diff --git a/app/lib/__tests__/corona-states.test.ts b/app/lib/__tests__/corona-states.test.ts
index 44d71ed..59760c6 100644
--- a/app/lib/__tests__/corona-states.test.ts
+++ b/app/lib/__tests__/corona-states.test.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ describe("computeCoronaStates", () => {
     expect(states.driver).toMatchObject({ type: "scored", points: 70 });
   });
 
+  it("splits a tied season_standings placement", () => {
+    const states = computeCoronaStates(
+      [pick("driver", "season_standings")],
+      results([{ participantId: "driver", finalPosition: 3 }]),
+      new Map(),
+      RULES,
+      RULES.pointsFor1st,
+      new Map([["ss-1", new Map([[3, 2]])]])
+    );
+
+    expect(states.driver).toMatchObject({ type: "scored", points: 45 });
+  });
+
   it("marks picks with no result as pending", () => {
     const states = computeCoronaStates(
       [pick("rahm", "qualifying_points")],
diff --git a/app/models/__tests__/draft-pick.test.ts b/app/models/__tests__/draft-pick.test.ts
index 2160e78..ca04d52 100644
--- a/app/models/__tests__/draft-pick.test.ts
+++ b/app/models/__tests__/draft-pick.test.ts
@@ -223,6 +223,27 @@ describe("getDraftedParticipantsWithPoints", () => {
         currentQP: null,
       });
     });
+
+    it("splits earnedPoints for tied season_standings placements", async () => {
+      // Guards the caller-side gate: this collection loop decides which sports
+      // seasons get a tie count. Gating it on qualifying_points alone silently
+      // passes tiedParticipants: 1 here, which reads as "no tie" and awards the
+      // full 50 instead of the split 45.
+      const db = makeDb({
+        picks: [makePick({ id: "p-1", sportsSeasonId: "ss-1", scoringPattern: "season_standings", finalPosition: 3 })],
+        seasonParticipantResults: [
+          { sportsSeasonId: "ss-1", finalPosition: 3 },
+          { sportsSeasonId: "ss-1", finalPosition: 3 },
+        ],
+      });
+
+      const result = await getDraftedParticipantsWithPoints("team-1", "season-1", db);
+
+      expect(result.get("ss-1")?.[0]).toMatchObject({
+        earnedPoints: 45, // (50 + 40) / 2
+        currentQP: null,
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   it("does not query scoringEvents when no playoff_bracket picks", async () => {
diff --git a/app/models/__tests__/scoring-calculator.test.ts b/app/models/__tests__/scoring-calculator.test.ts
index 7d9525d..a00362f 100644
--- a/app/models/__tests__/scoring-calculator.test.ts
+++ b/app/models/__tests__/scoring-calculator.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import {
   calculateFantasyPoints,
   calculateAveragedPoints,
   calculateSharedPlacementPoints,
+  calculatePickPoints,
+  usesSharedPlacementSplit,
   type ScoringRules,
 } from "../scoring-rules";
 
@@ -124,6 +126,40 @@ describe("Scoring Calculator", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("calculatePickPoints", () => {
+    it("splits ties for every pattern that records them as a repeated position", () => {
+      // Both patterns write the SAME finalPosition to each tied participant, so
+      // both need the tie count. season_standings was omitted for a long time,
+      // which meant tied F1 drivers each banked the full placement value.
+      for (const pattern of ["qualifying_points", "season_standings"]) {
+        expect(usesSharedPlacementSplit(pattern)).toBe(true);
+        expect(
+          calculatePickPoints(3, pattern, DEFAULT_SCORING, { tiedParticipants: 2 })
+        ).toBe(45); // (50 + 40) / 2
+      }
+    });
+
+    it("awards the full placement value when untied", () => {
+      expect(
+        calculatePickPoints(3, "season_standings", DEFAULT_SCORING, { tiedParticipants: 1 })
+      ).toBe(50);
+    });
+
+    it("derives bracket tiers from the bracket shape, not a tie count", () => {
+      // playoff_bracket ties are structural, so a stray tiedParticipants must not
+      // change the answer.
+      expect(usesSharedPlacementSplit("playoff_bracket")).toBe(false);
+      expect(
+        calculatePickPoints(5, "playoff_bracket", DEFAULT_SCORING, { tiedParticipants: 4 })
+      ).toBe(20); // (25 + 25 + 15 + 15) / 4
+    });
+
+    it("falls back to a straight placement lookup for unknown patterns", () => {
+      expect(usesSharedPlacementSplit(null)).toBe(false);
+      expect(calculatePickPoints(2, null, DEFAULT_SCORING)).toBe(70);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("Playoff Placement Scenarios", () => {
     it("should handle 8-team single elimination bracket", () => {
       // Champion: 1st (100 pts)
diff --git a/app/models/__tests__/standings-breakdown.test.ts b/app/models/__tests__/standings-breakdown.test.ts
index 5b178a3..45ab6b6 100644
--- a/app/models/__tests__/standings-breakdown.test.ts
+++ b/app/models/__tests__/standings-breakdown.test.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,34 @@ describe("getTeamScoreBreakdown", () => {
     expect(breakdown?.picks[0].points).toBe(18);
   });
 
