What does it cost to attend the International Blues Challenge/IBC?

Here's the FACTS based on my expenses for #IBC2020:

Total Personal Exp (and, yes, this is as ‘low budget’ as I am willing to do): $511.77
Additional Marketing Exp Incurred (+cards/flyers in stock): $221.21
Total Expense incurred on trip: $732.98

DAY ONE ( $472.32 total)
Gas stop #1: $20.20
Coffee  $3.00 ($2.14+ 4am tip)
Gas stop #2: $21.25
Gas stop #3: $11.75
Band Bucket: $5
Art card by Stan Street from Hambone Gallery $3
Rum Boogie dinner and drinks $42
Fundraising donation: $10
Parking $5.50
Hotel for 5 nights: $345.62

DAY TWO
Parking: $6.25
Printing (Business Exp): $71.49

DAY THREE
Parking $9.00
Service tip $5

DAY FOUR
Printing (Business Exp): $19.75
Parking $1.00
Parking $3.00

DAY FIVE
Parking $0.50

DAY SIX
Gas $82.60
Room tip: $5

Travel Summary:
Miles R/T: 1597 (13+ 12= 25 hours total drive time)
G'ville/Clarksdale/around town: 874
(Dpt G'ville at midnight, arrive Clrkdl 11am)
Mphs/B-ham/G'ville: 723
(dpt Memphis 11am, arrv B-ham 3pm, dpt 4, arrv G'vill 1pm)

Gas(Left on full tank, filled on rtn):
Going:
Macon GA: 20.20 (8.787 @$2.299)
B'ham AL: 21.25 (10.122 @$2.099)
Sherman MS: 11.75 (5.908 @$1.989)

Return
Memphis TN: 7.00 (3.183 @$2.199)
Sherman MS: 23.75 (11.943 @$1.989)
Oxford AL: 16.5 (8.055 @$2.049)
Valdosta GA: 27.00 (12.005 @$2.249)
G'ville: 8.35 (3.262 @$3.559)

H/L: $1.98 in AL/$2.55 in FL
Ave: $2.17 price per gallon
Total Gals: 63.27
Total Cost: $135.8
MPG (mostly at 75mph): 25.24

Special Considerations:

*My week IBC was giving to me by a friend (JBF supporter) that had bought early and could not attend.
*A bag of 'traveling' food was packed at house before departure, including a case of water. Did not track cost, as all was taken out of stock.
*The hotel cost includes breakfast daily.
*Stopped in B'ham on return for show at $15/per, but not included as it was not necessary to the trip.
*I judged two nights, and soft drinks and a meal (<$15) was provided each night.
*I haven't been drinking wine for over three weeks due to the cold I've been hosting since Christmas. And, right along with this, I participated in very few events outside my judging shifts and spent most of the time in the hotel room. Sigh....
*The 'cold' has substantially decreased my appetite.

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