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  1. 10-22-2010, 01:40 PM #1
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    Good Afternoon,

    (working with excel 2003)

    I've been charged with tracking sales contest results and setting up a spreadsheet that will select a winner at random.

    Column A:Consultant Names
    Column B: Number of entries into the Contest

    How can i create a "Virtual Hat" that will select a winner for the contest, taking into account the number of entries each person have. (one winner)

    I'm fairly experienced with excel formulas, and recording and running macros.

    Just looking for the simple way out!

    Thanks!
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    Re: Contest Results

    Could you perhaps add a column adjacent to No. of entries along the lines of:

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    this gives you a cumulative number of entries in Column C

    With that in place then you could perhaps use the below for your result:

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    Re: Contest Results

    That's really good stuff!

    I'll tear that appart later and learn about it, but unfortunately it doesn't fit my scenario.

    I've already built the spreadsheet up to have the persons name in column A. (no unique Records)
    and the number of their respective enteries in column B. (i.e. the cumulative column C you create in your previous solution.)

    i.e.
    Col A Col B
    Names Entries
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    I've fiddled around with your formulas and they're not working for me, i believe due to the fact that it's not one row per entry.
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    Re: Contest Results

    Quote Originally Posted by screamnyak
    I've already built the spreadsheet up to have the persons name in column A. (no unique Records)
    and the number of their respective enteries in column B. (i.e. the cumulative column C you create in your previous solution.)
    No, Column B is not the same as my Column C - were the totals cumulative they would not read 2, 0 & 11.

    Add the formula suggested to C2:Cn (where n is last row) as outlined - then note there was an error in the result formula I posted - should have read:

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