+  it("splits a tied season_standings placement", async () => {
+    // processSeasonStandings writes the same finalPosition to every tied driver
+    // and leaves the split to scoring time. Two tied at 3rd share 3rd + 4th.
+    const db = makeDb(
+      [makePick("driver", "Tied Driver", "season_standings", 3)],
+      [{ sportsSeasonId: "ss-1", finalPosition: 3 }]
+    );
+
+    const breakdown = await getTeamScoreBreakdown("team-1", "season-1", db);
+
+    expect(breakdown?.picks[0].points).toBe(45); // (50 + 40) / 2
+  });
+
+  it("splits a four-way season_standings tie across the 5-8 tier", async () => {
+    const db = makeDb(
+      [makePick("driver", "Tied Driver", "season_standings", 5)],
+      [
+        { sportsSeasonId: "ss-1", finalPosition: 5 },
+        { sportsSeasonId: "ss-1", finalPosition: 5 },
+        { sportsSeasonId: "ss-1", finalPosition: 5 },
+      ]
+    );
+
+    const breakdown = await getTeamScoreBreakdown("team-1", "season-1", db);
+
+    expect(breakdown?.picks[0].points).toBe(20); // (25 + 25 + 15 + 15) / 4
+  });
+
   it("still averages bracket tiers", async () => {
     const db = makeDb([makePick("team-a", "Team A", "playoff_bracket", 5)]);
 
@@ -158,8 +186,15 @@ describe("getTeamScoreBreakdown", () => {
         sportsSeasonId: "ss-2",
         pickNumber: 3,
       }),
+      makePick("driver", "Tied Driver", "season_standings", 3, {
+        sportsSeasonId: "ss-3",
+        pickNumber: 4,
+      }),
+    ];
+    const undrafted = [
+      { sportsSeasonId: "ss-1", finalPosition: 8 },
+      { sportsSeasonId: "ss-3", finalPosition: 3 },
     ];
-    const undrafted = [{ sportsSeasonId: "ss-1", finalPosition: 8 }];
 
     const breakdown = await getTeamScoreBreakdown(
       "team-1",
@@ -173,6 +208,7 @@ describe("getTeamScoreBreakdown", () => {
     );
 
     expect(breakdown?.actualPoints).toBe(score.totalPoints);
-    expect(breakdown?.actualPoints).toBe(128); // 8 (T8) + 100 (1st) + 20 (T5-8)
+    // 8 (golf T8) + 100 (golf 1st) + 20 (bracket T5-8) + 45 (F1 T3)
+    expect(breakdown?.actualPoints).toBe(173);
   });
 });
diff --git a/app/models/__tests__/team-score-events.test.ts b/app/models/__tests__/team-score-events.test.ts
index 0f4f438..8de262e 100644
--- a/app/models/__tests__/team-score-events.test.ts
+++ b/app/models/__tests__/team-score-events.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ function makeInsertChain() {
   const onConflictDoUpdate = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
   const values = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ onConflictDoUpdate });
   const insert = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ values });
-  return { insert, values, onConflictDoUpdate };
+  const deleteWhere = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined);
+  const del = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ where: deleteWhere });
+  return { insert, values, onConflictDoUpdate, delete: del, deleteWhere };
 }
 
