Lotasmoke team

2 Grills 1 Guy

Captain Chris Gipson · Chris Gipson

1Year at Lotasmoke
1stBest overall finish
1First-place finish
2Top-3 finishes
Lotasmoke 2026

2026 Scorecard

Each dot is one team’s score. The big gold dot is 2 Grills 1 Guy, and the red dot is the winner.

🥇1stof 21 overall
670.2512of 720 · Grand Champion
🏆 Overall
2nd: Smokin Sicilians, 661.21123rd: Team Fireball, 659.93124th: Whistle Britches, 658.40005th: Rubbed & Ready, 657.77126th: Beauty & the Butt BBQ, 657.61127th: Lotawood, 655.45208th: Z Block Nauti Smokers, 648.58289th: Smokey Bottom Boys, 642.182810th: Meat Your Maker, 635.942811th: Just The Tips, 633.200012th: End of the Road BBQ, 629.142813th: Firefighters of SJCFPD, 628.639614th: Always Rubbin' Sumpin, 628.456815th: Drunken Monkeys, 625.040016th: 80Licious, 623.942817th: Where It All Began, 622.914418th: All 4 Aces, 622.125619th: Tamm Good Eatin', 614.673620th: Red Tip Lettuce Gang, 610.742821st: Go Pig or Go Home, 589.11962 Grills 1 Guy: 670.2512 580 720 perfect
🍗 Chicken 5th of 22 169.1084
1st: Beauty & the Butt BBQ, 176.01162nd: Team Fireball, 174.88003rd: All 4 Aces, 173.14284th: Whistle Britches, 169.16566th: Smokin Sicilians, 167.42847th: Retired & Rubbin' It, 166.85728th: Rubbed & Ready, 164.01169th: Smokey Bottom Boys, 164.000010th: Drunken Monkeys, 164.000011th: Z Block Nauti Smokers, 163.965612th: Where It All Began, 158.880013th: Always Rubbin' Sumpin, 158.845614th: Lotawood, 155.977215th: Just The Tips, 154.274416th: Tamm Good Eatin', 154.262817th: 80Licious, 153.108418th: Red Tip Lettuce Gang, 151.965619th: Firefighters of SJCFPD, 146.857220th: Meat Your Maker, 141.691621st: End of the Road BBQ, 140.011222nd: Go Pig or Go Home, 138.84562 Grills 1 Guy: 169.1084 130 180 perfect

6.9032 behind 1st · 9.69 above the field average

🍖 Ribs 🥈2nd of 22 171.4400
1st: Smokin Sicilians, 174.84563rd: Z Block Nauti Smokers, 169.14284th: Beauty & the Butt BBQ, 165.66845th: Lotawood, 163.46326th: Go Pig or Go Home, 163.45127th: Drunken Monkeys, 162.29728th: Smokey Bottom Boys, 162.28569th: 80Licious, 160.022810th: Team Fireball, 159.382811th: Just The Tips, 158.856812th: Whistle Britches, 158.845613th: Tamm Good Eatin', 158.274414th: Always Rubbin' Sumpin, 158.228415th: Rubbed & Ready, 157.714016th: End of the Road BBQ, 156.011617th: Meat Your Maker, 154.228418th: Firefighters of SJCFPD, 153.142819th: Red Tip Lettuce Gang, 153.120020th: Where It All Began, 151.394421st: Retired & Rubbin' It, 141.154422nd: All 4 Aces, 138.21722 Grills 1 Guy: 171.4400 130 180 perfect

3.4056 behind 1st · 12.75 above the field average

🐷 Pork 8th of 21 165.1428
1st: Meat Your Maker, 173.72562nd: Team Fireball, 171.96563rd: Whistle Britches, 171.47444th: Lotawood, 171.45165th: End of the Road BBQ, 170.88006th: Rubbed & Ready, 169.14287th: Firefighters of SJCFPD, 168.60569th: Beauty & the Butt BBQ, 165.142810th: Always Rubbin' Sumpin, 163.988411th: 80Licious, 162.834412th: Where It All Began, 158.388413th: Z Block Nauti Smokers, 157.771614th: Smokin Sicilians, 156.605615th: Drunken Monkeys, 153.085616th: Red Tip Lettuce Gang, 151.440017th: All 4 Aces, 146.800018th: Go Pig or Go Home, 145.108419th: Just The Tips, 144.011620th: Tamm Good Eatin', 141.622421st: Smokey Bottom Boys, 138.75442 Grills 1 Guy: 165.1428 130 180 perfect

8.5828 behind 1st · 5.72 above the field average · tied with Beauty & the Butt BBQ, finished ahead on the higher dropped slip

🥩 Brisket 5th of 22 164.5600
1st: Smokey Bottom Boys, 177.14282nd: Just The Tips, 176.05723rd: Rubbed & Ready, 166.90284th: Meat Your Maker, 166.29726th: Lotawood, 164.56007th: All 4 Aces, 163.96568th: Smokin Sicilians, 162.33169th: End of the Road BBQ, 162.240010th: Tamm Good Eatin', 160.514011th: Firefighters of SJCFPD, 160.034012th: Whistle Britches, 158.914413th: Z Block Nauti Smokers, 157.702814th: Where It All Began, 154.251615th: Red Tip Lettuce Gang, 154.217216th: Team Fireball, 153.702817th: Beauty & the Butt BBQ, 150.788418th: 80Licious, 147.977219th: Always Rubbin' Sumpin, 147.394420th: Drunken Monkeys, 145.657221st: Go Pig or Go Home, 141.714422nd: Retired & Rubbin' It, 135.97722 Grills 1 Guy: 164.5600 130 180 perfect

12.5828 behind 1st · 6.70 above the field average · tied with Lotawood, finished ahead on the higher dropped slip

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Since 2023

Lotasmoke History

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  • 🥇2026Grand Champion
  • 🥈2026Ribs 2nd
Year🏆 Overall🍗 Chicken🍖 Ribs🐷 Pork🥩 Brisket🎉 Best Party
2026🥇1st670.25125th169.1084🥈2nd171.44008th165.14285th164.5600—
2025Didn’t compete in 2025
2024Didn’t compete in 2024
2023Didn’t compete in 2023

Scores are shown for 2026. Every place is shown for 2023, 2025 and 2026. For 2024, only the published top 10 is available, so a dash there means the team competed but finished outside the top 10. Best Party is ranked by votes.

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