HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ

HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 44 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. They have won 1 Grand Championship, at the Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2016), and finished Reserve Grand Champion once. They are ranked #391 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#391

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1701

peak 1701 · rated over 44 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 15, 2013

latest Jun 14, 2019 · 6.2 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#296

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

1 reserve · wins it all 2% of the time

Category wins

20 podiums

Overall top-10s

45% of 44 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s, still running

Avg finish

top 30%

overall standings

Best overall

703.9772 / 720

Master · Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off

Perfect 180s

2 🔥

Current form

688.84 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 679.97 (+8.87)

Walk rate

82%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

180 🔥

Pork Ribs · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Consistency

±10.81

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 170.41 · weakest Brisket (169.62)

Road miles

3,195

across 44 mapped stops · furthest 110 mi

Schedule strength

36%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1548)

Purse competed for

$18K

listed at 2 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 2 state-championship entries

Master avg

679.97 / 720

44 Master contests · 1 GC

Storylines (16 found in their record)

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

The heartbreaker

0.6172 points from the title

Came within 0.6172 points of the Grand Championship at Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off (Jun 14, 2019).

Among the elite

#391 of 6,491 rated teams

In the top 6% of every rated team in the data

A power rating of 1701 puts them #391 of 6,491 rated teams — the top 6% of the field.

rating 1701
peak 1701
44 rated contests

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 pork ribs.

Pork Ribs ×2

Against the odds

20-in-100 shot on pre-contest ratings

The ratings favoured the top seed the other 80 times in 100

Their Grand Championship at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (Jun 10, 2016) came as the ratings underdog — roughly a 20-in-100 shot against the field's top-rated team, Organizer Portal.

Giant slayer

39 teams beaten in one weekend

Took the Grand Championship over a 39-team field at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest.

Jun 10, 2016

Happy hunting ground

Top 15% average finish here

Hog Wild BBQ Festival is their spot: an average finish in the top 15% across 3 visits.

3 visits
best finish 3rd
average top 15%

They almost always walk

82% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 36 of 44 contests

A top-10 category call in 82% of their 44 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

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High-water mark

703.9772 career-best overall

97.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 703.9772 at Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off — 97.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
Jun 14, 2019

The one to beat

3× one call ahead of them

Smokin with an Attitude has finished one call ahead of HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ 3 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

24–10 behind in the head-to-head

KILLER HOGS ahead in 71% of their meetings

KILLER HOGS has come out ahead in 24 of their 34 shared contests.

The drought

16 contests since the last title

Their last Grand Championship came at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest on Jun 10, 2016 — 16 contests and 10.4 years ago.

last GC Jun 10, 2016
10.4 years ago

A strong matchup

22–2 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 92% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of HOGG LEGG SMOKERS in 22 of their 24 shared contests.

Looking over their shoulder

3× one call behind them

KILLER HOGS has landed one call behind them 3 times.

The long haul

3,195 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 3,195 miles across 44 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 110 miles to Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL).

44 mapped stops
furthest 110 mi

The metronome

±1.50% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.50% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 94.4% of a perfect score
44 contests

A standing appointment

7 years running at one contest

They've cooked Delta Smoke BBQ Contest every year from 2013 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

7 visits in all
best finish 1st

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
2019 ↗	Master	#705 (445 pts)	#1244 (195 pts)	#858 (365 pts)	#858 (365 pts)	#754 (435 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#816 (399 pts)	#994 (314 pts)	#787 (454 pts)	#854 (394 pts)	#745 (474 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#534 (728 pts)	#684 (593 pts)	#593 (678 pts)	#618 (653 pts)	#457 (873 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#380 (1,014 pts)	#437 (904 pts)	#449 (899 pts)	#422 (964 pts)	#485 (849 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#331 (1,117 pts)	#337 (1,082 pts)	#234 (1,317 pts)	#354 (997 pts)	#399 (932 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#388 (969 pts)	#397 (944 pts)	#313 (1,124 pts)	#423 (894 pts)	#432 (884 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#296 (1,035 pts)	#178 (1,370 pts)	#298 (1,005 pts)	#321 (925 pts)	#285 (1,040 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

SLEEPY HOLLOW

#390 of the rated field

1701 power rating

Contests: 44
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 48%
Peak: 1701

2–3 in 5 shared contests (40% to HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ)

These two have cooked 5 of the same contests — SLEEPY HOLLOW ahead 3–2 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.

