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Little Debbie includes 23 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 Little Debbie

Items scored 23

Ranking method Raw Score

Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 23 items in Little Debbie, 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	Peanut Butter Creme Pies	181	89	92	1
2	Strawberry Shortcake Rolls	172	86	86	2
3	Oatmeal Creme Pies	155	73	82	4
4	Chocolate Cupcakes	148	69	79	5

Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item	Final Rank	Method Rank	Drift	Total Score	Rhett	Link
Oatmeal Creme Pies	3	4	1	155	73	82
Chocolate Cupcakes	4	5	1	148	69	79
Peanut Butter Creme Pies	1	1	0	181	89	92
Strawberry Shortcake Rolls	2	2	0	172	86	86

Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Little Debbie.

Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Little Debbie.

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

Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Little Debbie.

Figure 5. Score range by score source within Little Debbie 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	90	100
Rhett	0	1	4	3	5	5	4	1	0
Link	1	2	4	2	3	6	2	2	1
Combined	0	1	2	6	5	6	2	1	0

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

Average Score

129

Peanut Butter Quotient*

54

The average score for a peanut butter item is 181. The average score for a non-peanut butter item is 127.

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	Peanut Butter Creme Pies	181	89	92
2	Strawberry Shortcake Rolls	172	86	86
3	Nutty Buddy Bar	163	87	76
4	Oatmeal Creme Pies	155	73	82
5	Chocolate Cupcakes	148	69	79
6	Pecan Pinwheels	144	68	76
7	Raisin Creme Pies	143	76	67
	Zebra Cakes	143	78	65
8	Honey Buns	140	90	50
9	Fudge Rounds	139	39	100
10	Cosmic Brownies	135	41	94

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	Unicorn Cakes	74	44	30
2	Star Crunch Cosmic Cookies	90	48	42
3	Banana Marshmallow Pies	95	74	21
4	Jelly Creme Pies	101	50	51
5	Fancy Cakes	105	56	49
6	Devil Cremes	111	71	40
7	Turtle Brownies	113	65	48
8	Birthday Cakes	114	81	33
9	Chocolate Chip Creme Pies	118	44	74
10	Swiss Rolls	123	63	60

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	Fudge Rounds	61	39	100
2	Cosmic Brownies	53	41	94
3	Banana Marshmallow Pies	53	74	21
4	Birthday Cakes	48	81	33
5	Honey Buns	40	90	50
6	Devil Cremes	31	71	40
7	Chocolate Chip Creme Pies	30	44	74
8	Turtle Brownies	17	65	48
9	Devil Squares	16	54	70
10	Unicorn Cakes	14	44	30

Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link
1	Peanut Butter Creme Pies	181	89	92
2	Strawberry Shortcake Rolls	172	86	86
3	Nutty Buddy Bar	163	87	76
4	Oatmeal Creme Pies	155	73	82
5	Chocolate Cupcakes	148	69	79
6	Pecan Pinwheels	144	68	76
7	Raisin Creme Pies	143	76	67
	Zebra Cakes	143	78	65
8	Honey Buns	140	90	50
9	Fudge Rounds	139	39	100
10	Cosmic Brownies	135	41	94
11	Frosted Fudge Cakes	133	62	71
12	Devil Squares	124	54	70
13	Swiss Rolls	123	63	60
14	Chocolate Chip Creme Pies	118	44	74
15	Birthday Cakes	114	81	33
16	Turtle Brownies	113	65	48
17	Devil Cremes	111	71	40
18	Fancy Cakes	105	56	49
19	Jelly Creme Pies	101	50	51
20	Banana Marshmallow Pies	95	74	21
21	Star Crunch Cosmic Cookies	90	48	42
22	Unicorn Cakes	74	44	30

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

Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode	Rhett	Link	Tie
Little Debbie	12	10	1

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Little Debbie.

Average Score

66

Peanut Butter Quotient*

24

Rhett's average score for a peanut butter item is 89. Rhett's average score for a non-peanut butter item is 65.

Nice! Factor**

1

Recipients: Chocolate Cupcakes

Table 8. Rhett Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Honey Buns	90
2	Peanut Butter Creme Pies	89
3	Nutty Buddy Bar	87
4	Strawberry Shortcake Rolls	86
5	Birthday Cakes	81
6	Zebra Cakes	78
7	Raisin Creme Pies	76
8	Banana Marshmallow Pies	74
9	Oatmeal Creme Pies	73
10	Devil Cremes	71

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	Fudge Rounds	39
2	Cosmic Brownies	41
3	Unicorn Cakes	44
	Chocolate Chip Creme Pies	44
4	Star Crunch Cosmic Cookies	48
5	Jelly Creme Pies	50
6	Devil Squares	54
7	Fancy Cakes	56
8	Frosted Fudge Cakes	62
9	Swiss Rolls	63
10	Turtle Brownies	65

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 Little Debbie.

Average Score

63

Peanut Butter Quotient*

30

Link's average score for a peanut butter item is 92. Link's average score for a non-peanut butter item is 62.

Nice! Factor**

0

Recipients: None

Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Fudge Rounds	100
2	Cosmic Brownies	94
3	Peanut Butter Creme Pies	92
4	Strawberry Shortcake Rolls	86
5	Oatmeal Creme Pies	82
6	Chocolate Cupcakes	79
7	Nutty Buddy Bar	76
	Pecan Pinwheels	76
8	Chocolate Chip Creme Pies	74
9	Frosted Fudge Cakes	71
10	Devil Squares	70

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	Banana Marshmallow Pies	21
2	Unicorn Cakes	30
3	Birthday Cakes	33
4	Devil Cremes	40
5	Star Crunch Cosmic Cookies	42
6	Turtle Brownies	48
7	Fancy Cakes	49
8	Honey Buns	50
9	Jelly Creme Pies	51
10	Swiss Rolls	60

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: Peanut Butter Creme Pies

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.