Birthday Snack 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 Birthday Snack
Items scored 27
Ranking method Raw Score
Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 27 items in Birthday Snack, 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
1Pepperidge Farm Birthday Cake Soft Baked Cookies15780773
2Lindt Lindor Birthday Cake White Chocolate Truffles17890881
3Dough Ball Birthday Cake Whiskey15974852
4Birthday Cake Kit Kat15770874
Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item Final Rank Method Rank Drift Total Score Rhett Link
Pepperidge Farm Birthday Cake Soft Baked Cookies 1 3 2 157 80 77
Lindt Lindor Birthday Cake White Chocolate Truffles 2 1 1 178 90 88
Dough Ball Birthday Cake Whiskey 3 2 1 159 74 85
Birthday Cake Kit Kat 4 4 0 157 70 87
Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Birthday Snack.
Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Birthday Snack.
Figure 3. Score distribution by ranking method after rescaling each method to a 0-100 index.
Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Birthday Snack.
Figure 5. Score range by score source within Birthday Snack on a 0-100 scale.
Figure 6. Items with the largest absolute Rhett-Link score difference.
Score source0102030405060708090100
Rhett05233336110
Link05333332500
Combined05322455100
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
1Lindt Lindor Birthday Cake White Chocolate Truffles1789088
2Dough Ball Birthday Cake Whiskey1597485
3Pepperidge Farm Birthday Cake Soft Baked Cookies1578077
Birthday Cake Kit Kat1577087
4Kodiak Birthday Cake Protein Balls1517477
5Birthday Cake Oreos1447965
6Birthday Cake Loaded Cereal1367165
7Pinnacle Cake Flavored Vodka1314982
8Annie's Birthday Cake Bunny Grahams1263888
9Birthday Cake Dum-Dums1247450
10Bocce's Birthday Cake Crunchy Dog Biscuits1216160

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
1Madegood Chocolate Drizzled Birthday Cake Granola Bars261214
Melba's Fixins Birthday Cake Soda261214
2365 Birthday Cake Sandwich Cremes302010
3Quest Birthday Cake Protein Bar311219
4Fiber One Birthday Cake Bars321715
5Annie's Birthday Cake Crispy Snack Bars472522
6Mavericks Birthday Cake Bolt Cookies501832
7Pork King Good Birthday Cake Pork Rinds593821
8Jelly Belly Birthday Cake Jelly Beans603030
9Quest Protein Birthday Cake Cookies714724
10Hershey's Birthday Cake Bar865135

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
1Annie's Birthday Cake Bunny Grahams503888
2Pinnacle Cake Flavored Vodka334982
3Birthday Cake Dum-Dums247450
4The Safe + Fair Food Company Birthday Cake Popcorn246945
5Quest Protein Birthday Cake Cookies234724
6Birthday Cake Kit Kat177087
7Pork King Good Birthday Cake Pork Rinds173821
8Hershey's Birthday Cake Bar165135
9Birthday Cake Oreos147965
10Mavericks Birthday Cake Bolt Cookies141832
Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank Item Total Score Rhett Link
1Lindt Lindor Birthday Cake White Chocolate Truffles1789088
2Dough Ball Birthday Cake Whiskey1597485
3Pepperidge Farm Birthday Cake Soft Baked Cookies1578077
Birthday Cake Kit Kat1577087
4Kodiak Birthday Cake Protein Balls1517477
5Birthday Cake Oreos1447965
6Birthday Cake Loaded Cereal1367165
7Pinnacle Cake Flavored Vodka1314982
8Annie's Birthday Cake Bunny Grahams1263888
9Birthday Cake Dum-Dums1247450
10Bocce's Birthday Cake Crunchy Dog Biscuits1216160
11The Safe + Fair Food Company Birthday Cake Popcorn1146945
12Natural Endurance Birthday Cake Protein Chips1096049
13Creative Snacks Co. Birthday Cake Yogurt Covered Pretzels1024755
14Gotta B' Sweet Birthday Cake Cotton Candy1015051
15Drizzilicious Birthday Cake Rice Cakes905040
16Hershey's Birthday Cake Bar865135
17Quest Protein Birthday Cake Cookies714724
18Jelly Belly Birthday Cake Jelly Beans603030
19Pork King Good Birthday Cake Pork Rinds593821
20Mavericks Birthday Cake Bolt Cookies501832
21Annie's Birthday Cake Crispy Snack Bars472522
22Fiber One Birthday Cake Bars321715
23Quest Birthday Cake Protein Bar311219
24365 Birthday Cake Sandwich Cremes302010
25Madegood Chocolate Drizzled Birthday Cake Granola Bars261214
Melba's Fixins Birthday Cake Soda261214
Figure 10. Counts of instances in which Rhett, Link, or neither assigned the higher score.
Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode Rhett Link Tie
Birthday Snack 15 11 1