rated over 43 contests
last seen Jul 22, 2016

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FOWL BUTT BBQ

#394 of the rated field

1700 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 58
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1730

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ)

They've been 1730 at their best, 30 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 58 contests
last seen Sep 21, 2018

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Oink N' Doink BBQ

#388 of the rated field

1702 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 46
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 63%
Peak: 1710

Careers of much the same size, 46 contests to 44, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 44 contests
last seen Sep 27, 2026

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G "QUE"

#399 of the rated field

1699 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 48
GCs: 7
Top-10s: 67%
Peak: 1753

Their rating is built on 7 Grand Championships in 48 contests, alongside a 67% overall top-10 rate.

rated over 45 contests
last seen Jul 12, 2024

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JaBs BBQ

#387 of the rated field

1702 ▲ 1 power rating

Contests: 50
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 54%
Peak: 1713

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

rated over 48 contests
last seen Sep 11, 2026

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Crossed Rifles BBQ

#397 of the rated field

1700 ▼ 1 power rating

Contests: 49
GCs: 2
Top-10s: 41%
Peak: 1700

They turned up 7 years after HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ did, first appearing in 2020.

rated over 38 contests
last seen Oct 15, 2026

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
KILLER HOGS	34	10	24	29%	⚔ compare
HOTTY TOTTY BBQ CREW	26	15	11	58%	⚔ compare
Organizer Portal	26	4	22	15%	⚔ compare
HOGG LEGG SMOKERS	24	22	2	92%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	23	9	14	39%	⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS	21	17	4	81%	⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ	20	7	13	35%	⚔ compare
Swine Life	18	8	10	44%	⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT	14	9	5	64%	⚔ compare
DAD'S GRILLIN CREW	14	8	6	57%	⚔ compare
South Pork	14	4	10	29%	⚔ compare
TENNESSEE MOJO	13	7	6	54%	⚔ compare
Sloppy Hog BBQ	12	12	0	100%	⚔ compare
SLAB TECHS	12	11	1	92%	⚔ compare
KINNEY'S KOUNTRY KOOKERS	12	10	2	83%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	44	14	2	4	178.8572	153.0972	170.41	top 37%
Pork Ribs	44	20	2	7	180 🔥	154.8000	170.02	top 34%
Pork	43	15	0	3	179.4400	157.1084	169.81	top 38%
Brisket	44	18	2	6	178.8572	154.2172	169.62	top 36%

“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)	20	1	top 26%
Large (40+)	24	0	top 33%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MS	23	0	top 30%
TN	14	0	top 30%
AR	7	1	top 28%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	7	1	1	top 28%	Jun 7, 2019
Stand by Your Grill	4	9	0	top 28%	Aug 19, 2016
Hog Wild BBQ Festival	3	3	0	top 15%	Sep 29, 2016
International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL)	2	9	0	top 33%	Sep 7, 2018
BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest	2	6	0	top 29%	Jul 28, 2017
Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest	2	9	0	top 32%	May 13, 2016
Mississippi Springfest	2	3	0	top 33%	May 9, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2015 9 contests

Contests a season 6.3 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MS 23 of 44 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 29 7 of them more than once

First title Jun 10, 2016 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Opponents faced 692 finished ahead 1,302 times, behind 515

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

20194 milestones

Jun 14 First Reserve Championship Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
Jun 14 Career-best overall score703.9772 Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
Jun 14 Peak power rating (1701) Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off
Jun 14 Most recent contest Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off

20163 milestones

Apr 1 25th tracked contest Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest
Jun 10 First Grand Championship Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
Jun 10 Biggest field won (39 teams) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

20151 milestone

Apr 3 First perfect 180 (Pork Ribs) Fifth Annual Bull Moose

20141 milestone

May 9 10th tracked contest Mississippi Springfest

20136 milestones

Mar 15 First tracked contest Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Mar 15 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.5710 Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel
Apr 12 First call Grilling on the River '13
Apr 12 First overall top-10 Grilling on the River '13
May 10 First overall podium Mississippi Springfest
Jun 7 First category win (Brisket) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.3	Mississippi Springfest	May 10, 2013
+13.2	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 10, 2016
+11.8	Hog Wild BBQ Festival	Oct 2, 2014
+10	Stand By Your Grill	Aug 14, 2015
+9.7	Seventh Annual Bull Moose	Apr 7, 2017

