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Hot Pockets includes 17 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 Hot Pockets

Items scored 17

Ranking method Raw Score

Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 17 items in Hot Pockets, 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	Chicken Bacon Ranch	166	81	85	1
2	Philly Steak & Cheese	154	83	71	3
3	Pepperoni & Sausage Pizza	151	72	79	4
4	Big & Bold Chicken Bacon Ranch	162	82	80	2

Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item	Final Rank	Method Rank	Drift	Total Score	Rhett	Link
Big & Bold Chicken Bacon Ranch	4	2	2	162	82	80
Philly Steak & Cheese	2	3	1	154	83	71
Pepperoni & Sausage Pizza	3	4	1	151	72	79
Chicken Bacon Ranch	1	1	0	166	81	85

Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Hot Pockets.

Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Hot Pockets.

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

Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Hot Pockets.

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

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

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

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

Average Score

130

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

1

Recipients: Hickory Ham & Cheddar

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	Chicken Bacon Ranch	166	81	85
2	Big & Bold Chicken Bacon Ranch	162	82	80
3	Philly Steak & Cheese	154	83	71
4	Pepperoni & Sausage Pizza	151	72	79
5	Big & Bold Double Pepperoni Pizza	149	78	71
	Italian Style Meatball & Mozzarella	149	70	79
6	Big & Bold Buffalo Style Chicken	146	77	69
7	Garlic Buttery Crust Pepperoni Pizza	139	80	59
8	Big & Bold Steak Nacho	138	74	64
9	Sausage, Egg, And Cheese	135	61	74
10	Applewood Bacon, Egg, And Cheese	131	72	59

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 Ham & Cheddar	69	34	35
2	Croissant Crust Hickory Ham & Cheddar	80	42	38
3	Crispy Crust Pepperoni Pizza	106	61	45
	Four Cheese Pizza	106	56	50
4	Four Meat & Four Cheese Pizza	107	59	48
5	Steak & Cheddar	121	61	60
6	Applewood Bacon, Egg, And Cheese	131	72	59
7	Sausage, Egg, And Cheese	135	61	74
8	Big & Bold Steak Nacho	138	74	64
9	Garlic Buttery Crust Pepperoni Pizza	139	80	59
10	Big & Bold Buffalo Style Chicken	146	77	69

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	Garlic Buttery Crust Pepperoni Pizza	21	80	59
2	Crispy Crust Pepperoni Pizza	16	61	45
3	Sausage, Egg, And Cheese	13	61	74
4	Applewood Bacon, Egg, And Cheese	13	72	59
5	Philly Steak & Cheese	12	83	71
6	Four Meat & Four Cheese Pizza	11	59	48
7	Big & Bold Steak Nacho	10	74	64
8	Italian Style Meatball & Mozzarella	9	70	79
9	Big & Bold Buffalo Style Chicken	8	77	69
10	Pepperoni & Sausage Pizza	7	72	79

Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link
1	Chicken Bacon Ranch	166	81	85
2	Big & Bold Chicken Bacon Ranch	162	82	80
3	Philly Steak & Cheese	154	83	71
4	Pepperoni & Sausage Pizza	151	72	79
5	Big & Bold Double Pepperoni Pizza	149	78	71
	Italian Style Meatball & Mozzarella	149	70	79
6	Big & Bold Buffalo Style Chicken	146	77	69
7	Garlic Buttery Crust Pepperoni Pizza	139	80	59
8	Big & Bold Steak Nacho	138	74	64
9	Sausage, Egg, And Cheese	135	61	74
10	Applewood Bacon, Egg, And Cheese	131	72	59
11	Steak & Cheddar	121	61	60
12	Four Meat & Four Cheese Pizza	107	59	48
13	Four Cheese Pizza	106	56	50
	Crispy Crust Pepperoni Pizza	106	61	45
14	Croissant Crust Hickory Ham & Cheddar	80	42	38
15	Hickory Ham & Cheddar	69	34	35

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

Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode	Rhett	Link	Tie
Hot Pockets	12	5	0

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Hot Pockets.

Average Score

67

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

0

Recipients: None

Table 8. Rhett Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Philly Steak & Cheese	83
2	Big & Bold Chicken Bacon Ranch	82
3	Chicken Bacon Ranch	81
4	Garlic Buttery Crust Pepperoni Pizza	80
5	Big & Bold Double Pepperoni Pizza	78
6	Big & Bold Buffalo Style Chicken	77
7	Big & Bold Steak Nacho	74
8	Pepperoni & Sausage Pizza	72
	Applewood Bacon, Egg, And Cheese	72
9	Italian Style Meatball & Mozzarella	70
10	Sausage, Egg, And Cheese	61
	Steak & Cheddar	61
	Crispy Crust Pepperoni Pizza	61

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	Hickory Ham & Cheddar	34
2	Croissant Crust Hickory Ham & Cheddar	42
3	Four Cheese Pizza	56
4	Four Meat & Four Cheese Pizza	59
5	Crispy Crust Pepperoni Pizza	61
	Steak & Cheddar	61
	Sausage, Egg, And Cheese	61
6	Italian Style Meatball & Mozzarella	70
7	Applewood Bacon, Egg, And Cheese	72
	Pepperoni & Sausage Pizza	72
8	Big & Bold Steak Nacho	74
9	Big & Bold Buffalo Style Chicken	77
10	Big & Bold Double Pepperoni Pizza	78

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 Hot Pockets.

Average Score

63

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

1

Recipients: Big & Bold Buffalo Style Chicken

Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Chicken Bacon Ranch	85
2	Big & Bold Chicken Bacon Ranch	80
3	Pepperoni & Sausage Pizza	79
	Italian Style Meatball & Mozzarella	79
4	Sausage, Egg, And Cheese	74
5	Philly Steak & Cheese	71
	Big & Bold Double Pepperoni Pizza	71
6	Big & Bold Buffalo Style Chicken	69
7	Big & Bold Steak Nacho	64
8	Steak & Cheddar	60
9	Garlic Buttery Crust Pepperoni Pizza	59
	Applewood Bacon, Egg, And Cheese	59
10	Four Cheese Pizza	50

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 Ham & Cheddar	35
2	Croissant Crust Hickory Ham & Cheddar	38
3	Crispy Crust Pepperoni Pizza	45
4	Four Meat & Four Cheese Pizza	48
5	Four Cheese Pizza	50
6	Applewood Bacon, Egg, And Cheese	59
	Garlic Buttery Crust Pepperoni Pizza	59
7	Steak & Cheddar	60
8	Big & Bold Steak Nacho	64
9	Big & Bold Buffalo Style Chicken	69
10	Big & Bold Double Pepperoni Pizza	71
	Philly Steak & Cheese	71

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.