Head-to-head
POP POP'S RIBS vs Palm tree smokehouse
0 head-to-head wins
Met
7 times in the data
7 head-to-head wins
Palm tree smokehouse has taken the last 7 meetings.
Career comparison
| POP POP'S RIBS | Palm tree smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Contests | 21 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 0 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 0 |
| 87.7% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 95.5% |
| 84.6% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 90.1% |
| top 82% | Avg finish | top 67% |
| ±2.74% | 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)
| POP POP'S RIBS | Palm tree smokehouse | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (7 meetings) | 5 |
| 0 | Pork Ribs (7 meetings) | 7 |
| 3 | Pork (7 meetings) | 4 |
| 1 | Brisket (7 meetings) | 6 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 6 times — Palm tree smokehouse leads there 6–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 58.98 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2025-07-12)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1204 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2019-07-12)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | POP POP'S RIBS | Palm tree smokehouse | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 47 / 62 (631.2576) | 25 / 62 (672.9940) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 46 / 63 (623.2572) | 6 / 63 (682.2400) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 57 / 62 (603.7944) | 35 / 62 (646.1716) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 44 / 64 (630.0912) | 35 / 64 (643.2460) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 54 / 61 (599.2684) | 29 / 61 (647.3028) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 51 / 59 (579.3256) | 41 / 59 (607.9204) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2019-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 44 / 64 (624.4344) | 42 / 64 (625.5548) | Palm tree smokehouse |