[RenegadeLucien]

78 on R1, 93 on R2 (by winning the round), then back to 78 on R3 (by losing the 2nd round and gaining a strike), then up to around 87 on R4 (by winning the 3rd round).

If a player were to follow that exact path, they'd probably be a high D5 or low D6 player with a skill level of 80-84, so by Round 4 this is pretty close to the songs they'd be playing in the current OT anyway. Though I admit it is true that lots of players would be playing songs way above/below their skill level for the first few rounds.