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Episode

Pringles includes 24 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 Pringles

Items scored 24

Ranking method Raw Score

Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 24 items in Pringles, 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	Cheddar and Sour Cream	178	93	85	1
2	Buffalo Ranch	170	87	83	3
3	Jalapeno	169	89	80	4
4	Sour Cream and Onion	173	92	81	2

Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item	Final Rank	Method Rank	Drift	Total Score	Rhett	Link
Sour Cream and Onion	4	2	2	173	92	81
Buffalo Ranch	2	3	1	170	87	83
Jalapeno	3	4	1	169	89	80
Cheddar and Sour Cream	1	1	0	178	93	85

Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Pringles.

Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Pringles.

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

Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Pringles.

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

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

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

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

Average Score

116

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	Cheddar and Sour Cream	178	93	85
2	Sour Cream and Onion	173	92	81
3	Buffalo Ranch	170	87	83
4	Jalapeno	169	89	80
5	Salt and Vinegar	166	89	77
6	Ranch	163	86	77
7	Ketchup	162	80	82
8	Cheddar Cheese	154	77	77
9	Memphis BBQ	146	79	67
10	Extra Hot	143	90	53

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	Reduced Fat Original	12	12	0
2	Lightly Salted Original	18	18	0
3	Applewood Smoked Cheddar	22	17	5
4	Wendy's Baconator	30	23	7
5	Wavy Salted	51	13	38
6	Rotisserie Chicken	65	50	15
7	Parmesan and Roasted Garlic	89	57	32
8	Original	97	75	22
9	Sweet and Spicy BBQ	115	64	51
10	Fire Roasted Jalapeno	117	68	49

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	Original	53	75	22
2	Extra Hot	37	90	53
3	Rotisserie Chicken	35	50	15
4	Barbeque	32	82	50
5	Parmesan and Roasted Garlic	25	57	32
6	Wavy Salted	25	13	38
7	Fire Roasted Jalapeno	19	68	49
8	Pizza	18	61	79
9	Lightly Salted Original	18	18	0
10	Wendy's Baconator	16	23	7

Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link
1	Cheddar and Sour Cream	178	93	85
2	Sour Cream and Onion	173	92	81
3	Buffalo Ranch	170	87	83
4	Jalapeno	169	89	80
5	Salt and Vinegar	166	89	77
6	Ranch	163	86	77
7	Ketchup	162	80	82
8	Cheddar Cheese	154	77	77
9	Memphis BBQ	146	79	67
10	Extra Hot	143	90	53
11	Honey Mustard	141	74	67
12	Pizza	140	61	79
13	Dill Pickle	138	69	69
14	Barbeque	132	82	50
15	Fire Roasted Jalapeno	117	68	49
16	Sweet and Spicy BBQ	115	64	51
17	Original	97	75	22
18	Parmesan and Roasted Garlic	89	57	32
19	Rotisserie Chicken	65	50	15
20	Wavy Salted	51	13	38
21	Wendy's Baconator	30	23	7
22	Applewood Smoked Cheddar	22	17	5
23	Lightly Salted Original	18	18	0
24	Reduced Fat Original	12	12	0

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

Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode	Rhett	Link	Tie
Pringles	19	3	2

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Pringles.

Average Score

64

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

1

Recipients: Dill Pickle

Table 8. Rhett Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Cheddar and Sour Cream	93
2	Sour Cream and Onion	92
3	Extra Hot	90
4	Jalapeno	89
	Salt and Vinegar	89
5	Buffalo Ranch	87
6	Ranch	86
7	Barbeque	82
8	Ketchup	80
9	Memphis BBQ	79
10	Cheddar Cheese	77

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	Reduced Fat Original	12
2	Wavy Salted	13
3	Applewood Smoked Cheddar	17
4	Lightly Salted Original	18
5	Wendy's Baconator	23
6	Rotisserie Chicken	50
7	Parmesan and Roasted Garlic	57
8	Pizza	61
9	Sweet and Spicy BBQ	64
10	Fire Roasted Jalapeno	68

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 Pringles.

Average Score

52

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

1

Recipients: Dill Pickle

Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Cheddar and Sour Cream	85
2	Buffalo Ranch	83
3	Ketchup	82
4	Sour Cream and Onion	81
5	Jalapeno	80
6	Pizza	79
7	Salt and Vinegar	77
	Ranch	77
	Cheddar Cheese	77
8	Dill Pickle	69
9	Memphis BBQ	67
	Honey Mustard	67
10	Extra Hot	53

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	Reduced Fat Original	0
	Lightly Salted Original	0
2	Applewood Smoked Cheddar	5
3	Wendy's Baconator	7
4	Rotisserie Chicken	15
5	Original	22
6	Parmesan and Roasted Garlic	32
7	Wavy Salted	38
8	Fire Roasted Jalapeno	49
9	Barbeque	50
10	Sweet and Spicy BBQ	51

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.