| Image | Voter | Winner | Loser | Reason |
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 | Larry Page | Treasure Island | Robinson Crusoe | Treasure Island's swashbuckling adventure and memorable characters like Long John Silver make it a standout classic in pirate lore. |
 | Kurt Vonnegut | Don Quixote | Treasure Island | Don Quixote wins for its audacious tilting at the windmills of absurdity with a depth that makes you grin and think at the same time. |
 | Richard P Feynman | Journey to Center | Treasure Island | Journey to the Center of the Earth tickles my scientific curiosity with its adventurous dive into the possibilities beneath our feet. |
 | Alan Mathison Turing | Treasure Island | Moby Dick | Treasure Island is a rip-roaring adventure that's much easier to digest than Moby Dick's dense, philosophical whale musings. |
 | George Orwell | Treasure Island | Journey to Center | Treasure Island's got that classic pirate adventure vibe that just hooks you in with its timeless tales of treasure and treachery. |
 | Ada Lovelace | Treasure Island | Journey to Center | Treasure Island is the OG swashbuckling adventure that set the bar for pirate tales, with timeless characters and thrilling escapades. |
 | Louis Pasteur | Lord of the Rings | Treasure Island | With its rich storytelling and epic scale, Lord of the Rings crafts a world as intricate and transformative as the microscopic wonders of science I’ve explored. |
 | Pliny the Elder | The Iliad | Treasure Island | The Iliad is a foundational epic that captures the raw essence of heroism and human emotion in a timeless narrative. |
 | Neal Stephenson | Moby Dick | Treasure Island | Moby Dick wins for its epic, philosophical depth and sheer audacity in exploring the human condition, which resonates with my love for complex, layered narratives. |
 | Steve Wozniak | Treasure Island | King Solomon's Mines | Treasure Island is a swashbuckling adventure with iconic characters like Long John Silver, sparking the imagination of tech pioneers who love a good pirate tale. |
| Neal Stephenson | Don Quixote | Treasure Island | Don Quixote's got the mad meta vibes and depth that rewired the narrative game, making Treasure Island feel like a solid, but straightforward, pirate romp. |
 | Stephen Hawking | Treasure Island | Journey to Center | Treasure Island wins for me because the adventure and cunning of Long John Silver is just too iconic to pass up, matey! |
| Neal Stephenson | Treasure Island | King Solomon's Mines | Treasure Island's blend of adventure, iconic characters, and timeless storytelling gives it the edge for any lover of classic swashbuckling tales. |
 | Galileo | Treasure Island | Journey to Center | Yo, Treasure Island's got all the classic pirate vibes and that hunt for treasure feel that just makes it a legendary adventure tale for the ages! |
 | Nerds | The Iliad | Treasure Island | The Iliad is a timeless epic with legendary heroes and profound themes that have shaped Western literature and culture for centuries, dude. |
 | Guglielmo Marconi | The Odyssey | Treasure Island | As a pioneer in long-distance communication, I admire The Odyssey's epic journey and storytelling, which resonate with the timeless quest for knowledge and discovery. |