Aug 20, 2022 · Park Ridge, IL · 📍 505 Butler Place
Reps: Eugene Wickham, Sarah Wickham · Prize money: $600
Stone Cold Grillers won Grand Champion at the Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY) on August 20, 2022 in Park Ridge, IL at 505 Butler Place, scoring 341.7028 in a field of 41 teams. Southside Pit Men took Reserve Grand Champion with 340.5716. Category winners: Chicken — Smoke Show (169.1772); Pork Ribs — Southside Pit Men (173.7144). This is the 1st of 5 editions of this contest on record; the next was held in 2023.
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Closer than 78% of the 612 championships in the data
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
This was Stone Cold Grillers's first Grand Championship in the data — it arrived at their 15th tracked contest.
Chicken places 3–4: Southside Pit Men edged Troublemakers BBQ by 0.0116. Chicken places 9–10: De La 'Que edged Fu Man Qu by 0.0116. Chicken places 4–5: Troublemakers BBQ edged Uncle Mike's BBQ by 0.0228.
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Park Ridge, IL | 100 Courtland Ave | 39 | 330.3888 | SimpleManBBQ |
| — | Park Ridge, IL | 100 Courtland Ave | 38 | 341.2000 | Sarsany BBQ |
| Aug 20, 2022 ← this one | 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 |
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 169.1772 | 166.8228 | 162.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 171.4400 | 163.9888 |
41 entries · top 341.7028 · median 310.2860
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 2 | Southside Pit Men | |
| 3 | SUPERLINS BBQ | |
| 4 | Tricky Pig BBQ | |
| 5 | Uncle Mike's BBQ | |
| 6 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 7 | Pickanator | |
| 8 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 9 | Pork Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 10 | Dick Rubs BBQ | |
| 11 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 12 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 13 | Porklandia | |
| 14 | Seminary Smokers | |
| 15 | T.J.D. Smokehouse | |
| 16 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 17 | Ribbed for Your Pleasure | |
| 18 | Fu Man Qu | |
| 19 | Pig Floyd | |
| 20 | Big Smokers | |
| 21 | BoriBQ | |
| 22 | De La 'Que | |
| 23 | Pork Dorks | |
| 24 | Pork City Rockers | |
| 25 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 26 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 27 | RW&B | |
| 28 | Smoke Show | |
| 29 | Broken Bones | |
| 30 | P-Ridge Smoke | |
| 31 | Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que | |
| 32 | Z & M Barbecue | |
| 33 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 34 | PREN 4 | |
| 35 | Game of Bones | |
| 36 | Overproofed | |
| 37 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 38 | The Notorious Pig | |
| 39 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 40 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 41 | Jacktagosmogrillo |
41 entries · top 169.1772 · median 153.0856
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smoke Show | |
| 2 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 3 | Southside Pit Men | |
| 4 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 5 | Uncle Mike's BBQ | |
| 6 | SUPERLINS BBQ | |
| 7 | Porklandia | |
| 8 | PREN 4 | |
| 9 | De La 'Que | |
| 10 | Fu Man Qu | |
| 11 | Seminary Smokers | |
| 12 | Tricky Pig BBQ | |
| 13 | Pickanator | |
| 14 | T.J.D. Smokehouse | |
| 15 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 16 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 17 | Pork Dorks | |
| 18 | Broken Bones | |
| 19 | P-Ridge Smoke | |
| 20 | Pork City Rockers | |
| 21 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 22 | Dick Rubs BBQ | |
| 23 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 24 | Ribbed for Your Pleasure | |
| 25 | Pork Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 26 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 27 | Pig Floyd | |
| 28 | Overproofed | |
| 29 | Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que | |
| 30 | Big Smokers | |
| 31 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 32 | BoriBQ | |
| 33 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 34 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 35 | RW&B | |
| 36 | Game of Bones | |
| 37 | Z & M Barbecue | |
| 38 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 39 | Jacktagosmogrillo | |
| 40 | The Notorious Pig | |
| 41 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast |
41 entries · top 173.7144 · median 157.6572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southside Pit Men | |
| 2 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 3 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 4 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 5 | Pork Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 6 | SUPERLINS BBQ | |
| 7 | Tricky Pig BBQ | |
| 8 | Dick Rubs BBQ | |
| 9 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 10 | Ribbed for Your Pleasure | |
| 11 | Pickanator | |
| 12 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 13 | RW&B | |
| 14 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 15 | Pig Floyd | |
| 16 | Big Smokers | |
| 17 | Uncle Mike's BBQ | |
| 18 | BoriBQ | |
| 19 | T.J.D. Smokehouse | |
| 20 | Seminary Smokers | |
| 21 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 22 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 23 | Z & M Barbecue | |
| 24 | Porklandia | |
| 25 | Pork City Rockers | |
| 26 | Pork Dorks | |
| 27 | Fu Man Qu | |
| 28 | Game of Bones | |
| 29 | The Notorious Pig | |
| 30 | Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que | |
| 31 | P-Ridge Smoke | |
| 32 | Broken Bones | |
| 33 | De La 'Que | |
| 34 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 35 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 36 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 37 | Smoke Show | |
| 38 | Overproofed | |
| 39 | PREN 4 | |
| 40 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 41 | Jacktagosmogrillo |
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.
34 entries · top 180 · median 166.2800 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 2 | Southside Pit Men | |
| 3 | BoriBQ | |
| 4 | Pork Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 5 | Fu Man Qu2 | |
| 6 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 7 | RW&B | |
| 8 | Dick Rubs BBQ | |
| 9 | De La Que2 | |
| 10 | Ribbed for Your Pleasure | |
| 11 | Big Smokers | |
| 12 | BRASS MONKEY BBQ | |
| 13 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 14 | Pickanator | |
| 15 | Pork City Rockers | |
| 16 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 17 | Pickanator2 | |
| 18 | Mouth 2 Mouth | |
| 19 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 20 | Stone Cold Grillers | |
| 21 | The Notorious Pig | |
| 22 | Fu Man Qu | |
| 23 | Troublemakers BBQ2 | |
| 24 | Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que | |
| 25 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 26 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 27 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 28 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 29 | Seminary Smokers | |
| 30 | Smoke Show | |
| 31 | Pork Dorks | |
| 32 | Overproofed | |
| 33 | Pig Floyd | |
| 34 | Uncle Mike's BBQ |
28 entries · top 174.2856 · median 160.7998
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BoriBQ | |
| 2 | Dick Rubs BBQ | |
| 3 | Southside Pit Men | |
| 4 | I'd Smoke That | |
| 5 | Smoke Show | |
| 6 | Shae Hog BBQ | |
| 7 | Jacktagosmogrillo | |
| 8 | Big Bad Wolves | |
| 9 | Pork Dorks | |
| 10 | PREN 4 | |
| 11 | The Notorious Pig | |
| 12 | Pork Ribs Fire Department BBQ | |
| 13 | P-Ridge Smoke | |
| 14 | Ribbed for Your Pleasure | |
| 15 | The Bacon and Hockey Podcast | |
| 16 | Broken Bones | |
| 17 | Pickanator | |
| 18 | De La 'Que | |
| 19 | Two Blind Pigs | |
| 20 | South Pork BBQ | |
| 21 | Trip's Pit n Stick Bar-B-Que | |
| 22 | Smokin Barrels | |
| 23 | Que's Your Daddy | |
| 24 | Big Smokers | |
| 25 | Pig Floyd | |
| 26 | Overproofed | |
| 27 | Troublemakers BBQ | |
| 28 | Pork City Rockers |