HOLLA-N-SWALLA

At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)

Power ranking

#1663

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1554

peak 1554 · rated over 13 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-05-03

latest 2018-06-15

Best ToY finish

#895

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

4 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 43%

overall standings

Best overall

682.2056 / 720

Master · *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.18 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 663.14 (-0.96)

Walk rate

77%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

178.3200

Pork · Sugar Mound BBQ Festival

Consistency

±9.94

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 168.21 · weakest Brisket (164.51)

Road miles

1,114

mi across 13 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi

Schedule strength

48%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1562)

Master avg

663.14 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (5 found in this team's record)

Each card leads with the number that made it a story — read straight out of their results, no editorialising.

They almost always walk

77% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 10 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 77% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

High-water mark

682.2056 career-best overall

94.8% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 682.2056 at *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life — 94.8% of a perfect 720.

Master
2018-06-15

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

GETTIN' BASTED ahead in 100% of their meetings

GETTIN' BASTED has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

A strong matchup

4–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ALL FORKED UP FOR Q in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

The metronome

±1.38% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.38% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 92.1% of a perfect score
13 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The nearest teams in the power rankings, with a different reason on each card — six teams on one rating are rarely on it for the same reason. Rating decides who makes the list; where teams tie on it, the ones this team has actually cooked against come first, then teams at a similar point in their own career. KCBS doesn’t publish where a team is from, so nothing here is inferred from geography.

47 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

SMOKE. MEATS. PIG.

#1665 of the rated field

1553 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1553

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to HOLLA-N-SWALLA)

One contest in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team HOLLA-N-SWALLA has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2015-09-25

⚔ Head-to-head

Just Katie

#1660 of the rated field

1554 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 46%
Peak: 1554

No shared contest yet.

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 13 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 13 contests
last seen 2025-08-30

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Waypoint BBQ

#1666 of the rated field

1553 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 15
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 27%
Peak: 1558

No shared contest yet.

Careers of much the same size, 15 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2026-07-18

⚔ Head-to-head

WATT'S SMOKIN!

#1671 of the rated field

1553 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 18%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2017-06-02

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PORKS & REC

#1670 of the rated field

1553 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 16
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1553

No shared contest yet.

16 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 19% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 16 contests
last seen 2017-10-20

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Checkered Flag 500

#1659 of the rated field

1554 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 50%
Peak: 1571

No shared contest yet.

Level with HOLLA-N-SWALLA on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 10 contests
last seen 2023-04-07

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
GETTIN' BASTED	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SHAKE 'N BAKE BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
PIG NEWTON	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
BRICKHEAD BBQ	5	3	2	60%	⚔ compare
THUMP & STRUM BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
HIGH i QUE	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	0	1	176.5600	153.7028	165.74	top 49%
Pork Ribs	13	4	0	0	173.1200	153.0744	164.68	top 52%
Pork	13	5	1	1	178.3200	157.1428	168.21	top 34%
Brisket	13	4	0	2	177.1428	149.0744	164.51	top 45%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By state / province

Where	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
MO	8	0	top 46%
KS	5	0	top 37%

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	6	0	top 41%
Large (40+)	7	0	top 44%

Contest-by-contest record (recurring contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
*Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	2	4	top 27%	2018-06-15
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	16	top 60%	2016-09-09
Laurie Hillbilly BBQ	2	20	top 43%	2014-08-01

The story so far (14 numbers that describe this team)

On the trail 5.1 yrs 2013-05-03 → 2018-06-15

Busiest season 2014 4 contests

Contests a season 2.2 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in MO 8 of 13 contests · 2 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 10 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 13 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls

Strongest meat Pork averages 168.21 · weakest Brisket (164.51)

Walk rate 77% a top-10 call in 10 of 13 contests

Overall top-10 rate 15% 2 of 13 contests

Master average 663.14 out of 720 · 13 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 408 353–245 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 1,114 13 mapped stops · furthest 89 mi

Schedule strength 1562 average field rating faced — tougher than 48% of rated contests