 interface MakeDbOpts {
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ function makeDb(opts: MakeDbOpts = {}) {
   return {
     db: {
       insert: chain.insert,
+      delete: chain.delete,
       query: {
         sportsSeasons: {
           findFirst: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(sportsSeason),
@@ -77,6 +80,8 @@ function makeDb(opts: MakeDbOpts = {}) {
         },
         scoringEvents: {
           findFirst: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(scoringEvent),
+          // Every event in the sports season, used to scope the pre-write delete.
+          findMany: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(scoringEvent ? [{ id: scoringEvent.id }] : []),
         },
         seasonParticipantResults: {
           findMany: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(participantResults),
@@ -528,4 +533,89 @@ describe("recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents", () => {
       expect.objectContaining({ sportName: "F1", pointsDelta: "50" })
     );
   });
+
+  it("splits a tied season_standings placement", async () => {
+    // processSeasonStandings gives a tied group the same finalPosition and leaves
+    // the split to scoring time. Two drivers tied at 3rd share 3rd + 4th:
+    // (50 + 40) / 2 = 45.
+    const { db, chain } = makeQpDb({
+      sportsSeason: { scoringPattern: "season_standings", sport: { name: "F1" } } as any,
+      participantResults: [
+        { participantId: "driver", finalPosition: 3 },
+        { participantId: "other-driver", finalPosition: 3 },
+      ],
+      picks: [{ teamId: "team-1", seasonId: "season-1", participantId: "driver" }],
+    });
+
+    await recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents({ sportsSeasonId: "ss-1" }, db);
+
+    expect(chain.values).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ pointsDelta: "45" })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("anchors to a completed event rather than an incomplete one", async () => {
+    // Postgres orders DESC as NULLS FIRST and drizzle's desc() cannot express
+    // NULLS LAST, so an incomplete event (completedAt NULL) would otherwise win
+    // the anchor. The query must constrain isComplete itself.
+    const { db } = makeQpDb({
+      participantResults: [{ participantId: "rahm", finalPosition: 8 }],
+      picks: [{ teamId: "team-1", seasonId: "season-1", participantId: "rahm" }],
+    });
+
+    await recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents({ sportsSeasonId: "ss-1" }, db);
+
+    const anchorQuery = db.query.scoringEvents.findFirst.mock.calls[0][0];
+    expect(anchorQuery.where).toBeDefined();
+    // Ordering must not be a bare desc() on completedAt alone.
+    expect(anchorQuery.orderBy.length).toBeGreaterThan(1);
+  });
+
+  it("clears the season's existing rows before writing so a moved anchor cannot duplicate", async () => {
+    const { db, chain } = makeQpDb({
+      participantResults: [{ participantId: "rahm", finalPosition: 8 }],
+      picks: [{ teamId: "team-1", seasonId: "season-1", participantId: "rahm" }],
+    });
+
+    await recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents({ sportsSeasonId: "ss-1" }, db);
+
+    expect(chain.delete).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(chain.deleteWhere).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(chain.insert).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
+  it("labels rows from the scoring pattern with no caller input", async () => {
+    const qp = makeQpDb({
+      participantResults: [{ participantId: "rahm", finalPosition: 8 }],
+      picks: [{ teamId: "team-1", seasonId: "season-1", participantId: "rahm" }],
+    });
+    await recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents({ sportsSeasonId: "ss-1" }, qp.db);
+    expect(qp.chain.values).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ scoringEventName: "Final Standings" })
+    );
+
+    const f1 = makeQpDb({
+      sportsSeason: { scoringPattern: "season_standings", sport: { name: "F1" } } as any,
+      participantResults: [{ participantId: "driver", finalPosition: 3 }],
+      picks: [{ teamId: "team-1", seasonId: "season-1", participantId: "driver" }],
+    });
+    await recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents({ sportsSeasonId: "ss-1" }, f1.db);
+    expect(f1.chain.values).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ scoringEventName: "Season Complete" })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("rewrites the label on conflict so a stale row can be repaired", async () => {
+    const { db, chain } = makeQpDb({
+      participantResults: [{ participantId: "rahm", finalPosition: 8 }],
+      picks: [{ teamId: "team-1", seasonId: "season-1", participantId: "rahm" }],
+    });
+
+    await recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents({ sportsSeasonId: "ss-1" }, db);
+
+    expect(chain.onConflictDoUpdate.mock.calls[0][0].set).toMatchObject({
+      scoringEventName: "Final Standings",
+      sportName: "Golf",
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/app/models/draft-pick.ts b/app/models/draft-pick.ts
index 59e8f3c..ba3795a 100644
--- a/app/models/draft-pick.ts
+++ b/app/models/draft-pick.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { database } from "~/database/context";
 import * as schema from "~/database/schema";
 import { eq, and, inArray, asc } from "drizzle-orm";
-import { getScoringRules, calculatePickPoints } from "./scoring-rules";
+import {
+  getScoringRules,
+  calculatePickPoints,
+  usesSharedPlacementSplit,
+} from "./scoring-rules";
 import {
   getSharedPlacementCounts,
   lookupSharedPlacementCount,
@@ -158,18 +162,23 @@ export async function getDraftedParticipantsWithPoints(
   const bracketSeasonIds = new Set<string>();
   const qpSeasonIds = new Set<string>();
   const qpParticipantIds = new Set<string>();
-  const finalizedQPSeasonIds = new Set<string>();
+  // Seasons needing a tie count. Broader than qpSeasonIds: season_standings also
+  // records ties as a repeated finalPosition, and gating this on qualifying_points
+  // alone would silently score tied F1 drivers at the full placement value.
+  const tieSplitSeasonIds = new Set<string>();
 
   for (const pick of picks) {
     const pattern = pick.participant.sportsSeason.scoringPattern;
     const ssId = pick.participant.sportsSeasonId;
+    const finalPosition = pick.participant.results[0]?.finalPosition;
     if (pattern === "playoff_bracket") bracketSeasonIds.add(ssId);
     if (pattern === "qualifying_points") {
+      // Accumulated QP is a qualifying_points-only concept — no F1 equivalent.
       qpSeasonIds.add(ssId);
       qpParticipantIds.add(pick.participant.id);
-      if (pick.participant.results[0]?.finalPosition !== null && pick.participant.results[0]?.finalPosition !== undefined) {
-        finalizedQPSeasonIds.add(ssId);
-      }
+    }
+    if (usesSharedPlacementSplit(pattern) && finalPosition !== null && finalPosition !== undefined) {
+      tieSplitSeasonIds.add(ssId);
     }
   }
 
