JERRY KING MIDLAND TX

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

Power ranking

#5058

of 6,413 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1532 · rated over 27 contests ⓘ

Contests

in the data

First seen

2013-03-22

latest 2018-03-23

Best ToY finish

#463

Master 2014

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

of 27 contests

Avg finish

top 63%

overall standings

Best overall

664.5028 / 720

Master · Hamond BBQ

Perfect 180s

Current form

643.46 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 635.82 (+7.64)

Walk rate

44%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.8572

Pork · Smokin Blues & BBQ

Consistency

±29.38

std dev of Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.30 · weakest Brisket (153.13)

Road miles

11,682

mi across 27 mapped stops · furthest 939 mi

Schedule strength

44%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1557)

Master avg

635.82 / 720

27 Master contests · 0 GCs

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Storylines (10 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.

Happy hunting ground

Top 14% average finish here

Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship is their spot: an average finish in the top 14% across 2 visits.

2 visits
best finish 5th
average top 14%

High-water mark

664.5028 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.5028 at Hamond BBQ — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

Master
2016-03-25

Their season

2014 their best year

2014 was the year it came together: 7 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 1 category win, at an average finish in the top 42%.

7 contests
2 overall top-10s
1 category wins
average top 42%

A tough matchup

14–0 behind in the head-to-head

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has come out ahead in 14 of their 14 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.18 points below their chicken, and turns into a call 7% of the time against 19%.

Brisket avg 153.13
Chicken avg 162.30
2 calls in 27 entries

A strong matchup

5–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of PAPPO'S BBQ in 5 of their 5 shared contests.

Chicken nemesis

11 of 14 shared chicken entries lost

THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ ahead 79% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ has out-cooked them in 11 of 14 shared chicken entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

JOE'S COOKSHACK has landed one call behind them 2 times.

An April team

Top 24% average finish in April

Something about April: average finish in the top 24% across 5 contests, versus top 63% the rest of the year.

5 April contests
top 63% the rest of the year

The long haul

11,682 road miles between contests

Contest to contest, they've covered roughly 11,682 miles across 27 mapped stops — the longest single trip being 939 miles to Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge.

27 mapped stops
furthest 939 mi

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.

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

END OF THE ROAD BBQ

#5045 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 34
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1501

1–1 in 2 shared contests (50% to JERRY KING MIDLAND TX)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team JERRY KING MIDLAND TX has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 34 contests
last seen 2026-03-20

⚔ Head-to-head

Rub You Long Time

#5062 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1525

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to JERRY KING MIDLAND TX)

They've been 1525 at their best, 64 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 18 contests
last seen 2025-11-05

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Men of Erin

#5073 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1508

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JERRY KING MIDLAND TX)

Careers of much the same size, 19 contests to 27, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 15 contests
last seen 2026-06-26

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BADASS BBQ TEAM

#5069 of the rated field

1461 ▼ 0 power rating

Contests: 14
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% to JERRY KING MIDLAND TX)

14 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

rated over 14 contests
last seen 2016-06-03

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THE BREADMAN

#5037 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

2–1 in 3 shared contests (67% to JERRY KING MIDLAND TX)

Level with JERRY KING MIDLAND TX on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 11 contests
last seen 2025-03-28

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Rhythm & Ribz

#5050 of the rated field

1461 ▲ 0 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

0–2 in 2 shared contests (0% to JERRY KING MIDLAND TX)

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

rated over 8 contests
last seen 2020-09-11

⚔ Head-to-head

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
SMOKIN TRIGGERS	15	1	14	7%	⚔ compare
THE AMERICAN DREAM BBQ	14	0	14	0%	⚔ compare
IOWA'S SMOKEY D'S BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
CLARK CREW BBQ	10	0	10	0%	⚔ compare
Smokin Hot J's	9	2	7	22%	⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
HABITUAL SMOKERS	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
BOOTYQUE	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
GIVE IT TO GOD	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
BUTCHER BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
QUAU	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
BAYOU BOOGIE BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
4 LEGS UP BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE THIS	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
CAJUN BLAZE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Wins	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	27	5	0	0	174.2972	147.3828	162.30	top 54%
Pork Ribs	27	3	0	2	174.2744	150.7884	160.19	top 61%
Pork	27	4	0	0	174.8572	140.5484	160.19	top 62%
Brisket	27	2	1	1	174.2856	20.0000	153.13	top 62%

