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Episode

Slim Jim includes 18 scored items from the "Gut Check" series from Good Mythical Morning.

In all charts, Rhett's data is RED, Link's data is BLUE, and combined data is PURPLE.

Episode Slim Jim

Items scored 18

Ranking method Raw Score

Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 18 items in Slim Jim, including rankings, score distributions, disagreement counts, and derived measures.

Dataset snapshot refreshed June 3, 2026 6:57 AM.

Methods

The selected ranking method is applied within this episode only. Rank ties are preserved. Original final rankings are reported separately from recalculated rankings shown under the selected method.

Raw score. Sum of Rhett and Link scores.

Formal notation R = S_R + S_L

Normalized score. Episode-relative placement measure.

Formal notation N = f_episode(R)

Consensus score. Normalized score with disagreement penalty.

Formal notation C = g_episode(N, |S_R - S_L|)

Results

1. Combined Results Raw Score

Table 1. Original Episode Final Ranking
Final Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link	Numeric Rank
1	Honey BBQ Monster Stick	151	83	68	3
2	Original	137	82	55	4
3	Hot AF Monster Stick	159	88	71	2
4	Habanero	160	85	75	1

Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item	Final Rank	Method Rank	Drift	Total Score	Rhett	Link
Habanero	4	1	3	160	85	75
Honey BBQ Monster Stick	1	3	2	151	83	68
Original	2	4	2	137	82	55
Hot AF Monster Stick	3	2	1	159	88	71

Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Slim Jim.

Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Slim Jim.

Figure 3. Score distribution by ranking method after rescaling each method to a 0-100 index.

Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Slim Jim.

Figure 5. Score range by score source within Slim Jim on a 0-100 scale.

Figure 6. Items with the largest absolute Rhett-Link score difference.

Score source	20	30	40	50	60	70	80
Rhett	0	2	3	3	4	2	4
Link	1	2	1	5	5	4	0
Combined	0	1	3	6	5	2	1

Figure 7. Heatmap of score bucket counts by score source.

Average Score

119

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

0

Recipients: None

Figure 8. Peanut Butter Quotient by score source.

Figure 9. Nice! Factor occurrences by score source.

Table 3. Highest-Ranked Items Raw Score
Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link
1	Habanero	160	85	75
2	Hot AF Monster Stick	159	88	71
3	Honey BBQ Monster Stick	151	83	68
4	Original	137	82	55
5	Smokin' Mesquite Steakhouse Beef Steak Strips	136	62	74
	Tabasco	136	76	60
6	Mild	125	75	50
7	Nacho	123	63	60
8	Spicy Snack Stick	119	69	50
9	Sonic Chili Cheese Coney Monster Stick	118	56	62
10	Pineapple Pork	117	47	70

Note. Tied scores share rank labels; tables include all items in the first ten rank groups.

Table 4. Lowest-Ranked Items Raw Score
Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link
1	Hickory Smoked Bacon Jerky	63	36	27
2	Pepperoni Stick	83	53	30
3	Teriyaki	94	32	62
4	Dill Pickle	99	66	33
5	Maple Bacon Jerky	100	51	49
6	Teriyaki Beef Steak Strip	106	49	57
7	Deli Style Original	108	49	59
8	Pineapple Pork	117	47	70
9	Sonic Chili Cheese Coney Monster Stick	118	56	62
10	Spicy Snack Stick	119	69	50

Note. Tied scores share rank labels; tables include all items in the first ten rank groups.

