High-water mark
687.3712
career-best overall
95.5% of a perfect 720
Their best day on record: 687.3712 at Smoke in the North (Day 1) — 95.5% of a perfect 720.
- Master
- Aug 21, 2026
Lingon & Dill
Lingon & Dill is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2023 and 2026. Their best overall finish is 8th of 28 at the Smoke in the North (Day 1) (2026). They are ranked #2642 of 6,485 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1515
peak 1515 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Aug 26, 2023
latest Aug 22, 2026 · 3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
0 podiums
Overall top-10s
3
60% of 5 contests
Best top-10 run
2
straight overall top-10s
Avg finish
top 46%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±13.37
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Brisket
avg 168.55 · weakest Chicken (164.64)
Road miles
45
across 5 mapped stops
Schedule strength
20%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
666.53 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 ↗ | Master | #471 (362 pts) | #585 (292 pts) | #542 (372 pts) | #549 (307 pts) | #479 (377 pts) |
| 2025 ↗ | Master | #830 (131 pts) | #933 (126 pts) | #874 (171 pts) | #1032 (106 pts) | #870 (141 pts) |
| 2024 ↗ | Master | #1089 (83 pts) | #1235 (63 pts) | #1221 (83 pts) | #769 (198 pts) | #1038 (103 pts) |
| 2023 ↗ | Master | #934 (121 pts) | #1088 (116 pts) | #1195 (116 pts) | #1184 (86 pts) | #791 (196 pts) |
Overall rank by season
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to Lingon & Dill, each with one reason worth a look.
78 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,651 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,646 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Level with Lingon & Dill on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,648 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 4 years before Lingon & Dill's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,649 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
They were already cooking in 2013, 10 years before Lingon & Dill's first contest.
⚔ Compare careers#2,630 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1516
Their last contest in the data was back in 2013, 13 years before Lingon & Dill's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,639 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1519
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlltimeBBQ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 100% | ⚔ compare |
| NO BRAINER BBQ TEAM | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Kott & Blod BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| Badboy Butchers BBQ | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168.5484 | 156.4912 | 164.64 | top 60% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 159.9656 | 167.19 | top 44% |
| Pork | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169.7256 | 158.8228 | 166.15 | top 51% |
| Brisket | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 173.7028 | 162.2400 | 168.55 | top 34% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke in the North (Day 2) | 2 | 8 | 0 | top 35% | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Smoke in the North | 2 | 10 | 0 | top 55% | Aug 22, 2025 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2026
2 contests
Contests a season
1.3
across 4 seasons in the data
Contests visited
3
2 of them more than once
Opponents faced
57
finished ahead 72 times, behind 52
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20264 milestones
- Career-best overall score687.3712 Smoke in the North (Day 1)
- Career-best single call (Pork Ribs)176 Smoke in the North (Day 1)
- Peak power rating (1515) Smoke in the North (Day 2)
- Most recent contest Smoke in the North (Day 2)
20234 milestones
- First tracked contest Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
- First call Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
- First overall top-10 Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score659.9200 Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +8.5 | Smoke in the North (Day 1) | Aug 21, 2026 |
| +7.5 | Smoke in the North | Aug 22, 2025 |
| +4 | Smoke in the North (Day 2) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| +2.7 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp | Aug 26, 2023 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.6 | Smoke in the North | Aug 23, 2024 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 35% | 95.5% | 94.6% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 32% | 92% | 92% |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | top 78% | 90.1% | 90.1% |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 48% | 91.7% | 91.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2026 | Smoke in the North (Day 2) Boras | 11 / 26 (674.8000) | 16 (168) | 12 (167.4172) | 13 (167.9772) | 9 (171.4056) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | Smoke in the North (Day 1) Boras | 8 / 28 (687.3712) | 15 (168.5484) | 7 (176) | 16 (169.1200) | 7 (173.7028) |
| Aug 22, 2025 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 10 / 31 (662.1484) | 11 (165.0856) | 6 (165.7144) | 15 (165.1084) | 9 (166.2400) |
| Aug 23, 2024 | Smoke in the North Rolfstorp | 18 / 23 (648.4224) | 22 (156.4912) | 18 (159.9656) | 4 (169.7256) | 14 (162.2400) |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Smoke in the North Edition Q in the Swamp Rolfstorp | 10 / 21 (659.9200) | 11 (165.0972) | 11 (166.8572) | 17 (158.8228) | 4 (169.1428) |