Head-to-head
Nice Racks vs Palm tree smokehouse
8 head-to-head wins
Met
9 times in the data
1 head-to-head wins
Career comparison
| Nice Racks | Palm tree smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Contests | 21 |
| 2 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 2 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 96.3% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| 93.5% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90.1% |
| top 34% | Avg finish | top 67% |
| ±1.67% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.66% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| Nice Racks | Palm tree smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Chicken (9 meetings) | 2 |
| 7 | Pork Ribs (9 meetings) | 2 |
| 6 | Pork (9 meetings) | 3 |
| 6 | Brisket (9 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 6 times — Nice Racks leads there 5–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 66.31 points at New Jersey State BBQ Championship (2021-07-09)
- 🤏 Closest call: 4.6172 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2026-07-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Nice Racks | Palm tree smokehouse | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 18 / 62 (677.6112) | 25 / 62 (672.9940) | Nice Racks |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 22 / 63 (662.7656) | 6 / 63 (682.2400) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 21 / 62 (663.3488) | 35 / 62 (646.1716) | Nice Racks |
| 2023-10-13 | Maryland State BBQ Bash | 4 / 23 (686.8344) | 15 / 23 (665.5996) | Nice Racks |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 16 / 64 (667.3256) | 35 / 64 (643.2460) | Nice Racks |
| 2022-08-26 | New Holland Summer Fest | 8 / 49 (687.8856) | 32 / 49 (652.4228) | Nice Racks |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 3 / 61 (693.6572) | 29 / 61 (647.3028) | Nice Racks |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 5 / 59 (674.2284) | 41 / 59 (607.9204) | Nice Racks |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 8 / 64 (665.0516) | 42 / 64 (625.5548) | Nice Racks |