2 CASE BBQ

2 CASE BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 42 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (2018), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #1002 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#1,002

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1605

peak 1631 · rated over 41 contests1 invitational or side-series contest not counted

Contests

in the data

First seen

Jul 19, 2013

latest May 16, 2025 · 11.8 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#391

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

16 podiums

Overall top-10s

31% of 42 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 44%

overall standings

Best overall

698.8344 / 720

Master · Smoketoberfest

Perfect 180s

1 🔥

Current form

672.13 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 662.90 (+9.23)

Walk rate

74%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Chicken · Smoketoberfest

Consistency

±38.52

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 167.47 · weakest Pork Ribs (166.05)

Road miles

4,965

across 42 mapped stops · furthest 267 mi

Schedule strength

71%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1590)

Purse competed for

$204K

listed at 20 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 23 state-championship entries

Master avg

662.90 / 720

41 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (13 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.5828 points from the title

Came within 0.5828 points of the Grand Championship at Smoketoberfest (Oct 4, 2019).

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 chicken.

Chicken ×1

Against the odds

11-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 89 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition (Jun 15, 2018) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 11-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, SHIGGIN & GRINNIN.

They almost always walk

74% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 31 of 42 contests

A top-10 category call in 74% of their 42 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

698.8344 career-best overall

97.1% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 698.8344 at Smoketoberfest — 97.1% of a perfect 720.

Master
Oct 4, 2019

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

TRUE SMOKE BBQ has finished one call ahead of 2 CASE BBQ 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

21–2 behind in the head-to-head

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead in 91% of their meetings

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has come out ahead in 21 of their 23 shared contests.

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The drought

27 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition on Jun 15, 2018 — 27 contests and 8.3 years ago.

last GC Jun 15, 2018
8.3 years ago

A strong matchup

12–4 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of T-Rex BBQ in 12 of their 16 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

15 of 23 shared chicken entries lost

IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ ahead 65% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ has out-cooked them in 15 of 23 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

4× one call behind them

SMOKEHOUSE 72 has landed one call behind them 4 times.

The long haul

4,965 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 4,965 miles across 42 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 267 miles to Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League.

42 mapped stops
furthest 267 mi

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 3rd

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	#866 (123 pts)	#929 (128 pts)	#881 (168 pts)	#671 (243 pts)	#887 (133 pts)
2024 ↗	Master	#773 (175 pts)	#789 (190 pts)	#839 (185 pts)	#784 (190 pts)	#701 (235 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#683 (225 pts)	#869 (170 pts)	#730 (270 pts)	#802 (180 pts)	#731 (225 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#584 (327 pts)	#651 (297 pts)	#617 (357 pts)	#480 (467 pts)	#579 (352 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#391 (496 pts)	#369 (551 pts)	#455 (456 pts)	#385 (506 pts)	#498 (386 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#405 (270 pts)	#309 (400 pts)	#259 (480 pts)	#476 (240 pts)	#442 (265 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#418 (769 pts)	#396 (829 pts)	#397 (839 pts)	#681 (494 pts)	#590 (574 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#622 (545 pts)	#712 (500 pts)	#811 (435 pts)	#543 (685 pts)	#770 (450 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1259 (219 pts)	#1180 (279 pts)	#1406 (209 pts)	#1395 (204 pts)	#1301 (234 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#803 (451 pts)	#1007 (351 pts)	#848 (461 pts)	#832 (471 pts)	#743 (521 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to 2 CASE BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Bushwood BBQ

#1,004 of the rated field

1605 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 3
Top-10s: 52%
Peak: 1635

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 2 CASE BBQ)

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

rated over 44 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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Chasin Chicken Barbeque

#1,006 of the rated field

1605 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 32%
Peak: 1626

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to 2 CASE BBQ)

Fewer contests behind them than 2 CASE BBQ has cooked, 28 to 42, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Jul 27, 2024

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Stewey Magoos BBQ

#1,005 of the rated field

1605 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1605

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 Sep 25, 2026
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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CHANNABILLY BBQ

#997 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 54
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1621

Their last contest in the data was back in 2021, 4 years before 2 CASE BBQ's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 54 contests

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OKLAHOMA JAYHAWK BBQ

#999 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 30%
Peak: 1606

30 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 30% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 30 contests
last seen Aug 11, 2017
on a 3-contest top-10 run

