We’ve just had Battle 2 from the Road To Las Vegas 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship… and it was a tough one!

Harry Watson gave us all a real mental workout, trying to crack codes that would probably qualify you for MI6…

While I didn’t solve level 7 in the time, I did come up with a solution – and while recording it to show you, I stumbled across an even easier one!

Easier, of course, being a relative term…

At the time of making this, the livestream of this case was yet to have happened. I was actually one of the hosts – you can check out that stream here:

As a host, I was able to tackle the challenge a few days in advance under test conditions to still have my score counted towards the season. It also meant I was able to record a solution ahead of time… where the tenses definitely messed with my head!

How did you get on with this challenge? Am I missing a trick that makes it easy? Or were you feeling lost and confused?

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In this video:

00:00 Introduction
02:16 A Note from the Future

03:09 Setup
03:58 First Method

22:18 Thinking About The Case
27:33 Second Method

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I’ve been learning everything I can about Microsoft Excel, and I’m sharing everything I’ve learned with you!

The past few years have led me on a journey from Excel Novice to reaching the final 32 in the 2023 Excel World Championship. This year, I’m hoping to take my Excel Esports career to the next level and reach the live finals in Las Vegas in the 2024 competition.

Join me for my journey as I’m sharing all my data tips to speed up your day job and cement your place as the office Excel Maestro as well as everything I’m doing to prepare for this year’s Excel Competition so that we can Excel Together!

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