TailMyPicks

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Wallet 0x9b05…1d33

Rebuilt .

Summary

Qualified picks
69
Categories scored
16
Categories below 50
9

Best Category: CS2, grading 58 out of 100 (+0.07 per pick).

Best Category CS2 at 58 out of 100; worst Dota2 at 42.

What is a Tail Score?

A mark out of 100, per Category. 50 means no edge at all — this wallet did about what the prices it paid implied it would. Above 50 it beat those prices; below 50 it did worse than them.

The scale does not move. 100 is a wallet beating the prices it paid by 0.45 per pick and 0 is losing to them by the same, on every wallet, on every page, in every month. So a grade you screenshot today still means what it meant when you took it, and two wallets can be put side by side.

Nobody reaches either end. Across every wallet TailMyPicks has scored, the marks run from roughly 5 to 87 — which is what a fixed ruler costs, and what buys the sentence above.

It is not a win rate. A wallet can win four Picks in five and still grade below 50, if the market was already pricing those outcomes at 90c — it paid for the wins rather than finding them. The vs expected and Avg entry columns below are what separate the two.

The mark is deliberately pulled toward 50 when there is little evidence. Three lucky Picks do not produce a high grade; several hundred consistent ones do. So a modest grade on thousands of Picks means something a high grade on twelve does not.

Because it is shrunk this way, a Category grade is a conservative reading. The headline figure for a wallet is its best Category, so it always understates how badly the wallet does in its worst one — which is why the table below is per Category and not one blended number.

Record by Category

Ordered by how much this wallet actually traded in each Category, not by score — so the Categories it plays most appear first whether they went well or badly. Open any row to see the picks its numbers were computed from — all of them.

