Greeley Blues Jam (Day 2)
2022-06-04 – 2022-06-05 · Greeley, CO · 📍 600 N. 14th Avenue · State championship
Reps: DEL ANDERSON, MICHAEL WINTER · Prize money: $10,000.00
Grand Champion: Fergolicious BBQ (698.7884) · 34 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Bushmaster 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
💪 A statement win
The champion won by 9.1544 points — a wider margin than 88% of championships in the data.
🧳 Out-of-towners took the title
Fergolicious BBQ took the Grand Championship home to KS.
🧹 A double category winner
TEXAS SMOKE WHISPERER won Chicken, Brisket — a double.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 7–8: POPPA PIG AND PORKCHOP and Meat Machine BBQ tied on 173.1200 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Brisket places 8–9: CRAZY FOOL BBQ and M-DUBS BBQ tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 2–3: GRILLIN' BEAVERS edged HEIFERS, BUTTS, & CLUCKS BBQ by 0.0116.
🛡️ Back to defend
Past winners of this contest cooked this edition: Clark Crew BBQ (won 2022).
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 | Greeley, CO | 600 N. 14th Avenue | 33 | 698.2288 | Clark Crew BBQ | Fergolicious BBQ |
| 2022-06-04 ← this one | 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 | 180.0000 | 173.7144 | 170.8228 |
| Pork | 180.0000 | 175.4516 | 170.8228 |
| Brisket | 178.8572 | 174.8456 | 170.8112 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Master Series
Overall
34 entries · top 698.7884 · median 669.0340
Chicken
34 entries · top 177.7028 · median 168.8170
Pork Ribs
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 165.1200 · 🔥 perfect 180
Pork
34 entries · top 180.0000 · median 166.8228 · 🔥 perfect 180
Brisket
34 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.5484