Rating finalized for me for the current year

I was waiting anxiously for the day to get information about my rating for the current year and I was sure that I would not be awarded last rating. However, it all depends on my manger and inputs from my colleagues across different location. I was working in the office anxiously for the finalized rating and I was sure that it would be shared earliest in a day or two. Suddenly I got a ping from my old teammate who had moved to new team that what was my rating and the comments shared by my manager. Without any clue about my rating I was conveying him that I have no idea about the rating or the feedback from the manager. He was persistent about the rating and was requesting me to check the portal for the finalized rating. To my surprise the finalized rating was shared and to add further to my surprise, I was awarded first rating in my team and read about more about my excitement from the posts in “G R Team Sites”