A new contest record
698.2288
highest overall ever cooked here
698.2288 is the highest overall score this contest has ever produced — past the 693.7260 Woody's Q Shack set in 2021.
- old record 693.7260
- set 2021 by Woody's Q Shack
Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) 2022
Jun 3–4, 2022 · Greeley, CO · 📍 600 N. 14th Avenue · State championship
Reps: Del Anderson, Michael Winter · Prize money: $10,000
CLARK CREW BBQ won Grand Champion at the Greeley Blues Jam (Day 1) on June 3, 2022 in Greeley, CO at 600 N. 14th Avenue, scoring 698.2288 in a field of 33 teams. Fergolicious BBQ took Reserve Grand Champion with 693.0740. Category winners: Chicken — TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER (177.7028); Pork Ribs — Fergolicious BBQ (178.2972); Pork — CLARK CREW BBQ (175.4172); Brisket — CLARK CREW BBQ (180.0000). This is the 2nd of 3 editions of this contest on record; the 2021 edition was won by Woody's Q Shack; the next was held in 2022.
The contest at a glance (read off the scored boards)
How the field scored
Overall totals, every team on the board — tall stacks are where the pack sat.
611.20
median 666.14
698.23 🏆
How the meats cooked
Every board on one scale — the bar runs last score to first, the dot is the median.
- Chicken 177.70
- Pork Ribs 178.30
- Pork 175.42
- Brisket 180 🔥
136.47
180
Winning score by edition
What it has taken to win here, 2021 to 2022 — this edition picked out.
Entries
33
4 judged meats
Top score
698.2288
Winning margin
5.1548
GC over RC
Field average
661.25
611.20698.23
median 666.14 · last place to winner
Tightest race
Pork
1.7028 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
672.4456
611.20698.23
10th place overall
Field spread
87.0284
winner to last place
Prize money
$10,000
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 41%
beats 59% of 4711 Master Series wins in the data
Came back for more
48%
16 of 33 teams from the previous edition returned
Form held
Strong
ρ = -0.63 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1,571
avg power rating going in · stronger than 55% of contests
Storylines (6 found in this contest's numbers)
Everything below is read straight out of the results — the number on each card is the one that made it a story.
Photo finishes
Tie
closest of 12 calls decided inside half a point
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.
- Pork Ribs 8–9 · tie
- Brisket 1–2 · tie
- Brisket 8–9 · 0.0116
- Chicken 6–7 · 0.0116
A double category winner
2
category wins in a day
CLARK CREW BBQ won Pork, Brisket — a double, and took the Grand Championship on top of it.
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
How the title was won
3 of 4
meats called to the stage
CLARK CREW BBQ took the title on 3 calls from 4 meats, with 2 outright wins — their weakest board was pork ribs at 12th.
- Chicken 3rd
- Pork Ribs 12th
- Pork 1st
- Brisket 1st
A contest record in pork ribs
178.2972
best pork ribs ever cooked here
Fergolicious BBQ turned in 178.2972 in pork ribs — past the 172.0116 that had stood across 1 earlier editions.
- old best 172.0116
- across 1 past editions
A perfect score on the table
2
perfect 180s
2 perfect 180s were scored at this contest — every judge at the table handing back a nine.
- CLARK CREW BBQ · Brisket
- PROUD SOULS BARBECUE · Brisket
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)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2021 | Greeley, CO | 501 N 14th Ave | 33 | 693.7260 | Woody's Q Shack | Bushmaster BBQ |
| Jun 3, 2022 ← this one | Greeley, CO | 600 N. 14th Avenue | 33 | 698.2288 | Clark Crew BBQ | Fergolicious BBQ |
| Jun 4, 2022 | 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 | 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 · median 165.7028 · 🔥 perfect 180