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WHISKEY BENT BBQ - FL

#998 of the rated field

1606 power rating

Contests: 30
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1635

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

rated over 29 contests
last seen Jan 26, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKEHOUSE 72	28	16	12	57%	⚔ compare
TEAM CRAWFORD	24	15	9	63%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	23	2	21	9%	⚔ compare
GOTHIC TOWN GRILLERS	22	8	14	36%	⚔ compare
LUCKY'S Q	21	5	16	24%	⚔ compare
BAMBQ	19	9	10	47%	⚔ compare
SHIGGIN & GRINNIN	19	5	14	26%	⚔ compare
HOT DADDY'S BBQ	19	4	15	21%	⚔ compare
Luscious Loins BBQ	17	8	9	47%	⚔ compare
T-Rex BBQ	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
Darty-Q	16	12	4	75%	⚔ compare
DRY 2 DA BONE	16	5	11	31%	⚔ compare
WAG'S BACKWOODS BBQ	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
Hogline	16	2	14	13%	⚔ compare
NEVER EASY BBQ	15	11	4	73%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	41	14	1	4	180 🔥	147.4284	167.47	top 49%
Pork Ribs	41	16	1	5	176	150.2400	166.05	top 43%
Pork	41	12	1	4	178.2972	139.9084	167.35	top 43%
Brisket	40	12	1	3	178.8800	145.0628	166.08	top 47%

“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 47%
Medium (20–39)	26	1	top 47%
Large (40+)	15	0	top 40%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
IA	36	1	top 48%
MN	3	0	top 29%
WI	2	0	top 23%
MO	1	0	top 12%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	7	3	0	top 49%	Jul 19, 2019
Tri City BBQ Fest	6	7	0	top 46%	Sep 16, 2022
Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	4	1	1	top 38%	Jun 18, 2021
Iowa State BBQ Championship	4	7	0	top 41%	Apr 4, 2025
King of the Corn	2	21	0	top 64%	May 17, 2024
Smoketoberfest	2	2	0	top 23%	Oct 4, 2019
Big Muddy Brew N Que	2	4	0	top 39%	Sep 2, 2017
Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2)	2	19	0	top 68%	Apr 29, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 7 contests

Contests a season 3.2 across 13 seasons in the data

Most contests held in IA 36 of 42 contests · 4 states in all

Contests visited 21 8 of them more than once

First title Jun 15, 2018 Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition

Opponents faced 647 finished ahead 979 times, behind 715

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

20251 milestone

May 16 Most recent contest King of the Corn

20231 milestone

Mar 31 Peak power rating (1631) Iowa State BBQ Championship

20201 milestone

Apr 6 25th tracked contest Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League

20193 milestones

Oct 4 First Reserve Championship Smoketoberfest
Oct 4 First perfect 180 (Chicken) Smoketoberfest
Oct 4 Career-best overall score698.8344 Smoketoberfest

20181 milestone

Jun 15 First Grand Championship Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition

20171 milestone

May 12 10th tracked contest Minnesota in May

20165 milestones

Jul 1 First call Back to Mayberry BBQ
Jul 1 First overall past 90% of a perfect score665.6572 Back to Mayberry BBQ
Jul 15 First category win (Pork) BBQ'Loo & Blues Too
Jul 15 First overall top-10 BBQ'Loo & Blues Too
Jul 15 First overall podium BBQ'Loo & Blues Too

20131 milestone

Jul 19 First tracked contest BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+17.2	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too	Jul 15, 2016
+16.1	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition	Jun 15, 2018
+15.1	Smoketoberfest	Oct 4, 2019
+14.5	Minnesota in May	May 12, 2017
+12.7	Masters in May Day 2	May 4, 2019

