Lotasmoke team

Smokin Sicilians

Captain Maria Dempsey · Michael Bonadonna, Joseph Mortallaro, Anthony Hohensinner, Richard Hohensinner

4Years at Lotasmoke
2ndBest overall finish
2First-place finishes
3Top-3 finishes
Smokin Sicilians at the awards
Smokin Sicilians at the awards, Lotasmoke 2026
Lotasmoke 2026

2026 Scorecard

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

🥈2ndof 21 overall
661.2112of 720 · 9.0400 points behind the Grand Champion
🏆 Overall
1st: 2 Grills 1 Guy, 670.25123rd: 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, 589.1196Smokin Sicilians: 661.2112 580 720 perfect
🍗 Chicken 6th of 22 167.4284
1st: Beauty & the Butt BBQ, 176.01162nd: Team Fireball, 174.88003rd: All 4 Aces, 173.14284th: Whistle Britches, 169.16565th: 2 Grills 1 Guy, 169.10847th: 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, 138.8456Smokin Sicilians: 167.4284 130 180 perfect

8.5832 behind 1st · 8.01 above the field average

🍖 Ribs 🥇1st of 22 174.8456
2nd: 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, 157.714016th: 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, 138.2172Smokin Sicilians: 174.8456 130 180 perfect

Category champion · 16.16 above the field average

🐷 Pork 14th of 21 156.6056
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, 157.771615th: 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, 138.7544Smokin Sicilians: 156.6056 130 180 perfect

17.1200 behind 1st · 2.82 below the field average

🥩 Brisket 8th of 22 162.3316
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, 163.96569th: 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, 135.9772Smokin Sicilians: 162.3316 130 180 perfect

14.8112 behind 1st · 4.47 above the field average

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Since 2023

Lotasmoke History

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  • 🥈2026Reserve Champion
  • 🥇2026Ribs Champion
  • 🥇2023Brisket Champion
Year🏆 Overall🍗 Chicken🍖 Ribs🐷 Pork🥩 Brisket🎉 Best Party
2026🥈2nd661.21126th167.4284🥇1st174.845614th156.60568th162.33164th
202519th10th16th8th20th—
2024————10th4th
202312th16th12th15th🥇1st—

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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