Head-to-head
Palm tree smokehouse vs Ain't That Rich
3 head-to-head wins
Met
12 times in the data
9 head-to-head wins
Ain't That Rich has taken the last 3 meetings.
Career comparison
| Palm tree smokehouse | Ain't That Rich | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Contests | 28 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 0 |
| 0 | Category wins | 2 |
| 0 | Perfect 180s | 1 |
| 95.5% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 96.9% |
| 90.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 93.7% |
| top 67% | Avg finish | top 40% |
| ±2.66% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±2.26% |
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)
| Palm tree smokehouse | Ain't That Rich | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chicken (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 2 | Pork Ribs (12 meetings) | 10 |
| 4 | Pork (12 meetings) | 8 |
| 3 | Brisket (12 meetings) | 9 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked New Jersey State Barbecue Championship 5 times — Ain't That Rich leads there 3–2
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) 4 times — Ain't That Rich leads there 4–0
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) 2 times — dead level 1–1
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 45.26 points at Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) (2024-05-17)
- 🤏 Closest call: 1.1656 points at New Jersey State Barbecue Championship (2022-07-09)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Palm tree smokehouse | Ain't That Rich | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 34 / 43 (663.3028) | 4 / 43 (697.6456) | Ain't That Rich |
| 2026-07-11 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 25 / 62 (672.9940) | 11 / 62 (685.6340) | Ain't That Rich |
| 2026-05-15 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 23 / 25 (645.5200) | 13 / 25 (668.3996) | Ain't That Rich |
| 2025-07-25 | Smoke on the Rail BBQ Festival (Day 1) | 12 / 30 (687.3600) | 16 / 30 (678.7428) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2025-07-12 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 6 / 63 (682.2400) | 14 / 63 (673.0400) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2025-05-16 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 24 / 28 (633.5888) | 18 / 28 (668.3996) | Ain't That Rich |
| 2024-07-13 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 35 / 62 (646.1716) | 22 / 62 (662.8004) | Ain't That Rich |
| 2024-05-18 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 2) | 26 / 26 (624.9484) | 17 / 26 (659.3600) | Ain't That Rich |
| 2024-05-17 | Twin Valley Fire and Smoke (Day 1) | 33 / 37 (638.7200) | 4 / 37 (683.9776) | Ain't That Rich |
| 2023-07-14 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 35 / 64 (643.2460) | 7 / 64 (682.2628) | Ain't That Rich |
| 2022-07-09 | New Jersey State Barbecue Championship | 29 / 61 (647.3028) | 30 / 61 (646.1372) | Palm tree smokehouse |
| 2021-07-09 | New Jersey State BBQ Championship | 41 / 59 (607.9204) | 35 / 59 (625.6000) | Ain't That Rich |