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-7.4	Southaven Springfest	Apr 22, 2016
-6.9	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest	Jun 13, 2014
-6	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest	Mar 31, 2017
-4.1	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1	Mar 17, 2017
-2	Benton County Fair BBQ Contest	Aug 23, 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	GCs	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	2	0	2	0	100%	top 7%	97.8%	97.3%
2018	4	0	2	0	100%	top 25%	95.6%	94.8%
2017	6	0	2	1	67%	top 38%	95.8%	94.2%
2016	8	1	4	1	88%	top 28%	97.5%	94.7%
2015	9	0	4	1	78%	top 29%	96%	94.3%
2014	7	0	3	1	71%	top 34%	97.1%	94%
2013	8	0	3	2	88%	top 32%	95.9%	94%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Jun 14, 2019	Desoto Shrine Club BBQ Cook off 🏅 Hernado, MS	2 / 49 (703.9772)	15 (173.7144)	3 (179.4400)	—	6 (176.5600)
Jun 7, 2019	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR	5 / 51 (697.1088)	20 (169.7028)	11 (171.9772)	4 (177.7144)	2 (177.7144)
Sep 7, 2018	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN (JUDGES FULL) Millington, TN	9 / 34 (676.4228)	18 (167.3828)	4 (173.1316)	4 (174.2628)	19 (161.6456)
Jun 8, 2018	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	11 / 44 (687.9316)	18 (172.5600)	8 (173.1316)	20 (169.6800)	12 (172.5600)
Apr 6, 2018	Eighth Annual Bull Moose (JUDGE'S FULL) Somerville, TN	12 / 40 (678.7656)	12 (171.4172)	19 (165.6800)	17 (166.8228)	2 (174.8456)
Mar 16, 2018	Hog Wild BBQ Contest Corinth, MS	6 / 36 (688.4912)	11 (173.1200)	11 (169.1428)	5 (173.1084)	4 (173.1200)
Sep 8, 2017	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Contest-SMOKIN IN THE GOAT PEN Millington, TN	17 / 42 (670.1712)	28 (164.5372)	19 (165.1428)	22 (168.5256)	11 (171.9656)
Jul 28, 2017	BBQ-Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	6 / 26 (689.6456)	21 (166.2284)	6 (173.7372)	13 (170.8228)	1 (178.8572)
Jun 9, 2017	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	14 / 45 (685.6456)	5 (176.5944)	9 (173.1544)	27 (167.3712)	22 (168.5256)
Apr 7, 2017	Seventh Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	3 / 27 (688.4684)	7 (175.4172)	7 (172.5600)	18 (165.0856)	2 (175.4056)
Mar 31, 2017	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	31 / 48 (670.1252)	46 (159.9312)	25 (168.5600)	26 (170.8228)	21 (170.8112)
Mar 17, 2017	Tupelo BBQ Duel- Comp 1 Tupelo, MS	39 / 68 (665.5540)	36 (168.5256)	61 (154.8000)	2 (179.4400)	51 (162.7884)
Sep 29, 2016	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	4 / 28 (693.0628)	17 (166.2400)	6 (172.5600)	2 (177.7028)	4 (176.5600)
Sep 9, 2016	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN	4 / 29 (686.7656)	7 (173.1544)	4 (170.8228)	8 (170.8228)	3 (171.9656)
Aug 19, 2016	Stand by Your Grill Fulton, MS	14 / 40 (673.0628)	11 (172)	11 (170.8344)	7 (171.9656)	35 (158.2628)
Jul 22, 2016	BBQ Fest Cooking Contest Dyersburg, TN	16 / 47 (674.2172)	12 (171.4172)	19 (167.9772)	33 (162.8228)	9 (172)
Jun 10, 2016	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	1 / 39 (701.6800)	2 (177.7372)	1 (180)	18 (170.8228)	13 (173.1200)
May 13, 2016	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	9 / 26 (686.2172)	11 (170.8572)	14 (166.8228)	10 (171.9772)	4 (176.5600)
Apr 22, 2016	Southaven Springfest Southaven, MS	26 / 41 (660.9600)	25 (166.2516)	31 (162.2400)	19 (168.5256)	26 (163.9428)
Apr 1, 2016	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Jackson, TN	15 / 61 (679.9428)	14 (174.8572)	42 (163.9656)	6 (174.8572)	34 (166.2628)
Oct 1, 2015	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	5 / 25 (686.1940)	8 (171.4172)	11 (169.7028)	2 (176.5600)	9 (168.5140)
