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In a new piece , The New York Timestakes lector to an eventthat organizers call the Microsoft Excel World Championship , a 40 - min , Las Vegas - based challenger feature 12 dissident — all of them solving bristled Excel puzzles . Some 400 people attended the December case , which ESPN3 livestreamed in between “ competition like speed chess game and the World Dog Surfing Championships , ” reports the Times .
The outcome was no joke , even if the ego - described nerd involve have a good for you common sense of humor . According to the story , the victor — a Toronto - base financial adviser — walked out with a $ 5,000 swag , a rassling - vogue title belt , and the title of world ’s dependable spreadsheeter after two front - runner stumble . Selfies were taken .