“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	Avg finish
TX	11	top 45%
LA	8	top 78%
NM	3	top 48%
TN	1	top 81%
AZ	1	top 80%
CO	1	top 89%
KS	1	top 84%
MO	1	top 98%

By contest size

Field	Contests	Avg finish
Small (<20 teams)	1	top 94%
Medium (20–39)	6	top 68%
Large (40+)	20	top 60%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hammond BBQ	3	42	top 85%	2018-03-23
Cedar Fest BBQ	2	17	top 32%	2016-04-01
Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship	2	5	top 14%	2015-04-17

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

On the trail 5 yrs 2013-03-22 → 2018-03-23

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Cooks most in TX 11 of 27 contests · 8 states/provinces in all

Contests visited 23 3 of them cooked more than once

Most-entered meat Chicken 27 entries · 0 wins · 5 calls

Strongest meat Chicken averages 162.30 · weakest Brisket (153.13)

Walk rate 44% a top-10 call in 12 of 27 contests

Overall top-10 rate 11% 3 of 27 contests

Master average 635.82 out of 720 · 27 contests · 0 GCs

Opponents faced 1,555 643–1,762 across every shared overall standing

Road miles 11,682 27 mapped stops · furthest 939 mi

Schedule strength 1557 average field rating faced — tougher than 44% of rated contests

Power rating 1461 peak 1532 · #5058 of 6,413 rated

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

2013
Mar 22 First tracked contest Hammond Blues and BBQ
2014
Feb 27 First call Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown
Mar 14 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour
Mar 21 First overall past 90% of a perfect score651.9200 Hammond BBQ
Apr 4 First category win (Brisket) Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full)
2015
Mar 27 Career-best single call (Pork)174.8572 Smokin Blues & BBQ
Apr 10 10th tracked contest Cedar Fest BBQ
Apr 17 Peak power rating (1532) Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship
2016
Mar 25 Career-best overall score664.5028 Hamond BBQ
2017
Jun 23 25th tracked contest Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1
2018
Mar 23 Most recent contest Hammond BBQ

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

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+13.9	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship	2014-04-25
+9.8	Cedar Fest BBQ	2016-04-01
+9	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship	2015-04-17
+8.5	Smokin' On The Pecos	2014-06-27
+8.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2014-03-14

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.5	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	2015-10-03
-10	Hammond BBQ	2017-03-24
-9.3	BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas	2015-06-13
-9.1	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship	2015-08-28
-8.4	National Western BBQ Throwdown	2017-01-06

