diff --git a/award.go b/award.go
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+++ b/award.go
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+// Package award defines a MOTH award, and provides tools to use them.
+package award
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// T represents a single award event.
+type T struct {
+	// Unix epoch time of this event
+	When     int64
+	TeamID   string
+	Category string
+	Points   int
+}
+
+// List is a collection of award events.
+type List []*T
+
+// Len implements sort.Interface.
+func (awards List) Len() int {
+	return len(awards)
+}
+
+// Less implements sort.Interface.
+func (awards List) Less(i, j int) bool {
+	return awards[i].When < awards[j].When
+}
+
+// Swap implements sort.Interface.
+func (awards List) Swap(i, j int) {
+	tmp := awards[i]
+	awards[i] = awards[j]
+	awards[j] = tmp
+}
+
+// Parse parses a string log entry into an award.T.
+func Parse(s string) (*T, error) {
+	ret := T{}
+
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+
+	n, err := fmt.Sscanf(s, "%d %s %s %d", &ret.When, &ret.TeamID, &ret.Category, &ret.Points)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if n != 4 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Malformed award string: only parsed %d fields", n)
+	}
+
+	return &ret, nil
+}
+
+// String returns a log entry string for an award.T.
+func (a *T) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d %s %s %d", a.When, a.TeamID, a.Category, a.Points)
+}
+
+// MarshalJSON returns the award event, encoded as a list.
+func (a *T) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	if a == nil {
+		return []byte("null"), nil
+	}
+	ao := []interface{}{
+		a.When,
+		a.TeamID,
+		a.Category,
+		a.Points,
+	}
+
+	return json.Marshal(ao)
+}
+
+// Equal returns true if two award events represent the same award.
+// Timestamps are ignored in this comparison!
+func (a *T) Equal(o *T) bool {
+	switch {
+	case a.TeamID != o.TeamID:
+		return false
+	case a.Category != o.Category:
+		return false
+	case a.Points != o.Points:
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/award_test.go b/award_test.go
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+++ b/award_test.go
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+package award
+
+import (
+	"sort"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestAward(t *testing.T) {
+	entry := "1536958399 1a2b3c4d counting 10"
+	a, err := Parse(entry)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if a.TeamID != "1a2b3c4d" {
+		t.Error("TeamID parsed wrong")
+	}
+	if a.Category != "counting" {
+		t.Error("Category parsed wrong")
+	}
+	if a.Points != 10 {
+		t.Error("Points parsed wrong")
+	}
+
+	if a.String() != entry {
+		t.Error("String conversion wonky")
+	}
+
+	b, err := Parse(entry[2:])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if !a.Equal(b) {
+		t.Error("Different timestamp events do not compare equal")
+	}
+
+	c, err := Parse(entry[:len(entry)-1])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if a.Equal(c) {
+		t.Error("Different pount values compare equal")
+	}
+
+	if ja, err := a.MarshalJSON(); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	} else if string(ja) != `[1536958399,"1a2b3c4d","counting",10]` {
+		t.Error("JSON wrong")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := Parse("bad bad bad 1"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Not throwing error on bad timestamp")
+	}
+	if _, err := Parse("1 bad bad bad"); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Not throwing error on bad points")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAwardList(t *testing.T) {
+	a, _ := Parse("1536958399 1a2b3c4d counting 1")
+	b, _ := Parse("1536958400 1a2b3c4d counting 1")
+	c, _ := Parse("1536958300 1a2b3c4d counting 1")
+	list := List{a, b, c}
+
+	if sort.IsSorted(list) {
+		t.Error("Unsorted list thinks it's sorted")
+	}
+
+	sort.Stable(list)
+	if (list[0] != c) || (list[1] != a) || (list[2] != b) {
+		t.Error("Sorting didn't")
+	}
+
+	if !sort.IsSorted(list) {
+		t.Error("Sorted list thinks it isn't")
+	}
+}