Goldfish includes 27 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 Goldfish
Items scored 27
Ranking method Raw Score
Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 27 items in Goldfish, 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
1Flavor Blasted Cheddar And Sour Cream18295871
2Flavor Blasted Screaming Salt And Vinegar16483814
3S'Mores Grahams17086842
4Flavor Blasted Wild White Cheddar16584813
Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item Final Rank Method Rank Drift Total Score Rhett Link
Flavor Blasted Screaming Salt And Vinegar 2 4 2 164 83 81
S'Mores Grahams 3 2 1 170 86 84
Flavor Blasted Wild White Cheddar 4 3 1 165 84 81
Flavor Blasted Cheddar And Sour Cream 1 1 0 182 95 87
Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Goldfish.
Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Goldfish.
Figure 3. Score distribution by ranking method after rescaling each method to a 0-100 index.
Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Goldfish.
Figure 5. Score range by score source within Goldfish on a 0-100 scale.
Figure 6. Items with the largest absolute Rhett-Link score difference.
Score source0102030405060708090100
Rhett10123357410
Link02313246600
Combined10051637310
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
1Flavor Blasted Cheddar And Sour Cream1829587
2S'Mores Grahams1708684
3Flavor Blasted Wild White Cheddar1658481
4Flavor Blasted Screaming Salt And Vinegar1648381
5Mega Bites Cheddar Jalepeno1598376
6Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheesy Pizza1537182
7Cheddar1507575
8Jalepeno Poppers1487672
9Parmesan1467769
10Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar1447965

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
1Giant Graham Crackers - Cinnamon16115
2Disney Mickey Mouse Cheddar652540
3Original705020
4Dunkin Donuts Pumpkin Spice Grahams714031
5Honey Bun Grahams755619
6Pretzel764729
7Baby Cheddar846420
8Princess Cheddar1015447
9Veggies & Fruits Cheddar1043074
10Pizza1064561

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
1Colors553085
2Veggies & Fruits Cheddar443074
3Baby Cheddar446420
4Honey Bun Grahams375619
5Original305020
6Pretzel184729
7Pizza164561
8Disney Mickey Mouse Cheddar152540
9Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar147965
10Old Bay146349
Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank Item Total Score Rhett Link
1Flavor Blasted Cheddar And Sour Cream1829587
2S'Mores Grahams1708684
3Flavor Blasted Wild White Cheddar1658481
4Flavor Blasted Screaming Salt And Vinegar1648381
5Mega Bites Cheddar Jalepeno1598376
6Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheesy Pizza1537182
7Cheddar1507575
8Jalepeno Poppers1487672
9Parmesan1467769
10Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar1447965
11Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar1407070
12Vanilla Cupcake Grahams1337063
13Star Wars The Mandalorian Cheddar1306070
14Whole Grain Cheddar1266858
15Colors1153085
16Old Bay1126349
17Flavor Blasted Cheddar Jack'd1116150
18Pizza1064561
19Veggies & Fruits Cheddar1043074
20Princess Cheddar1015447
21Baby Cheddar846420
22Pretzel764729
23Honey Bun Grahams755619
24Dunkin Donuts Pumpkin Spice Grahams714031
25Original705020
26Disney Mickey Mouse Cheddar652540
27Giant Graham Crackers - Cinnamon16115
Figure 10. Counts of instances in which Rhett, Link, or neither assigned the higher score.
Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode Rhett Link Tie
Goldfish 18 7 2

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Goldfish.
Table 8. Rhett Highest-Ranked Items
Rank Item Score
1Flavor Blasted Cheddar And Sour Cream95
2S'Mores Grahams86
3Flavor Blasted Wild White Cheddar84
4Flavor Blasted Screaming Salt And Vinegar83
Mega Bites Cheddar Jalepeno83
5Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheddar79
6Parmesan77
7Jalepeno Poppers76
8Cheddar75
9Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheesy Pizza71
10Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar70
Vanilla Cupcake Grahams70

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
1Giant Graham Crackers - Cinnamon1
2Disney Mickey Mouse Cheddar25
3Veggies & Fruits Cheddar30
Colors30
4Dunkin Donuts Pumpkin Spice Grahams40
5Pizza45
6Pretzel47
7Original50
8Princess Cheddar54
9Honey Bun Grahams56
10Star Wars The Mandalorian Cheddar60

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 Goldfish.
Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank Item Score
1Flavor Blasted Cheddar And Sour Cream87
2Colors85
3S'Mores Grahams84
4Flavor Blasted Xtra Cheesy Pizza82
5Flavor Blasted Wild White Cheddar81
Flavor Blasted Screaming Salt And Vinegar81
6Mega Bites Cheddar Jalepeno76
7Cheddar75
8Veggies & Fruits Cheddar74
9Jalepeno Poppers72
10Mega Bites Sharp Cheddar70
Star Wars The Mandalorian Cheddar70

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
1Giant Graham Crackers - Cinnamon15
2Honey Bun Grahams19
3Original20
Baby Cheddar20
4Pretzel29
5Dunkin Donuts Pumpkin Spice Grahams31
6Disney Mickey Mouse Cheddar40
7Princess Cheddar47
8Old Bay49
9Flavor Blasted Cheddar Jack'd50
10Whole Grain Cheddar58

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.