Campbell's 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 Campbell's
Items scored 40
Ranking method Raw Score
Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 40 items in Campbell's, 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
1Tomato Bisque17386871
2Vegetable15573824
3French Onion17286862
4Tomato16480843
Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item Final Rank Method Rank Drift Total Score Rhett Link
Vegetable 2 4 2 155 73 82
French Onion 3 2 1 172 86 86
Tomato 4 3 1 164 80 84
Tomato Bisque 1 1 0 173 86 87
Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Campbell's.
Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Campbell's.
Figure 3. Score distribution by ranking method after rescaling each method to a 0-100 index.
Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Campbell's.
Figure 5. Score range by score source within Campbell's on a 0-100 scale.
Figure 6. Items with the largest absolute Rhett-Link score difference.
Score source0102030405060708090100
Rhett0221210713300
Link021357123700
Combined012061288300
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
1Tomato Bisque1738687
2French Onion1728686
3Tomato1648084
4Vegetable1557382
5Split Pea with Ham & Bacon1546985
6Chicken Noodle1537479
7Chicken Vegetable1527280
8Minestrone1477671
Chicken with Rice1476582
9Old Fashioned Tomato Rice1457768
10Mega Noodle1407070

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
1Cream of Asparagus241410
2Cream of Celery422319
3Chicken & Stars441529
4Chicken Wonton805030
5Cheddar Cheese815130
6Cream of Mushroom844935
7Cream of Shrimp892861
8Cream of Chicken with Herbs973265
9Cream of Potato995049
10Old Fashioned Vegetable1006040
Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic1005743

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
1Fiesta Nacho Cheese357540
2Cream of Chicken with Herbs333265
3Cream of Shrimp332861
4Chicken Gumbo257247
5Cheddar Cheese215130
6Old Fashioned Vegetable206040
7Chicken Wonton205030
8Chicken with Rice176582
9Split Pea with Ham & Bacon166985
10Vegetable Beef166650
Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank Item Total Score Rhett Link
1Tomato Bisque1738687
2French Onion1728686
3Tomato1648084
4Vegetable1557382
5Split Pea with Ham & Bacon1546985
6Chicken Noodle1537479
7Chicken Vegetable1527280
8Minestrone1477671
Chicken with Rice1476582
9Old Fashioned Tomato Rice1457768
10Mega Noodle1407070
11Chicken with White & Wild Rice1397564
12Homestyle Chicken Noodle1367066
Broccoli Cheese1367363
13Cream of Chicken1357461
14Chicken Noodleo's1336865
15Beef with Vegetables & Barley1317160
16New England Clam Chowder1306169
17Double Noodle1216259
18Cream of Broccoli1195960
Chicken Gumbo1197247
19Vegetable Beef1166650
20Fiesta Nacho Cheese1157540
21Golden Mushroom1135954
22Cream of Chicken and Mushroom1124864
23Bean with Bacon1105852
24Cream of Bacon1095851
25Cream of Onion1085850
26Beefy Mushroom1025151
27Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic1005743
Old Fashioned Vegetable1006040
28Cream of Potato995049
29Cream of Chicken with Herbs973265
30Cream of Shrimp892861
31Cream of Mushroom844935
32Cheddar Cheese815130
33Chicken Wonton805030
34Chicken & Stars441529
35Cream of Celery422319
36Cream of Asparagus241410
Figure 10. Counts of instances in which Rhett, Link, or neither assigned the higher score.
Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode Rhett Link Tie
Campbell's 24 13 3

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Campbell's.
Table 8. Rhett Highest-Ranked Items
Rank Item Score
1Tomato Bisque86
French Onion86
2Tomato80
3Old Fashioned Tomato Rice77
4Minestrone76
5Chicken with White & Wild Rice75
Fiesta Nacho Cheese75
6Chicken Noodle74
Cream of Chicken74
7Vegetable73
Broccoli Cheese73
8Chicken Vegetable72
Chicken Gumbo72
9Beef with Vegetables & Barley71
10Mega Noodle70
Homestyle Chicken Noodle70

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
1Cream of Asparagus14
2Chicken & Stars15
3Cream of Celery23
4Cream of Shrimp28
5Cream of Chicken with Herbs32
6Cream of Chicken and Mushroom48
7Cream of Mushroom49
8Chicken Wonton50
Cream of Potato50
9Cheddar Cheese51
Beefy Mushroom51
10Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic57

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 Campbell's.
Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank Item Score
1Tomato Bisque87
2French Onion86
3Split Pea with Ham & Bacon85
4Tomato84
5Vegetable82
Chicken with Rice82
6Chicken Vegetable80
7Chicken Noodle79
8Minestrone71
9Mega Noodle70
10New England Clam Chowder69

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
1Cream of Asparagus10
2Cream of Celery19
3Chicken & Stars29
4Chicken Wonton30
Cheddar Cheese30
5Cream of Mushroom35
6Old Fashioned Vegetable40
Fiesta Nacho Cheese40
7Cream of Mushroom with Roasted Garlic43
8Chicken Gumbo47
9Cream of Potato49
10Cream of Onion50
Vegetable Beef50

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.