The comeback
4.1 yrs
off the trail, then back
Off the trail for 4.1 years, then back at Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) (Oct 3, 2025).
- last seen Sep 10, 2021
- back Oct 3, 2025
Ming St. Meats
Ming St. Meats is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record in 2021. Their best overall finish is 41st of 53 at the Smoke on the Trails (2021). Also listed in KCBS results as “Ming St Meats”.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1495
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 1
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Sep 10, 2021
latest Sep 10, 2021
Category wins
1
1 podium
Avg finish
top 77%
overall standings
Walk rate
67%
contests with a top-10 call
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 171.23 · weakest Pork (146.79)
Road miles
34
across 3 mapped stops · furthest 34 mi
Purse competed for
$13K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 162.2516 | 167.13 | top 42% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 177.7028 | 167.4288 | 171.23 | top 36% |
| Pork | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.7884 | 146.7884 | 146.79 | top 91% |
| Brisket | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155.9544 | 155.9544 | 155.95 | top 79% |
“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.
More numbers
Contests a season
1
across 3 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
MO
2 of 3 contests · 2 states in all
Contests visited
1
a different one every time
Most-entered meat
Pork Ribs
3 entries · 1 win · 2 calls
Opponents faced
52
finished ahead 12 times, behind 40
Longest layoff
4.1 yrs
Sep 10, 2021 → Oct 3, 2025
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20261 milestone
- Most recent contest Gladfest Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20253 milestones
- First call Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- First category win (Pork Ribs) Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)177.7028 Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS)
20212 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke on the Trails
- Career-best overall score632.4232 Smoke on the Trails
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Gladfest Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Gladstone, MO | — | 4 (172) | 10 (168.5484) | — | — |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Gladstone Smokefest (ONE MEAT RIBS) Gladstone, MO | — | — | 1 (177.7028) | — | — |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Smoke on the Trails 🏅 Gardner, KS | 41 / 53 (632.4232) | 33 (162.2516) | 27 (167.4288) | 48 (146.7884) | 42 (155.9544) |