Perfect scores on the board
1
perfect 180s
1 perfect 180 in the data — every judge at the table handing back a nine, all in chicken.
- Chicken ×1
Holla N Swalla
At a glance (everything the results say about this team, in numbers)
Rating
1529
peak 1529 · rated over 6 contests ⓘ
Contests
6
in the data
First seen
2013-04-19
latest 2018-04-20
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
2 podiums
Overall top-10s
1
of 6 contests
Avg finish
top 38%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Current form
653.74 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 658.31 (-4.57)
Walk rate
50%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±18.53
std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 166.46 · weakest Pork (163.03)
Road miles
628
mi across 6 mapped stops · furthest 99 mi
Schedule strength
24%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1532)
Master avg
658.31 / 720
6 Master contests · 0 GCs
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.
High-water mark
681.1428
career-best overall
94.6% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 681.1428 at Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival — 94.6% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- 2013-04-19
A tough matchup
6–0
behind in the head-to-head
BURNT FINGER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
BURNT FINGER BBQ has come out ahead in 6 of their 6 shared contests.
A strong matchup
3–0
ahead in the head-to-head
Ahead in 100% of their meetings
They've finished ahead of DUSTY ROADS BBQ in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
The comeback
2.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 2.1 years, then back at 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) (2016-10-29).
- last seen 2014-10-02
- back 2016-10-29
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.
75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2221 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 14%
- Peak
- 1530
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.
⚔ Head-to-head#2219 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1536
No shared contest yet.
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 6, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Head-to-head#2235 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 67%
- Peak
- 1541
No shared contest yet.
They turned up 6 years after Holla N Swalla did, first appearing in 2019.
⚔ Head-to-head#2233 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 1
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
Their rating is built on 1 Grand Championship in 5 contests, alongside a 40% overall top-10 rate.
⚔ Head-to-head#2220 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1530
No shared contest yet.
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 4 years before Holla N Swalla's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Head-to-head#2242 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1529
No shared contest yet.
Level with Holla N Swalla on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Head-to-headFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BURNT FINGER BBQ | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| GETTIN' BASTED | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
| QUAU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 180.0000 🔥 | 149.0972 | 164.55 | top 46% |
| Pork Ribs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0000 | 159.4060 | 166.46 | top 34% |
| Pork | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2858 | 154.2972 | 163.03 | top 46% |
| Brisket | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171.4286 | 153.6800 | 164.26 | top 36% |
“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.
The story so far (16 numbers that describe this team)
On the trail
5 yrs
2013-04-19 → 2018-04-20
Busiest season
2014
2 contests
Contests a season
1.5
across 4 seasons in the data
Cooks most in
MO
5 of 6 contests · 2 states/provinces in all
Contests visited
6
0 of them cooked more than once
Most-entered meat
Chicken
6 entries · 0 wins · 2 calls
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
averages 166.46 · weakest Pork (163.03)
Walk rate
50%
a top-10 call in 3 of 6 contests
Overall top-10 rate
17%
1 of 6 contests
Master average
658.31
out of 720 · 6 contests · 0 GCs
Perfect 180s
1
every judge at the table handing back a nine
Opponents faced
1,161
867–936 across every shared overall standing
Road miles
628
6 mapped stops · furthest 99 mi
Schedule strength
1532
average field rating faced — tougher than 24% of rated contests
Longest layoff
2.1 yrs
2014-10-02 → 2016-10-29
Power rating
1529
peak 1529 · #2228 of 6,413 rated
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
- 2013
- First tracked contest Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
- First call Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
- First overall top-10 Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score681.1428 Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
- Career-best overall score681.1428 Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival
- 2018
- First perfect 180 (Chicken) Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- Peak power rating (1529) Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
- Most recent contest Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +13.2 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival | 2013-04-19 |
| +10.8 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival | 2014-05-09 |
| +6.9 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival | 2018-04-20 |
| +3.4 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2014-10-02 |
| +0.8 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) | 2016-10-29 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -5.9 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open | 2013-10-03 |
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)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 30% | 93.5% | 93.5% |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | top 54% | 90.6% | 90.6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 31% | 91.8% | 91.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | top 40% | 94.6% | 90.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-20 | Rock'n N Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 13 / 43 (673.5540) | 2 (180.0000) | 13 (169.6684) | 28 (159.3600) | 19 (164.5256) |
| 2016-10-29 | 37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS | 301 / 557 (652.4916) | 463 (154.8116) | 297 (164.0116) | 204 (167.4056) | 195 (166.2628) |
| 2014-10-02 | 35th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 237 / 552 (658.8228) | 376 (160.5372) | 135 (169.1656) | 218 (166.2628) | 255 (162.8572) |
| 2014-05-09 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 11 / 57 (661.0860) | 2 (175.4172) | 17 (164.5372) | 39 (154.2972) | 9 (166.8344) |
| 2013-10-03 | 34th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue Open Kansas City, MO | 373 / 535 (622.7432) | 468 (149.0972) | 266 (159.4060) | 265 (160.5600) | 344 (153.6800) |
| 2013-04-19 | Rock'n Ribs BBQ Festival Springfield, MO | 7 / 68 (681.1428) | 19 (167.4284) | 11 (172.0000) | 13 (170.2858) | 8 (171.4286) |