Lotasmoke team

Where It All Began

Captain Alan Switzer · Alan Switzer, Ben Bolan, Chris Guerrero

1Year at Lotasmoke
17thBest overall finish
0First-place finishes
0Top-3 finishes
Where It All Began over their brisket
Where It All Began over their brisket, Lotasmoke 2026
Lotasmoke 2026

2026 Scorecard

Each dot is one team’s score. The big gold dot is Where It All Began, and the red dot is the winner.

17thof 21 overall
622.9144of 720 · 47.3368 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, 633.200012th: End of the Road BBQ, 629.142813th: Firefighters of SJCFPD, 628.639614th: Always Rubbin' Sumpin, 628.456815th: Drunken Monkeys, 625.040016th: 80Licious, 623.942818th: All 4 Aces, 622.125619th: Tamm Good Eatin', 614.673620th: Red Tip Lettuce Gang, 610.742821st: Go Pig or Go Home, 589.1196Where It All Began: 622.9144 580 720 perfect
🍗 Chicken 12th of 22 158.8800
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, 163.965613th: 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, 138.8456Where It All Began: 158.8800 130 180 perfect

17.1316 behind 1st · 0.54 below the field average

🍖 Ribs 20th of 22 151.3944
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, 157.714016th: End of the Road BBQ, 156.011617th: Meat Your Maker, 154.228418th: Firefighters of SJCFPD, 153.142819th: Red Tip Lettuce Gang, 153.120021st: Retired & Rubbin' It, 141.154422nd: All 4 Aces, 138.2172Where It All Began: 151.3944 130 180 perfect

23.4512 behind 1st · 7.30 below the field average

🐷 Pork 12th of 21 158.3884
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, 162.834413th: 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, 138.7544Where It All Began: 158.3884 130 180 perfect

15.3372 behind 1st · 1.04 below the field average

🥩 Brisket 14th of 22 154.2516
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, 162.33169th: 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, 157.702815th: 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, 135.9772Where It All Began: 154.2516 130 180 perfect

22.8912 behind 1st · 3.61 below the field average

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Since 2023

Lotasmoke History

Year🏆 Overall🍗 Chicken🍖 Ribs🐷 Pork🥩 Brisket🎉 Best Party
202617th622.914412th158.880020th151.394412th158.388414th154.25166th
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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