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Dats Cool

Dats Cool is a competition barbecue team with 11 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2025. Their best overall finish is 21st of 26 at the Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (2023). They are ranked #6120 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings. Also listed in KCBS results as “Dat's Cool”.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#6,120
of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1428
peak 1428 · rated over 11 contests

Contests

11
in the data

First seen

Jun 7, 2013
latest Jun 6, 2025 · 12 years on the trail

Grand champs

0
0 reserve

Category wins

0
0 podiums

Overall top-10s

0
0% of 11 contests

Avg finish

top 84%
overall standings

Best overall

664.5596 / 720
Master · Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Perfect 180s

0

Current form

639.76 ▼
last 5 Master vs avg 640.93 (-1.17)

Walk rate

0%
contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

173.7028
Pork · Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest

Consistency

±14.13
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork
avg 162.21 · weakest Brisket (158.98)

Road miles

6
across 11 mapped stops

Schedule strength

59%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1574)

Purse competed for

$65K
listed at 6 contests — purses, not winnings

State championships

0 🏅
won from 6 state-championship entries

Master avg

640.93 / 720
11 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

664.5596 career-best overall

92.3% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 664.5596 at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest — 92.3% of a perfect 720.

  • Master
  • Jun 13, 2014

The one to beat

2× one call ahead of them

PORK AVENUE has finished one call ahead of Dats Cool 2 times — their closest competition in the data.

A tough matchup

10–0 behind in the head-to-head

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

FIRE DANCER BBQ has come out ahead in 10 of their 10 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of Southern Comfort Cooking Crew in 3 of their 3 shared contests.

The comeback

2 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 2 years, then back at Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (Jun 11, 2021).

  • last seen Jun 7, 2019
  • back Jun 11, 2021

Pork nemesis

9 of 10 shared pork entries lost

FIRE DANCER BBQ ahead 90% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, FIRE DANCER BBQ has out-cooked them in 9 of 10 shared pork entries.

Looking over their shoulder

2× one call behind them

L" If I Know has landed one call behind them 2 times.

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The metronome

±1.96% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.96% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

  • averages 89.0% of a perfect score
  • 11 contests

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to Dats Cool, each with one reason worth a look.

47 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

Poultrygeist BBQ
#6,123 of the rated field
1428 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1428

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Jun 13, 2026
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Smokin Budha with the Phat Daddyz
#6,116 of the rated field
1429 power rating
Contests
11
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1429

Careers of much the same size, 11 contests to 11, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

  • rated over 11 contests
  • last seen Jun 23, 2023
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Second Hand Smokers
#6,122 of the rated field
1428 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1428

12 contests and no Grand Championship yet.

  • rated over 12 contests
  • last seen May 1, 2026
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Rubbed the Right Way
#6,127 of the rated field
1428 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1428

Their last contest in the data was back in 2022, 3 years before Dats Cool's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.

  • rated over 12 contests
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Meat Sweats
#6,119 of the rated field
1428 power rating
Contests
12
GCs
1
Top-10s
17%
Peak
1428

Level with Dats Cool on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

  • rated over 10 contests
  • last seen Jun 20, 2025
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SMOKE & FIRE BBQ
#6,121 of the rated field
1428 power rating
Contests
13
GCs
0
Top-10s
0%
Peak
1428

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

  • rated over 13 contests
  • last seen Aug 18, 2017
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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

OpponentMeetingsAheadBehindWin rate
Greenway Equipment 10 4 6 40% ⚔ compare
FIRE DANCER BBQ 10 0 10 0% ⚔ compare
Hillbilly Hoggers 9 2 7 22% ⚔ compare
RAZORRACKS 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
Smokin Through The Night 9 1 8 11% ⚔ compare
Kermit's Ex 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
PORK AVENUE 8 0 8 0% ⚔ compare
L" If I Know 7 3 4 43% ⚔ compare
BLIND HOG BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
K & K KOOKERS 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
BBQR'S DELIGHT 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
Backdraft Smokers 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
Q-BONES BBQ 7 0 7 0% ⚔ compare
HEAVENLY MANNA BBQ 6 1 5 17% ⚔ compare
MEMPHIS ORIGINAL BBQ 6 0 6 0% ⚔ compare

By meat

CategoryEntriesCallsWinsPodiumsBestWorstAverageAvg finish
Chicken 11 0 0 0 169.7028 148.5028 159.13 top 86%
Pork Ribs 11 0 0 0 171.4400 139.3712 160.60 top 76%
Pork 11 0 0 0 173.7028 150.7884 162.21 top 75%
Brisket 11 0 0 0 172.5714 149.0856 158.98 top 76%

“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.

