The 'Super Bowl for Nerds': Scenes from the Microsoft Excel World Championship

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By EditorDavidJan 26, 2025, 10:58 pm255 ptsTop
At December's "Microsoft Excel World Championship" in Las Vegas, "finance professionals fluent in spreadsheets were treated like minor celebrities," writes the New York Times, "as they gathered to solve devilishly complex Excel puzzles in front of an audience of about 400 people, and more watching an ESPN3…

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