Excel 365: Fix Top-N Lists That Duplicate a Name When Scores Tie

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Picture this: you build a “Top 5 Sales Reps” report with the classic LARGE + MATCH combo, send it out, and someone replies “hey, why am I not on here? I know I beat Dana this month.” You check the raw numbers — they’re right, they tied with a teammate for third place. Your report doesn’t show them twice, and it doesn’t show an error. It just quietly shows their teammate’s name twice instead, and their name never appears anywhere. That’s not a data problem. That’s MATCH doing exactly what it’s documented to do — and it’s almost never what you want.

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Excel 365: Fix Top-N Lists That Duplicate a Name When Scores Tie