ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE

ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2024. Their best overall finish is 5th of 25 at the BBBrew For Hope (2017). They are ranked #6380 of 6,476 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,380

of 6,476 rated · rankings

Rating

1395

peak 1395 · rated over 44 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Aug 15, 2014

latest Sep 6, 2024 · 10.1 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#433

Master 2021 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

7% of 44 contests

Avg finish

top 75%

overall standings

Best overall

688.5368 / 720

Master · Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show

Perfect 180s

Current form

654.16 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 647.11 (+7.05)

Walk rate

34%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.8800

Pork Ribs · Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest

Consistency

±21.00

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 166.67 · weakest Brisket (156.62)

Road miles

8,158

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 407 mi

Schedule strength

67%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1584)

Purse competed for

$271K

listed at 26 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 30 state-championship entries

Master avg

647.11 / 720

44 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

High-water mark

688.5368 career-best overall

95.6% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 688.5368 at Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show — 95.6% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 25, 2023

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

SALT CREEK SMOKERS has finished one call ahead of ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

Their season

2017 their best year

2017 was the year it came together: 6 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 60%.

6 contests
2 overall top-10s
0 category wins
average top 60%

A tough matchup

23–2 behind in the head-to-head

GRILLIN' BEAVERS ahead in 92% of their meetings

GRILLIN' BEAVERS has come out ahead in 23 of their 25 shared contests.

The weak link

−10.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 10.05 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 14%.

Brisket avg 156.62
Chicken avg 166.67
3 calls in 44 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of CAMP RUN AMUK BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

18 of 20 shared chicken entries lost

Backdraft BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, Backdraft BBQ has out-cooked them in 18 of 20 shared chicken entries.

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Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

LUCKY'S HAVE BBQ WILL TRAVEL has landed one call behind them 2 times.

A September team

Top 54% average finish in September

Something about September: average finish in the top 54% across 3 contests, versus top 75% the rest of the year.

3 September contests
top 75% the rest of the year

The long haul

8,158 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 8,158 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 407 miles to Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest.

44 mapped stops
furthest 407 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
2024 ↗	Master	#527 (350 pts)	#569 (340 pts)	#556 (400 pts)	#568 (335 pts)	#504 (410 pts)
2023 ↗	Master	#434 (451 pts)	#330 (681 pts)	#457 (536 pts)	#431 (486 pts)	#469 (426 pts)
2022 ↗	Master	#644 (279 pts)	#538 (404 pts)	#591 (384 pts)	#641 (304 pts)	#669 (284 pts)
2021 ↗	Master	#433 (421 pts)	#352 (581 pts)	#455 (456 pts)	#431 (441 pts)	#358 (571 pts)
2020 ↗	Master	#856 (60 pts)	#896 (60 pts)	#425 (285 pts)	#899 (60 pts)	#883 (60 pts)
2019 ↗	Master	#702 (446 pts)	#539 (646 pts)	#472 (731 pts)	#675 (496 pts)	#702 (476 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1114 (237 pts)	#1060 (277 pts)	#1129 (252 pts)	#1084 (267 pts)	#1068 (272 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#673 (573 pts)	#586 (688 pts)	#659 (618 pts)	#654 (628 pts)	#790 (493 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#2002 (95 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE, each with one reason worth a look.

TWO GUYS AND A SMOKER

#6,381 of the rated field

1395 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1395

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 21 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jul 15, 2023

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JAM'N HAMS

#6,377 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 5%
Peak: 1396

Their last contest in the data was back in 2019, 5 years before ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 21 contests

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BI STATE SMOKERS

#6,379 of the rated field

1395 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1395

Fewer contests behind them than ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE has cooked, 19 to 44, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Mar 25, 2023

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Northwest Smokehouse

#6,378 of the rated field

1396 power rating

Contests: 12
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 8%
Peak: 1396

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 8% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 12 contests
last seen May 25, 2024

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BOAR-N-Q

#6,366 of the rated field

1396 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 28
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 4%
Peak: 1396

Level with ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 28 contests
last seen Sep 2, 2022

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4 BOXERS Q

#6,382 of the rated field

1395 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 73
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1395

