The fine print

How the rankings work

Every vote is a head-to-head matchup: two fries (or two sauces), and you pick the one you'd rather eat. There are no star ratings and no reviews, just thousands of those little decisions.

Points

Each item has a points score, using the Elo rating system that chess uses to rank players. Everything starts at 1500. Winning a matchup takes points from the loser, and beating a favorite moves more points than beating an underdog. Over thousands of votes the scores settle into the standings you see on the menu.

The percentages

When you pick, we show how the crowd sees that matchup. Until a pair has 10 votes of its own, the number comes from the two items' points: the gap between them says how often one beats the other. After that, it's the real split from people who voted on that exact pair.

Your rankings

Your own top 5 and taste profile are worked out from your votes on your device. They aren't tied to an account, and nobody else can see them unless you share them.

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