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Episode

Spam includes 16 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 Spam

Items scored 16

Ranking method Raw Score

Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 16 items in Spam, 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	Maple Flavored	155	78	77	1
2	Jalapeno	134	73	61	4
3	Teriyaki	144	70	74	2
4	Korean BBQ Flavored	141	72	69	3

Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item	Final Rank	Method Rank	Drift	Total Score	Rhett	Link
Jalapeno	2	4	2	134	73	61
Teriyaki	3	2	1	144	70	74
Korean BBQ Flavored	4	3	1	141	72	69
Maple Flavored	1	1	0	155	78	77

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

Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Spam.

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

Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Spam.

Figure 5. Score range by score source within Spam 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
Rhett	1	0	1	1	5	3	5
Link	2	1	1	3	4	3	2
Combined	1	1	0	3	6	2	3

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

Average Score

107

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	Maple Flavored	155	78	77
2	Teriyaki	144	70	74
3	Korean BBQ Flavored	141	72	69
4	Jalapeno	134	73	61
5	Gochujang Flavored	132	74	58
6	Classic	119	64	55
7	Tocino Seasoning	118	61	57
	Garlic	118	50	68
8	With Real Hormel Bacon	115	66	49
9	Lite	104	50	54
10	25% Less Sodium	100	58	42

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	Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice	29	17	12
2	Limited Edition Figgy Pudding	41	30	11
3	Hot & Spicy	87	58	29
4	Oven Roasted Turkey	90	45	45
5	Hickory Smoke Flavored	91	52	39
6	25% Less Sodium	100	58	42
7	Lite	104	50	54
8	With Real Hormel Bacon	115	66	49
9	Garlic	118	50	68
	Tocino Seasoning	118	61	57
10	Classic	119	64	55

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	Hot & Spicy	29	58	29
2	Limited Edition Figgy Pudding	19	30	11
3	Garlic	18	50	68
4	With Real Hormel Bacon	17	66	49
5	Gochujang Flavored	16	74	58
6	25% Less Sodium	16	58	42
7	Hickory Smoke Flavored	13	52	39
8	Jalapeno	12	73	61
9	Classic	9	64	55
10	Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice	5	17	12

Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link
1	Maple Flavored	155	78	77
2	Teriyaki	144	70	74
3	Korean BBQ Flavored	141	72	69
4	Jalapeno	134	73	61
5	Gochujang Flavored	132	74	58
6	Classic	119	64	55
7	Tocino Seasoning	118	61	57
	Garlic	118	50	68
8	With Real Hormel Bacon	115	66	49
9	Lite	104	50	54
10	25% Less Sodium	100	58	42
11	Hickory Smoke Flavored	91	52	39
12	Oven Roasted Turkey	90	45	45
13	Hot & Spicy	87	58	29
14	Limited Edition Figgy Pudding	41	30	11
15	Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice	29	17	12

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

Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode	Rhett	Link	Tie
Spam	12	3	1

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Spam.

Average Score

57

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	Maple Flavored	78
2	Gochujang Flavored	74
3	Jalapeno	73
4	Korean BBQ Flavored	72
5	Teriyaki	70
6	With Real Hormel Bacon	66
7	Classic	64
8	Tocino Seasoning	61
9	25% Less Sodium	58
	Hot & Spicy	58
10	Hickory Smoke Flavored	52

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	Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice	17
2	Limited Edition Figgy Pudding	30
3	Oven Roasted Turkey	45
4	Lite	50
	Garlic	50
5	Hickory Smoke Flavored	52
6	Hot & Spicy	58
	25% Less Sodium	58
7	Tocino Seasoning	61
8	Classic	64
9	With Real Hormel Bacon	66
10	Teriyaki	70

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 Spam.

Average Score

50

Peanut Butter Quotient*

N/A

No peanut butter items in this episode.

Nice! Factor**

1

Recipients: Korean BBQ Flavored

Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Maple Flavored	77
2	Teriyaki	74
3	Korean BBQ Flavored	69
4	Garlic	68
5	Jalapeno	61
6	Gochujang Flavored	58
7	Tocino Seasoning	57
8	Classic	55
9	Lite	54
10	With Real Hormel Bacon	49

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	Limited Edition Figgy Pudding	11
2	Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice	12
3	Hot & Spicy	29
4	Hickory Smoke Flavored	39
5	25% Less Sodium	42
6	Oven Roasted Turkey	45
7	With Real Hormel Bacon	49
8	Lite	54
9	Classic	55
10	Tocino Seasoning	57

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.