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 73 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 73 contests
last seen Aug 28, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GRILLIN' BEAVERS	25	2	23	8%	⚔ compare
BRACKEN RACKS BBQ	23	6	17	26%	⚔ compare
SCORE ONE SMOKIN'	21	2	19	10%	⚔ compare
Backdraft BBQ	20	3	17	15%	⚔ compare
WELL SAUCED BBQ	18	5	13	28%	⚔ compare
Frank's BBQ Trading Post	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
Lost Weekend Grill	18	4	14	22%	⚔ compare
ROCKET BOYS PYRO BBQ	18	3	15	17%	⚔ compare
POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP	18	2	16	11%	⚔ compare
Big Daddy's Backyard BBQ	17	3	14	18%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	17	0	17	0%	⚔ compare
PROUD SOULS BARBECUE	16	0	16	0%	⚔ compare
UNCLE J'S	15	4	11	27%	⚔ compare
AMERICAN HEROES BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	6	0	1	177.7028	151.3944	166.67	top 58%
Pork Ribs	44	7	1	3	178.8800	146.2172	163.66	top 62%
Pork	44	6	0	0	175.4056	145.0972	160.15	top 74%
Brisket	44	3	0	0	176	129.0172	156.62	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)	1	top 32%
Medium (20–39)	34	top 79%
Large (40+)	9	top 63%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
CO	23	top 76%
KS	13	top 74%
NE	6	top 76%
SD	1	top 77%
WY	1	top 50%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	5	15	top 80%	May 12, 2023
Central Plains Ribfest	4	16	top 79%	Jun 17, 2022
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)	3	25	top 82%	Jun 4, 2022
Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest	2	26	top 81%	Sep 6, 2024
Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2)	2	16	top 88%	Jul 27, 2024
The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2)	2	23	top 94%	Jul 29, 2023
Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2)	2	21	top 82%	Jul 30, 2022
Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day	2	23	top 70%	Aug 13, 2021
LuLu's Brew & Que	2	32	top 84%	Apr 26, 2019
Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	2	8	top 53%	Jul 21, 2017

More numbers

Busiest season 2023 6 contests

Contests a season 4 across 11 seasons in the data

Most contests held in CO 23 of 44 contests · 5 states in all

Contests visited 28 10 of them more than once

Opponents faced 506 finished ahead 366 times, behind 1,050

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

20241 milestone

Sep 6 Most recent contest Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest

20231 milestone

Aug 25 Career-best overall score688.5368 Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show

20211 milestone

Jul 30 25th tracked contest Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1

20202 milestones

Aug 21 First category win (Pork Ribs) Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest
Aug 21 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)178.8800 Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest

20173 milestones

Jul 21 First overall top-10 Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
Jul 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score678.2516 Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest
Sep 22 10th tracked contest BBBrew For Hope

20161 milestone

Jul 22 First call Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest

20142 milestones

Aug 15 First tracked contest Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge
Aug 15 Peak power rating (1497) Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+15.5	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	Jul 21, 2017
+14.6	BBBrew For Hope	Sep 22, 2017
+13.4	Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show	Aug 25, 2023
+7.3	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off	May 6, 2022
+5.7	Central Plains Ribfest Day 1	Jun 18, 2021

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-11.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Apr 14, 2017
-10.8	Wild West BBQ Cook Off	May 11, 2018
-9.1	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest	Jul 22, 2016
-8.8	Central Plains Ribfest	Jun 15, 2018
-8	Rock'N Western Rendezvous	May 30, 2015

