I think the easy combination would be: $5 - Gandalf $4 - Aragorn $4 - Legolas $3 - Gimli $2 - Sam $1 - Merry Almost all of the others have already actively tried to take the ring but failed, including Boromir. Pippin is more of a nuisance anyway. In the end it is questionable what Frodo really attributed to the destruction of the ring, he mostly got carried by Sam throughout the journey. Grrr, !mrahil