Hey, Reacherites: I just ran into this contest. Check it out! It's a hypothethical contest between the 8 best protagonists and the 8 best villains (as per the author's original choice ... and I guess he decides the outcomes too.)
Unfortunately, I saw the final winner, before backtracking to start at the beginning of the contest. But here's the start:
http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs...he-contestants
Keep scrolling down past the reader comments, and you'll find a link to the next round of the competition. It's pretty good, as far as I've read through it!