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)
2024	5	0	0	20%	top 84%	93.2%	90.9%
2023	6	1	0	17%	top 78%	95.6%	91.4%
2022	6	0	0	17%	top 76%	93.2%	90.3%
2021	6	0	0	33%	top 72%	94%	91%
2020	1	0	1	100%	top 77%	90.6%	90.6%
2019	6	0	0	83%	top 72%	92%	89.7%
2018	4	0	0	0%	top 86%	87.8%	86.8%
2017	6	2	0	50%	top 60%	94.8%	89.1%
2016	1	0	0	100%	top 89%	88.4%	88.4%
2015	2	0	0	0%	top 76%	88.6%	87.9%
2014	1	0	0	0%	top 63%	88.6%	88.6%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Sep 6, 2024	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	33 / 36 (643.3144)	25 (166.8228)	24 (165.1200)	33 (160.5716)	32 (150.8000)
Jul 27, 2024	Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	16 / 20 (664.9828)	19 (167.3828)	17 (160.5372)	17 (163.9428)	9 (173.1200)
Jul 26, 2024	Smokin' Saddles Double Header (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	19 / 20 (648.9944)	19 (166.8228)	19 (161.0972)	18 (163.9772)	19 (157.0972)
Jun 28, 2024	The Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	22 / 25 (642.7656)	21 (163.3828)	12 (169.1428)	25 (158.8800)	25 (151.3600)
Jun 7, 2024	Smoke on the Plains BBQ & Music Fest 🏅 Derby, KS	29 / 43 (670.7540)	26 (169.7028)	29 (166.2400)	34 (165.7028)	18 (169.1084)
Aug 25, 2023	Keating Tractor Antique Tractor Show 🏅 Liberal, KS	6 / 19 (688.5368)	6 (171.9884)	4 (174.8800)	6 (175.4056)	13 (166.2628)
Jul 29, 2023	The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	26 / 27 (655.3144)	14 (174.2972)	25 (167.9772)	27 (153.6800)	26 (159.3600)
Jul 28, 2023	The National Beef Smokin' Saddles Official BBQ Contest (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	23 / 25 (656.9712)	14 (171.9656)	21 (166.8228)	25 (151.9312)	16 (166.2516)
Jun 30, 2023	Art of Barbeque 🏅 Sterling, CO	34 / 35 (639.3024)	15 (169.6912)	30 (161.1200)	34 (153.1084)	32 (155.3828)
May 27, 2023	Veterans of Foreign Wars Colorado KCBS Pitmaster BBQ Contest 🏅 Castle Rock, CO	26 / 37 (664.4456)	15 (170.8456)	31 (157.6572)	15 (170.8228)	28 (165.1200)
May 12, 2023	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	24 / 30 (642.2052)	18 (166.2856)	16 (163.4056)	27 (155.9656)	25 (156.5484)
Jul 30, 2022	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 2) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	21 / 25 (646.1716)	22 (165.6800)	21 (163.4172)	20 (166.2516)	22 (150.8228)
Jul 29, 2022	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition (Day 1) 🏅 Dodge City, KS	21 / 26 (643.3144)	16 (166.8228)	20 (159.9660)	22 (157.1200)	21 (159.4056)
Jun 17, 2022	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	26 / 29 (651.3028)	19 (167.9772)	24 (159.9428)	27 (155.3828)	14 (168)
Jun 4, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2) 🏅 Greeley, CO	25 / 34 (646.7316)	19 (167.4172)	19 (164.5372)	29 (161.0972)	32 (153.6800)
Jun 3, 2022	Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 🏅 Greeley, CO	28 / 33 (644.4684)	17 (168.5372)	16 (164.5600)	25 (159.4056)	31 (151.9656)
May 6, 2022	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	15 / 33 (670.7544)	10 (170.2744)	10 (171.9772)	10 (169.1428)	27 (159.3600)
Aug 13, 2021	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	27 / 42 (648.4340)	20 (167.4056)	13 (167.9884)	36 (157.6800)	26 (155.3600)
Aug 1, 2021	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 2 🏅 Dodge City, KS	19 / 26 (670.1828)	13 (171.4056)	16 (169.6800)	20 (163.9772)	18 (165.1200)
Jul 30, 2021	Dodge City Days Smokin' Saddles BBQ Competition-Day 1 🏅 Dodge City, KS	18 / 27 (676.4800)	11 (173.1200)	23 (162.8460)	10 (172.5484)	16 (167.9656)