By field size and state

By contest size

FieldContestsGCsAvg finish
Medium (20–39)50top 88%
Large (40+)60top 81%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

ContestVisitsBestGCsAvg finishLast visit
Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 8 25 0 top 84% Jun 10, 2022
Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 2 21 0 top 83% Jun 7, 2024

More numbers

Contests a season 1 across 11 seasons in the data
Most contests held in AR 11 of 11 contests
Contests visited 3 2 of them more than once
Opponents faced 198 finished ahead 73 times, behind 354
Longest layoff 2 yrs Jun 7, 2019 → Jun 11, 2021

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20252 milestones
  1. Career-best single call (Pork)173.7028 Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
  2. Most recent contest Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
20241 milestone
  1. 10th tracked contest Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
20142 milestones
  1. Career-best overall score664.5596 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
  2. Peak power rating (1492) Delta Smoke BBQ Contest
20132 milestones
  1. First tracked contest Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)
  2. First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.7136 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

SwingContestDate
+1.8Delta Smoke BBQ ContestJun 13, 2014

📉 Toughest weekends

SwingContestDate
-9.7Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL)Jun 7, 2013
-9.4Delta Smoke BBQ ContestJun 8, 2018
-8.8Delta Smoke BBQ ContestJun 9, 2017
-8.5Delta Smoke BBQ ContestJun 10, 2022
-8.5Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL)Jun 12, 2015

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

SeasonContestsGCsTop-10sCategory winsWalk rateAvg finishBest overall (% of perfect)Avg overall (% of perfect)
20251000 0% top 90% 91.3% 91.3%
20241000 0% top 85% 89.5% 89.5%
20231000 0% top 81% 89.9% 89.9%
20221000 0% top 97% 85% 85%
20211000 0% top 87% 88.5% 88.5%
20191000 0% top 86% 87.9% 87.9%
20181000 0% top 93% 87.2% 87.2%
20171000 0% top 89% 87.4% 87.4%
20151000 0% top 84% 89.8% 89.8%
20141000 0% top 51% 92.3% 92.3%
20131000 0% top 83% 90.2% 90.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

DateEventOverallChickenRibsPorkBrisket
Jun 6, 2025 Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR 27 / 30 (657.6456) 27 (163.9656) 29 (162.8572) 16 (173.7028) 30 (157.1200)
Jun 7, 2024 Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR 28 / 33 (644.4456) 33 (158.8344) 31 (158.8000) 21 (166.2628) 26 (160.5484)
Jun 9, 2023 Hayden West's Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR 21 / 26 (647.3372) 20 (162.2400) 20 (164.5600) 25 (156.5600) 16 (163.9772)
Jun 10, 2022 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR 32 / 33 (612.3540) 31 (159.3944) 32 (139.3712) 30 (157.0856) 30 (156.5028)
Jun 11, 2021 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR 33 / 38 (636.9940) 31 (160.5256) 33 (161.1428) 36 (150.7884) 27 (164.5372)
Jun 7, 2019 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest 🏅 Wynne, AR 44 / 51 (632.9940) 45 (158.2400) 39 (159.3828) 42 (159.4056) 41 (155.9656)
Jun 8, 2018 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR 41 / 44 (627.8052) 43 (158.7884) 41 (153.1200) 28 (166.8112) 42 (149.0856)
Jun 9, 2017 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR 40 / 45 (629.6228) 44 (148.5028) 18 (169.7028) 30 (162.2628) 43 (149.1544)
Jun 12, 2015 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGE LIST IS FULL) Wynne, AR 41 / 49 (646.7312) 18 (169.7028) 43 (158.2744) 30 (167.3712) 46 (151.3828)
Jun 13, 2014 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest Wynne, AR 25 / 49 (664.5596) 43 (159.4284) 16 (171.4400) 30 (165.7256) 22 (167.9656)
Jun 7, 2013 Delta Smoke BBQ Contest (JUDGES FULL) Wynne, AR 33 / 40 (649.7136) 38 (150.8568) 20 (168) 36 (158.2854) 11 (172.5714)

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