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Flamin' Hot includes 32 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 Flamin' Hot

Items scored 32

Ranking method Raw Score

Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 32 items in Flamin' Hot, 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	Doritos Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch	160	82	78	3
2	Doritos Flamin' Hot Nacho	163	88	75	2
3	Funyuns Flamin' Hot	160	84	76	4
4	Cheetos Mac' N Cheese Flamin' Hot	164	84	80	1

Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item	Final Rank	Method Rank	Drift	Total Score	Rhett	Link
Cheetos Mac' N Cheese Flamin' Hot	4	1	3	164	84	80
Doritos Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch	1	3	2	160	82	78
Funyuns Flamin' Hot	3	4	1	160	84	76
Doritos Flamin' Hot Nacho	2	2	0	163	88	75

Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Flamin' Hot.

Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Flamin' Hot.

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

Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Flamin' Hot.

Figure 5. Score range by score source within Flamin' Hot on a 0-100 scale.

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

Score source	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90
Rhett	1	1	3	3	2	6	9	6	1
Link	1	4	4	7	5	4	6	1	0
Combined	1	1	5	2	7	7	5	4	0

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

Average Score

115

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	Cheetos Mac' N Cheese Flamin' Hot	164	84	80
2	Doritos Flamin' Hot Nacho	163	88	75
3	Doritos Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch	160	82	78
	Funyuns Flamin' Hot	160	84	76
4	Munchie's Peanuts Flamin' Hot	151	79	72
5	Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot	147	76	71
	Cheetos Puffs Flamin' Hot	147	80	67
6	Cheetos Crumchy Flamin' Hot	144	69	75
7	Doritos Dinamita Flamin' Hot Queso	141	80	61
8	Sabritas Xtra Flamin' Hot	136	77	59
9	Cheetos Flamin' Hot Limon	126	63	63
10	Doritos Flamin' Hot Limon	123	68	55
	Smartfood Flamin' Hot White Cheddar Popcorn	123	73	50
	Cheetos Xxtra Flamin' Hot Crunchy	123	74	49

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	Cheetos Flavor Shots Flamin' Hot Asteroids	38	19	19
2	Baked Cheetos Flamin' Hot Limon	52	28	24
3	Baked Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot	60	35	25
4	Lay's Flamin' Hot	68	38	30
5	Chester's Puffcorn Flamin' Hot	73	49	24
6	Matador Flamin' Hot Beef Jerky	78	45	33
	Wotsits Flamin' Hot	78	39	39
7	Ruffles Flamin' Hot	85	42	43
8	Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Limon	92	53	39
9	Matador Flamin' Hot Snack Stick	110	90	20
10	Baken-Ets Fried Pork Skins Flamin' Hot	111	71	40

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	Matador Flamin' Hot Snack Stick	70	90	20
2	Cheetos Flamin' Hot Popcorn	35	75	40
3	Baken-Ets Fried Pork Skins Flamin' Hot	31	71	40
4	Cheetos Xxtra Flamin' Hot Crunchy	25	74	49
5	Chester's Puffcorn Flamin' Hot	25	49	24
6	Fritos Flamin' Hot	24	72	48
7	Smartfood Flamin' Hot White Cheddar Popcorn	23	73	50
8	Ruffles Flamin' Hot BBQ	20	70	50
9	Cheetos Flamin' Hot Pepper Puffs	20	67	47
10	Doritos Dinamita Flamin' Hot Queso	19	80	61

Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link
1	Cheetos Mac' N Cheese Flamin' Hot	164	84	80
2	Doritos Flamin' Hot Nacho	163	88	75
3	Doritos Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch	160	82	78
	Funyuns Flamin' Hot	160	84	76
4	Munchie's Peanuts Flamin' Hot	151	79	72
5	Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot	147	76	71
	Cheetos Puffs Flamin' Hot	147	80	67
6	Cheetos Crumchy Flamin' Hot	144	69	75
7	Doritos Dinamita Flamin' Hot Queso	141	80	61
8	Sabritas Xtra Flamin' Hot	136	77	59
9	Cheetos Flamin' Hot Limon	126	63	63
10	Doritos Flamin' Hot Limon	123	68	55
	Smartfood Flamin' Hot White Cheddar Popcorn	123	73	50
	Cheetos Xxtra Flamin' Hot Crunchy	123	74	49
11	Ruffles Flamin' Hot BBQ	120	70	50
	Fritos Flamin' Hot	120	72	48
12	Ruffles Flamin' Hot Cheddar & Sour Cream	118	58	60
	Chester's Fries Flamin' Hot	118	67	51
13	Cheetos Flamin' Hot Popcorn	115	75	40
14	Mtn Dew Flamin' Hot	114	66	48
	Cheetos Flamin' Hot Pepper Puffs	114	67	47
15	Baken-Ets Fried Pork Skins Flamin' Hot	111	71	40
16	Matador Flamin' Hot Snack Stick	110	90	20
17	Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Limon	92	53	39
18	Ruffles Flamin' Hot	85	42	43
19	Wotsits Flamin' Hot	78	39	39
	Matador Flamin' Hot Beef Jerky	78	45	33
20	Chester's Puffcorn Flamin' Hot	73	49	24
21	Lay's Flamin' Hot	68	38	30
22	Baked Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot	60	35	25
23	Baked Cheetos Flamin' Hot Limon	52	28	24
24	Cheetos Flavor Shots Flamin' Hot Asteroids	38	19	19

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

Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode	Rhett	Link	Tie
Flamin' Hot	26	3	3

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Flamin' Hot.

Average Score

64

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

1

Recipients: Cheetos Crumchy Flamin' Hot

Table 8. Rhett Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Matador Flamin' Hot Snack Stick	90
2	Doritos Flamin' Hot Nacho	88
3	Cheetos Mac' N Cheese Flamin' Hot	84
	Funyuns Flamin' Hot	84
4	Doritos Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch	82
5	Cheetos Puffs Flamin' Hot	80
	Doritos Dinamita Flamin' Hot Queso	80
6	Munchie's Peanuts Flamin' Hot	79
7	Sabritas Xtra Flamin' Hot	77
8	Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot	76
9	Cheetos Flamin' Hot Popcorn	75
10	Cheetos Xxtra Flamin' Hot Crunchy	74

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	Cheetos Flavor Shots Flamin' Hot Asteroids	19
2	Baked Cheetos Flamin' Hot Limon	28
3	Baked Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot	35
4	Lay's Flamin' Hot	38
5	Wotsits Flamin' Hot	39
6	Ruffles Flamin' Hot	42
7	Matador Flamin' Hot Beef Jerky	45
8	Chester's Puffcorn Flamin' Hot	49
9	Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Limon	53
10	Ruffles Flamin' Hot Cheddar & Sour Cream	58

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 Flamin' Hot.

Average Score

50

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	Cheetos Mac' N Cheese Flamin' Hot	80
2	Doritos Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch	78
3	Funyuns Flamin' Hot	76
4	Doritos Flamin' Hot Nacho	75
	Cheetos Crumchy Flamin' Hot	75
5	Munchie's Peanuts Flamin' Hot	72
6	Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot	71
7	Cheetos Puffs Flamin' Hot	67
8	Cheetos Flamin' Hot Limon	63
9	Doritos Dinamita Flamin' Hot Queso	61
10	Ruffles Flamin' Hot Cheddar & Sour Cream	60

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	Cheetos Flavor Shots Flamin' Hot Asteroids	19
2	Matador Flamin' Hot Snack Stick	20
3	Baked Cheetos Flamin' Hot Limon	24
	Chester's Puffcorn Flamin' Hot	24
4	Baked Cheetos Crunchy Flamin' Hot	25
5	Lay's Flamin' Hot	30
6	Matador Flamin' Hot Beef Jerky	33
7	Wotsits Flamin' Hot	39
	Lay's Kettle Cooked Flamin' Hot Limon	39
8	Baken-Ets Fried Pork Skins Flamin' Hot	40
	Cheetos Flamin' Hot Popcorn	40
9	Ruffles Flamin' Hot	43
10	Cheetos Flamin' Hot Pepper Puffs	47

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.