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Episode

Maruchan Ramen includes 32 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 Maruchan Ramen

Items scored 32

Ranking method Raw Score

Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 32 items in Maruchan Ramen, 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	Fire Spicy Beef Bowl	149	82	67	1
2	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Beef	139	75	64	3
3	Spicy Miso Bowl	138	76	62	4
4	Maruchan Gold: Spicy Miso	146	77	69	2

Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item	Final Rank	Method Rank	Drift	Total Score	Rhett	Link
Maruchan Gold: Spicy Miso	4	2	2	146	77	69
Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Beef	2	3	1	139	75	64
Spicy Miso Bowl	3	4	1	138	76	62
Fire Spicy Beef Bowl	1	1	0	149	82	67

Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Maruchan Ramen.

Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Maruchan Ramen.

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

Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Maruchan Ramen.

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

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

Score source	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80
Rhett	0	0	0	3	6	9	13	1
Link	3	4	3	6	7	9	0	0
Combined	0	0	2	8	9	11	2	0

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

Average Score

111

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	Fire Spicy Beef Bowl	149	82	67
2	Maruchan Gold: Spicy Miso	146	77	69
3	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Beef	139	75	64
4	Spicy Miso Bowl	138	76	62
5	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Chicken	134	75	59
6	Chili	131	71	60
7	Shrimp	127	73	54
8	Instant Lunch Chili Lime With Shrimp	126	66	60
	Instant Lunch With Chili Piquin & Shrimp	126	57	69
	Instant Lunch Beef	126	72	54
9	Instant Lunch Shrimp	124	67	57
	Wonton Hot & Spicy Chicken	124	74	50
10	Hot & Spicy Shrimp Bowl	121	57	64

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	Classic Chicken	75	54	21
2	Maruchan Gold: Soy Sauce	76	58	18
3	Picante Chicken	85	66	19
4	Hot & Spicy Chicken Bowl	87	63	24
	Roast Chicken	87	62	25
5	Chicken Bowl	90	71	19
	Instant Lunch Lime Chili Chicken	90	50	40
	Instant Lunch Cheddar Cheese	90	48	42
6	Instant Lunch Roast Chicken	93	68	25
7	Instant Lunch Lime With Shrimp	94	47	47
8	Lime Chili Shrimp	101	50	51
9	Instant Lunch Chicken	104	74	30
	Creamy Chicken	104	65	39
	Wonton Chicken	104	44	60
10	Classic Beef	105	70	35

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	Chicken Bowl	52	71	19
2	Picante Chicken	47	66	19
3	Instant Lunch Chicken	44	74	30
4	Instant Lunch Roast Chicken	43	68	25
5	Maruchan Gold: Soy Sauce	40	58	18
6	Hot & Spicy Chicken Bowl	39	63	24
7	Roast Chicken	37	62	25
8	Classic Beef	35	70	35
9	Classic Chicken	33	54	21
10	Pork	31	74	43

Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link
1	Fire Spicy Beef Bowl	149	82	67
2	Maruchan Gold: Spicy Miso	146	77	69
3	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Beef	139	75	64
4	Spicy Miso Bowl	138	76	62
5	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Chicken	134	75	59
6	Chili	131	71	60
7	Shrimp	127	73	54
8	Instant Lunch Chili Lime With Shrimp	126	66	60
	Instant Lunch With Chili Piquin & Shrimp	126	57	69
	Instant Lunch Beef	126	72	54
9	Instant Lunch Shrimp	124	67	57
	Wonton Hot & Spicy Chicken	124	74	50
10	Hot & Spicy Shrimp Bowl	121	57	64
11	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Shrimp	119	61	58
12	Pork	117	74	43
13	Roast Beef	114	71	43
14	Soy Sauce	106	60	46
15	Classic Beef	105	70	35
16	Wonton Chicken	104	44	60
	Creamy Chicken	104	65	39
	Instant Lunch Chicken	104	74	30
17	Lime Chili Shrimp	101	50	51
18	Instant Lunch Lime With Shrimp	94	47	47
19	Instant Lunch Roast Chicken	93	68	25
20	Instant Lunch Cheddar Cheese	90	48	42
	Instant Lunch Lime Chili Chicken	90	50	40
	Chicken Bowl	90	71	19
21	Roast Chicken	87	62	25
	Hot & Spicy Chicken Bowl	87	63	24
22	Picante Chicken	85	66	19
23	Maruchan Gold: Soy Sauce	76	58	18
24	Classic Chicken	75	54	21

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

Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode	Rhett	Link	Tie
Maruchan Ramen	27	4	1

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Maruchan Ramen.

Average Score

65

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	Fire Spicy Beef Bowl	82
2	Maruchan Gold: Spicy Miso	77
3	Spicy Miso Bowl	76
4	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Beef	75
	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Chicken	75
5	Wonton Hot & Spicy Chicken	74
	Pork	74
	Instant Lunch Chicken	74
6	Shrimp	73
7	Instant Lunch Beef	72
8	Chili	71
	Roast Beef	71
	Chicken Bowl	71
9	Classic Beef	70
10	Instant Lunch Roast Chicken	68

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	Wonton Chicken	44
2	Instant Lunch Lime With Shrimp	47
3	Instant Lunch Cheddar Cheese	48
4	Instant Lunch Lime Chili Chicken	50
	Lime Chili Shrimp	50
5	Classic Chicken	54
6	Hot & Spicy Shrimp Bowl	57
	Instant Lunch With Chili Piquin & Shrimp	57
7	Maruchan Gold: Soy Sauce	58
8	Soy Sauce	60
9	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Shrimp	61
10	Roast Chicken	62

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 Maruchan Ramen.

Average Score

46

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

2

Recipients: Instant Lunch With Chili Piquin & Shrimp, Maruchan Gold: Spicy Miso

Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Maruchan Gold: Spicy Miso	69
	Instant Lunch With Chili Piquin & Shrimp	69
2	Fire Spicy Beef Bowl	67
3	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Beef	64
	Hot & Spicy Shrimp Bowl	64
4	Spicy Miso Bowl	62
5	Chili	60
	Instant Lunch Chili Lime With Shrimp	60
	Wonton Chicken	60
6	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Chicken	59
7	Instant Lunch Hot & Spicy Shrimp	58
8	Instant Lunch Shrimp	57
9	Shrimp	54
	Instant Lunch Beef	54
10	Lime Chili Shrimp	51

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	Maruchan Gold: Soy Sauce	18
2	Picante Chicken	19
	Chicken Bowl	19
3	Classic Chicken	21
4	Hot & Spicy Chicken Bowl	24
5	Roast Chicken	25
	Instant Lunch Roast Chicken	25
6	Instant Lunch Chicken	30
7	Classic Beef	35
8	Creamy Chicken	39
9	Instant Lunch Lime Chili Chicken	40
10	Instant Lunch Cheddar Cheese	42

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.