Life·Opened May 2026·Live · ELO moves on every vote

Best month of the year

Contenders12
Verdictsfirst?
Confidenceopen
Lead over no. 2+70ELO
Current receipt

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Top three in black ink, with the live page attached. Built for group chats, victory laps, and grudges with receipts.

The standings

The field, ranked.

Sorted by ELO · sparkline shows the last twelve snapshots
RankContenderELO12-snapshot trend7d ΔW–L
1
October
2,014· ±000
02
May
1,944· ±000
03
September
1,888· ±000
04
June
1,820· ±000
05
April
1,740· ±000
06
November
1,620· ±000
07
August
1,560· ±000
08
July
1,500· ±000
09
March
1,410· ±000
10
December
1,380· ±000
11
February
1,240· ±000
12
January
1,180· ±000
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Letters to the editor

The dissenters.

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Methodology

Every duel pits two contenders. The winner's ELO rises in proportion to the upset; the loser's falls by the same amount. With each new vote, the leaderboard rebalances.

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OpenedMay 2026
Statusopen
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