Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
· Park Ridge, IL
Prize money: $600.00
Grand Champion: SimpleManBBQ (330.3888) · 39 teams
Entries
39
4 categories
Top score
330.3888
Winning margin
4.0912
GC over RC
Field average
299.60
median 301.11
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
6.3200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
314.8004
what a walk cost here
Field spread
63.4860
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 97%
beats 3% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
SimpleManBBQ took the Grand Championship home to TN.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ← this one | 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 | 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
27 entries · top 179.4400 · median 158.3088
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pickanator | |
| 2 | Smokin Gudbaur-B-Q | |
| 3 | LIMP BRISKET | |
| 4 | It's Time for the Porkulator | |
| 5 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 6 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 7 | Burnt Offerings | |
| 8 | Pork-tugal. The Man | |
| 9 | Big Smokers | |
| 10 | De La 'Que | |
| 11 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 12 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 13 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 14 | Pork Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 15 | Global Warming | |
| 16 | Game of Bones | |
| 17 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 18 | Pork Dorks | |
| 19 | Smokin' Barrels | |
| 20 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 21 | Bubba's Last Stand | |
| 22 | 3 Blind Pigs | |
| 23 | Pork Ridginal | |
| 24 | Aporkalypse Now | |
| 25 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 26 | Football Meatheads III | |
| 27 | Messi Ribs |
Ancillary — Best sauce
24 entries · top 176.5600 · median 159.9772
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 2 | De La 'Que | |
| 3 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 4 | Beauty and the Beef | |
| 5 | Smokin' Barrels | |
| 6 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 7 | Football Meatheads III | |
| 8 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 9 | Smokin Gudbaur-B-Q | |
| 10 | Pork Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 11 | Aporkalypse Now | |
| 12 | Big Smokers | |
| 13 | Smokin' Avenues?I'd Smoke That! | |
| 14 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 15 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 16 | Pork Dorks | |
| 17 | Pig Floyd | |
| 18 | Pork Ridginal | |
| 19 | 3 Blind Pigs | |
| 20 | LIMP BRISKET | |
| 21 | Messi Ribs | |
| 22 | Bubba's Last Stand | |
| 23 | Messi Ribs 2 | |
| 24 | Burnt Offerings |
Backyard Series — Chicken
39 entries · top 168.6172 · median 150.2972
Backyard Series — Overall
39 entries · top 330.3888 · median 301.1088
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
39 entries · top 169.1544 · median 150.8688