JERRY KING MIDLAND TX

JERRY KING MIDLAND TX is a competition barbecue team with 27 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2018. Their best overall finish is 5th of 62 at the Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship (2014). They are ranked #5082 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#5,082

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1461

peak 1532 · rated over 27 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

Mar 22, 2013

latest Mar 23, 2018 · 5 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#463

Master 2014 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

3 podiums

Overall top-10s

11% 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

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Chicken

avg 162.30 · weakest Brisket (153.13)

Road miles

11,682

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

Storylines (10 found in their record)

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

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
Mar 25, 2016

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 win
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.

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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

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the 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)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JERRY KING MIDLAND TX, each with one reason worth a look.

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

BIG BELLY BBQ

#5,101 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 32
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1535

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

One contest 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 31 contests
last seen Sep 23, 2022

⚔ Head-to-head

Men of Erin

#5,065 of the rated field

1461 power rating

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

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

They've been 1508 at their best, 47 points above where they sit today — they're arriving at this rating from above.

rated over 15 contests
last seen Jun 26, 2026

⚔ Head-to-head

THE BREADMAN

#5,066 of the rated field

1461 power rating

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

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

Fewer contests behind them than JERRY KING MIDLAND TX has cooked, 11 to 27, which makes theirs the less settled rating of the two.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Mar 28, 2025

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AJAK BBQ

#5,067 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 9%
Peak: 1461

0–1 in 1 shared contest (0% 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 Jun 4, 2021

⚔ Head-to-head

Sigma Chi

#5,062 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 6
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JERRY KING MIDLAND TX)

One contest 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 6 contests
last seen Feb 14, 2020

⚔ Head-to-head

BIGGS BBQ

#5,092 of the rated field

1461 power rating

Contests: 5
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1461

1–0 in 1 shared contest (100% to JERRY KING MIDLAND TX)

One contest 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 5 contests
last seen May 4, 2018

⚔ 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	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 field size and state

By contest size

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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%

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

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Hammond BBQ	3	42	top 85%	Mar 23, 2018
Cedar Fest BBQ	2	17	top 32%	Apr 1, 2016
Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship	2	5	top 14%	Apr 17, 2015

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 8 contests

Contests a season 4.5 across 6 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TX 11 of 27 contests · 8 states in all

Contests visited 23 3 of them more than once

Opponents faced 1,544 finished ahead 644 times, behind 1,759

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

20181 milestone

Mar 23 Most recent contest Hammond BBQ

20171 milestone

Jun 23 25th tracked contest Smokin On The Pecos-Doubleheader-Day 1

20161 milestone

Mar 25 Career-best overall score664.5028 Hamond BBQ

20153 milestones

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

20144 milestones

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)

20131 milestone

Mar 22 First tracked contest Hammond Blues and 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	Apr 25, 2014
+9.8	Cedar Fest BBQ	Apr 1, 2016
+9	Bynum Schools Best of the Basin BBQ Championship	Apr 17, 2015
+8.5	Smokin' On The Pecos	Jun 27, 2014
+8.3	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Mar 14, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-13.4	36th Annual American Royal World Series of Barbeque- Open	Oct 3, 2015
-10	Hammond BBQ	Mar 24, 2017
-9.3	BBQ Battle Royale at Taste of Dallas	Jun 13, 2015
-9.1	Raider Red Meats BBQ and Ribeye Championship	Aug 28, 2015
-8.4	National Western BBQ Throwdown	Jan 6, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score, averaged over 5 contests — 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	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
Mar 23, 2018	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	43 / 48 (634.6968)	44 (158.2056)	46 (150.7884)	29 (165.1428)	36 (160.5600)
Jun 24, 2017	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)
Jun 23, 2017	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)
Mar 31, 2017	Blues Hog BBQ & Music Fest Savannah, TN	39 / 48 (653.6112)	14 (171.9772)	46 (154.2512)	36 (167.9772)	38 (159.4056)
Mar 24, 2017	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	53 / 55 (623.8400)	53 (153.1200)	45 (160.5372)	35 (165.7256)	54 (144.4572)
Mar 3, 2017	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Shreveport, LA	26 / 29 (638.6624)	19 (165.1084)	23 (162.8228)	28 (146.7884)	15 (163.9428)
Feb 3, 2017	Humble Rodeo & BBQ ( WFC Qualifier) Humble, TX	49 / 136 (642.8456)	7 (173.7256)	61 (162.8572)	82 (154.8456)	87 (151.4172)
Jan 20, 2017	Slab-O-Rama Barbeque Challenge Bullhead City, AZ	32 / 40 (635.2684)	28 (163.9428)	32 (154.8116)	33 (159.9884)	32 (156.5256)
Jan 6, 2017	National Western BBQ Throwdown Denver, CO	34 / 38 (624.4800)	33 (154.2628)	30 (157.1200)	32 (157.1084)	27 (155.9888)
Oct 29, 2016	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)
Apr 1, 2016	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	17 / 67 (643.9776)	14 (163.9772)	11 (166.2860)	19 (163.9772)	46 (149.7372)
Mar 25, 2016	Hamond BBQ Hammond, LA	36 / 58 (664.5028)	29 (168.5256)	14 (170.8572)	51 (158.8456)	35 (166.2744)
Oct 3, 2015	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)
Sep 4, 2015	City of Bedford Blues & BBQ Festival Bedford, TX	54 / 70 (633.0168)	16 (167.9772)	52 (157.0968)	67 (147.9884)	41 (159.9544)
Aug 28, 2015	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)
Jun 13, 2015	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)
Apr 17, 2015	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)
Apr 10, 2015	Cedar Fest BBQ Cedar Park, TX	21 / 53 (637.0284)	4 (168.5484)	28 (158.8572)	30 (156.5028)	32 (153.1200)
Mar 27, 2015	Smokin Blues & BBQ Hammond, LA	39 / 56 (640.9484)	54 (151.3484)	42 (158.8000)	8 (174.8572)	43 (155.9428)
Jun 27, 2014	Smokin' On The Pecos Artesia, NM	15 / 60 (664.0228)	15 (168)	40 (159.4400)	7 (173.1428)	15 (163.4400)
Apr 25, 2014	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)
Apr 4, 2014	Cedar Fest BBQ Cook-Off (Teams Full) Cedar Park, TX	14 / 50 (645.1084)	27 (156)	3 (174.2744)	48 (140.5484)	1 (174.2856)
Mar 21, 2014	Hammond BBQ Hammond, LA	42 / 61 (651.9200)	56 (154.8000)	31 (164.0232)	33 (163.9312)	25 (169.1656)
Mar 14, 2014	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)
Mar 7, 2014	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)
Feb 27, 2014	Shotgun Fred BBQ Showdown Huntsville, TX	21 / 37 (621.0628)	32 (147.3828)	26 (153.7144)	8 (168)	25 (151.9656)
Mar 22, 2013	Hammond Blues and BBQ Hammond, LA	38 / 50 (643.4282)	28 (165.7142)	40 (154.8572)	25 (164.5712)	35 (158.2856)

JERRY KING MIDLAND TX

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (10 found in their record)

Happy hunting ground

High-water mark

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Chicken nemesis

Looking over their shoulder

An April team

The long haul

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

Overall rank by season

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

By state / province (where the contests were held)

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, averaged over 5 contests — 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)