Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-08-20 · Park Ridge, IL
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $600.00
Grand Champion: Stone Cold Grillers (341.7028) · 41 teams
Entries
41
4 categories
Top score
341.7028
Winning margin
1.1312
GC over RC
Field average
308.66
median 310.29
Perfect 180s
1 🔥
Tightest race
Ancillary — Sauce
1.7372 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
322.2172
what a walk cost here
Field spread
89.0628
winner to last place
Prize money
$600.00
on the line
Double threats
7
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 94%
beats 6% of 2715 overall wins in the data
Field strength
1499
avg power rating going in · stronger than 1% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 83% 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 ← this one | 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
34 entries · top 180.0000 · 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 |
Ancillary — Sauce
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 |
Backyard Series — Chicken
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 |
Backyard Series — Overall
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 |
Backyard Series — Pork Ribs
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 |