@@ -202,10 +211,7 @@ export async function getDraftedParticipantsWithPoints(
     }
   }
 
-  const qpSharedPlacementCounts = await getSharedPlacementCounts(
-    [...finalizedQPSeasonIds],
-    db
-  );
+  const sharedPlacementCounts = await getSharedPlacementCounts([...tieSplitSeasonIds], db);
 
   // Assemble result grouped by sportsSeasonId
   const result = new Map<string, DraftedParticipantWithPoints[]>();
@@ -226,7 +232,7 @@ export async function getDraftedParticipantsWithPoints(
       earnedPoints = calculatePickPoints(resultRow.finalPosition, pattern, scoringRules, {
         bracketTemplateId: bracketTemplateMap.get(sportsSeasonId) ?? null,
         tiedParticipants: lookupSharedPlacementCount(
-          qpSharedPlacementCounts,
+          sharedPlacementCounts,
           sportsSeasonId,
           resultRow.finalPosition
         ),
diff --git a/app/models/participant-result.ts b/app/models/participant-result.ts
index 30fbca5..ea18d02 100644
--- a/app/models/participant-result.ts
+++ b/app/models/participant-result.ts
@@ -77,30 +77,18 @@ export async function findParticipantResultsBySportsSeasonId(
 }
 
 /**
- * How many participants share each scoring placement, per sports season.
+ * Tallies how many participants share each scoring placement, per sports season.
  *
- * Returns sportsSeasonId → (finalPosition → count). Used to split a tied
- * placement's points across the tied participants (see calculatePickPoints).
+ * Pure counterpart to getSharedPlacementCounts, for callers that already hold the
+ * result rows. Split out so there is exactly one definition of what "tied" means
+ * — the whole point of this module is that every screen counts ties identically.
  *
- * The count spans EVERY result in the sports season, not just drafted ones — a
- * golfer tied for 8th with an undrafted player still only earns half the 8th
- * place points, so narrowing this query to drafted participants would silently
- * over-award. Positions <= 0 (no scoring placement) are excluded.
- *
- * Callers that look up a position with no entry should treat it as 1 (no tie).
+ * Positions <= 0 (no scoring placement) are excluded.
  */
-export async function getSharedPlacementCounts(
-  sportsSeasonIds: string[],
-  providedDb?: ReturnType<typeof database>
-): Promise<Map<string, Map<number, number>>> {
+export function countSharedPlacements(
+  rows: Array<{ sportsSeasonId: string; finalPosition: number | null }>
+): Map<string, Map<number, number>> {
   const counts = new Map<string, Map<number, number>>();
-  if (sportsSeasonIds.length === 0) return counts;
-
-  const db = providedDb || database();
-  const rows = await db.query.seasonParticipantResults.findMany({
-    where: inArray(schema.seasonParticipantResults.sportsSeasonId, sportsSeasonIds),
-    columns: { sportsSeasonId: true, finalPosition: true },
-  });
 
   for (const row of rows) {
     if (row.finalPosition === null || row.finalPosition <= 0) continue;
@@ -115,6 +103,34 @@ export async function getSharedPlacementCounts(
   return counts;
 }
 
+/**
+ * How many participants share each scoring placement, per sports season.
+ *
+ * Returns sportsSeasonId → (finalPosition → count). Used to split a tied
+ * placement's points across the tied participants (see calculatePickPoints).
+ *
+ * The count spans EVERY result in the sports season, not just drafted ones — a
+ * golfer tied for 8th with an undrafted player still only earns half the 8th
+ * place points, so narrowing this query to drafted participants would silently
+ * over-award.
+ *
+ * Callers that look up a position with no entry should treat it as 1 (no tie).
+ */
+export async function getSharedPlacementCounts(
+  sportsSeasonIds: string[],
+  providedDb?: ReturnType<typeof database>
+): Promise<Map<string, Map<number, number>>> {
+  if (sportsSeasonIds.length === 0) return new Map();
+
+  const db = providedDb || database();
+  const rows = await db.query.seasonParticipantResults.findMany({
+    where: inArray(schema.seasonParticipantResults.sportsSeasonId, sportsSeasonIds),
+    columns: { sportsSeasonId: true, finalPosition: true },
+  });
+
+  return countSharedPlacements(rows);
+}
+
 /**
  * Convenience lookup over getSharedPlacementCounts' result. Missing entries mean
  * no other participant shares the placement, so the tie count is 1.
diff --git a/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts b/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts
index a350e8f..9ef7760 100644
--- a/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts
+++ b/app/models/scoring-calculator.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { database } from "~/database/context";
 import * as schema from "~/database/schema";
 import { eq, and, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
-import { getScoringRules, calculatePickPoints, type ScoringRules } from "./scoring-rules";
+import {
+  getScoringRules,
+  calculatePickPoints,
+  usesSharedPlacementSplit,
+  type ScoringRules,
+} from "./scoring-rules";
 import { getSharedPlacementCounts } from "./participant-result";
 import { getSeasonResults } from "./participant-season-result";
 import { updateProbabilitiesAfterResult } from "~/services/probability-updater";
@@ -1175,10 +1180,17 @@ export async function finalizeQualifyingPoints(
 
