Vine St. BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
2022-08-20 · Park Ridge, IL · 📍 505 Butler Place
Reps: EUGENE WICKHAM, SARAH WICKHAM · Prize money: $600.00
Grand Champion: Stone Cold Grillers (341.7028) · 41 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Southside Pit Men
Entries
41
2 judged meats · 2 ancillary
Top score
341.7028
Winning margin
1.1312
GC over RC
Field average
308.66
median 310.29
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Pork Ribs
2.2744 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
322.2172
10th place overall
Field spread
89.0628
winner to last place
Prize money
$600.00
on the line
Double threats
2
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 85%
beats 15% of 708 Backyard Series wins in the data
Traveled in
12%
of the 41 teams with a home region came from outside IL
Form held
Weak
ρ = 0.03 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1500
avg power rating going in · stronger than 2% of contests
Storylines
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 1.1312 points — closer than 78% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
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.
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
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Ridge, IL | 100 Courtland Ave | 39 | 330.3888 | SimpleManBBQ | — | |
| Park Ridge, IL | 100 Courtland Ave | 38 | 341.2000 | Sarsany BBQ | — | |
| 2022-08-20 ← this one | Park Ridge, IL | 505 Butler Place | 41 | 341.7028 | Stone Cold Grillers | — |
| 2023-09-16 | Park Ridge, IL | 505 Butler Place | 35 | 346.8344 | Makdaddy BBQ | — |
| 2024-08-24 | Park Ridge, IL | Park Ridge, IL 60068 | 36 | 354.3200 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ | — |
| 2025-09-05 | Park Ridge, IL | 505 Butler | 38 | 353.7488 | Blended Smoke BBQ | — |
| 2026-08-15 | 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 | 169.1772 | 166.8228 | 162.8456 |
| Pork Ribs | 173.7144 | 171.4400 | 163.9888 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
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 |