Filtering duplicate values with distinct scores

[aashishni]

I have an excel which is containing records of users who have given an online test.Many users have given the test multiple times. I need to extract the records of every indivdiual with the highest score. example it could be individual A, B and C have given the test 3 times with different scores achieved. I need the records of A, B and C in which their score was maximum.
I hope I have clarified the problem I am in.
Looking forward to quick response.

[alansidman]

Data Range

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
1	Name	Score		Max	Sam	Jim
2	Max	100		100	99	87
3	Sam	98
4	Jim	45
5	Max	85		Be sure to confirm with Ctrl + Shift + Enter
6	Sam	99		to get curly brackets
7	Jim	55		D2= {=MAX(IF($A$2:$A$8=D$1,$B$2:$B$8))}
8	Jim	87		Copy over
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[aashishni]

Thanks Alan,
I think you have not completely understood the question, I will try and explain it again maybe I did not explain it clearly in the first instance. the columns that you see as empty in my attachement will all have values and I need the complete row of that person who has scored the maximum value, maybe in another worksheet in the same file. However, thanks for getting the discussion initiated .
I hope i am making some sense !!!

[Kaper]

1) if needed make a copy of the table (non-max duplicates will be permanently removed)
2) select all table and sort on score in decreasing order
3) with whole table selected Data->Remove Duplicates (unselect score from field list)
4) if needed sort again in previous order (alphabetically or in employee nomber etc).

[aashishni]

Sorry it gives me the message that "No Duplicates have been found"

[Kaper]

Have you done this: unselect score from field list
and also any other fields which could be different for the same person like date etc.

[aashishni]

Yep, I had missed that now I do get the values, anyway I can get those on a seperate sheet !!! Great Thank You !!!

[alansidman]

Here is an alternative VBA solution.

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