JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ

JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ is a competition barbecue team with 7 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2019. Their best overall finish is 39th of 46 at the Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass (2016). They are ranked #6170 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,170

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1424

peak 1424 · rated over 7 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 17, 2013

latest May 17, 2019 · 6 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#1954

Master 2018 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0% of 7 contests

Avg finish

top 96%

overall standings

Best overall

652.4692 / 720

Master · Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

Perfect 180s

Current form

621.49 ▲

last 5 Master vs avg 617.20 (+4.29)

Walk rate

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

172.5600

Pork Ribs · Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival

Consistency

±20.20

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 159.89 · weakest Brisket (150.88)

Road miles

across 7 mapped stops

Schedule strength

47%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1561)

Purse competed for

$17K

listed at 1 contest — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅

won from 1 state-championship entry

Master avg

617.20 / 720

7 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (3 found in their record)

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

A tough matchup

7–0 behind in the head-to-head

CONTAGIOUS Q ahead in 100% of their meetings

CONTAGIOUS Q has come out ahead in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

The weak link

−9.0 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 9.01 points below their pork, and turns into a call 0% of the time against 0%.

Brisket avg 150.88
Pork avg 159.89
0 calls in 7 entries

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

SOUTHERN SMOKERS has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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
2019 ↗	Master	#1955 (60 pts)	#2049 (60 pts)	#2026 (60 pts)	#2029 (60 pts)	#2010 (60 pts)
2018 ↗	Master	#1954 (60 pts)	#2012 (60 pts)	#1996 (60 pts)	#2030 (60 pts)	#1990 (60 pts)
2017 ↗	Master	#2212 (60 pts)	#2286 (60 pts)	#2304 (60 pts)	#2260 (60 pts)	#2266 (60 pts)
2016 ↗	Master	#2274 (60 pts)	#2353 (60 pts)	#2081 (110 pts)	#2326 (60 pts)	#2345 (60 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#2158 (60 pts)	#2209 (60 pts)	#1897 (115 pts)	#2225 (60 pts)	#2214 (60 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#2084 (75 pts)	#2167 (75 pts)	#2161 (75 pts)	#2172 (75 pts)	#2148 (75 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#2386 (72 pts)	#2436 (72 pts)	#2423 (72 pts)	#2436 (72 pts)	#2427 (72 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ, each with one reason worth a look.

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

Cow-Hen-Pig

#6,167 of the rated field

1424 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1424

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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Junkyard BBQ

#6,174 of the rated field

1424 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1424

Careers of much the same size, 8 contests to 7, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 12, 2026

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SORRY CHARLOTTE BBQ

#6,171 of the rated field

1424 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1424

Level with JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Nov 21, 2025

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SMOKIN HOT ROD'S BBQ

#6,172 of the rated field

1424 power rating

Contests: 8
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1424

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 8 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 8 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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HAWG PEN

#6,166 of the rated field

1425 power rating

Contests: 9
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 0%
Peak: 1425

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

rated over 9 contests
last seen Jun 4, 2021

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Brisket Butts and BBQ

#6,169 of the rated field

1424 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1424

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 10 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Aug 23, 2024

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

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
HOGGY BOTTOM BOYS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
GRILLIN' GANGSTERS	7	1	6	14%	⚔ compare
CONTAGIOUS Q	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Sons of Smoke	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
ROCKY TOP BARBEQUE	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SMOKE ON THIS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCED! BBQ TEAM	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
SOGGY BOTTOM SMOKERS	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
Carolina Rib King	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
BLUE CHIP BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FIREHOUSE SMOKERS TN	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
FOWL BUTT BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SWIGGIN PIG	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
LAST SMOKER STANDING	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
WOOD N PIG SMOKERS	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	7	167.4288	138.1600	152.52	top 88%
Pork Ribs	7	172.5600	136	153.91	top 76%
Pork	7	167.4056	151.9998	159.89	top 80%
Brisket	7	155.4284	146.2056	150.88	top 92%

“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.

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

Contest	Visits	Best	GCs	Avg finish	Last visit
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	4	42	0	top 98%	May 17, 2019
Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	2	39	0	top 91%	May 20, 2016

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 7 seasons in the data

Most contests held in TN 7 of 7 contests

Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once

Opponents faced 131 finished ahead 14 times, behind 307

Longest layoff 1 yrs May 15, 2015 → May 20, 2016

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

20191 milestone

May 17 Most recent contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

20162 milestones

May 20 First overall past 90% of a perfect score652.4692 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 20 Career-best overall score652.4692 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

20151 milestone

May 15 Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)172.5600 Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival

20132 milestones

May 17 First tracked contest Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass
May 17 Peak power rating (1485) Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass

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

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-14.7	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	May 17, 2013
-12.4	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	May 16, 2014
-12	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival	May 15, 2015
-10.2	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	May 17, 2019
-9.8	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass	May 19, 2017

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	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2019	1	0%	top 100%	83.2%	83.2%
2018	1	0%	top 98%	82.5%	82.5%
2017	1	0%	top 96%	86.5%	86.5%
2016	1	0%	top 85%	90.6%	90.6%
2015	1	0%	top 98%	88.8%	88.8%
2014	1	0%	top 96%	84.3%	84.3%
2013	1	0%	top 98%	84.2%	84.2%

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

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
May 17, 2019	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass 🏅 Sevierville, TN	43 / 43 (599.1884)	42 (151.3600)	42 (141.6000)	35 (155.9884)	36 (150.2400)
May 18, 2018	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	42 / 43 (593.9196)	42 (138.1600)	42 (144.4684)	27 (165.0856)	43 (146.2056)
May 19, 2017	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	47 / 49 (622.5940)	49 (143.3140)	37 (161.6800)	25 (167.4056)	48 (150.1944)
May 20, 2016	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	39 / 46 (652.4692)	29 (167.4288)	15 (171.4288)	41 (161.6800)	46 (151.9316)
May 15, 2015	Sevierville Bloomin' BBQ and Bluegrass Festival Sevierville, TN	43 / 44 (639.2684)	40 (160.5600)	14 (172.5600)	44 (156.4912)	43 (149.6572)
May 16, 2014	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	54 / 56 (606.6512)	53 (143.9428)	55 (149.6456)	42 (160.5600)	47 (152.5028)
May 17, 2013	Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN	46 / 47 (606.2852)	34 (162.8570)	46 (136)	46 (151.9998)	38 (155.4284)

JERRY'S TENDER BUTT BBQ

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

Purse competed for

State championships

Master avg

Storylines (3 found in their record)

A tough matchup

The weak link

Looking over their shoulder

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

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)

📉 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)