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Episode

Cheesecake Factory includes 34 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 Cheesecake Factory

Items scored 34

Ranking method Raw Score

Abstract

This episode report summarizes published Gut Check scores for N = 34 items in Cheesecake Factory, 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	White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle	170	84	86	3
2	White Chocolate Caramel Macademia Nut	171	81	90	2
3	Adam's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple	174	83	91	1
4	Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake	170	82	88	4

Table 2. Rank Drift from Original Final Ranking Raw Score
Item	Final Rank	Method Rank	Drift	Total Score	Rhett	Link
White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle	1	3	2	170	84	86
Adam's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple	3	1	2	174	83	91
White Chocolate Caramel Macademia Nut	2	2	0	171	81	90
Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake	4	4	0	170	82	88

Figure 1. Distribution of Rhett and Link scores within Cheesecake Factory.

Figure 2. Distribution of combined total scores within Cheesecake Factory.

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

Figure 4. Rhett-Link agreement within Cheesecake Factory.

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

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

Score source	0	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
Rhett	0	0	0	2	5	6	9	10	1	1
Link	1	4	2	5	7	6	4	3	2	0
Combined	0	1	1	3	7	10	7	5	0	0

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

Average Score

128

Peanut Butter Quotient*

47

The average score for a peanut butter item is 172. The average score for a non-peanut butter item is 125.

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	Adam's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple	174	83	91
2	White Chocolate Caramel Macademia Nut	171	81	90
3	White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle	170	84	86
	Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake	170	82	88
4	Fresh Strawberry	161	79	82
5	Mango Key Lime	159	88	71
6	Vanilla Bean	154	82	72
7	Caramel Apple	153	85	68
8	Chocolate Mousse	146	75	71
	Chocolate Caramelicious	146	77	69
9	Fresh Banana Creme	142	83	59
10	Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough	140	65	75

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	Celebration (BIRTHDAY)	55	50	5
2	Chocolate Hazlenut Cheesecake	79	58	21
3	Dulce De Leche Caramel	88	48	40
4	Caramel Pecan Turtle	92	46	46
5	Lemon Meringue	99	75	24
6	Very Cherry Ghiradelli Chocolate	102	73	29
7	Tiramisu	107	68	39
	Pineapple Upside Down	107	60	47
	Pumpkin Pecan	107	57	50
	Ultimate Red Velvet	107	53	54
8	Key Lime	110	90	20
	Original	110	60	50
9	Cinnabon Cinnamon Swirl	120	62	58
10	Pumpkin	125	57	68

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	Key Lime	70	90	20
2	Lemon Raspberry Creme	66	100	34
3	Lemon Meringue	51	75	24
4	Celebration (BIRTHDAY)	45	50	5
5	Very Cherry Ghiradelli Chocolate	44	73	29
6	Chocolate Hazlenut Cheesecake	37	58	21
7	Godiva Chocolate	33	80	47
8	Salted Caramel	29	78	49
9	Tiramisu	29	68	39
10	Fresh Banana Creme	24	83	59

Table 6. Full Combined Ranking Raw Score
Rank	Item	Total Score	Rhett	Link
1	Adam's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple	174	83	91
2	White Chocolate Caramel Macademia Nut	171	81	90
3	White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle	170	84	86
	Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake	170	82	88
4	Fresh Strawberry	161	79	82
5	Mango Key Lime	159	88	71
6	Vanilla Bean	154	82	72
7	Caramel Apple	153	85	68
8	Chocolate Mousse	146	75	71
	Chocolate Caramelicious	146	77	69
9	Fresh Banana Creme	142	83	59
10	Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough	140	65	75
11	Chocolate Tuxedo Creme	139	80	59
12	Lemon Raspberry Creme	134	100	34
13	Hershey's Chocolate Bar	133	68	65
	Toasted Marshmellow S'Mores Galore	133	73	60
14	30th Anniversary Chocolate	131	71	60
15	Oreo Dream Extreme	130	72	58
16	Salted Caramel	127	78	49
	Godiva Chocolate	127	80	47
17	Pumpkin	125	57	68
18	Cinnabon Cinnamon Swirl	120	62	58
19	Original	110	60	50
	Key Lime	110	90	20
20	Ultimate Red Velvet	107	53	54
	Pumpkin Pecan	107	57	50
	Pineapple Upside Down	107	60	47
	Tiramisu	107	68	39
21	Very Cherry Ghiradelli Chocolate	102	73	29
22	Lemon Meringue	99	75	24
23	Caramel Pecan Turtle	92	46	46
24	Dulce De Leche Caramel	88	48	40
25	Chocolate Hazlenut Cheesecake	79	58	21
26	Celebration (BIRTHDAY)	55	50	5

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

Table 7. Higher Score Counts
Episode	Rhett	Link	Tie
Cheesecake Factory	25	8	1

Results

2. Rhett

Figure 11. Distribution of Rhett scores within Cheesecake Factory.

Average Score

72

Peanut Butter Quotient*

12

Rhett's average score for a peanut butter item is 83. Rhett's average score for a non-peanut butter item is 71.

Nice! Factor**

0

Recipients: None

Table 8. Rhett Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Lemon Raspberry Creme	100
2	Key Lime	90
3	Mango Key Lime	88
4	Caramel Apple	85
5	White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle	84
6	Adam's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple	83
	Fresh Banana Creme	83
7	Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake	82
	Vanilla Bean	82
8	White Chocolate Caramel Macademia Nut	81
9	Chocolate Tuxedo Creme	80
	Godiva Chocolate	80
10	Fresh Strawberry	79

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	Caramel Pecan Turtle	46
2	Dulce De Leche Caramel	48
3	Celebration (BIRTHDAY)	50
4	Ultimate Red Velvet	53
5	Pumpkin Pecan	57
	Pumpkin	57
6	Chocolate Hazlenut Cheesecake	58
7	Pineapple Upside Down	60
	Original	60
8	Cinnabon Cinnamon Swirl	62
9	Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough	65
10	Tiramisu	68
	Hershey's Chocolate Bar	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 Cheesecake Factory.

Average Score

56

Peanut Butter Quotient*

36

Link's average score for a peanut butter item is 90. Link's average score for a non-peanut butter item is 54.

Nice! Factor**

1

Recipients: Chocolate Caramelicious

Table 10. Link Highest-Ranked Items
Rank	Item	Score
1	Adam's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple	91
2	White Chocolate Caramel Macademia Nut	90
3	Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake	88
4	White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle	86
5	Fresh Strawberry	82
6	Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough	75
7	Vanilla Bean	72
8	Mango Key Lime	71
	Chocolate Mousse	71
9	Chocolate Caramelicious	69
10	Caramel Apple	68
	Pumpkin	68

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	Celebration (BIRTHDAY)	5
2	Key Lime	20
3	Chocolate Hazlenut Cheesecake	21
4	Lemon Meringue	24
5	Very Cherry Ghiradelli Chocolate	29
6	Lemon Raspberry Creme	34
7	Tiramisu	39
8	Dulce De Leche Caramel	40
9	Caramel Pecan Turtle	46
10	Pineapple Upside Down	47
	Godiva Chocolate	47

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: Adam's Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple, Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

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.