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    return text from a full column...

    ...with only one cell of text. Another formula computes columns that would only have one name in it, but I can't figure out how to extract that one cell of text (A Person's Name) from that full column. Any answers? Thanks

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    =INDEX(A:A, MATCH(REPT("z", 255), A:A) )

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    That's awesome! What does "z" stand for? Problem with formula occurs once I get into B columns. It works from A-Z and AA through AZ but starting with BA it returns nothing. Thanks

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    Attached is example of what I am doing.

    In Cell G29 I need a formula that first determines that there is only one occurance of 1 in column G. Then if that is true, I need to return the last name of the person in column A. If the first question is false (multiple 1s) then it returns "no winner" as shown in Cell I29.

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