Bill Jelen on NBC Today Show


Bill Jelen on NBC Today Show

August 14, 2022

Video Transcript

[Hallie Jackson:] It's the emergence of an esport 
you might have never known you were missing. 
The World Excel Championship now on ESPN.
Oh yeah, it is real. 
Office worker bees unite.
Okay, here's how it works. 
The world's most advanced Microsoft Excel 
users go head-to-head in a knockout tournament. 
You've got eight all-stars.
And they're trying to finish the most  
spreadsheet challenges before the buzzer goes off.
ESPN2 scored the hot tournament ticket,  
complete with professional commentary, and 
obviously, incisive play-by-play analysis.

[Bill Jelen:] You see, that he has Sheet1 back there.
We don't know what he built on Sheet1. 
That might be something that'll help him.
Let's see if he switches back to Sheet1.

[Oz Du Soleil]: Yeah. Oh, he's using LEFT.
How about Flash Fill?

[Hallie:] That is some intense action, folks.
Listen, moral of the story here. 
Find yourself someone who looks at 
you the way these players look at an  
Excel spreadsheet.
That is true love.