Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
· Park Ridge, IL
Reps: CANDY WEAVER, TINA WELLER · Prize money: $600.00
Grand Champion: Sarsany BBQ (341.2000) · 38 teams
Entries
38
4 categories
Top score
341.2000
Winning margin
4.6740
GC over RC
Field average
291.51
median 299.94
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
319.9768
what a walk cost here
Field spread
213.7484
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 94%
beats 6% of 2715 overall wins 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 | |
| ← this one | 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
31 entries · top 177.1772 · median 166.2856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 2 | Backyard Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 3 | Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 4 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 5 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 6 | Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que | |
| 7 | Pig Floyd | |
| 8 | Game of Bones %232 | |
| 9 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 10 | Troublemakers BBQ %232 | |
| 11 | De La 'Que | |
| 12 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 13 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 14 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 15 | Messi Ribs | |
| 16 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 17 | Uncle Mikes | |
| 18 | Porklandia | |
| 19 | Broken Bones | |
| 20 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 21 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 22 | Bacon and Hockey Podcast %232 | |
| 23 | RW&B | |
| 24 | De La 'Que %232 | |
| 25 | Pick-a-nator | |
| 26 | Game of Bones | |
| 27 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 28 | Pork Dorks | |
| 29 | SimpleMan BBQ | |
| 30 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 31 | Big Smokers |
Ancillary — Best sauce
25 entries · top 175.4056 · median 158.8228
Backyard Series — Chicken
37 entries · top 172.6056 · median 153.6456
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarsany BBQ | |
| 2 | Uncle Mikes | |
| 3 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 4 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 5 | De La 'Que | |
| 6 | Porklandia | |
| 7 | Broken Bones | |
| 8 | Superlins BBQ | |
| 9 | Tricky Pig | |
| 10 | Pig Floyd | |
| 11 | Pick-a-nator | |
| 12 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 13 | Pork Dorks | |
| 14 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 15 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 16 | Ozark Heat BBQ | |
| 17 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 18 | Big Smokers | |
| 19 | Backyard Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 20 | Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 21 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 22 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 23 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 24 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 25 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 26 | Pork City Rockers | |
| 27 | RW&B | |
| 28 | Courtlandia, Pork Ridge, IL | |
| 29 | Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que | |
| 30 | Smoke'em If You Got'em | |
| 31 | Football Meatheads Cuatro | |
| 32 | Jay's BBQ | |
| 33 | Game of Bones | |
| 34 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 35 | Grilla BoarFare | |
| 36 | Rub Me Tender | |
| 37 | Messi Ribs |
Backyard Series — Overall
38 entries · top 341.2000 · median 299.9428
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarsany BBQ | |
| 2 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 3 | Tricky Pig | |
| 4 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 5 | Pig Floyd | |
| 6 | Pick-a-nator | |
| 7 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 8 | Superlins BBQ | |
| 9 | Big Smokers | |
| 10 | Ozark Heat BBQ | |
| 11 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 12 | Porklandia | |
| 13 | De La 'Que | |
| 14 | Backyard Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 15 | Broken Bones | |
| 16 | RW&B | |
| 17 | Uncle Mikes | |
| 18 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 19 | Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que | |
| 20 | Pork Dorks | |
| 21 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 22 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 23 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 24 | Jay's BBQ | |
| 25 | Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 26 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 27 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 28 | Football Meatheads Cuatro | |
| 29 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 30 | Pork City Rockers | |
| 31 | Smoke'em If You Got'em | |
| 32 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 33 | Game of Bones | |
| 34 | Courtlandia, Pork Ridge, IL | |
| 35 | Rub Me Tender | |
| 36 | Messi Ribs | |
| 37 | Osmo Grillo Smoking | |
| 38 | Grilla BoarFare |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
37 entries · top 171.9772 · median 153.1544
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 2 | Tricky Pig | |
| 3 | Sarsany BBQ | |
| 4 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 5 | Pig Floyd | |
| 6 | Big Smokers | |
| 7 | Pick-a-nator | |
| 8 | Ozark Heat BBQ | |
| 9 | Backyard Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 10 | RW&B | |
| 11 | Superlins BBQ | |
| 12 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 13 | Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que | |
| 14 | Jay's BBQ | |
| 15 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 16 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 17 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 18 | Rub Me Tender | |
| 19 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 20 | Porklandia | |
| 21 | Osmo Grillo Smoking | |
| 22 | De La 'Que | |
| 23 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 24 | Messi Ribs | |
| 25 | Football Meatheads Cuatro | |
| 26 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 27 | Broken Bones | |
| 28 | Game of Bones | |
| 29 | Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 30 | Pork Dorks | |
| 31 | Pork City Rockers | |
| 32 | Smoke'em If You Got'em | |
| 33 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 34 | Uncle Mikes | |
| 35 | Courtlandia, Pork Ridge, IL | |
| 36 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 37 | Two Blind Pigs |