Lotasmoke team

Lotawood

Captain Mike Favreau · Mike Favreau, Ben Minks, John Buschmann

3Years at Lotasmoke
7thBest overall finish
1First-place finish
2Top-3 finishes
Lotasmoke 2026

2026 Scorecard

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

7thof 21 overall
655.4520of 720 · 14.7992 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, 657.61128th: 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, 589.1196Lotawood: 655.4520 580 720 perfect
🍗 Chicken 14th of 22 155.9772
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, 158.845615th: 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, 138.8456Lotawood: 155.9772 130 180 perfect

20.0344 behind 1st · 3.45 below the field average

🍖 Ribs 5th of 22 163.4632
1st: Smokin Sicilians, 174.84562nd: 2 Grills 1 Guy, 171.44003rd: Z Block Nauti Smokers, 169.14284th: Beauty & the Butt BBQ, 165.66846th: 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, 138.2172Lotawood: 163.4632 130 180 perfect

11.3824 behind 1st · 4.77 above the field average

🐷 Pork 4th of 21 171.4516
1st: Meat Your Maker, 173.72562nd: Team Fireball, 171.96563rd: Whistle Britches, 171.47445th: 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, 145.108419th: Just The Tips, 144.011620th: Tamm Good Eatin', 141.622421st: Smokey Bottom Boys, 138.7544Lotawood: 171.4516 130 180 perfect

2.2740 behind 1st · 12.03 above the field average

🥩 Brisket 6th of 22 164.5600
1st: Smokey Bottom Boys, 177.14282nd: Just The Tips, 176.05723rd: Rubbed & Ready, 166.90284th: Meat Your Maker, 166.29725th: 2 Grills 1 Guy, 164.56007th: 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, 135.9772Lotawood: 164.5600 130 180 perfect

12.5828 behind 1st · 6.70 above the field average · won a tie for 6th on the higher dropped slip

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Since 2023

Lotasmoke History

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  • 🥉2026Best Party 3rd
  • 🥇2024Pork Champion
Year🏆 Overall🍗 Chicken🍖 Ribs🐷 Pork🥩 Brisket🎉 Best Party
20267th655.452014th155.97725th163.46324th171.45166th164.5600🥉3rd
202514th12th9th6th16th9th
2024——9th🥇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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