Power rating 1554 peak 1554 · #1663 of 6,413 rated

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

2013
May 3 First tracked contest Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First call Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall top-10 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
May 3 First overall past 90% of a perfect score670.2856 Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off
2014
May 24 First category win (Pork) Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
May 24 Career-best single call (Pork)178.3200 Sugar Mound BBQ Festival
2016
Sep 9 10th tracked contest Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
2018
Jun 15 Career-best overall score682.2056 *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
Jun 15 Peak power rating (1554) *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life
Jun 15 Most recent contest *Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.8	*Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life	2018-06-15
+11	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off	2013-05-03
+10.6	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival	2014-05-24
+8.5	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival	2016-04-22
+3.7	*Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life(JUDGES FULL)	2017-06-16

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-6.6	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig	2016-07-22

Category scores over time

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Team of the Year rank by season

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Category wins	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2018	1	1	0	100%	top 13%	94.8%	94.8%
2017	2	0	0	100%	top 40%	90.6%	90.5%
2016	3	0	0	67%	top 57%	93.5%	92.6%
2015	1	0	0	100%	top 54%	93.1%	93.1%
2014	4	0	1	50%	top 44%	93.2%	91.8%
2013	2	1	0	100%	top 31%	93.1%	91.9%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-06-15	*Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life Kansas City, KS	4 / 32 (682.2056)	3 (176.5600)	21 (164.5256)	5 (169.6684)	6 (171.4516)
2017-06-16	*Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off 4 Life(JUDGES FULL) Kansas City, KS	14 / 34 (650.0916)	21 (159.3600)	12 (165.0972)	7 (169.1200)	22 (156.5144)
2017-04-21	Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	21 / 55 (652.4116)	23 (166.2400)	7 (173.1200)	24 (163.9772)	39 (149.0744)
2016-09-09	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Kansas City, MO	20 / 30 (661.6684)	18 (166.2856)	8 (169.6916)	15 (167.4284)	26 (158.2628)
2016-07-22	The Kansas Smithfield Guinea Pig Desoto, KS	43 / 49 (664.5372)	40 (167.4400)	43 (164.5716)	17 (172.0000)	43 (160.5256)
2016-04-22	Rock N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO	11 / 61 (673.0972)	40 (157.6800)	9 (170.2972)	14 (167.9772)	2 (177.1428)
2015-08-21	Holy Smoke BBQ Contest Liberty, MO	15 / 28 (670.2744)	19 (164.0000)	25 (161.0972)	10 (172.5600)	9 (172.6172)
2014-09-12	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour N. Kansas City, MO	16 / 30 (665.0856)	4 (173.7028)	9 (173.1200)	25 (157.1428)	20 (161.1200)
2014-08-01	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	20 / 47 (659.9316)	21 (167.4172)	30 (163.4288)	19 (166.8228)	23 (162.2628)
2014-05-24	Sugar Mound BBQ Festival Mound City, KS	21 / 87 (670.8228)	21 (169.1428)	45 (161.6800)	1 (178.3200)	46 (161.6800)
2014-04-04	Smokin On Big Creek - Benefiting Operation BBQ Relief Pleasant Hill, MO	41 / 75 (646.8460)	68 (153.7028)	53 (157.7260)	27 (166.8572)	16 (168.5600)
2013-08-02	Laurie Hillbilly BBQ Laurie, MO	22 / 51 (653.5772)	19 (165.1200)	47 (153.0744)	8 (169.7028)	14 (165.6800)
2013-05-03	Brew, Blues & Bar-B-Q Cook-Off Lansing, KS	6 / 33 (670.2856)	11 (168.0000)	13 (163.4286)	13 (165.1426)	3 (173.7144)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)

Team of the Year standings (rank per category by season — year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Year	Series	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018 ↗	Master	#1187 (207 pts)	#1184 (232 pts)	#1926 (77 pts)	#1334 (182 pts)	#1400 (172 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#1331 (194 pts)	#1665 (149 pts)	#1158 (289 pts)	#1325 (229 pts)	#1730 (134 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1142 (270 pts)	#1406 (210 pts)	#1007 (355 pts)	#1099 (320 pts)	#936 (375 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1917 (103 pts)	#2084 (83 pts)	#2828 (53 pts)	#1748 (128 pts)	#1665 (138 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#895 (367 pts)	#790 (467 pts)	#974 (362 pts)	#714 (532 pts)	#937 (357 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1076 (263 pts)	#1214 (233 pts)	#1400 (193 pts)	#1058 (288 pts)	#864 (363 pts)