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

CEO BBQ has finished one call ahead of Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2025 their best year

2025 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 40%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 40%

A tough matchup

20–4 behind in the head-to-head

Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ ahead in 83% of their meetings

Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ has come out ahead in 20 of their 24 shared contests.

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The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.20 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 18% of the time against 26%.

Brisket avg 166.14
Chicken avg 170.34
7 calls in 38 entries

A strong matchup

9–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 82% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ROADKILL BBQ in 9 of their 11 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

15 of 24 shared chicken entries lost

MAN MEAT BBQ ahead 63% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, MAN MEAT BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 24 shared chicken entries.

They cook the hard rooms

1606 average field rating faced

A tougher draw than 81% of rated fields

The fields they enter average a 1606 power rating — a tougher draw than 81% of every rated contest in the data.

35 rated contests

A June team

Top 16% average finish in June

Something about June: average finish in the top 16% across 3 contests, versus top 56% the rest of the year.

3 June contests
top 56% the rest of the year

The long haul

15,447 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 15,447 miles across 47 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 3,804 miles to Curley Que Classic.

47 mapped stops
furthest 3,804 mi

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	#484 (368 pts)	#497 (408 pts)	#643 (293 pts)	#448 (443 pts)	#302 (698 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#377 (562 pts)	#316 (717 pts)	#506 (442 pts)	#404 (547 pts)	#398 (552 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#581 (295 pts)	#593 (320 pts)	#744 (240 pts)	#687 (240 pts)	#557 (345 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#147 (1,234 pts)	#93 (1,495 pts)	#178 (1,189 pts)	#174 (1,113 pts)	#93 (1,493 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#373 (613 pts)	#214 (1,033 pts)	#255 (951 pts)	#333 (733 pts)	#379 (633 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#672 (224 pts)	#723 (224 pts)	#668 (254 pts)	#673 (234 pts)	#715 (224 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Just wing it BBQ team

#1,506 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 33
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 61%
Peak: 1563

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 32 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 32 contests
last seen May 23, 2026
on a 10-contest top-10 run

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BUBBAJACK'S

#1,509 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 14%
Peak: 1575

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 44 contests

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MEAT MISTERS

#1,500 of the rated field

1564 power rating

Contests: 26
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 31%
Peak: 1567

Fewer contests behind them than Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque has cooked, 26 to 47, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 26 contests
last seen Jul 24, 2020

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Meat Machine BBQ

#1,510 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 22
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 36%
Peak: 1565

22 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 36% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 22 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2023

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DR. ALAN'S BBQ

#1,507 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 15%
Peak: 1582

They were already cooking in 2013, 8 years before Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque's first contest.

rated over 20 contests
last seen Oct 24, 2020

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Col. Buck’s BBQ

#1,508 of the rated field

1563 power rating

Contests: 20
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1563

Level with Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 10, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
MAN MEAT BBQ	24	5	19	21%	⚔ compare
Petie's Smokin Pits BBQ	24	4	20	17%	⚔ compare
PARTS 'R' SMOKIN	20	4	16	20%	⚔ compare
JANKY LEG BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
SLAPS BBQ	19	2	17	11%	⚔ compare
Smoked & Furious	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
MEAT RUSHMORE BBQ	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
LOVE 2 Q	16	6	10	38%	⚔ compare
PIRATES OF BAR-B-QUE BAY	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	16	4	12	25%	⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex	16	3	13	19%	⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	15	6	9	40%	⚔ compare
Smoke 'n Magic	15	5	10	33%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	38	10	2	5	180 🔥	145.0052	170.34	top 43%
Pork Ribs	42	7	0	0	177.7144	151.3944	166.65	top 64%
Pork	38	6	0	0	176.5600	156.5028	168.70	top 51%
Brisket	38	7	1	3	178.8572	150.2400	166.14	top 52%

“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)	3	top 54%
Medium (20–39)	14	top 66%
Large (40+)	21	top 50%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MO	11	top 63%
OK	10	top 70%
KS	9	top 40%
TX	4	top 41%
MS	2	top 62%
HI	1	top 33%
AR	1	top 43%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)	6	10	top 60%	Nov 1, 2025
Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	4	17	top 80%	Jul 22, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	3	129	top 58%	Sep 27, 2023
City of Springs BBQ Championship	3	7	top 71%	May 12, 2023
American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	2	21	top 25%	Nov 5, 2025
Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff	2	32	top 42%	Sep 12, 2025
Southaven Springfest	2	20	top 62%	Apr 26, 2024

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 18 contests

Contests a season 9.4 across 5 seasons in the data

Most contests held in OK 14 of 47 contests · 7 states in all

Contests visited 23 7 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 42 entries · 0 wins · 7 calls