   // Ledger the placement points so this season shows up in Recent Scores —
   // QP seasons award everything here, with no per-match deltas to record.
-  await recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents(
-    { sportsSeasonId, eventName: "Final Standings" },
-    db
-  );
+  // Guarded like the probability refresh below: the season is already marked
+  // completed at this point, so letting a ledger failure escape would abort
+  // finalization before standings recalculate and no Discord update would fire.
+  try {
+    await recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents({ sportsSeasonId }, db);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error(
+      `[ScoringCalculator] Failed to record final placement score events for sports season ${sportsSeasonId}:`,
+      error
+    );
+  }
 
   // Trigger recalculation for all affected leagues
   await recalculateAffectedLeagues(sportsSeasonId, db, { eventName: "Final Standings" });
@@ -1285,10 +1297,15 @@ export async function processSeasonStandings(
 
   // Ledger the placement points — season_standings has the same one-shot award
   // shape as qualifying_points and was likewise absent from Recent Scores.
-  await recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents(
-    { sportsSeasonId, eventName: "Season Complete" },
-    db
-  );
+  // Guarded so a ledger failure cannot abort finalization (see above).
+  try {
+    await recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents({ sportsSeasonId }, db);
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.error(
+      `[ScoringCalculator] Failed to record final placement score events for sports season ${sportsSeasonId}:`,
+      error
+    );
+  }
 
   // Trigger recalculation for all affected leagues
   await recalculateAffectedLeagues(sportsSeasonId, db, { eventName: "Season Complete" });
@@ -1391,15 +1408,14 @@ export async function calculateTeamScore(
           pattern === "playoff_bracket"
             ? await getBracketTemplate(pick.participant.sportsSeasonId)
             : null,
-        tiedParticipants:
-          pattern === "qualifying_points"
-            ? await getSharedPlacementCount(
-                pick.participant.sportsSeasonId,
-                result.finalPosition,
-                db,
-                sharedPlacementCountCache
-              )
-            : 1,
+        tiedParticipants: usesSharedPlacementSplit(pattern)
+          ? await getSharedPlacementCount(
+              pick.participant.sportsSeasonId,
+              result.finalPosition,
+              db,
+              sharedPlacementCountCache
+            )
+          : 1,
       });
       totalPoints += points;
 
@@ -1500,15 +1516,14 @@ export async function calculateTeamProjectedScore(
     return calculatePickPoints(finalPosition, pattern, rules, {
       bracketTemplateId:
         pattern === "playoff_bracket" ? await getBracketTemplate(sportsSeasonId) : null,
-      tiedParticipants:
-        pattern === "qualifying_points"
-          ? await getSharedPlacementCount(
-              sportsSeasonId,
-              finalPosition,
-              db,
-              sharedPlacementCountCache
-            )
-          : 1,
+      tiedParticipants: usesSharedPlacementSplit(pattern)
+        ? await getSharedPlacementCount(
+            sportsSeasonId,
+            finalPosition,
+            db,
+            sharedPlacementCountCache
+          )
+        : 1,
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/app/models/scoring-rules.ts b/app/models/scoring-rules.ts
index 26d4816..d531445 100644
--- a/app/models/scoring-rules.ts
+++ b/app/models/scoring-rules.ts
@@ -108,9 +108,7 @@ export function calculateAveragedPoints(
     return sum + calculateFantasyPoints(placement, rules);
   }, 0);
 
