Lotasmoke team

Just The Tips

Captain Jack Jobe · Jack Jobe, Bruce Fate, Chris Tierney, Chad Novotny

4Years at Lotasmoke
8thBest overall finish
0First-place finishes
1Top-3 finish
Just The Tips celebrating at the awards
Just The Tips celebrating at the awards, Lotasmoke 2026
Lotasmoke 2026

2026 Scorecard

Each dot is one team’s score. The big gold dot is Just The Tips, and the red dot is the winner.

11thof 21 overall
633.2000of 720 · 37.0512 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, 635.942812th: 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, 589.1196Just The Tips: 633.2000 580 720 perfect
🍗 Chicken 15th of 22 154.2744
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, 155.977216th: 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, 138.8456Just The Tips: 154.2744 130 180 perfect

21.7372 behind 1st · 5.15 below the field average

🍖 Ribs 11th of 22 158.8568
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, 159.382812th: 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, 138.2172Just The Tips: 158.8568 130 180 perfect

15.9888 behind 1st · 0.17 above the field average

🐷 Pork 19th of 21 144.0116
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, 168.60568th: 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, 145.108420th: Tamm Good Eatin', 141.622421st: Smokey Bottom Boys, 138.7544Just The Tips: 144.0116 130 180 perfect

29.7140 behind 1st · 15.41 below the field average

🥩 Brisket 🥈2nd of 22 176.0572
1st: Smokey Bottom Boys, 177.14283rd: 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, 162.33169th: 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, 135.9772Just The Tips: 176.0572 130 180 perfect

1.0856 behind 1st · 18.20 above the field average

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  • 🥈2026Brisket 2nd
Year🏆 Overall🍗 Chicken🍖 Ribs🐷 Pork🥩 Brisket🎉 Best Party
202611th633.200015th154.274411th158.856819th144.0116🥈2nd176.0572—
202516th8th18th7th19th11th
2024———4th——
20238th11th11th6th5th—

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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