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Birthday Snack.
Table 8. Rhett Highest-Ranked Items
Rank Item Score
1Lindt Lindor Birthday Cake White Chocolate Truffles90
2Pepperidge Farm Birthday Cake Soft Baked Cookies80
3Birthday Cake Oreos79
4Dough Ball Birthday Cake Whiskey74
Kodiak Birthday Cake Protein Balls74
Birthday Cake Dum-Dums74
5Birthday Cake Loaded Cereal71
6Birthday Cake Kit Kat70
7The Safe + Fair Food Company Birthday Cake Popcorn69
8Bocce's Birthday Cake Crunchy Dog Biscuits61
9Natural Endurance Birthday Cake Protein Chips60
10Hershey's Birthday Cake Bar51

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
1Madegood Chocolate Drizzled Birthday Cake Granola Bars12
Melba's Fixins Birthday Cake Soda12
Quest Birthday Cake Protein Bar12
2Fiber One Birthday Cake Bars17
3Mavericks Birthday Cake Bolt Cookies18
4365 Birthday Cake Sandwich Cremes20
5Annie's Birthday Cake Crispy Snack Bars25
6Jelly Belly Birthday Cake Jelly Beans30
7Pork King Good Birthday Cake Pork Rinds38
Annie's Birthday Cake Bunny Grahams38
8Quest Protein Birthday Cake Cookies47
Creative Snacks Co. Birthday Cake Yogurt Covered Pretzels47
9Pinnacle Cake Flavored Vodka49
10Drizzilicious Birthday Cake Rice Cakes50
Gotta B' Sweet Birthday Cake Cotton Candy50

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 Birthday Snack.
Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank Item Score
1Lindt Lindor Birthday Cake White Chocolate Truffles88
Annie's Birthday Cake Bunny Grahams88
2Birthday Cake Kit Kat87
3Dough Ball Birthday Cake Whiskey85
4Pinnacle Cake Flavored Vodka82
5Pepperidge Farm Birthday Cake Soft Baked Cookies77
Kodiak Birthday Cake Protein Balls77
6Birthday Cake Oreos65
Birthday Cake Loaded Cereal65
7Bocce's Birthday Cake Crunchy Dog Biscuits60
8Creative Snacks Co. Birthday Cake Yogurt Covered Pretzels55
9Gotta B' Sweet Birthday Cake Cotton Candy51
10Birthday Cake Dum-Dums50

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
1365 Birthday Cake Sandwich Cremes10
2Madegood Chocolate Drizzled Birthday Cake Granola Bars14
Melba's Fixins Birthday Cake Soda14
3Fiber One Birthday Cake Bars15
4Quest Birthday Cake Protein Bar19
5Pork King Good Birthday Cake Pork Rinds21
6Annie's Birthday Cake Crispy Snack Bars22
7Quest Protein Birthday Cake Cookies24
8Jelly Belly Birthday Cake Jelly Beans30
9Mavericks Birthday Cake Bolt Cookies32
10Hershey's Birthday Cake Bar35

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.