-  // Epsilon guard mirrors roundQualifyingPoints — keeps values that are exactly
-  // representable-adjacent (e.g. 18.499999999999996) from rounding the wrong way.
-  return Math.round(total / placements.length + Number.EPSILON);
+  return Math.round(total / placements.length);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -199,11 +197,41 @@ export function calculateBracketPoints(
   return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Scoring patterns whose participants can share a final placement, so that a tied
+ * group splits the combined points of the positions it spans.
+ *
+ * Both patterns record ties by writing the SAME finalPosition to every tied
+ * participant, leaving the split to scoring time:
+ *   - qualifying_points — finalizeQualifyingPoints groups participants by QP total
+ *   - season_standings  — processSeasonStandings gives a tied group the first
+ *     placement in its range ("if 4 people tie for 5th they all get placement 5")
+ *
+ * playoff_bracket is deliberately absent: its ties are structural (both SF losers
+ * tie for 3rd) and calculateBracketPoints derives the span from the bracket shape
+ * rather than from a count of results.
+ */
+const TIE_SPLIT_PATTERNS = new Set(["qualifying_points", "season_standings"]);
+
+/**
+ * Whether a scoring pattern needs a tie count to score a placement correctly.
+ *
+ * Callers must gate their tie-count lookups on this rather than testing a pattern
+ * name directly. A caller that hardcodes one pattern silently passes
+ * tiedParticipants: 1 for the other, which reads as "no tie" and awards the full
+ * placement value — the failure mode that left F1 ties unsplit.
+ */
+export function usesSharedPlacementSplit(
+  scoringPattern: string | null | undefined
+): boolean {
+  return TIE_SPLIT_PATTERNS.has(scoringPattern ?? "");
+}
+
 /**
  * Fantasy points earned by a single drafted participant, for any scoring pattern.
  *
- * This is the ONE place the bracket / qualifying_points / default cascade lives.
- * It previously existed as a hand-rolled if/else at six call sites, two of which
+ * This is the ONE place the bracket / tie-split / default cascade lives. It
+ * previously existed as a hand-rolled if/else at six call sites, two of which
  * were missing the qualifying_points arm entirely — that divergence is what made
  * a tied golfer worth 15 points on the team page and draft board but 7.5 in the
  * standings. Every caller must route through here.
@@ -213,9 +241,10 @@ export function calculateBracketPoints(
  * @param rules - The fantasy season's point values.
  * @param opts.bracketTemplateId - Required for playoff_bracket to pick the right
  *   tier structure (e.g. AFL/LLWS split 5–8 into two pairs).
- * @param opts.tiedParticipants - Required for qualifying_points: how many
- *   participants share this finalPosition across the WHOLE sports season, not
- *   just the ones that were drafted. Defaults to 1 (no tie).
+ * @param opts.tiedParticipants - Required for any pattern where
+ *   usesSharedPlacementSplit is true: how many participants share this
+ *   finalPosition across the WHOLE sports season, not just the ones that were
+ *   drafted. Defaults to 1 (no tie).
  */
 export function calculatePickPoints(
   finalPosition: number,
@@ -226,7 +255,7 @@ export function calculatePickPoints(
   if (scoringPattern === "playoff_bracket") {
     return calculateBracketPoints(finalPosition, rules, opts?.bracketTemplateId ?? null);
   }
-  if (scoringPattern === "qualifying_points") {
+  if (usesSharedPlacementSplit(scoringPattern)) {
     return calculateSharedPlacementPoints(
       finalPosition,
       opts?.tiedParticipants ?? 1,
diff --git a/app/models/team-score-events.ts b/app/models/team-score-events.ts
index 6bdcb6d..2f19c13 100644
--- a/app/models/team-score-events.ts
+++ b/app/models/team-score-events.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { database } from "~/database/context";
 import * as schema from "~/database/schema";
-import { eq, inArray, desc, sql, and } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { eq, inArray, desc, sql, and, isNull } from "drizzle-orm";
 import {
   calculateBracketPoints,
   calculatePickPoints,
   type ScoringRules,
 } from "~/models/scoring-rules";
 import {
-  getSharedPlacementCounts,
+  countSharedPlacements,
   lookupSharedPlacementCount,
 } from "~/models/participant-result";
 import { findParticipantNamesByIds } from "~/models/season-participant";
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ export async function recordTeamScoreEvent(
         set: {
           participantIds: params.participantIds,
           pointsDelta: params.pointsDelta.toString(),
+          // Refreshed too, so a row written with a stale label can be repaired
+          // by a later correct run instead of keeping the wrong name forever.
+          scoringEventName: params.scoringEventName,
+          sportName: params.sportName,
         },
       });
   }
@@ -198,6 +202,17 @@ export async function recordMatchScoreEvents(
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Ledger label for a one-shot finalization, derived from the scoring pattern so
+ * every caller agrees. Deriving it here rather than requiring a parameter is
+ * deliberate: recordTeamScoreEvent's upsert can rewrite the label, but a caller
+ * that simply forgets to pass one would otherwise stamp rows with the anchor
+ * event's own name ("The Open") instead of "Final Standings".
+ */
+function defaultEventName(scoringPattern: string | null | undefined): string {
+  return scoringPattern === "season_standings" ? "Season Complete" : "Final Standings";
+}
+
 /**
  * Records ledger rows for a sports season whose final placements have just been
  * assigned — qualifying_points (golf, tennis, CS2) and season_standings (F1).
@@ -212,12 +227,15 @@ export async function recordMatchScoreEvents(
  * calculatePickPoints, so a tied golfer contributes the same split award the
  * standings show.
  *
- * `eventId` anchors the row and MUST resolve to a real scoring event: the
- * event-level unique index is (teamId, seasonId, scoringEventId) and Postgres
- * treats NULLs as distinct, so a null anchor would silently duplicate rows on
- * every re-finalization instead of upserting. If no anchor can be found the
- * ledger write is skipped rather than risking duplicates — standings are
+ * Every row is anchored to a real scoring event, because the event-level unique
+ * index is (teamId, seasonId, scoringEventId) and Postgres treats NULLs as
+ * distinct — a null anchor would defeat the upsert entirely. If no anchor can be
+ * found the ledger write is skipped rather than risking duplicates; standings are
  * unaffected either way.
+ *
+ * Re-running is safe even if the anchor moves (a later event completes, or the
+ * backfill runs against changed data). Stale rows for this sports season are
+ * cleared before writing, so the upsert alone is not load-bearing.
  */
 export async function recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents(
   params: {
@@ -238,29 +256,40 @@ export async function recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents(
 