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-9.2	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too!	Jul 19, 2013
-8.7	Iowa State BBQ Championship	Apr 4, 2025
-7.9	Back to Mayberry Day 1	Jun 26, 2020
-7.7	King of the Corn	May 16, 2025
-7	King of the Corn	May 19, 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2025	2	0	0	0	0%	top 69%	94%	93.4%
2024	2	0	0	0	50%	top 51%	93.9%	93.6%
2023	2	0	1	0	100%	top 42%	95.5%	94.1%
2022	3	0	0	0	100%	top 42%	94.3%	93.7%
2021	4	0	3	0	100%	top 29%	95.6%	94.3%
2020	5	0	0	0	40%	top 54%	96.2%	92.2%
2019	6	0	3	1	83%	top 32%	97.1%	93.8%
2018	4	1	1	0	100%	top 40%	96.4%	92.8%
2017	7	0	2	0	86%	top 49%	94.5%	91.9%
2016	4	0	3	3	100%	top 30%	95.2%	94.1%
2015	1	0	0	0	0%	top 64%	88.7%	88.7%
2014	1	0	0	0	0%	top 59%	86.8%	86.8%
2013	1	0	0	0	0%	top 83%	60.8%	60.8%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 16, 2025	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	24 / 33 (677.0284)	23 (166.8228)	15 (170.8228)	11 (172.5600)	22 (166.8228)
Apr 4, 2025	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	32 / 49 (667.3600)	25 (169.1200)	28 (165.7028)	14 (171.9772)	42 (160.5600)
May 17, 2024	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	21 / 36 (672.4228)	14 (171.9772)	13 (170.2744)	35 (155.9084)	6 (174.2628)
Mar 29, 2024	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	18 / 42 (675.9544)	22 (170.8572)	24 (165.6684)	11 (173.1772)	26 (166.2516)
May 19, 2023	King of the Corn 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	31 / 45 (667.8856)	30 (167.9656)	38 (163.4172)	39 (162.8000)	8 (173.7028)
Mar 31, 2023	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	7 / 47 (687.4060)	15 (172.0116)	4 (174.8688)	13 (170.8572)	23 (169.6684)
Sep 16, 2022	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	13 / 25 (667.3944)	5 (173.1200)	18 (159.4400)	16 (163.9772)	7 (170.8572)
Jun 17, 2022	Rose Festival 21st Annual KCBS BBQ Contest 🏅 State Center, IA	11 / 32 (678.7544)	24 (166.2400)	4 (172.5600)	7 (173.7144)	15 (166.2400)
Apr 1, 2022	Iowa State BBQ Championship 🏅 Altoona, IA	19 / 48 (678.7656)	35 (166.2400)	24 (168.5484)	4 (175.4400)	19 (168.5372)
Sep 17, 2021	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	7 / 20 (688.5032)	11 (169.6800)	12 (165.6916)	4 (176.5600)	3 (176.5716)
Jul 30, 2021	5th Annual E'burg BBQ Contest 🏅 Emmetsburg, IA	9 / 35 (677.0628)	3 (177.1428)	4 (173.1428)	15 (168.5600)	30 (158.2172)
Jul 16, 2021	Real Squeal BBQ Smokeoff 🏅 Cedar Rapids, IA	4 / 26 (684.5716)	4 (176)	9 (169.1544)	4 (174.2972)	14 (165.1200)
Jun 18, 2021	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	13 / 32 (665.5884)	4 (172.5484)	9 (169.1200)	15 (167.3944)	23 (156.5256)
Oct 2, 2020	Ottumwa Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	46 / 66 (658.2292)	60 (157.6916)	33 (164.5488)	35 (167.4060)	25 (168.5828)
Jul 17, 2020	Real Squeal BBQ Smoke Off 🏅 Marion, IA	21 / 36 (649.0856)	16 (165.1428)	3 (172.5944)	32 (150.8228)	20 (160.5256)
Jun 27, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 2 🏅 Rodney, IA	23 / 47 (670.8228)	6 (173.1544)	28 (166.2628)	33 (165.7028)	26 (165.7028)
Jun 26, 2020	Back to Mayberry Day 1 🏅 Rodney, IA	44 / 53 (647.2912)	51 (155.4056)	12 (169.6800)	31 (166.2400)	47 (155.9656)
Apr 6, 2020	Socially Distanced Smoking - Brisket presented by The BBQ League unrated washington, MO	13 / 109 (173.1772)	—	—	—	—
