diff --git a/src/k_hud.cpp b/src/k_hud.cpp
index 09149d92a..7b0be3043 100644
--- a/src/k_hud.cpp
+++ b/src/k_hud.cpp
@@ -7311,7 +7311,21 @@ static void K_drawDistributionDebugger(void)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	K_FillItemRouletteData(stplyr, &rouletteData, false, true);
+	{
+		// GROSS GROSS GROSS GROSS copypaste from K_FillItemRoulette
+		// but without the potential for Lua side-effects etc.
+		// This sucks the ass.
+		K_InitRoulette(&rouletteData);
+
+		rouletteData.baseDist = K_UndoMapScaling(stplyr->distancetofinish);
+
+		if (stplyr->pflags & PF_AUTOROULETTE)
+			rouletteData.autoroulette = true;
+
+		K_CalculateRouletteSpeed(&rouletteData);
+
+		K_FillItemRouletteData(stplyr, &rouletteData, false, true);
+	}
 
 	if (cv_kartdebugdistribution.value <= 1)
 		return;
diff --git a/src/k_roulette.c b/src/k_roulette.c
index bfbe1ba73..e1e31dbfc 100644
--- a/src/k_roulette.c
+++ b/src/k_roulette.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ boolean K_ForcedSPB(const player_t *player, itemroulette_t *const roulette)
 	Return:-
 		N/A
 --------------------------------------------------*/
-static void K_InitRoulette(itemroulette_t *const roulette)
+void K_InitRoulette(itemroulette_t *const roulette)
 {
 	size_t i;
 
diff --git a/src/k_roulette.h b/src/k_roulette.h
index 6473d43a1..167c4baa9 100644
--- a/src/k_roulette.h
+++ b/src/k_roulette.h
@@ -138,6 +138,19 @@ UINT32 K_UndoMapScaling(UINT32 distance);
 		N/A
 --------------------------------------------------*/
 
+void K_InitRoulette(itemroulette_t *const roulette);
+/*--------------------------------------------------
+	static void K_InitRoulette(itemroulette_t *const roulette)
+
+		Initializes the data for a new item roulette.
+
+	Input Arguments:-
+		roulette - The item roulette data to initialize.
+
+	Return:-
+		N/A
+--------------------------------------------------*/
+
 void K_PushToRouletteItemList(itemroulette_t *const roulette, INT32 item);
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------