Yes you are quite right Mike - a senior moment or two - the sheet reference
wasn't included - it should read

=SUMPRODUCT(--(Sheet1!$C$39:$K$39="Arrow"),--(Sheet1!$C$40:$K$40="Miss"),--(Sheet1!$C$33:$K$33="Left"))+SUMPRODUCT(--(Sheet1!$M$39:$U$39="Arrow"),--(Sheet1!$M$40:$U$40="Miss"),--(Sheet1!$M$33:$U$33="Left"))

Apologies and Thanks too
Sandy

"Mike H" wrote in message
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Sandy,

No need for a second attempt, you have an answer in you first and like you
first both these formula are fine.

Mike

"Sandy" wrote:

I thought I had cracked the Sumproduct function but obviously not!

I have three ranges 1 - ("C39:K39,M39:U39") 2 - ("C40:K40,M40:U40") and
3 - ("C33:K33,M33:U33").

I am trying to count the instances where "Arrow" "Miss" and "Left" all
occur
in the same column - I thought the following would work but it fails

=SUMPRODUCT(--($C$39:$K$39="Arrow"),--($C$40:$K$40="Miss"),--($C$33:$K$33="Left"))+SUMPRODUCT(--($M$39:$U$39="Arrow"),--($M$40:$U$40="Miss"),--($M$33:$U$33="Left"))

Even tried:-

=SUMPRODUCT(--($C$39:$K$39="Arrow")*($C$40:$K$40="Miss")*($C$33: $K$33="Left"))+SUMPRODUCT(--($M$39:$U$39="Arrow")*($M$40:$U$40="Miss")*($M$33: $U$33="Left"))

Thanks
Sandy