CategoryQualified picksWin ratevs expectedRealizable edgeAvg entryROI per pickTail Score
Tennis Inactivelast resolved Mar 1, 2026, EST1957.9%11 W · 8 L-0.5wins-0.02per pick60cpaid-1.1%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
Tennis — the 19 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Tennis, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
ATX Open: Taylor Townsend vs Peyton Stearnsbacked Taylor Townsend · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)53c$67Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 1, 2026, EST-100%-$66.67
Atmane vs. Dimitrov: Match O/U 22.5backed Over · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)52c$20Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 24, 2026, EST-100%-$20.06
Atmane vs. Dimitrov: Set 1 Games O/U 10.5backed Over · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)36c$12Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 24, 2026, EST-100%-$12.01
Halys vs. Draper: Match O/U 22.5backed Over · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)80c$12Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 23, 2026, EST-100%-$12
Auger-Aliassime vs. Zhang: Match O/U 22.5backed Over · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)50c$25Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 23, 2026, EST-100%-$24.8
Bencic vs. Svitolina: Match O/U 22.5backed Over · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)50c$32Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 18, 2026, EST+100.5%+$32.16
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships: Katerina Siniakova vs Paula Badosabacked Badosa · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)70c$25Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 16, 2026, EST+42.9%+$10.71
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships: Antonia Ruzic vs Emma Raducanubacked Ruzic · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)60c$25Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 16, 2026, EST+66.7%+$16.67
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships: Sorana Cirstea vs Aliaksandra Sasnovichbacked Cirstea · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)70c$25Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 16, 2026, EST+42.9%+$10.71
Dallas Open: Denis Shapovalov vs Ben Sheltonbacked Shelton · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)66c$25Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 14, 2026, EST+52.4%+$13.1
Qatar Total Open: Maria Sakkari vs Karolina Muchovabacked Sakkari · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)76c$48Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 13, 2026, EST-100%-$48.22
Qatar Total Open: Jelena Ostapenko vs Victoria Mbokobacked Mboko · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)68c$25Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 13, 2026, EST+47.1%+$11.76
Rotterdam Open: Hamad Medjedovic vs Felix Auger-Aliassimebacked Auger-Aliassime · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)77c$42Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 12, 2026, EST+30.3%+$12.78
Qatar Total Open: Anna Kalinskaya vs Elina Svitolinabacked Kalinskaya · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)68c$20Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 11, 2026, EST+47.4%+$9.7
Dallas Open: Flavio Cobolli vs Jack Pinnington Jonesbacked Jones · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)55c$30Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 10, 2026, EST+81%+$24.29
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open: Sara Bejlek vs Ekaterina Alexandrovabacked Bejlek · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)32c$10Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 7, 2026, EST+212.5%+$21.25
Open Sud de France: Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Arthur Filsbacked Auger-Aliassime · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)65c$50Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 6, 2026, EST+54.8%+$27.41
Set Handicap: Alexandrova (-1.5) vs Baptiste (+1.5)backed Alexandrova · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)57c$30Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 6, 2026, EST-100%-$30
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open: Hailey Baptiste vs Ekaterina Alexandrovabacked Baptiste · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)64c$10Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 6, 2026, EST-100%-$10
All 19 picks, newest first.
CS2 Inactivelast resolved Mar 27, 2026, EDT1384.6%11 W · 2 L+2.7wins+0.20per pick64cpaid+30.9%equal weight58+0.07 edge/pick
CS2 — the 13 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in CS2, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Counter-Strike: Aurora Gaming vs TheMongolz (BO3) - BLAST Open Rotterdam Playoffsbacked Aurora Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)53c$14Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 27, 2026, EDT+87.3%+$12.29
Counter-Strike: Team Falcons vs FURIA (BO3) - BLAST Open Rotterdam Group Abacked Team Falcons · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)80c$15Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 23, 2026, EDT+25.6%+$3.84
Counter-Strike: FURIA vs Aurora Gaming (BO3) - BLAST Open Rotterdam Group Abacked Aurora Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)61c$14Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 20, 2026, EDT+64.1%+$8.94
Counter-Strike: Aurora Gaming vs Astralis (BO3) - ESL Pro League Playoffsbacked Aurora Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)73c$56Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 14, 2026, EDT+36.2%+$20.41
Counter-Strike: Astralis vs FURIA (BO3) - ESL Pro League Stage 2backed Astralis · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)74c$33Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 10, 2026, EDT+34.5%+$11.38
Counter-Strike: Astralis vs FaZe (BO3) - ESL Pro League Stage 2backed Astralis · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)66c$27Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 9, 2026, EDT+51.5%+$13.91
Counter-Strike: TheMongolz vs 3DMAX (BO3) - ESL Pro League Stage 2backed TheMongolz · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)75c$12Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 9, 2026, EDT+33.1%+$3.97
Counter-Strike: paiN vs Aurora Gaming - Map 2 Winnerbacked Aurora Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)77c$18Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 8, 2026, EDT+30.4%+$5.48
Counter-Strike: Natus Vincere vs G2 (BO3) - ESL Pro League Stage 2backed G2 · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)47c$26Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 7, 2026, EST+112.4%+$29.21
Counter-Strike: Spirit vs 3DMAX - Map 1 Winnerbacked Spirit · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)76c$48Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 6, 2026, EST+31.3%+$15
Counter-Strike: Heroic vs Passion UA (BO3) - ESL Pro League Stage 1backed Heroic · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)51c$44Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 4, 2026, EST+95.9%+$42.44
Counter-Strike: Heroic vs Passion UA - Map 2 Winnerbacked Passion UA · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)43c$22Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 4, 2026, EST-100%-$22.26
Counter-Strike: paiN vs Passion UA (BO3) - ESL Pro League Stage 1backed Passion UA · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)58c$31Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 3, 2026, EST-100%-$30.72
All 13 picks, newest first.
Dota2 Inactivelast resolved Mar 27, 2026, EDT825%2 W · 6 L-2.4wins-0.29per pick54cpaid-65.4%equal weight42-0.07 edge/pick
Dota2 — the 8 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Dota2, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Dota 2: Team Spirit vs Xtreme Gaming - Game 2 Winnerbacked Team Spirit · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)61c$12Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 27, 2026, EDT-100%-$12
Dota 2: MOUZ vs Xtreme Gaming (BO3) - ESL One Birmingham Playoffsbacked MOUZ · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)45c$46Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 27, 2026, EDT-100%-$46
Dota 2: Aurora vs Tundra Esports (BO3) - ESL One Birmingham Playoffsbacked Aurora · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)45c$67Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$67.32
Dota 2: Aurora vs Tundra Esports - Game 1 Winnerbacked Aurora · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)50c$76Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 26, 2026, EDT-100%-$75.8
Dota 2: Team Spirit vs Xtreme Gaming - Game 2 Winnerbacked Xtreme Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)38c$16Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 24, 2026, EDT-100%-$16.23
Dota 2: BetBoom Team vs Team Yandex (BO3) - PGL Wallachia Playoffsbacked Team Yandex · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)74c$51Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 14, 2026, EDT+35.7%+$18.09
Dota 2: Team Spirit vs Vici Gaming - Game 2 Winnerbacked Team Spirit · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)71c$15Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 12, 2026, EDT+40.9%+$6.14
Dota 2: PARIVISION vs Tundra Esports - Game 1 Winnerbacked Tundra Esports · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)51c$22Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 11, 2026, EDT-100%-$22.45
All 8 picks, newest first.
La Liga Inactivelast resolved Mar 22, 2026, EDT560%3 W · 2 L0.0wins-0.01per pick61cpaid-8.3%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
La Liga — the 5 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in La Liga, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

NBA Inactivelast resolved May 18, 2026, EDT450%2 W · 2 L+0.7wins+0.17per pick33cpaid-17.3%equal weight53+0.02 edge/pick
NBA — the 4 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in NBA, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

NHL Inactivelast resolved Mar 27, 2026, EDT450%2 W · 2 L-0.2wins-0.04per pick54cpaid-8.4%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
NHL — the 4 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in NHL, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Capitals vs. Utahbacked Utah · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)55c$10Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 27, 2026, EDT-100%-$10.17
Sabres vs. Ducksbacked Ducks · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)47c$33Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 23, 2026, EDT+112.8%+$36.9
Wild vs. Avalanchebacked Wild · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)49c$48Lost — open this pick on its own pageMar 8, 2026, EDT-100%-$48.14
Hurricanes vs. Krakenbacked Kraken · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)65c$40Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 3, 2026, EST+53.7%+$21.33
All 4 picks, newest first.
AI Inactivelast resolved Apr 1, 2026, EDT366.7%2 W · 1 L+0.1wins+0.04per pick63cpaid+28.2%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
AI — the 3 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in AI, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

