Excel! This Canadian is the new world champion of spreadsheets, and he has the belt to prove it

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This Canadian is the new world champion of spreadsheets, and he has the belt to prove it

Toronto's Michael Jarman wins 2024 Microsoft Excel World Championships in Las Vegas

Sheena Goodyear · CBC Radio · Posted: Dec 09, 2024 3:23 PM PST | Last Updated: December 9

It was down to the final 30 seconds at the Microsoft Excel World Championships in Las Vegas, and the crowd was going wild.

Canada's Michael Jarman was in the lead, his eyes fixed on the scoreboard, desperately hoping nobody would come up from behind and snatch victory from his grasp.

When the clock ran out, Jarman leapt from his computer and threw his hands up in celebration, as the spectators in the HyperX Arena erupted in cheers.

Jarman, a Toronto financial modelling director, unseated Australia's three-time winner Andrew (The Annihilator) Ngai on Dec. 4 to become the undisputed world champion of managing spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel.

"It was an amazing feeling," Jarman told As It Happens guest host Peter Armstring. "It's definitely, you know, a really great memory for me, and will be for a long time."

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1. A hat tip to this person

I’m decent enough for what I need, but I have to consult the manual sometimes. I never attained Excel guru-hood.