Opponents faced 1,619 finished ahead 2,089 times, behind 2,066

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

20252 milestones

Nov 5 Peak power rating (1564) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest
Nov 5 Most recent contest American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides

20236 milestones

Mar 31 First overall top-10 Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ)
May 12 First category win (Chicken) City of Springs BBQ Championship
Jun 9 First multi-meat day Ozarks BBQ Fest
Jun 9 Career-best overall score699.9772 Ozarks BBQ Fest
Jun 23 First overall podium The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship
Jul 28 25th tracked contest Smokin on the Route

20223 milestones

Apr 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score660.4000 Beats, Brews, & BBQ
May 20 10th tracked contest City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs)
Sep 29 First perfect 180 (Chicken) American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST

20212 milestones

Jan 29 First tracked contest Humble BBQ Cook Off
May 1 First call City Of Springs BBQ Championship

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.6	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest	Oct 30, 2024
+16	Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ)	Mar 31, 2023
+15.4	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 23, 2023
+15.3	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2)	Nov 1, 2025
+14.2	Ozarks BBQ Fest	Jun 9, 2023

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-10.8	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2)	Jul 22, 2023
-10.2	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST	Sep 16, 2021
-8	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD)	Oct 25, 2024
-7.8	Que' For a Cause	Aug 4, 2023
-7.3	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1)	Jul 21, 2023