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	0	0	0%	top 90%	88.2%	88.2%
2017	8	0	0	25%	top 74%	91.3%	89%
2016	3	0	0	0%	top 57%	92.3%	89.3%
2015	7	1	0	57%	top 68%	91%	85.7%
2014	7	2	1	86%	top 42%	92.2%	89.6%
2013	1	0	0	0%	top 76%	89.4%	89.4%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
2018-03-23	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	43 / 48 (634.6968)	44 (158.2056)	46 (150.7884)	29 (165.1428)	36 (160.5600)
2017-06-24	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 2 Artesia, NM	25 / 37 (657.1656)	7 (174.2972)	30 (156.5600)	31 (160.0228)	20 (166.2856)
2017-06-23	Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1 Artesia, NM	22 / 43 (647.9772)	22 (165.1316)	12 (165.7372)	21 (164.5484)	33 (152.5600)
2017-03-31	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	39 / 48 (653.6112)	14 (171.9772)	46 (154.2512)	36 (167.9772)	38 (159.4056)
2017-03-24	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	53 / 55 (623.8400)	53 (153.1200)	45 (160.5372)	35 (165.7256)	54 (144.4572)
2017-03-03	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	26 / 29 (638.6624)	19 (165.1084)	23 (162.8228)	28 (146.7884)	15 (163.9428)
2017-02-03	*Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX	49 / 136 (642.8456)	7 (173.7256)	61 (162.8572)	82 (154.8456)	87 (151.4172)
2017-01-20	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	32 / 40 (635.2684)	28 (163.9428)	32 (154.8116)	33 (159.9884)	32 (156.5256)
2017-01-06	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	34 / 38 (624.4800)	33 (154.2628)	30 (157.1200)	32 (157.1084)	27 (155.9888)
2016-10-29	37th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbecue(OPEN) Kansas City, KS	470 / 557 (619.9428)	426 (157.1312)	447 (154.8572)	394 (159.9772)	496 (147.9772)
2016-04-01	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	17 / 67 (643.9776)	14 (163.9772)	11 (166.2860)	19 (163.9772)	46 (149.7372)
2016-03-25	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	36 / 58 (664.5028)	29 (168.5256)	14 (170.8572)	51 (158.8456)	35 (166.2744)
2015-10-03	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open Kansas City, MO	595 / 606 (499.2912)	438 (158.8000)	398 (160.5256)	414 (159.9656)	602 (20.0000)
2015-09-04	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	54 / 70 (633.0168)	16 (167.9772)	52 (157.0968)	67 (147.9884)	41 (159.9544)
2015-08-28	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship Lubbock, TX	45 / 57 (622.6628)	48 (151.9200)	46 (154.8000)	42 (155.9772)	29 (159.9656)
2015-06-13	BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas Dallas, TX	17 / 18 (631.3944)	15 (161.7028)	15 (158.8688)	18 (145.6800)	8 (165.1428)
2015-04-17	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX	9 / 44 (655.2796)	10 (165.6800)	6 (167.9656)	17 (162.7884)	19 (158.8456)
2015-04-10	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	21 / 53 (637.0284)	4 (168.5484)	28 (158.8572)	30 (156.5028)	32 (153.1200)
2015-03-27	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	39 / 56 (640.9484)	54 (151.3484)	42 (158.8000)	8 (174.8572)	43 (155.9428)
2014-06-27	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	15 / 60 (664.0228)	15 (168.0000)	40 (159.4400)	7 (173.1428)	15 (163.4400)
2014-04-25	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship Midland, TX	5 / 62 (644.6856)	22 (157.7256)	23 (159.4400)	5 (169.7600)	16 (157.7600)
2014-04-04	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) Cedar Park, TX	14 / 50 (645.1084)	27 (156.0000)	3 (174.2744)	48 (140.5484)	1 (174.2856)
2014-03-21	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	42 / 61 (651.9200)	56 (154.8000)	31 (164.0232)	33 (163.9312)	25 (169.1656)
2014-03-14	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Fort Worth, TX	9 / 29 (644.5600)	11 (164.5828)	2 (173.7144)	20 (153.1084)	17 (153.1544)
2014-03-07	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Baton Rouge, LA	17 / 23 (645.6684)	6 (172.5944)	23 (151.3940)	14 (163.4172)	16 (158.2628)
2014-02-27	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	21 / 37 (621.0628)	32 (147.3828)	26 (153.7144)	8 (168.0000)	25 (151.9656)
2013-03-22	Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA	38 / 50 (643.4282)	28 (165.7142)	40 (154.8572)	25 (164.5712)	35 (158.2856)

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	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#770 (489 pts)	#501 (784 pts)	#729 (549 pts)	#813 (494 pts)	#719 (549 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#1295 (220 pts)	#1327 (235 pts)	#1107 (305 pts)	#1453 (210 pts)	#1503 (180 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#663 (548 pts)	#540 (723 pts)	#676 (568 pts)	#660 (573 pts)	#700 (528 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#463 (839 pts)	#547 (714 pts)	#463 (859 pts)	#438 (869 pts)	#437 (869 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#1970 (75 pts)	#2073 (75 pts)	#2043 (75 pts)	#2080 (75 pts)	#2034 (75 pts)