   // Resolve the anchor event: the caller's, else the most recently completed
   // event for this sports season.
+  //
+  // The completed filter is not cosmetic. drizzle's desc() emits a bare `desc`,
+  // and Postgres orders DESC as NULLS FIRST, so ordering on completedAt alone
+  // would rank a never-completed event (common for sibling major windows) above
+  // every finished one. Restrict to completed events and order explicitly.
   let eventId = params.eventId ?? null;
-  let eventName = params.eventName ?? null;
+  const eventName = params.eventName ?? defaultEventName(sportsSeason.scoringPattern);
   if (!eventId) {
     const anchor = await db.query.scoringEvents.findFirst({
-      where: eq(schema.scoringEvents.sportsSeasonId, params.sportsSeasonId),
-      columns: { id: true, name: true },
-      orderBy: [desc(schema.scoringEvents.completedAt), desc(schema.scoringEvents.createdAt)],
+      where: and(
+        eq(schema.scoringEvents.sportsSeasonId, params.sportsSeasonId),
+        eq(schema.scoringEvents.isComplete, true)
+      ),
+      columns: { id: true },
+      orderBy: [
+        sql`${schema.scoringEvents.completedAt} DESC NULLS LAST`,
+        sql`${schema.scoringEvents.eventDate} DESC NULLS LAST`,
+        desc(schema.scoringEvents.id),
+      ],
     });
     if (!anchor) {
       logger.warn(
-        `[TeamScoreEvents] No scoring event to anchor final placements for sports season ${params.sportsSeasonId}; skipping ledger write`
+        `[TeamScoreEvents] No completed scoring event to anchor final placements for sports season ${params.sportsSeasonId}; skipping ledger write`
       );
       return;
     }
     eventId = anchor.id;
-    eventName = eventName ?? anchor.name;
   }
-  if (!eventId) return;
 
   // Scoring placements for this sports season, plus the tie spans they imply.
+  // Counted from these same rows rather than re-querying them.
   const results = await db.query.seasonParticipantResults.findMany({
     where: eq(schema.seasonParticipantResults.sportsSeasonId, params.sportsSeasonId),
-    columns: { participantId: true, finalPosition: true },
+    columns: { sportsSeasonId: true, participantId: true, finalPosition: true },
   });
   const positionByParticipantId = new Map<string, number>();
   for (const row of results) {
@@ -270,7 +299,7 @@ export async function recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents(
   }
   if (positionByParticipantId.size === 0) return;
 
-  const sharedPlacementCounts = await getSharedPlacementCounts([params.sportsSeasonId], db);
+  const sharedPlacementCounts = countSharedPlacements(results);
 
   const seasonSports = await db.query.seasonSports.findMany({
     where: eq(schema.seasonSports.sportsSeasonId, params.sportsSeasonId),
@@ -343,6 +372,30 @@ export async function recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents(
     byTeam.set(key, entry);
   }
 