Oct 4, 2019	Smoketoberfest 🏅 Ottumwa, IA	2 / 49 (698.8344)	1 (180)	4 (174.2972)	20 (167.9772)	5 (176.5600)
Sep 20, 2019	Tri City BBQ Fest 🏅 Denison, IA	19 / 34 (662.7312)	22 (164.5256)	32 (150.7884)	4 (178.2972)	13 (169.1200)
Jul 19, 2019	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! 🏅 Waterloo, IA	10 / 33 (677.0284)	8 (173.7028)	6 (170.8344)	19 (166.8112)	16 (165.6800)
Jun 14, 2019	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition 🏅 State Center, IA	18 / 31 (658.7540)	22 (165.1084)	24 (156.5028)	15 (168)	13 (169.1428)
May 4, 2019	Masters in May Day 2 🏅 Bancroft, WI	8 / 40 (678.7888)	3 (173.1428)	10 (172.5600)	14 (168.5488)	21 (164.5372)
May 3, 2019	Masters In May Day 1 🏅 Bancroft, WI	11 / 42 (675.3600)	20 (166.8228)	2 (176)	17 (168)	19 (164.5372)
Oct 5, 2018	SMOKEToBERFEST Ottumwa, IA	17 / 40 (659.9084)	9 (171.4056)	30 (157.6572)	7 (171.4172)	24 (159.4284)
Sep 21, 2018	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	17 / 27 (656.4228)	16 (165.0972)	17 (162.2744)	6 (169.6800)	22 (159.3712)
Jul 20, 2018	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	21 / 42 (662.1828)	18 (167.9656)	39 (152.5028)	16 (169.7028)	9 (172.0116)
Jun 15, 2018	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	1 / 23 (694.2284)	6 (174.2628)	3 (171.9656)	2 (176)	5 (172)
Sep 22, 2017	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	17 / 37 (660.4568)	9 (173.1428)	18 (166.2400)	22 (162.8112)	26 (158.2628)
Sep 2, 2017	Big Muddy Brew N Que Winona, MN	12 / 21 (657.5768)	15 (163.4056)	9 (166.8228)	14 (162.2284)	11 (165.1200)
Jul 14, 2017	BBQ 'Loo & Blues TOO! Waterloo, IA	15 / 33 (655.3716)	5 (173.1544)	21 (156.5488)	16 (163.9656)	13 (161.7028)
Jun 16, 2017	Rose Festival KCBS BBQ Competition State Center, IA	8 / 17 (663.9316)	12 (164)	11 (160.5488)	2 (170.2628)	7 (169.1200)
May 12, 2017	Minnesota in May Falcon Heights, MN	6 / 71 (680.5604)	28 (164.5600)	18 (167.4060)	10 (171.4172)	2 (177.1772)
Apr 29, 2017	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (DAY 2) Boone, IA	26 / 35 (658.1372)	29 (162.2284)	13 (168.5488)	25 (165.1084)	26 (162.2516)
Apr 28, 2017	Central Iowa Expo BBQ & Cruise (Day 1) Boone, IA	19 / 31 (654.1484)	25 (158.8228)	2 (171.9772)	24 (159.3828)	18 (163.9656)
Sep 16, 2016	Tri City BBQ Fest Denison, IA	9 / 34 (673.0740)	33 (151.9428)	7 (171.9884)	11 (170.2628)	1 (178.8800)
Sep 3, 2016	Big Muddy Brew n Que (COMPETITOR'S SERIES) Winona, MN	4 / 20 (685.1200)	8 (170.8800)	1 (173.7028)	3 (171.4172)	6 (169.1200)
Jul 15, 2016	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too Waterloo, IA	3 / 32 (685.1772)	3 (173.7256)	14 (163.9660)	1 (176.0228)	8 (171.4628)
Jul 1, 2016	Back to Mayberry BBQ Whiting, IA	22 / 35 (665.6572)	29 (161.1200)	5 (172.5716)	26 (164)	20 (167.9656)
Jul 17, 2015	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	25 / 39 (638.7772)	22 (165.7372)	22 (159.3600)	27 (157.1200)	24 (156.5600)
Jul 18, 2014	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	22 / 37 (624.9828)	20 (162.8456)	29 (151.3716)	11 (165.7028)	27 (145.0628)
Jul 19, 2013	BBQ'Loo & Blues Too! Waterloo, IA	29 / 35 (437.5768)	29 (147.4284)	30 (150.2400)	30 (139.9084)	—

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

2 CASE BBQ

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)

The heartbreaker

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

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)