User blog comment:MrTyeDye/Fanfiction: It's Not Too Late (Making the Case Sequel)/@comment-31789809-20170723185123/@comment-32202721-20170723191208

Huh... that's actually a pretty good point. I hadn't considered that. If Lincoln were a worse person, he could have just said, "Screw them," left the video up and taken home the gold.

I think Lincoln's motivation was less about having a trophy and more about having an accomplishment that he could be proud of.