Premier League Inactivelast resolved Mar 1, 2026, EST366.7%2 W · 1 L-0.1wins-0.04per pick71cpaid+4.6%equal weight500.00 edge/pick
Premier League — the 3 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Premier League, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

Weather Inactivelast resolved Mar 1, 2026, EST250%1 W · 1 L-0.3wins-0.16per pick66cpaid-23.1%equal weight49-0.01 edge/pick
Weather — the 2 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Weather, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

Token Launches Inactivelast resolved Mar 24, 2026, EDT20%0 W · 2 L-0.7wins-0.33per pick33cpaid-100%equal weight47-0.02 edge/pick
Token Launches — the 2 picks behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Token Launches, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

Ligue 1 Inactivelast resolved Feb 7, 2026, EST1100%1 W · 0 L+0.5wins+0.50per pick50cpaid+100%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
Ligue 1 — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Ligue 1, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
FC Nantes vs. Olympique Lyonnais: O/U 2.5backed Under · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)50c$10Won — open this pick on its own pageFeb 7, 2026, EST+100%+$10
All 1 picks, newest first.
Lol Inactivelast resolved Mar 22, 2026, EDT1100%1 W · 0 L+0.4wins+0.42per pick58cpaid+71.2%equal weight52+0.02 edge/pick
Lol — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Lol, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
LoL: G2 Esports vs Bilibili Gaming - Game 2 Winnerbacked Bilibili Gaming · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)58c$21Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 22, 2026, EDT+71.2%+$14.89
All 1 picks, newest first.
Bundesliga Inactivelast resolved Mar 8, 2026, EDT1100%1 W · 0 L+0.4wins+0.38per pick62cpaid+61%equal weight52+0.01 edge/pick
Bundesliga — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Bundesliga, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Will FC St. Pauli 1910 win on 2026-03-08?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)62c$24Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 8, 2026, EDT+61%+$14.68
All 1 picks, newest first.
Movies Inactivelast resolved Mar 16, 2026, EDT1100%1 W · 0 L+0.2wins+0.24per pick76cpaid+31.6%equal weight51+0.01 edge/pick
Movies — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in Movies, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Will One Battle After Another win Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)76c$25Won — open this pick on its own pageMar 16, 2026, EDT+31.6%+$7.89
All 1 picks, newest first.
IPO Inactivelast resolved Feb 16, 2026, EST10%0 W · 1 L-0.7wins-0.65per pick65cpaid-100%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
IPO — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in IPO, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Will SOLV Energy, Inc.'s market cap be greater than $5.4B at market close on IPO day?backed No · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)65c$30Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 16, 2026, EST-100%-$30
All 1 picks, newest first.
World Politics Inactivelast resolved Feb 9, 2026, EST10%0 W · 1 L-0.8wins-0.79per pick79cpaid-100%equal weight47-0.03 edge/pick
World Politics — the 1 pick behind this row

Every qualified pick this wallet made in World Politics, newest first — these are the picks the row above was computed from, not a sample of them. P/L held is what each pick would have been worth held to resolution, not cash this wallet withdrew. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in. A market name opens TailMyPicks’s own post-mortem of that market — who else was on it, and what they paid — and a result opens that one pick on a page of its own, which is the link to send somebody.

MarketEntrySizeResultResolvedReturnP/L held
Will People’s Party (PPLE) win the most seats in the 2026 Thai legislative election?backed Yes · on Polymarket (opens in a new tab)79c$50Lost — open this pick on its own pageFeb 9, 2026, EST-100%-$50
All 1 picks, newest first.

vs expected is how many more (or fewer) Picks this wallet won than the prices it paid implied it would. It is the column that tells a real edge apart from a record bought by backing favourites. Realizable edge is what that comes to per Pick for somebody copying the wallet, after the cost of getting in behind it. Avg entry is the average price it paid, so a strong record built on heavy favourites shows as one. ROI per pick counts every Pick equally rather than by size, which is how a record earned across many Picks is told apart from one carried by a few large ones. Days are shown in US/Eastern, the zone Polymarket writes its markets in — an American night game settles after midnight UTC, so any other zone would name the day after the one it was played on. Inactive means nothing has resolved in that Category recently. The score is kept and the wallet stays reachable here; it only leaves the default leaderboard.

Not every trade counts. A Pick has to clear four thresholds to be scored.

TailMyPicks scores a wallet on what it can actually be judged on: positions held to resolution, in markets with enough volume to be real, at prices where being right was not already priced in.

  • The market traded at least $500.
  • The entry price was between 0.00 and 0.80 — a near-certainty is not a call.
  • The position was at least $10 — dust is not a position.
  • The market has resolved, so there is a right answer to grade against.

Thresholds behind these numbers: set by an operator decision, not measured.