I have only judged one competition and have no aspirations for that high of a score, but I hear you. The score of a beer doesn't mean it was going to be to medal either, but it means it was a beer determined to be in that range.... A 43 is still a good score and if another beer won Mini BOS, that's okay. Likewise, only getting the front part scored means you kicked butt and the system failed a bit by not giving you room on the front to fully express yourself. Sounds like you will be a GM some time soon!