Best Outer Banks pogues

761 duels later, JJ Maybank is still #1 in the Outer Banks ranking with 1353 ELO points, while Sarah Cameron holds second place.

JJ Maybank dominates the podium with a decisive 106-point lead over Sarah Cameron, the sharpest gap in the entire ranking. His 72% win rate across 140 duels confirms his status as the community's clear favorite. Sarah Cameron herself edges ahead of John B Routledge by 41 points, while John B sits just 23 points above Kiara Carrera in fourth place. The tighter gaps in the middle positions show how close the core group remains in fan preference, even as JJ pulls away at the top. Pope Heyward rounds out the top five with 1116 ELO points and a 38% win rate across 159 duels. At the bottom, Cleo trails with 1095 ELO points and a 30% win rate over 138 duels, suggesting the later addition to the crew has yet to fully capture the community's loyalty compared to the original Pogues.

This ranking draws from 761 duels cast by 65 players across 6 contenders, with results updated as of 11 October 2026. The figures reflect which characters resonate most with Outer Banks viewers, mapping the hierarchy of affection within the friend group. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and see if your favorite Pogue can climb the ranks or if JJ's lead will grow even wider.

Updated on October 11, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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