Vine St BBQ Competition & Fest (BACKYARD ONLY)
Park Ridge, IL · 📍 505 Butler Place — every tracked edition of this contest.
Editions
7
7 with results
Typical draw
37
teams · biggest 41
Purse listed
$4,080
across all editions
The dynasty board (Grand Championships here)
- 🏆 WICKEY-Q — 1 win (2026)
- 🏆 Blended Smoke BBQ — 1 win (2025)
- 🏆 Weez's Groovin' BBQ — 1 win (2024)
- 🏆 Makdaddy BBQ — 1 win (2023)
- 🏆 Stone Cold Grillers — 1 win (2022)
- 🏆 SimpleManBBQ — 1 win ()
- 🏆 Sarsany BBQ — 1 win ()
Course records (best score ever posted here)
| Category | Score | Team | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Backyard) | 354.3200 | WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | Aug 24, 2024 |
| Chicken | 180 🔥 | SMOKIN E'S BBQ | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | Hillbilly Deluxe | Sep 16, 2023 |
Most successful here (overall standings across editions)
| Team | Editions | GCs | Top-10s | Best | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Cold Grillers | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | top 14% |
| Makdaddy BBQ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 39% |
| Blended Smoke BBQ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 28% |
| WEEZ'S GROOVIN' BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| SimpleManBBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| Sarsany BBQ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| WICKEY-Q | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | top 3% |
| I'd Smoke That | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | top 38% |
| PORKLANDIA | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | top 31% |
| Shmack Q | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | top 7% |
| Superlins BBQ | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | top 15% |
| Que's Your Daddy? | 7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | top 38% |
| Mouth 2 Mouth | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | top 36% |
| Pork Ribs Fire Department BBQ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | top 31% |
| South Pork BBQ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | top 38% |
Edition by edition (field size and high score)
Every edition
| Date | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve | Purse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | 505 Butler Place | 30 | 351.9884 | WICKEY-Q | — | $540 |
| Sep 5, 2025 | 505 Butler | 38 | 353.7488 | Blended Smoke BBQ | — | $540 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | Park Ridge, IL 60068 | 36 | 354.3200 | Weez's Groovin' BBQ | — | $600 |
| Sep 16, 2023 | 505 Butler Place | 35 | 346.8344 | Makdaddy BBQ | — | $600 |
| Aug 20, 2022 | 505 Butler Place | 41 | 341.7028 | Stone Cold Grillers | — | $600 |
| TBA | 100 Courtland Ave | 39 | 330.3888 | SimpleManBBQ | — | $600 |
| TBA | 100 Courtland Ave | 38 | 341.2000 | Sarsany BBQ | — | $600 |