Hole 'Nother Level

Hole 'Nother Level is a competition barbecue team with 6 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2014 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 6th of 42 at the Sertoma 48 BBQ (2016). They are ranked #2568 of 6,477 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,568

of 6,477 rated · rankings

Rating

1518

peak 1524 · rated over 6 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 9, 2014

latest Apr 26, 2019 · 5 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

33% of 6 contests

Best top-10 run

straight overall top-10s

Avg finish

top 48%

overall standings

Best overall

687.8856 / 720

Master · Sertoma 48 BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

662.62 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 639.04 (+23.59)

Walk rate

83%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

175.4400

Brisket · Sertoma 48 BBQ

Consistency

±56.30

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 167.03 · weakest Pork Ribs (141.22)

Road miles

across 6 mapped stops

Schedule strength

38%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1550)

Purse competed for

$4,800

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

639.04 / 720

6 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (5 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

687.8856 career-best overall

95.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 687.8856 at Sertoma 48 BBQ — 95.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
May 6, 2016

A tough matchup

5–0 behind in the head-to-head

913 BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

913 BBQ has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

The weak link

−25.8 points behind their best meat

Pork Ribs is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 25.81 points below their brisket, and turns into a call 17% of the time against 67%.

Pork Ribs avg 141.22
Brisket avg 167.03
1 call in 6 entries

A strong matchup

5–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 83% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PORK 'N MINDY in 5 of their 6 shared contests.

A standing appointment

6 years running at one contest

They've cooked Sertoma 48 BBQ every year from 2014 to 2019 — the contest they never miss.

6 visits in all
best finish 6th

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Hole 'Nother Level, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Porko Smoko

#2,560 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1518

Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 6 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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TOMBSTONE BBQ

#2,558 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 25%
Peak: 1532

Their last contest in the data was back in 2015, 4 years before Hole 'Nother Level's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

rated over 7 contests

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Texas Chrome Hero's Foundation

#2,576 of the rated field

1517 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 17%
Peak: 1524

They turned up 7 years after Hole 'Nother Level did, first appearing in 2021.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 10, 2026

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Mason Dixon Swine

#2,572 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1527

Level with Hole 'Nother Level on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Jun 21, 2024

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SQUEELIN 'N' WHEELIN

#2,567 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 20%
Peak: 1518

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Aug 26, 2022

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Grill Team 6

#2,573 of the rated field

1518 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 40%
Peak: 1533

Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 5 contests
last seen Apr 8, 2022

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
PORK 'N MINDY	6	5	1	83%	⚔ compare
Evening Wood	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Rub Me Tender Rub Me Sweet	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
MAD HOGS AND AN ENGLISHMAN	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
Smoke n' Things	6	4	2	67%	⚔ compare
777 BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BLACK EYE BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
99 PROBLEMS SMOKIN AINT 1	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
PASSIONS OF THE PIT	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
JUST FOR FUN	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare
BAYOU STYLE BBQ	5	2	3	40%	⚔ compare
Four Men and A Pig	5	1	4	20%	⚔ compare
913 BBQ	5	0	5	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	6	2	0	174.2628	158.2172	165.87	top 44%
Pork Ribs	6	1	0	172.5600	20	141.22	top 55%
Pork	6	0	0	170.8228	158.8228	164.92	top 47%
Brisket	6	4	2	175.4400	145.6800	167.03	top 28%

“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 field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 76%
Large (40+)	5	0	top 42%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Sertoma 48 BBQ	6	6	0	top 48%	Apr 26, 2019

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in KS 6 of 6 contests

Contests visited 1 1 of them more than once

Opponents faced 130 finished ahead 134 times, behind 124

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

20191 milestone

Apr 26 Most recent contest Sertoma 48 BBQ

20181 milestone

May 4 Peak power rating (1524) Sertoma 48 BBQ

20162 milestones

May 6 First overall top-10 Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 6 Career-best overall score687.8856 Sertoma 48 BBQ

20151 milestone

May 8 First overall past 90% of a perfect score664.4684 Sertoma 48 BBQ

20143 milestones

May 9 First tracked contest Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 9 First call Sertoma 48 BBQ
May 9 Career-best single call (Brisket)175.4400 Sertoma 48 BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+14.5	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 6, 2016
+13.3	Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL)	May 5, 2017
+9.1	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 8, 2015
+2.3	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 4, 2018

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.9	Sertoma 48 BBQ	May 9, 2014
-6.4	Sertoma 48 BBQ	Apr 26, 2019

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0	0%	top 76%	87%	87%
2018	1	0	100%	top 49%	90.8%	90.8%
2017	1	1	100%	top 16%	94.5%	94.5%
2016	1	1	100%	top 14%	95.5%	95.5%
2015	1	0	100%	top 31%	92.3%	92.3%
2014	1	0	100%	top 100%	72.4%	72.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Apr 26, 2019	Sertoma 48 BBQ 🏅 Lawrence, KS	29 / 38 (626.7316)	27 (158.2172)	28 (159.4172)	21 (163.4172)	34 (145.6800)
May 4, 2018	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	20 / 41 (653.5428)	29 (159.9428)	27 (158.8116)	24 (160.5028)	3 (174.2856)
May 5, 2017	Sertoma 48 BBQ (JUDGESFULL) Lawrence, KS	7 / 44 (680.4916)	8 (173.1428)	20 (165.6916)	15 (169.6800)	5 (171.9772)
May 6, 2016	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	6 / 42 (687.8856)	6 (174.2628)	13 (170.8228)	11 (170.8228)	5 (171.9772)
May 8, 2015	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	14 / 45 (664.4684)	25 (162.8228)	5 (172.5600)	18 (166.2628)	20 (162.8228)
May 9, 2014	Sertoma 48 BBQ Lawrence, KS	54 / 54 (521.1084)	18 (166.8456)	54 (20)	38 (158.8228)	2 (175.4400)

Hole 'Nother Level

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Best top-10 run

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (5 found in their record)

High-water mark

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

A standing appointment

Teams like this (closest power rating)

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

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

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

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

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

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

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

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