diff --git a/db/manifest b/db/manifest
index 899773187..df2f63b05 100755
--- a/db/manifest
+++ b/db/manifest
@@ -156,3 +156,4 @@ scheduled_sessions.sql
 add_last_jam_user_fields.sql
 remove_lat_lng_user_fields.sql
 update_get_work_for_larger_radius.sql
+remember_extra_scoring_data.sql
diff --git a/db/up/remember_extra_scoring_data.sql b/db/up/remember_extra_scoring_data.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ada6f2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/up/remember_extra_scoring_data.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+-- add column to hold the raw scoring data that the client posted.
+
+alter table scores add column scoring_data varchar(4000);
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/score.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/score.rb
index 962acd7c1..ea25480d7 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/score.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/score.rb
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ module JamRuby
 
     self.table_name = 'scores'
 
-    attr_accessible :alocidispid, :anodeid, :aaddr, :blocidispid, :bnodeid, :baddr, :score, :score_dt, :scorer
+    attr_accessible :alocidispid, :anodeid, :aaddr, :blocidispid, :bnodeid, :baddr, :score, :score_dt, :scorer, :scoring_data
 
     default_scope order('score_dt desc')
 
-    def self.createx(alocidispid, anodeid, aaddr, blocidispid, bnodeid, baddr, score, score_dt=nil)
+    def self.createx(alocidispid, anodeid, aaddr, blocidispid, bnodeid, baddr, score, score_dt=nil, score_data=nil)
       score_dt = Time.new.utc if score_dt.nil?
       score = score.ceil
       raise "score must be positive" if score <= 0
-      Score.create(alocidispid: alocidispid, anodeid: anodeid, aaddr: aaddr, blocidispid: blocidispid, bnodeid: bnodeid, baddr: baddr, score: score, scorer: 0, score_dt: score_dt)
+      Score.create(alocidispid: alocidispid, anodeid: anodeid, aaddr: aaddr, blocidispid: blocidispid, bnodeid: bnodeid, baddr: baddr, score: score, scorer: 0, score_dt: score_dt, scoring_data: score_data)
       Score.create(alocidispid: blocidispid, anodeid: bnodeid, aaddr: baddr, blocidispid: alocidispid, bnodeid: anodeid, baddr: aaddr, score: score, scorer: 1, score_dt: score_dt) if alocidispid != blocidispid
     end
 
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/score_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/score_spec.rb
index 604622b9e..65e806d6c 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/score_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/score_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ describe Score do
 
   before do
     Score.delete_all
-    Score.createx(1234, 'anodeid', 0x01020304, 2345, 'bnodeid', 0x02030405, 20, nil)
+    Score.createx(1234, 'anodeid', 0x01020304, 2345, 'bnodeid', 0x02030405, 20, nil, 'foo')
     Score.createx(1234, 'anodeid', 0x01020304, 3456, 'cnodeid', 0x03040506, 30, nil)
     Score.createx(1234, 'anodeid', 0x01020304, 3456, 'cnodeid', 0x03040506, 40, Time.new.utc-3600)
   end
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ describe Score do
     s.score.should == 20
     s.scorer.should == 0
     s.score_dt.should_not be_nil
+    s.scoring_data.should eq('foo')
   end
 
   it 'b to a' do
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ describe Score do
     s.score.should == 20
     s.scorer.should == 1
     s.score_dt.should_not be_nil
+    s.scoring_data.should be_nil
   end
 
   it 'a to c' do
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ describe Score do
     s.score.should == 30
     s.scorer.should == 0
     s.score_dt.should_not be_nil
+    s.scoring_data.should be_nil
   end
 
   it 'c to a' do
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ describe Score do
     s.score.should == 30
     s.scorer.should == 1
     s.score_dt.should_not be_nil
+    s.scoring_data.should be_nil
   end
 
   it 'delete a to c' do
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_scoring_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_scoring_controller.rb
index fa9f042b1..3a577a95e 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_scoring_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_scoring_controller.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ class ApiScoringController < ApiController
   def record # aclientid, aAddr, bclientid, bAddr, score returns nothing
 
     #puts "================= record #{params.inspect}"
+
     aclientid = params[:aclientid]
     aip_address = params[:aAddr]
     bclientid = params[:bclientid]
     bip_address = params[:bAddr]
     score = params[:score]
+    score_data = params.to_s
 
     if aclientid.nil? then render :json => {message: 'aclientid not specified'}, :status => 400; return end
     if aip_address.nil? then render :json => {message: 'aAddr not specified'}, :status => 400; return end
@@ -80,7 +82,7 @@ class ApiScoringController < ApiController
     if bisp.nil? or bloc.nil? then render :json => {message: 'b\'s location or isp not found'}, :status => 404; return end
     blocidispid = bloc.locid*1000000+bisp.coid
 
-    JamRuby::Score.createx(alocidispid, aclientid, aAddr, blocidispid, bclientid, bAddr, score.ceil, nil)
+    JamRuby::Score.createx(alocidispid, aclientid, aAddr, blocidispid, bclientid, bAddr, score.ceil, nil, score_data)
 
     render :json => {}, :status => 200
   end