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)
2025	7	2	0	43%	top 40%	97.1%	95.3%
2024	6	0	0	33%	top 51%	97%	94.7%
2023	18	5	3	44%	top 54%	97.2%	94.3%
2022	11	0	0	45%	top 65%	94.7%	91.8%
2021	5	0	0	20%	top 76%	89.6%	87.9%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	179 / 401 (679.9200)	182 (170.8344)	178 (170.2628)	283 (165.6800)	86 (173.1428)
Nov 5, 2025	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest unrated Kansas City, KS	80 / 158 (686.2288)	71 (173.1316)	88 (171.4288)	32 (175.4172)	116 (166.2512)
Nov 1, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	10 / 50 (693.0628)	3 (180)	27 (171.9772)	30 (171.9656)	22 (169.1200)
Oct 31, 2025	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	30 / 53 (687.3604)	33 (171.9656)	40 (168.0004)	9 (176.5600)	29 (170.8344)
Sep 12, 2025	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	32 / 92 (673.1200)	14 (173.1428)	69 (162.2744)	37 (169.1656)	27 (168.5372)
Jul 25, 2025	Curley Que Classic 🏅 Honolulu, HI	4 / 12 (699.3944)	4 (175.4056)	7 (171.9772)	5 (174.2972)	2 (177.7144)
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Oct 30, 2024	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	21 / 444 (698.2972)	98 (174.8572)	128 (173.1084)	47 (176)	48 (174.3316)
Oct 26, 2024	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	42 / 56 (674.1596)	17 (174.2628)	53 (162.8228)	31 (169.7028)	34 (167.3712)
Oct 25, 2024	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	47 / 53 (669.0284)	31 (171.4056)	51 (162.2628)	37 (169.1200)	39 (166.2400)
Sep 20, 2024	Smoke on the Water 🏅 Pine Bluff, AR	18 / 42 (682.2056)	17 (171.9656)	27 (165.1200)	26 (169.1200)	7 (176)
Apr 26, 2024	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	20 / 44 (686.7656)	16 (171.9656)	31 (166.2400)	8 (176)	12 (172.5600)
Oct 28, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 2) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	18 / 40 (687.9544)	22 (174.2628)	12 (174.2744)	27 (166.8572)	14 (172.5600)
Oct 28, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oak Grove, MO	—	—	20 (167.9772)	—	—
Oct 27, 2023	Boo-B-Que BBQ Championship (Day 1) (MASTERS and BACKYARD) 🏅 Oak Grove, MO	34 / 47 (679.2912)	23 (173.1084)	32 (170.8228)	13 (174.2628)	41 (161.0972)
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Sides Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 27, 2023	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest 🏅 Kansas City, KS	299 / 487 (665.0400)	209 (169.7144)	173 (171.4056)	429 (156.5028)	226 (167.4172)
Sep 8, 2023	Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 🏅 Waller, TX	49 / 99 (662.2740)	37 (168.5372)	17 (173.7256)	50 (166.8684)	78 (153.1428)
Aug 11, 2023	5th Annual KCBS World Invitational - OPEN unrated Mayetta, KS	52 / 90 (683.3140)	35 (173.1200)	67 (167.9656)	31 (174.2628)	60 (167.9656)
Aug 4, 2023	Que' For a Cause Tahlequah, OK	28 / 36 (673.0516)	29 (165.0972)	31 (164.5372)	13 (174.2972)	26 (169.1200)
Aug 4, 2023	Que' For a Cause (ONE MEAT RIBS) Tahlequah, OK	—	—	23 (163.9428)	—	—
Jul 28, 2023	Smokin on the Route 🏅 Miami, OK	24 / 29 (674.1256)	2 (177.7144)	23 (168.5256)	17 (170.8228)	28 (157.0628)
Jul 22, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	27 / 28 (651.2224)	10 (174.8572)	27 (160.5256)	26 (161.0740)	26 (154.7656)
Jul 21, 2023	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	24 / 31 (670.7312)	17 (170.8228)	30 (156.5256)	8 (175.4056)	17 (167.9772)
Jun 30, 2023	Happy Basset 3rd Annual BBQ Competition 🏅 Topeka, KS	10 / 33 (697.0856)	20 (171.4056)	8 (176)	11 (174.2628)	4 (175.4172)
Jun 23, 2023	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	3 / 167 (697.7028)	38 (169.7028)	4 (176.5828)	13 (174.8572)	7 (176.5600)
Jun 9, 2023	Ozarks BBQ Fest 🏅 Springfield, MO	5 / 30 (699.9772)	1 (178.8572)	14 (170.8456)	12 (171.4172)	1 (178.8572)
May 12, 2023	City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK	7 / 16 (686.7196)	1 (177.7028)	16 (163.9428)	10 (170.8112)	2 (174.2628)
Apr 21, 2023	Southaven Springfest 🏅 Southaven, MS	27 / 34 (658.1028)	16 (170.8228)	26 (162.2400)	28 (161.0972)	24 (163.9428)
Mar 31, 2023	Lake Views & BBQ (formerly Beats, Brew & BBQ) 🏅 Wagoner, OK	4 / 29 (697.0628)	9 (174.2628)	4 (177.7144)	19 (169.6800)	4 (175.4056)
Oct 1, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - SIDES Kansas City, KS	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2022	American Royal World Series of Barbecue - OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	129 / 505 (681.6224)	3 (180)	410 (159.4056)	130 (171.9656)	141 (170.2512)
Aug 19, 2022	Raider Red Meat BBQ & Ribeye Championships 🏅 Lubbock, TX	27 / 59 (646.7084)	23 (167.4056)	32 (162.8228)	21 (166.2400)	42 (150.2400)
Jul 23, 2022	Smokin on the Osage (Day 2) 🏅 Osceola, MO	17 / 26 (669.6112)	5 (176.5600)	13 (170.2512)	22 (162.8000)	20 (160)
Jul 22, 2022	Smokin on the Osage (Day 1) 🏅 Osceola, MO	23 / 28 (659.8396)	13 (170.8112)	21 (162.2284)	18 (165.1316)	24 (161.6684)
May 20, 2022	City of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK	21 / 25 (640.4228)	19 (161.6800)	20 (157.0628)	17 (168.5944)	23 (153.0856)
May 20, 2022	City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs) Sulphur, OK	—	—	4 (165.0972)	—	—
May 20, 2022	City of Springs BBQ Championship (One Meat Ribs 2) Sulphur, OK	—	—	5 (165.1200)	—	—
May 6, 2022	Bixby BBQ'N Blues Festival 🏅 Bixby, OK	18 / 38 (678.7428)	22 (167.3828)	15 (170.8228)	15 (170.8228)	13 (169.7144)
Apr 15, 2022	Pork-A-Palooza 🏅 Weatherford, OK	26 / 29 (652.4232)	8 (175.4056)	23 (163.4172)	21 (162.8116)	26 (150.7888)
Apr 1, 2022	Beats, Brews, & BBQ 🏅 Wagoner, OK	24 / 30 (660.4000)	21 (167.3828)	25 (159.3944)	15 (168.5372)	19 (165.0856)
Nov 11, 2021	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Open unrated Shawnee, OK	105 / 111 (644.9252)	101 (160.5484)	84 (165.6916)	105 (157.0512)	95 (161.6340)
Nov 11, 2021	3rd Annual KCBS World Invitational - Ancillary unrated Shawnee, OK	—	—	—	—	—
Sep 16, 2021	American Royal World Series of Barbecue-OPEN CONTEST 🏅 Kansas City, KS	408 / 467 (616.3768)	445 (145.0052)	429 (151.3944)	367 (157.1316)	256 (162.8456)
May 1, 2021	City Of Springs BBQ Championship 🏅 Sulphur, OK	12 / 14 (635.9544)	12 (153.7144)	8 (168)	10 (161.1200)	12 (153.1200)
Jan 29, 2021	Humble BBQ Cook Off Humble, TX	40 / 113 (633.6912)	76 (147.9428)	26 (165.6912)	30 (162.8800)	43 (157.1772)

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

Damn Yankee Texas Barbeque

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)

Perfect scores on the board

On the rise

A multi-meat day

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

They cook the hard rooms

A June team

The long haul

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)