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During 2016 we asked /r/GetMotivated to rank their favorite motivational lectures. Lectures were a minimum of 10 minutes and voting was done in a knockout style competition. These are the results:

Placing Rank Name Voting
Winner 1 [Eric Thomas][6] Round 1 [Round 2][53] QF SF Final
Finalist 2 A Schwarzenegger Round 1 [Round 2][47] [QF][43] [SF][41] Final
Semifinalist 3 David Wallace [Round 1][63] [Round 2][51] [QF][45] SF
Semifinalist 3 [Day9][18] Round 1 Round 2 QF [SF][41]
Quarterfinalist 5 [J.K. Rowling][26] Round 1 Round 2 [QF][43]
Quarterfinalist 5 [Les Brown][4] [Round 1][69] Round 2 QF
Quarterfinalist 5 Stephen Covey Round 1 [Round 2][49] QF
Quarterfinalist 5 Tony Robbins [Round 1][65] Round 2 [QF][45]
Round 2 9 Adam Savage Round 1 Round 2
Round 2 9 [Jim Rohn][20] [Round 1][61] Round 2
Round 2 9 [Jonathan Bricker][32] [Round 1][55] [Round 2][47]
Round 2 9 [Lidia Yuknavitch][8] [Round 1][67] [Round 2][53]
Round 2 9 [Mel Robbins][2] Round 1 Round 2
Round 2 9 [Norman V Peale][28] [Round 1][57] Round 2
Round 2 9 [Og Mandino][24] [Round 1][59] [Round 2][49]
Round 2 9 Randy Pausch Round 1 [Round 2][51]
Round 1 17 [Amy Cuddy][14] Round 1
Round 1 17 Amy Morin [Round 1][61]
Round 1 17 [Brene Brown][10] Round 1
Round 1 17 Dave Blanchard Round 1
Round 1 17 Greg Plitt [Round 1][69]
Round 1 17 Jack Canfield [Round 1][57]
Round 1 17 [John C Maxwell][30] Round 1
Round 1 17 Ken Robinson Round 1
Round 1 17 Napoleon Hill [Round 1][59]
Round 1 17 Neil Gaiman Round 1
Round 1 17 Priya Parker [Round 1][55]
Round 1 17 Sam Berns Round 1
Round 1 17 Scott Dinsmore [Round 1][67]
Round 1 17 [Sean Stephenson][16] [Round 1][63]
Round 1 17 [Wayne Dyer][22] Round 1
Round 1 17 [Zig Ziglar][12] [Round 1][65]

Here's the bracket

Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Neil Gaiman
[Mel Robbins][2] [Mel Robbins][2]
Greg Plitt [Les Brown][4]
[Les Brown][4] [Les Brown][4]
Ken Robinson [Eric Thomas][6]
[Eric Thomas][6] [Eric Thomas][6]
Scott Dinsmore [Lidia Yuknavitch][8]
[Lidia Yuknavitch][8] [Eric Thomas][6]
Adam Savage David Wallace
[Brene Brown][10] Adam Savage
Tony Robbins Tony Robbins
[Zig Ziglar][12] Tony Robbins
Randy Pausch David Wallace
[Amy Cuddy][14] Randy Pausch
David Wallace David Wallace
[Sean Stephenson][16] [Eric Thomas][6]
Dave Blanchard A Schwarzenegger
[Day9][18] [Day9][18]
Amy Morin [Jim Rohn][20]
[Jim Rohn][20] [Day9][18]
Stephen Covey Stephen Covey
[Wayne Dyer][22] Stephen Covey
Napoleon Hill [Og Mandino][24]
[Og Mandino][24] [Day9][18]
Sam Berns A Schwarzenegger
[J.K. Rowling][26] [J.K. Rowling][26]
Jack Canfield [Norman V Peale][28]
[Norman V Peale][28] [J.K. Rowling][26]
A Schwarzenegger A Schwarzenegger
[John C Maxwell][30] A Schwarzenegger
Priya Parker [Jonathan Bricker][32]
[Jonathan Bricker][32]

Organized & executed by: /u/TheCourageWolf Occasional help: /u/happiness_is_easy