Table 5. Largest Score Differences
Rank	Item	Score Difference	Rhett	Link
1	Dill Pickle	33	66	33
2	Teriyaki	30	32	62
3	Original	27	82	55
4	Mild	25	75	50
5	Pineapple Pork	23	47	70
6	Pepperoni Stick	23	53	30
7	Spicy Snack Stick	19	69	50
8	Hot AF Monster Stick	17	88	71
9	Tabasco	16	76	60
10	Honey BBQ Monster Stick	15	83	68

Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link
1	Habanero	160	85	75
2	Hot AF Monster Stick	159	88	71
3	Honey BBQ Monster Stick	151	83	68
4	Original	137	82	55
5	Smokin' Mesquite Steakhouse Beef Steak Strips	136	62	74
	Tabasco	136	76	60
6	Mild	125	75	50
7	Nacho	123	63	60
8	Spicy Snack Stick	119	69	50
9	Sonic Chili Cheese Coney Monster Stick	118	56	62
10	Pineapple Pork	117	47	70
11	Deli Style Original	108	49	59
12	Teriyaki Beef Steak Strip	106	49	57
13	Maple Bacon Jerky	100	51	49
14	Dill Pickle	99	66	33
15	Teriyaki	94	32	62
16	Pepperoni Stick	83	53	30
17	Hickory Smoked Bacon Jerky	63	36	27

Figure 10. Counts of instances in which Rhett, Link, or neither assigned the higher score.

Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode	Rhett	Link	Tie
Slim Jim	12	6	0

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Slim Jim.

Average Score

62

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

1

Recipients: Spicy Snack Stick

Table 8. Rhett Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Hot AF Monster Stick	88
2	Habanero	85
3	Honey BBQ Monster Stick	83
4	Original	82
5	Tabasco	76
6	Mild	75
7	Spicy Snack Stick	69
8	Dill Pickle	66
9	Nacho	63
10	Smokin' Mesquite Steakhouse Beef Steak Strips	62

Note. Tied scores share rank labels; tables include all items in the first ten rank groups.

Table 9. Rhett Lowest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Teriyaki	32
2	Hickory Smoked Bacon Jerky	36
3	Pineapple Pork	47
4	Teriyaki Beef Steak Strip	49
	Deli Style Original	49
5	Maple Bacon Jerky	51
6	Pepperoni Stick	53
7	Sonic Chili Cheese Coney Monster Stick	56
8	Smokin' Mesquite Steakhouse Beef Steak Strips	62
9	Nacho	63
10	Dill Pickle	66

Note. Tied scores share rank labels; tables include all items in the first ten rank groups.

Results

3. Link

Figure 12. Distribution of Link scores within Slim Jim.

Average Score

56

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

0

Recipients: None

Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Habanero	75
2	Smokin' Mesquite Steakhouse Beef Steak Strips	74
3	Hot AF Monster Stick	71
4	Pineapple Pork	70
5	Honey BBQ Monster Stick	68
6	Sonic Chili Cheese Coney Monster Stick	62
	Teriyaki	62
7	Tabasco	60
	Nacho	60
8	Deli Style Original	59
9	Teriyaki Beef Steak Strip	57
10	Original	55

Note. Tied scores share rank labels; tables include all items in the first ten rank groups.

Table 11. Link Lowest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Hickory Smoked Bacon Jerky	27
2	Pepperoni Stick	30
3	Dill Pickle	33
4	Maple Bacon Jerky	49
5	Spicy Snack Stick	50
	Mild	50
6	Original	55
7	Teriyaki Beef Steak Strip	57
8	Deli Style Original	59
9	Nacho	60
	Tabasco	60
10	Teriyaki	62
	Sonic Chili Cheese Coney Monster Stick	62

Note. Tied scores share rank labels; tables include all items in the first ten rank groups.

Notes

4. Definitions and Notes

* Peanut Butter Quotient is calculated as the difference between the average score for peanut-butter-focused flavors and the average score for non-peanut-butter flavors. Flavors designated as peanut-butter-focused in this episode are: None in this episode

Formal notation PBQ = x̄_PB - x̄_non-PB

** Nice! Factor is the number of times a score of 69 appears.

Formal notation NF = Σ 1(score = 69)

Rank Drift is the absolute difference between the original final rank and the rank produced by the currently selected ranking method.

Limitations. Scores are treated as interval values although the underlying tasting process is subjective.