Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
2024-08-24 · Park Ridge, IL
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $600.00
Grand Champion: Weez's Groovin' BBQ (354.3200) · 36 teams
Entries
36
4 categories
Top score
354.3200
Winning margin
0.6172
GC over RC
Field average
308.52
median 319.11
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Ancillary — Best dish
3.4172 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
328.5484
what a walk cost here
Field spread
199.4860
winner to last place
Prize money
$600.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 79%
beats 21% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1514
avg power rating going in · stronger than 19% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.6172 points — closer than 87% of every championship in the data.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
This contest over the years
| Date | Where | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Ridge, IL | 39 | 330.3888 | SimpleManBBQ | |
| Park Ridge, IL | 38 | 341.2000 | Sarsany BBQ | |
| 2022-08-20 | Park Ridge, IL | 41 | 341.7028 | Stone Cold Grillers |
| 2023-09-16 | Park Ridge, IL | 35 | 346.8344 | Makdaddy BBQ |
| 2024-08-24 ← this one | Park Ridge, IL | 36 | 354.3200 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ |
| 2025-09-05 | Park Ridge, IL | 38 | 353.7488 | Blended Smoke BBQ |
| 2026-08-15 | Park Ridge, IL | — | — | — |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Ancillary — Best dish
28 entries · top 176.5600 · median 166.5714
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 2 | South Side Pit Men | |
| 3 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 4 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 5 | Bori-BQ | |
| 6 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 7 | Pork Dorks | |
| 8 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 10 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 11 | Pork Place BBQ Team | |
| 12 | Pickles Posse | |
| 13 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 14 | Miami Heat BBQ | |
| 15 | De La 'Que | |
| 16 | Smoke Show | |
| 17 | Yostin' & Smokin' | |
| 18 | Makdaddy BBQ | |
| 19 | Porklandia | |
| 20 | Ribbed For Your Pleasure | |
| 21 | P-Ridge Smoke | |
| 22 | Fu Man-Q | |
| 23 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 24 | Pig Floyd | |
| 25 | Seminary Ave Smokers | |
| 26 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 27 | Overproofed BBQ Team | |
| 28 | Butt Rubbers |
Ancillary — Best sauce
23 entries · top 177.7028 · median 163.3712
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bori-BQ | |
| 2 | Pork Dorks | |
| 3 | Porklandia | |
| 4 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 5 | Smoke Show | |
| 6 | South Side Pit Men | |
| 7 | P-Ridge Smoke | |
| 8 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 9 | Seminary Ave Smokers | |
| 10 | Overproofed BBQ Team | |
| 11 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 12 | Ribbed For Your Pleasure | |
| 13 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 14 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 15 | Pork Place BBQ Team | |
| 16 | Pig Floyd | |
| 17 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 18 | Makdaddy BBQ | |
| 19 | De La 'Que | |
| 20 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 21 | Miami Heat BBQ | |
| 22 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 23 | Yostin' & Smokin' |
Backyard Series — Chicken
35 entries · top 178.8800 · median 159.9656
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | South Side Pit Men | |
| 3 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 4 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 5 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 6 | Shmack Q | |
| 7 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 8 | Bori-BQ | |
| 9 | Broken Bones | |
| 10 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 11 | Superlins BBQ | |
| 12 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 13 | Makdaddy BBQ | |
| 14 | Pickles Posse | |
| 15 | Porklandia | |
| 16 | Pork Dorks | |
| 17 | Fu Man-Q | |
| 18 | Uncle Mike's | |
| 19 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 20 | Overproofed BBQ Team | |
| 21 | The Social Smokers | |
| 22 | Miami Heat BBQ | |
| 23 | Ribbed For Your Pleasure | |
| 24 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 25 | Butt Rubbers | |
| 26 | P-Ridge Smoke | |
| 27 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 28 | De La 'Que | |
| 29 | Seminary Ave Smokers | |
| 30 | Pork Place BBQ Team | |
| 31 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 32 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 33 | Pig Floyd | |
| 34 | Smoke Show | |
| 35 | Yostin' & Smokin' |
Backyard Series — Overall
36 entries · top 354.3200 · median 319.1086
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 2 | South Side Pit Men | |
| 3 | Shmack Q | |
| 4 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 5 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 6 | Superlins BBQ | |
| 7 | Pork Dorks | |
| 8 | Pickles Posse | |
| 9 | Broken Bones | |
| 10 | Porklandia | |
| 11 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 12 | Bori-BQ | |
| 13 | Uncle Mike's | |
| 14 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 15 | Fu Man-Q | |
| 16 | Makdaddy BBQ | |
| 17 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 18 | Overproofed BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 20 | Ribbed For Your Pleasure | |
| 21 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 22 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 23 | The Social Smokers | |
| 24 | Miami Heat BBQ | |
| 25 | Pork Place BBQ Team | |
| 26 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 27 | P-Ridge Smoke | |
| 28 | De La 'Que | |
| 29 | Pig Floyd | |
| 30 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 31 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 32 | Butt Rubbers | |
| 33 | Seminary Ave Smokers | |
| 34 | Smoke Show | |
| 35 | Yostin' & Smokin' | |
| 36 | Pork Rib! |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
36 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.4000
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Side Pit Men | |
| 2 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | |
| 3 | Shmack Q | |
| 4 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 5 | Superlins BBQ | |
| 6 | Pork Dorks | |
| 7 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 8 | Uncle Mike's | |
| 9 | Pickles Posse | |
| 10 | Kaleta's Kitchen | |
| 11 | Porklandia | |
| 12 | Fu Man-Q | |
| 13 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 14 | Overproofed BBQ Team | |
| 15 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 16 | Broken Bones | |
| 17 | Ribbed For Your Pleasure | |
| 18 | Pork Place BBQ Team | |
| 19 | Bori-BQ | |
| 20 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 21 | Makdaddy BBQ | |
| 22 | P-Ridge Smoke | |
| 23 | The Social Smokers | |
| 24 | Pork Rib! | |
| 25 | Pig Floyd | |
| 26 | Yostin' & Smokin' | |
| 27 | Miami Heat BBQ | |
| 28 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 29 | De La 'Que | |
| 30 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 31 | Too Sauced Guys Bar-B-Que | |
| 32 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 33 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 34 | Butt Rubbers | |
| 35 | Seminary Ave Smokers | |
| 36 | Smoke Show |