What is 'best'

Assuming it is largest, then

=SUM(LARGE($A$1:$A$30,{1,2,3,4,5}))

or if smaller is better

=SUM(SMALL($A$1:$A$30,{1,2,3,4,5}))

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Regards
Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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"Tas" wrote in message
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I am running a spreadsheet where I need to add up the 12 best numbers from
a
sequence of 19, running across. Does anyone have any idea how I can do
this?

Thanks

Jon