VLOOKUP is failing me

I am about to create a database in Excel (I'd rather not use Access) and I am currently testing what I can do before I start typing in 500 records. I want to use the VLOOKUP function to return if a certain person is attending a certain thing, say the Wine and Cheese. I have tried to create a VLOOKUP function and it only works for certian people in the list Can VLOOKUP return text and if so can someone please help straighten me out. Thanks

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Thanks,
What did the 0 do in this case? It obviously fixed it but I was just wondering what it meant?

It specifies that you want an exact match, instead of an approximate one. See the help file for additional information.

Hope this helps!