Photo finishes
0.0228
closest of 2 calls decided inside half a point
Chicken places 8–9: Superlins BBQ edged Tricky Pig by 0.0228. Pork Ribs places 3–4: Sarsany BBQ edged Troublemakers BBQ by 0.0340.
- Chicken 8–9 · 0.0228
- Pork Ribs 3–4 · 0.0340
Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
— · Park Ridge, IL · 📍 100 Courtland Ave
Reps: Candy Weaver, Tina Weller · Prize money: $600
Sarsany BBQ won Grand Champion at the Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) in Park Ridge, IL at 100 Courtland Ave, scoring 341.2000 in a field of 38 teams. Troublemakers BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 336.5260. Category winners: Chicken — Sarsany BBQ (172.6056); Pork Ribs — Stone Cold Grillers (171.9772).
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
127.45
median 299.94
341.20 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 172.61
- Pork Ribs 171.98
20
172.61
Entries
38
2 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
341.2000
Winning margin
4.6740
GC over RC
Field average
291.51
127.45341.20
median 299.94 · last place to winner
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
3.9200 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
319.9768
127.45341.20
10th place overall
Field spread
213.7484
winner to last place
Prize money
$600
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 616 Backyard Series wins in the data
Storylines (2 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Back to defend
2
past champions back in the field
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: SimpleManBBQ (won ), Stone Cold Grillers (won 2022).
- SimpleManBBQ ·
- Stone Cold Grillers · 2022
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 full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Park Ridge, IL | 100 Courtland Ave | 39 | 330.3888 | SimpleManBBQ |
| — ← this one | Park Ridge, IL | 100 Courtland Ave | 38 | 341.2000 | Sarsany BBQ |
| Aug 20, 2022 | Park Ridge, IL | 505 Butler Place | 41 | 341.7028 | Stone Cold Grillers |
| Sep 16, 2023 | Park Ridge, IL | 505 Butler Place | 35 | 346.8344 | Makdaddy BBQ |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Park Ridge, IL | Park Ridge, IL 60068 | 36 | 354.3200 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Park Ridge, IL | 505 Butler | 38 | 353.7488 | Blended Smoke BBQ |
| Aug 15, 2026 | Park Ridge, IL | 505 Butler Place | 30 | 351.9884 | WICKEY-Q |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 172.6056 | 165.1312 | 161.7144 |
| Pork Ribs | 171.9772 | 168.0572 | 160.0456 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
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 #2 | |
| 9 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 10 | Troublemakers BBQ #2 | |
| 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 #2 | |
| 23 | RW&B | |
| 24 | De La 'Que #2 | |
| 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
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 2 | Game of Bones | |
| 3 | Que's Your Daddy? | |
| 4 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 5 | Jay's BBQ | |
| 6 | Bacon and Hockey Podcast #2 | |
| 7 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 8 | Notorious P.I.G. | |
| 9 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 10 | Backyard Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 11 | De La 'Que | |
| 12 | Pork Dorks | |
| 13 | Messi Ribs | |
| 14 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 15 | Pork City Rockers | |
| 16 | De La 'Que #2 | |
| 17 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 18 | Broken Bones | |
| 19 | Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 20 | Ozark Heat BBQ | |
| 21 | Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que | |
| 22 | Big Smokers | |
| 23 | Football Meatheads Cuatro | |
| 24 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 25 | Rub Me Tender |