Head-to-head
Rub Me Tender BBQ Team vs Palm tree smokehouse
1 head-to-head wins
Met
6 times in the data
5 head-to-head wins
Palm tree smokehouse has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Rub Me Tender BBQ Team | Palm tree smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Contests | 21 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 90.9% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| 86.9% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90.1% |
| top 69% | Avg finish | top 67% |
| ±2.32% | 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)
| Rub Me Tender BBQ Team | Palm tree smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chicken (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Pork Ribs (6 meetings) | 5 |
| 3 | Pork (6 meetings) | 3 |
| 3 | Brisket (6 meetings) | 3 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 5 times — Palm tree smokehouse leads there 5–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 44.17 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2025-07-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 18.2280 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2026-07-11)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Rub Me Tender BBQ Team | Palm tree smokehouse | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 36 / 62 (654.7660) | 25 / 62 (672.9940) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 34 / 63 (638.0684) | 6 / 63 (682.2400) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 54 / 62 (608.4116) | 35 / 62 (646.1716) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 49 / 64 (621.5200) | 35 / 64 (643.2460) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 51 / 61 (606.6744) | 29 / 61 (647.3028) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 34 / 59 (626.2288) | 41 / 59 (607.9204) | Rub Me Tender BBQ Team |