Sep 11, 2015	International Goat Days Championship BBQ Millington, TN	9 / 31 (673.6460)	6 (174.8688)	10 (169.1200)	14 (165.7028)	14 (163.9544)
Aug 14, 2015	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	9 / 57 (691.3140)	17 (171.9656)	2 (176.5600)	18 (170.8228)	18 (171.9656)
Jul 3, 2015	Blues Hog Barbecue, Music & Craft Festival Jackson, TN	15 / 51 (676.4688)	13 (170.8688)	34 (165.0972)	14 (169.6800)	13 (170.8228)
Jun 19, 2015	Desoto Shrine Club 7th Annual 2015 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	12 / 37 (675.9312)	4 (177.1428)	13 (170.8228)	24 (163.9772)	21 (163.9884)
Jun 12, 2015	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR	16 / 49 (678.7196)	17 (170.2512)	14 (170.2628)	13 (170.8228)	24 (167.3828)
May 8, 2015	Mississippi Springfest BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	9 / 31 (681.6112)	15 (169.1084)	9 (172)	12 (170.8228)	12 (169.6800)
Apr 3, 2015	Fifth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	20 / 41 (666.1828)	29 (162.2972)	1 (180)	26 (163.9428)	30 (159.9428)
Mar 13, 2015	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	19 / 94 (679.8740)	23 (170.8228)	20 (170.2628)	62 (162.2284)	9 (176.5600)
Oct 2, 2014	Hog Wild BBQ Festival Corinth, MS	3 / 32 (699.3712)	1 (178.8572)	5 (176.5828)	15 (173.1084)	14 (170.8228)
Sep 12, 2014	International Goat Days Festival BBQ Bash Millington, TN	6 / 25 (678.7428)	14 (165.0972)	2 (172.5600)	6 (171.4172)	9 (169.6684)
Aug 15, 2014	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	20 / 65 (679.3600)	16 (173.1200)	36 (165.6800)	35 (166.2856)	11 (174.2744)
Jun 20, 2014	The Desoto Shrine Club 6th Annual 2014 BBQ Cook Off Hernando, MS	12 / 49 (684.4572)	41 (160.5028)	7 (174.2744)	13 (171.9656)	6 (177.7144)
Jun 13, 2014	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR	34 / 49 (655.9084)	16 (169.7256)	39 (160.5600)	14 (171.4056)	43 (154.2172)
May 9, 2014	Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS	13 / 23 (659.3600)	22 (153.0972)	2 (172)	12 (165.1428)	9 (169.1200)
Apr 4, 2014	Fourth Annual Bull Moose Somerville, TN	8 / 31 (678.1828)	5 (173.1316)	13 (169.1084)	6 (170.8228)	17 (165.1200)
Oct 4, 2013	KC Hog Wild Corinth BBQ Corinth, MS	15 / 30 (670.7428)	2 (177.7144)	12 (168.5256)	26 (157.1084)	11 (167.3944)
Aug 23, 2013	Benton County Fair BBQ Contest Ashland, MS	11 / 20 (679.3716)	1 (178.8572)	16 (163.4172)	8 (173.1316)	16 (163.9656)
Aug 16, 2013	Stand By Your Grill Fulton, MS	19 / 62 (675.3600)	4 (175.4400)	31 (166.2860)	14 (170.8228)	40 (162.8112)
Jun 14, 2013	The Desoto Shrine Club 5th Annual 2013 BBQ Cookoff Hernando, MS	10 / 40 (677.1428)	16 (167.4286)	10 (171.4286)	5 (175.4284)	25 (162.8572)
Jun 7, 2013	Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR	11 / 40 (690.2856)	18 (169.7142)	6 (176)	24 (168.5714)	1 (176)
May 10, 2013	Mississippi Springfest Ashland, MS	3 / 29 (684)	4 (171.9998)	3 (172)	5 (170.2856)	8 (169.7146)
Apr 12, 2013	Grilling on the River '13 Columbus, MS	10 / 31 (673.7134)	10 (170.2856)	19 (165.1426)	19 (163.9996)	6 (174.2856)
Mar 15, 2013	Don't Be Cruel BBQ Duel Tupelo, MS	26 / 100 (664.5710)	64 (162.8568)	23 (168)	34 (164.5714)	27 (169.1428)

HEAVENLY MANNA 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 (16 found in their record)

The heartbreaker

Among the elite

Perfect scores on the board

Against the odds

Giant slayer

Happy hunting ground

They almost always walk

High-water mark

The one to beat

A tough matchup

The drought

A strong matchup

Looking over their shoulder

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)