BS BBQ

BS BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 47 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 6th of 17 at the Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) (). They are ranked #6338 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “BSbbq”, “B.S. BBQ”, “B & S BBQ” and “B&S BBQ”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,338

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1401

peak 1502 · rated over 38 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 27, 2013

latest Sep 25, 2026 · 13 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#442

Master 2023 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

2% of 47 contests

Avg finish

top 76%

overall standings

Best overall

687.9084 / 720

Master · Shawnee Great Grillers

Perfect 180s

Current form

669.41 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 633.66 (+35.75)

Walk rate

30%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

177.7028

Pork · Shawnee Great Grillers

Consistency

±64.33

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 163.26 · weakest Brisket (157.98)

Road miles

13,921

across 46 mapped stops · furthest 753 mi

Schedule strength

59%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1575)

Purse competed for

$237K

listed at 36 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 28 state-championship entries

Master avg

633.66 / 720

32 Master contests · 0 GCs

Backyard avg

310.88 / 360

7 Backyard contests · 0 GCs

These overall scores sit on different scales (Master out of 720, Backyard out of 360), so they're kept separate — averaging them together would be misleading.

This team cooks the Backyard series — its own boards, records and Team of the Year are here.

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

687.9084 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.9084 at Shawnee Great Grillers — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Sep 25, 2026

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

Pine Tar BBQ has finished one call ahead of BS BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2025 their best year

2025 was the year it came together: 3 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 53%.

3 contests
0 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 53%

A tough matchup

15–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE BBQ BUS ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE BBQ BUS has come out ahead in 15 of their 15 shared contests.

The weak link

−5.3 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 5.28 points below their pork, and turns into a call 6% of the time against 13%.

Brisket avg 157.98
Pork avg 163.26
2 calls in 32 entries

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Big JT and the pork pistols in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

2.7 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2.7 years, then back at Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash (Aug 10, 2018).

last seen Nov 20, 2015
back Aug 10, 2018

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Pork nemesis

12 of 15 shared pork entries lost

THE BBQ BUS ahead 80% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE BBQ BUS has out-cooked them in 12 of 15 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

Smokey Boys has landed one call behind them 2 times.

Boom or bust

±8.18% swing around their own average

Their overall swings ±8.18% of a perfect score around its own average — when it lands they're dangerous, and when it doesn't the weekend is gone by lunch.

averages 87.7% of a perfect score
best 95.5%

A March team

Top 64% average finish in March

Something about March: average finish in the top 64% across 4 contests, versus top 76% the rest of the year.

4 March contests
top 76% the rest of the year

The long haul

13,921 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 13,921 miles across 46 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 753 miles to Sip & Swine BBQ Festival.

46 mapped stops
furthest 753 mi

A standing appointment

5 years running at one contest

They've cooked Puckaway Pigfest every year from 2022 to 2026 — the contest they never miss.

5 visits in all
best finish 14th

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	#889 (110 pts)	#937 (115 pts)	#1011 (115 pts)	#756 (155 pts)	#966 (93 pts)
2025 ↗	Master	#953 (114 pts)	#1021 (114 pts)	#1191 (94 pts)	#1023 (109 pts)	#988 (114 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#1182 (60 pts)	#1242 (60 pts)	#962 (135 pts)	#817 (175 pts)	#1204 (60 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#442 (443 pts)	#445 (498 pts)	#257 (921 pts)	#363 (583 pts)	#428 (468 pts)
2022 ↗	Backyard	—	#231 (140 pts)	#297 (95 pts)	—	—
2022 ↗	Master	#834 (176 pts)	#693 (266 pts)	#741 (264 pts)	#886 (176 pts)	#861 (176 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#891 (128 pts)	#920 (135 pts)	#991 (128 pts)	#862 (153 pts)	#717 (223 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#889 (65 pts)	#873 (75 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

THE FAT GUYZ

#6,343 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1401

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to BS BBQ)

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

rated over 28 contests
last seen Apr 3, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

Smokin J's BBQ

#6,344 of the rated field

1400 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1400

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to BS BBQ)

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 14 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 14 contests
last seen May 12, 2023

