Lotasmoke team

End of the Road BBQ

Captain Mike Irick · Mike Irick, Lawrence Irick, Chris Hail, David Wearing

3Years at Lotasmoke
2ndBest overall finish
1First-place finish
5Top-3 finishes
Lotasmoke 2026

2026 Scorecard

Each dot is one team’s score. The big gold dot is End of the Road BBQ, and the red dot is the winner.

12thof 21 overall
629.1428of 720 · 41.1084 points behind the Grand Champion
🏆 Overall
1st: 2 Grills 1 Guy, 670.25122nd: 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, 633.200013th: 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, 589.1196End of the Road BBQ: 629.1428 580 720 perfect
🍗 Chicken 21st of 22 140.0112
1st: Beauty & the Butt BBQ, 176.01162nd: Team Fireball, 174.88003rd: All 4 Aces, 173.14284th: Whistle Britches, 169.16565th: 2 Grills 1 Guy, 169.10846th: 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, 141.691622nd: Go Pig or Go Home, 138.8456End of the Road BBQ: 140.0112 130 180 perfect

36.0004 behind 1st · 19.41 below the field average

🍖 Ribs 16th of 22 156.0116
1st: Smokin Sicilians, 174.84562nd: 2 Grills 1 Guy, 171.44003rd: 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, 157.714017th: 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, 138.2172End of the Road BBQ: 156.0116 130 180 perfect

18.8340 behind 1st · 2.68 below the field average

🐷 Pork 5th of 21 170.8800
1st: Meat Your Maker, 173.72562nd: Team Fireball, 171.96563rd: Whistle Britches, 171.47444th: Lotawood, 171.45166th: Rubbed & Ready, 169.14287th: Firefighters of SJCFPD, 168.60568th: 2 Grills 1 Guy, 165.14289th: 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, 138.7544End of the Road BBQ: 170.8800 130 180 perfect

2.8456 behind 1st · 11.45 above the field average

🥩 Brisket 9th of 22 162.2400
1st: Smokey Bottom Boys, 177.14282nd: Just The Tips, 176.05723rd: Rubbed & Ready, 166.90284th: Meat Your Maker, 166.29725th: 2 Grills 1 Guy, 164.56006th: Lotawood, 164.56007th: All 4 Aces, 163.96568th: Smokin Sicilians, 162.331610th: 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, 135.9772End of the Road BBQ: 162.2400 130 180 perfect

14.9028 behind 1st · 4.38 above the field average

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Since 2023

Lotasmoke History

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  • 🥈20252nd Overall
  • 🥈2025Chicken 2nd
  • 🥉2025Pork 3rd
  • 🥈2025Brisket 2nd
  • 🥇2024Brisket Champion
Year🏆 Overall🍗 Chicken🍖 Ribs🐷 Pork🥩 Brisket🎉 Best Party
202612th629.142821st140.011216th156.01165th170.88009th162.24008th
2025🥈2nd🥈2nd4th🥉3rd🥈2nd—
20246th—5th—🥇1st—
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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