And if you're copying down to do likewise for A2:F2, A3:F3, etc

Put this instead in H1, array-entered as before,
then copy across to M1, and fill down as required:

=INDEX($A1:$F1,MATCH(SMALL(RANK($A1:$F1,$A1:$F1,1) ,COLUMN(A1)),RANK($A1:$F1,
$A1:$F1,1),0))

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