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BUD WISER'S BBQ

#6,340 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 2%
Peak: 1401

Careers of much the same size, 48 contests to 47, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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PRISON BREAK BBQ

#6,339 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 25
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1401

Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 25 contests, alongside a 8% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 24 contests
last seen Aug 9, 2025

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Chain Smokers

#6,341 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1401

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

rated over 19 contests
last seen Sep 19, 2026

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ELBOW GREASE

#6,337 of the rated field

1401 power rating

Contests: 17
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 12%
Peak: 1401

Level with BS BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 17 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
THE BBQ BUS	15	0	15	0%	⚔ compare
Black Crown Barbeque	13	2	11	15%	⚔ compare
QUE U	13	0	13	0%	⚔ compare
Can Country Outlaw BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
SIX BUTT BBQ	12	0	12	0%	⚔ compare
Second Hand Smoke SLV	11	2	9	18%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
ACES HIGH BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
C&M BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
Shmack Q	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
GETTIN' BASTED	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
NECTAR OF THE HOGS	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	39	6	176.5600	138.7656	161.35	top 67%
Pork Ribs	44	3	173.1200	142.2288	158.80	top 72%
Pork	32	4	177.7028	147.9772	163.26	top 64%
Brisket	32	2	171.4056	143.4172	157.98	top 74%

“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 70%
Medium (20–39)	24	top 82%
Large (40+)	12	top 67%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
WI	16	top 83%
IL	6	top 75%
KS	5	top 49%
GA	3	top 61%
MO	3	top 91%
MD	2	top 88%
PA	1	top 100%
KY	1	top 92%
MI	1	top 73%
NE	1	top 48%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Puckaway Pigfest	5	14	top 75%	Sep 11, 2026
Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)	4	6	top 68%	Aug 17, 2024
Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	3	14	top 61%	Mar 7, 2025
BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash	2	17	top 91%	Jul 19, 2024
Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	2	27	top 90%	Jun 14, 2024
11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2)	2	24	top 89%	Aug 25, 2023

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 15 contests

Contests a season 3.6 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in WI 23 of 47 contests · 10 states in all

Contests visited 27 6 of them more than once

Most-entered meat Pork Ribs 44 entries · 0 wins · 3 calls

Opponents faced 1,072 finished ahead 485 times, behind 1,307

Longest layoff 2.7 yrs Nov 20, 2015 → Aug 10, 2018

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

20263 milestones

Sep 25 Career-best overall score687.9084 Shawnee Great Grillers
Sep 25 Career-best single call (Pork)177.7028 Shawnee Great Grillers
Sep 25 Most recent contest Shawnee Great Grillers

20231 milestone

Jun 10 25th tracked contest Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD)

20201 milestone

Sep 26 10th tracked contest West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest

20132 milestones

Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.6572 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
Sep 27 Peak power rating (1502) Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show

—3 milestones

First tracked contest Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
First call Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)
First overall top-10 Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.1	Shawnee Great Grillers	Sep 25, 2026
+13.8	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship	Jun 24, 2022
+12.4	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival	Mar 7, 2025
+11.5	Big Blue BBQ Championship	Jun 6, 2025
+5.5	Puckaway Pigfest	Sep 6, 2024

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs	Aug 29, 2014
-8.9	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1)	Jul 28, 2023
-8.6	Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY)	Jun 14, 2024
-8.5	Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival	Jun 19, 2015
-8.5	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2	Apr 17, 2021

