A tough matchup
3–0
behind in the head-to-head
Barking Dog BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings
Barking Dog BBQ has come out ahead in 3 of their 3 shared contests.
Ming Street Meats
Ming Street Meats is a competition barbecue team with 3 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2022 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 22nd of 29 at the Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" (2022).
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1482
Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 3
Contests
3
in the data
First seen
Jun 17, 2022
latest Jun 19, 2026 · 4 years on the trail
Avg finish
top 82%
overall standings
Consistency
±4.39
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Pork Ribs
avg 168.74 · weakest Brisket (152.32)
Road miles
0
across 3 mapped stops
Schedule strength
75%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)
Purse competed for
$15K
listed at 3 contests — purses, not winnings
Master avg
645.36 / 720
3 Master contests · 0 GCs
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161.6572 | 158.2516 | 159.58 | top 88% |
| Pork Ribs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.8572 | 162.8000 | 168.74 | top 52% |
| Pork | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.5600 | 157.6572 | 164.72 | top 68% |
| Brisket | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158.2288 | 147.9544 | 152.32 | top 90% |
“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
KS
3 of 3 contests
Contests visited
3
a different one every time
Opponents faced
65
finished ahead 17 times, behind 76
Longest layoff
2 yrs
Jun 14, 2024 → Jun 19, 2026
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score648.9948 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
- Career-best overall score648.9948 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)174.8572 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
- Most recent contest 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life
20222 milestones
- First tracked contest Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"
- Peak power rating (1496) Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life"
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 2026 | 12th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 29 / 33 (648.9948) | 30 (158.2516) | 16 (174.8572) | 30 (157.6572) | 29 (158.2288) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 10th Annual K of C BBQ Smoke Off 4-Life 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 28 / 34 (647.9088) | 32 (158.8228) | 18 (168.5716) | 14 (172.5600) | 33 (147.9544) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | Knights Of Columbus BBQ Smoke Off "4 Life" 🏅 Kansas City, KS | 22 / 29 (639.1888) | 23 (161.6572) | 16 (162.8000) | 21 (163.9428) | 25 (150.7888) |