Gatorade includes 40 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 Gatorade
Items scored 40
Ranking method Raw Score
Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 40 items in Gatorade, 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 = SR + SL

Normalized score. Episode-relative placement measure.

Formal notation N = fepisode(R)

Consensus score. Normalized score with disagreement penalty.

Formal notation C = gepisode(N, |SR - SL|)

Results

1. Combined Results Raw Score

Table 1. Original Episode Final Ranking
Final Rank Item Total Score Rhett Link Numeric Rank
1Lemon-Lime18186951
2Cool Blue15372813
3Fierce Melon16687792
4Fierce Grape14569764
Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item Final Rank Method Rank Drift Total Score Rhett Link
Cool Blue 2 3 1 153 72 81
Fierce Melon 3 2 1 166 87 79
Lemon-Lime 1 1 0 181 86 95
Fierce Grape 4 4 0 145 69 76
Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Gatorade.
Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Gatorade.
Figure 3. Score distribution by ranking method after rescaling each method to a 0-100 index.
Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Gatorade.
Figure 5. Score range by score source within Gatorade on a 0-100 scale.
Figure 6. Items with the largest absolute Rhett-Link score difference.
Score source0102030405060708090100
Rhett14267664211
Link36485633110
Combined1363101032110
Figure 7. Heatmap of score bucket counts by score source.
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
1Lemon-Lime1818695
2Fierce Melon1668779
3Cool Blue1537281
4Fierce Grape1456976
5Fierce Green Apple1307159
6Fruit Punch1297950
7G2 Grape1225072
8G2 Glacier Freeze1195069
9Zero Lemon-Lime1176057
10Frost Icy Charger1166452

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
1Fit Cherry Lime716
2Zero Orange27189
3Gatorlyte Cherry Lime341519
4Zero Fruit Punch381919
5Zero Glacier Cherry46379
6Frost Glacier Cherry503119
7Strawberry Lemonade512922
8Frost Riptide Rush561739
Gatorlyte Strawberry Kiwi563719
9Zero Strawberry Kiwi572433
10Fit Watermelon Strawberry623824
Gatorlyte Orange623032

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
1Lime Cucumber8910011
2Zero Lime Cucumber789012
3Strawberry Kiwi397435
4Orange395920
5G2 Fruit Punch316029
6Fruit Punch297950
7Fierce Fruit Punch + Berry286335
8Zero Glacier Cherry28379
9G2 Grape225072
10Fit Tropical Mango225937
Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank Item Total Score Rhett Link
1Lemon-Lime1818695
2Fierce Melon1668779
3Cool Blue1537281
4Fierce Grape1456976
5Fierce Green Apple1307159
6Fruit Punch1297950
7G2 Grape1225072
8G2 Glacier Freeze1195069
9Zero Lemon-Lime1176057
10Frost Icy Charger1166452
11Frost Arctic Blitz1154768
12Lime Cucumber11110011
13Strawberry Kiwi1097435
14Zero Glacier Freeze1084761
15Frost Glacier Freeze1065650
16Zero Lime Cucumber1029012
17Strawberry Watermelon1016140
18Fierce Fruit Punch + Berry986335
19Fit Tropical Mango965937
20Lemonade944945
21Fierce Strawberry915041
Fit Citrus Berry914150
22G2 Fruit Punch896029
23Fierce Blue Cherry864838
24Zero Berry824141
25Zero Cool Blue814338
26Zero Grape803149
27Orange795920
28Gatorlyte Orange623032
Fit Watermelon Strawberry623824
29Zero Strawberry Kiwi572433
30Gatorlyte Strawberry Kiwi563719
Frost Riptide Rush561739
31Strawberry Lemonade512922
32Frost Glacier Cherry503119
33Zero Glacier Cherry46379
34Zero Fruit Punch381919
35Gatorlyte Cherry Lime341519
36Zero Orange27189
37Fit Cherry Lime716
Figure 10. Counts of instances in which Rhett, Link, or neither assigned the higher score.
Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode Rhett Link Tie
Gatorade 24 14 2

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Gatorade.
Table 8. Rhett Highest-Ranked Items
Rank Item Score
1Lime Cucumber100
2Zero Lime Cucumber90
3Fierce Melon87
4Lemon-Lime86
5Fruit Punch79
6Strawberry Kiwi74
7Cool Blue72
8Fierce Green Apple71
9Fierce Grape69
10Frost Icy Charger64

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
1Fit Cherry Lime1
2Gatorlyte Cherry Lime15
3Frost Riptide Rush17
4Zero Orange18
5Zero Fruit Punch19
6Zero Strawberry Kiwi24
7Strawberry Lemonade29
8Gatorlyte Orange30
9Frost Glacier Cherry31
Zero Grape31
10Zero Glacier Cherry37
Gatorlyte Strawberry Kiwi37

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 Gatorade.
Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank Item Score
1Lemon-Lime95
2Cool Blue81
3Fierce Melon79
4Fierce Grape76
5G2 Grape72
6G2 Glacier Freeze69
7Frost Arctic Blitz68
8Zero Glacier Freeze61
9Fierce Green Apple59
10Zero Lemon-Lime57

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
1Fit Cherry Lime6
2Zero Orange9
Zero Glacier Cherry9
3Lime Cucumber11
4Zero Lime Cucumber12
5Gatorlyte Cherry Lime19
Zero Fruit Punch19
Frost Glacier Cherry19
Gatorlyte Strawberry Kiwi19
6Orange20
7Strawberry Lemonade22
8Fit Watermelon Strawberry24
9G2 Fruit Punch29
10Gatorlyte Orange32

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 = PB - x̄non-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.