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    NBA Lottery type problem using Paste

    Let me explain:
    We run an online panel, where members accumulate points depending on how much they interact with our content.
    So each month, we want to conduct a prize draw where the chance of winning is increased the more points you have.

    e.g.
    Col A Col B
    Aaron 5
    Philip 15
    Clair 400
    Toby 30
    Elysa 5
    Howard 0
    Helen 5
    Craig 8

    Clair, has a great chance of winning, whereas Howard has zero chance.
    I want to paste everybody's name into an excel spreadsheet the specific number of times as in Col B. So Aaron has his name pasted 5 times, and Philip 15 etc. How do I do this?
    kind regards

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    Re: NBA Lottery type problem using Paste

    Hi and welcome to the forum

    what is your next step after that?
    1. Use code tags for VBA. [code] Your Code [/code] (or use the # button)
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    Re: NBA Lottery type problem using Paste

    Thanks,

    after that I will number each row and run a random number generator to pick a single winner. The name with the most rows obviously has the bigger chance of winning.

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    Re: NBA Lottery type problem using Paste

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    Re: NBA Lottery type problem using Paste

    great, many thanks for that

    have a great weekend

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