+  // Clear this sports season's existing event-level rows before writing, so a
+  // re-run whose anchor landed on a different event replaces rather than adds.
+  // Scoped to match_id IS NULL, which is what makes this safe: one-shot patterns
+  // write no other event-level rows (QP majors award qualifying points, not
+  // fantasy points), and qualifying-bracket matches carry a non-null matchId.
+  const eventIds = await db.query.scoringEvents.findMany({
+    where: eq(schema.scoringEvents.sportsSeasonId, params.sportsSeasonId),
+    columns: { id: true },
+  });
+  if (eventIds.length > 0) {
+    await db
+      .delete(schema.teamScoreEvents)
+      .where(
+        and(
+          isNull(schema.teamScoreEvents.matchId),
+          inArray(
+            schema.teamScoreEvents.scoringEventId,
+            eventIds.map((e) => e.id)
+          ),
+          inArray(schema.teamScoreEvents.seasonId, seasonIds)
+        )
+      );
+  }
+
   for (const entry of byTeam.values()) {
     try {
       await recordTeamScoreEvent(
diff --git a/scripts/backfill-rounded-tie-splits.ts b/scripts/backfill-rounded-tie-splits.ts
index 618676a..029ec85 100644
--- a/scripts/backfill-rounded-tie-splits.ts
+++ b/scripts/backfill-rounded-tie-splits.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@
  *     Scores. recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents now writes them at
  *     finalization, but only for seasons finalized from here on.
  *
- * This re-runs both for every already-finalized sports season. Ledger rows are
- * upserted on (team, season, scoring event), so re-running rewrites rather than
- * duplicates. Standings recalculation is likewise a pure recompute from
- * participant results.
+ * The ledger pass covers every already-finalized one-shot sports season and is
+ * safe to repeat: recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents clears that season's existing
+ * event-level rows before writing.
+ *
+ * The standings pass is deliberately narrow. recalculateStandings rewrites
+ * previousRank, so any season it touches loses its rank-movement arrows until the
+ * next scoring event — it is NOT a pure recompute. Only leagues drafting from a
+ * sports season that actually contains a tied placement are recalculated; every
+ * other league is left alone.
  *
  * Safe to re-run. Validate on a DB snapshot first. Reads DATABASE_URL.
  *
@@ -28,11 +33,12 @@
 
 import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/postgres-js";
 import postgres from "postgres";
-import { inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { inArray, eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import * as schema from "../database/schema.js";
 import { DatabaseContext, database } from "../database/context.js";
 import { recalculateStandings } from "../app/models/scoring-calculator.js";
 import { recordFinalPlacementScoreEvents } from "../app/models/team-score-events.js";
+import { countSharedPlacements } from "../app/models/participant-result.js";
 
 const DRY = process.argv.includes("--dry");
 const log = (...a: unknown[]) => console.log(...a);
@@ -83,22 +89,62 @@ async function run() {
     }
   }
 
-  // Standings pass: every fantasy season, so rounded awards land in stored
-  // totals. Cheap enough to run unconditionally and avoids trying to guess
-  // which seasons contain a tie.
-  const seasons = await db.query.seasons.findMany({ columns: { id: true, year: true } });
-  log(`\nFantasy seasons to recalculate: ${seasons.length}`);
+  // Standings pass, restricted to leagues that can actually change.
+  //
+  // recalculateStandings is NOT a pure recompute: it sets previousRank =
+  // currentRank, so every season it touches loses its rank-movement arrows until
+  // the next real scoring event. Sweeping all seasons would spend that cost on
+  // leagues holding no tied placement at all, so scope it to sports seasons that
+  // genuinely have a tie, then to the fantasy seasons drafting from them.
+  const allResults = await db.query.seasonParticipantResults.findMany({
+    columns: { sportsSeasonId: true, finalPosition: true },
+  });
+  const tiedSportsSeasonIds = new Set<string>();
+  for (const [sportsSeasonId, byPosition] of countSharedPlacements(allResults)) {
+    for (const count of byPosition.values()) {
+      if (count > 1) {
+        tiedSportsSeasonIds.add(sportsSeasonId);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const affectedSeasonIds = new Set<string>();
+  if (tiedSportsSeasonIds.size > 0) {
+    const picks = await db
+      .select({
+        seasonId: schema.draftPicks.seasonId,
+        sportsSeasonId: schema.seasonParticipants.sportsSeasonId,
+      })
+      .from(schema.draftPicks)
+      .innerJoin(
+        schema.seasonParticipants,
+        eq(schema.draftPicks.participantId, schema.seasonParticipants.id)
+      )
+      .where(
+        inArray(schema.seasonParticipants.sportsSeasonId, [...tiedSportsSeasonIds])
+      );
+    for (const pick of picks) affectedSeasonIds.add(pick.seasonId);
+  }
+
+  log(
+    `\nSports seasons with a tied placement: ${tiedSportsSeasonIds.size}` +
+      `\nFantasy seasons to recalculate: ${affectedSeasonIds.size}`
+  );
 
   let recalculated = 0;
   let recalcFailed = 0;
-  for (const season of seasons) {
-    if (DRY) continue;
+  for (const seasonId of affectedSeasonIds) {
+    if (DRY) {
+      log(`  (dry) season ${seasonId} — would recalculate standings`);
+      continue;
+    }
     try {
-      await recalculateStandings(season.id, db);
+      await recalculateStandings(seasonId, db);
       recalculated += 1;
     } catch (e) {
       recalcFailed += 1;
-      log(`  ! season ${season.id} (${season.year}): ${(e as Error).message}`);
+      log(`  ! season ${seasonId}: ${(e as Error).message}`);
     }
   }