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)
—	1	1	100%	top 35%	87.4%	87.4%
2026	2	0	100%	top 42%	95.5%	94.3%
2025	3	0	0%	top 53%	94.8%	92.2%
2024	5	0	40%	top 86%	90.8%	86.4%
2023	15	0	27%	top 88%	92.9%	84.5%
2022	7	0	29%	top 70%	92.9%	88.2%
2021	5	0	40%	top 82%	92%	89.6%
2020	2	0	0%	top 80%	91.3%	91%
2019	1	0	0%	—	—	—
2018	1	0	0%	top 92%	82.5%	82.5%
2015	3	0	0%	top 82%	88.9%	87.2%
2014	1	0	100%	top 88%	85.9%	85.9%
2013	1	0	0%	top 48%	90.8%	90.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 25, 2026	Shawnee Great Grillers 🏅 Shawnee, KS	15 / 65 (687.9084)	14 (173.1428)	14 (173.1200)	8 (177.7028)	38 (163.9428)
Sep 11, 2026	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	14 / 23 (670.2400)	15 (167.3828)	19 (162.2628)	8 (174.8572)	16 (165.7372)
Sep 5, 2025	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	29 / 35 (652.5600)	30 (161.1428)	26 (160.5600)	17 (169.1544)	26 (161.7028)
Jun 6, 2025	Big Blue BBQ Championship 🏅 Marysville, KS	13 / 29 (682.7656)	13 (173.1200)	17 (167.4172)	14 (170.8228)	13 (171.4056)
Mar 7, 2025	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	14 / 45 (327.9200)	23 (161.6800)	12 (166.2400)	21 (157.6572)	—
Sep 6, 2024	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	24 / 37 (653.5544)	9 (173.1200)	29 (160.5144)	32 (153.6456)	18 (166.2744)
Aug 17, 2024	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL	23 / 26 (310.2056)	25 (151.3484)	19 (158.8572)	—	—
Jul 20, 2024	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI	—	—	19 (151.4172)	—	—
Jul 19, 2024	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	34 / 37 (618.1144)	36 (150.2284)	34 (149.0860)	6 (170.2628)	34 (148.5372)
Jun 14, 2024	Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL	39 / 40 (298.1944)	39 (143.3944)	36 (154.8000)	—	—
Oct 13, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	20 / 21 (639.8516)	14 (167.9656)	12 (166.2516)	20 (161.1200)	21 (144.5144)
Oct 13, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon II (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	25 (158.8344)	—	—
Oct 6, 2023	Meat Inferno (JUDGING FULL) 🏅 Edgerton, KS	16 / 19 (669.0172)	6 (176.5600)	18 (158.8000)	15 (164.5372)	11 (169.1200)
Sep 8, 2023	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	24 / 28 (623.8628)	25 (151.9312)	25 (153.1316)	16 (162.2628)	21 (156.5372)
Aug 25, 2023	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 2) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	24 / 28 (658.7200)	23 (166.2628)	22 (164.5372)	24 (163.3944)	21 (164.5256)
Aug 25, 2023	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI	—	—	11 (169.1544)	—	—
Aug 24, 2023	11th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (Day 1) 🏅 Washington Island, WI	25 / 27 (635.3144)	23 (163.4172)	25 (153.6800)	24 (159.4172)	24 (158.8000)
Aug 19, 2023	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL	27 / 32 (305.6572)	29 (150.2400)	19 (155.4172)	—	—
Jul 28, 2023	Smoke on the Rail (Day 1) 🏅 New Freedom, PA	51 / 51 (293.7144)	50 (150.2972)	—	—	51 (143.4172)
Jul 14, 2023	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash 🏅 Oshkosh, WI	17 / 19 (633.7260)	14 (162.8456)	18 (154.2860)	5 (170.3428)	18 (146.2516)
Jul 14, 2023	BBCubed - Brighton Barbeque Bash (ONE MEAT RIBS) Oshkosh, WI	—	—	5 (166.8572)	—	—
Jun 17, 2023	Morris Rhythm & BBQ Festival (BACKYARD ONLY) Morris, IL	27 / 33 (314.2740)	24 (159.4284)	27 (154.8456)	—	—