Jun 19, 2021	Central Plains Ribfest Day 2 🏅 Holdrege, NE	31 / 36 (650.7316)	21 (167.3828)	26 (163.9888)	30 (160.5600)	31 (158.8000)
Jun 18, 2021	Central Plains Ribfest Day 1 🏅 Holdrege, NE	22 / 40 (668.5600)	20 (172)	25 (166.8572)	37 (153.7028)	4 (176)
Jun 4, 2021	Greeley Blues Jam 🏅 Greeley, CO	29 / 33 (617.5544)	17 (167.4056)	25 (159.9544)	31 (146.2744)	32 (143.9200)
Aug 21, 2020	Hill City Wine Brew and BBQ Fest 🏅 Hill City, SD	33 / 43 (652.5256)	25 (168.5600)	1 (178.8800)	28 (163.4056)	41 (141.6800)
Sep 13, 2019	Smoke & Soul Fest 🏅 Casper, WY	14 / 28 (655.8516)	10 (167.4056)	10 (164.5488)	12 (163.9428)	14 (159.9544)
Aug 9, 2019	Milliken BBQ Beef N Bean Day 🏅 Milliken, CO	23 / 30 (645.6116)	17 (166.8572)	3 (173.1428)	29 (145.0972)	15 (160.5144)
Jul 26, 2019	Dodge City Days Smokin Saddles BBQ Competition 🏅 Dodge City, KS	29 / 39 (656.4112)	10 (172.5484)	33 (157.0628)	17 (169.7144)	28 (157.0856)
Jun 14, 2019	Central Plains Ribfest 🏅 Holdrege, NE	16 / 30 (662.1828)	6 (171.9656)	11 (168.0116)	23 (161.0972)	18 (161.1084)
May 10, 2019	Wild West BBQ Cook-Off 🏅 Lamar, CO	25 / 28 (631.2228)	24 (154.2172)	10 (166.2744)	16 (163.9540)	27 (146.7772)
Apr 26, 2019	LuLu's Brew & Que 🏅 Brighton, CO	35 / 40 (625.5088)	28 (165.7144)	26 (162.8116)	38 (152.4800)	34 (144.5028)
Jun 15, 2018	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	33 / 35 (629.0168)	24 (166.2856)	27 (163.3944)	32 (155.9312)	34 (143.4056)
Jun 8, 2018	Buskers, Brews & BBQ Aurora, CO	23 / 31 (620.4916)	26 (152.5716)	20 (160.5372)	19 (162.2628)	29 (145.1200)
May 11, 2018	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	25 / 26 (618.1372)	16 (163.4172)	25 (153.7028)	23 (154.8000)	26 (146.2172)
Apr 28, 2018	LuLu's Brew & Que Brighton, CO	32 / 40 (632.5144)	32 (157.7256)	31 (158.8460)	36 (150.8228)	16 (165.1200)
Sep 22, 2017	BBBrew For Hope Ft.Collins, CO	5 / 25 (682.8120)	11 (169.7144)	2 (173.1316)	4 (173.1200)	11 (166.8460)
Jul 28, 2017	Dodge City Days National Beef Smokin' Saddles BBQ Contest Dodge City, KS	25 / 43 (667.3828)	20 (168.5600)	18 (170.3088)	37 (154.8112)	9 (173.7028)
Jul 21, 2017	Arvada on Tap - A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	8 / 46 (678.2516)	2 (177.7028)	27 (163.3828)	8 (173.7600)	24 (163.4060)
Jun 16, 2017	Central Plains Ribfest Holdrege, NE	21 / 27 (623.9200)	13 (166.2972)	19 (157.6684)	18 (158.8572)	27 (141.0972)
May 12, 2017	Wild West BBQ Cook Off Lamar, CO	27 / 31 (623.9316)	30 (153.1200)	21 (159.4172)	22 (163.4400)	26 (147.9544)
Apr 14, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Collins, CO	30 / 30 (574.5488)	30 (151.3944)	30 (146.2172)	30 (147.9200)	30 (129.0172)
Jul 22, 2016	Arvada On-Tap A Craft Beer and BBQ Fest Arvada, CO	31 / 35 (636.5484)	16 (166.8456)	33 (152.5372)	9 (169.1656)	34 (148)
Jul 24, 2015	Dodge City Days Barbeque Cook-Off Dodge City, KS	23 / 35 (637.6688)	25 (161.1316)	21 (159.9888)	26 (157.7028)	24 (158.8456)
May 30, 2015	Rock'N Western Rendezvous Loveland, CO	33 / 38 (627.8400)	30 (157.6684)	18 (162.2744)	29 (158.2400)	37 (149.6572)
Aug 15, 2014	Conifer Mountain BBQ Challenge Conifer, CO	27 / 43 (638.1596)	11 (169.1200)	24 (159.3828)	36 (149.1084)	19 (160.5484)

ROCKIN' D BARBEQUE

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 (10 found in their record)

High-water mark

The one to beat

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

A September 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)