Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1)
2022-06-03 – 2022-06-04 · Greeley, CO · 📍 600 N. 14th Avenue · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Clark Crew BBQ (698.2288) · 33 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Fergolicious BBQ
Entries
Top score
Winning margin
Field average
Tightest race
Top-10 cutoff
Field spread
Prize money
Double threats
How hot was the win?
Traveled in
Came back for more
Form held
Field strength
Storylines
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
CLARK CREW BBQ took the Grand Championship home to OK.
🧹 A double category winner
CLARK CREW BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
📸 Photo finishes
Pork Ribs places 8–9: Meat Machine BBQ and WELL SAUCED BBQ tied on 170.8572 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 1–2: CLARK CREW BBQ and PROUD SOULS BARBECUE tied on 180.0000 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: WELL SAUCED BBQ edged AMERICAN HEROES BBQ by 0.0116.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-04 | Greeley, CO | 501 N 14th Ave | 33 | 693.7260 | Woody's Q Shack | Bushmaster BBQ |
| 2022-06-03 ← this one | Greeley, CO | 600 N. 14th Avenue | 33 | 698.2288 | Clark Crew BBQ | Fergolicious BBQ |
| 2022-06-04 | Greeley, CO | 600 N. 14th Avenue | 34 | 698.7884 | Fergolicious BBQ | Bushmaster BBQ |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 177.7028 | 174.2628 | 171.9772 |
| Pork Ribs | 178.2972 | 172.5484 | 169.1200 |
| Pork | 175.4172 | 173.7144 | 169.1200 |
| Brisket | 180.0000 | 173.1428 | 170.2512 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
33 entries · top 698.2288 · median 666.1368
Chicken
33 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.5372
Pork Ribs
33 entries · top 178.2972 · median 163.9772
Pork
33 entries · top 175.4172 · median 165.7144
Brisket
33 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180