Jun 10, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 2 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	32 / 40 (661.6116)	28 (166.8572)	28 (165.6916)	26 (165.6684)	28 (163.3944)
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon Day 1 (MASTER & BACKYARD) 🏅 West Salem, WI	37 / 43 (637.0516)	43 (150.2744)	9 (170.8572)	23 (166.8344)	38 (149.0856)
Jun 9, 2023	Bring'n Home the Bacon (ONE MEAT RIBS) West Salem, WI	—	—	21 (160.5488)	—	—
Oct 14, 2022	Best of the Midwest BBQ 🏅 Union Grove, WI	30 / 36 (632.4800)	27 (163.9772)	32 (149.6684)	26 (159.4288)	25 (159.4056)
Sep 9, 2022	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	30 / 38 (643.8284)	10 (172.5600)	37 (149.6112)	24 (165.7028)	33 (155.9544)
Aug 26, 2022	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque 🏅 Washington Island, WI	24 / 26 (620.3772)	21 (162.2400)	21 (157.1316)	25 (154.2400)	24 (146.7656)
Aug 26, 2022	10th Annual Deaths Door Barbeque (ONE MEAT RIBS) Washington Island, WI	—	—	20 (142.2288)	—	—
Aug 20, 2022	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL	13 / 20 (305.0744)	8 (161.1660)	15 (143.9084)	—	—
Jun 24, 2022	The Great Lenexa BBQ Battle - Kansas State Championship 🏅 Lenexa, KS	33 / 164 (669.1200)	22 (171.9656)	76 (163.9888)	50 (168.5828)	55 (164.5828)
Mar 4, 2022	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	59 / 73 (635.7024)	61 (159.3716)	64 (158.1940)	54 (164.5256)	62 (153.6112)
Oct 29, 2021	Boo-B-Que - Day 1 🏅 Unity Village, MO	38 / 41 (662.1600)	10 (174.2972)	23 (169.6916)	39 (163.3828)	41 (154.7884)
Sep 10, 2021	Puckaway Pigfest 🏅 Montello, WI	21 / 30 (631.2684)	29 (151.9428)	11 (164.5256)	26 (155.9772)	20 (158.8228)
Aug 27, 2021	Dirty Boots BBQ and Meat Contest - Day 1 Boonsboro, MD	21 / 24 (630.7544)	21 (158.2400)	21 (154.2628)	22 (147.9772)	6 (170.2744)
Apr 17, 2021	Interstate BBQ Festival - Day 2 🏅 Hagerstown, MD	30 / 34 (647.8400)	30 (162.8116)	30 (162.2284)	19 (166.2628)	29 (156.5372)
Mar 5, 2021	Sip & Swine BBQ Festival 🏅 Lawrenceville, GA	57 / 81 (651.8516)	21 (170.2628)	58 (161.6572)	58 (163.9772)	71 (155.9544)
Sep 26, 2020	West Bottoms Cameron BBQ Contest 🏅 Cameron, MO	32 / 36 (657.5884)	24 (167.9656)	22 (168.5484)	35 (156.5144)	25 (164.5600)
Mar 13, 2020	2nd Annual Qlathe BBQ Championship 🏅 Olathe, KS	49 / 68 (653.0400)	49 (163.3828)	57 (158.2628)	12 (174.8572)	54 (156.5372)
Aug 30, 2019	Smokin in the Bogs 🏅 Warrens, WI	—	—	—	—	—
Aug 10, 2018	Smokin Trackside BBQ Bash Winston, MO	23 / 25 (594.2516)	25 (138.8684)	23 (151.4288)	22 (154.8572)	23 (149.0972)
Nov 20, 2015	The National BBQ Cup Cumming, GA	—	—	—	—	—
Jun 19, 2015	Barbourville BBQ Cook-Off & Festival Barbourville, KY	23 / 25 (640.4340)	13 (169.7144)	24 (153.6684)	24 (157.6684)	20 (159.3828)
May 15, 2015	WBA Pork In The Park Wyandotte, MI	16 / 22 (615.9316)	17 (157.1428)	17 (152.5256)	15 (156)	19 (150.2632)
Aug 29, 2014	4th Annual Smokin In the Bogs Warrens, WI	30 / 34 (618.7316)	33 (138.7656)	31 (149.1316)	20 (161.1200)	8 (169.7144)
Sep 27, 2013	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	27 / 56 (653.6572)	11 (170.2512)	29 (161.6916)	19 (165.7144)	35 (156)
—	Smoke on the Midway (BACKYARD ONLY) Fairbury, IL	6 / 17 (314.8116)	6 (157.1200)	6 (157.6916)	—	—

BS 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

Backyard avg

Storylines (13 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

The comeback

Pork nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

Boom or bust

A March team

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)