Hi,

COUNTIF is what you are looking for.
e.g.
=COUNTIF(A2:F161,15)
will return any instance of 15 in your data range.

HTH
Martin


"TN Judge" wrote in message
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I have 129 kids at my church and they have been charged with doing certain
things to earn points. I am making a spreadsheet to record their
accomplishments, like, if they study their lesson they get 10 points, if
they
memorize a verse, they get 15 points, if they participate in a fund raiser
they get 50 points, and so on. I have a chart that shows their points and
can figure out their total points earned. However, I want to know how
many
times a certain chore was completed. I am trying to find out how many
times
each point value appears in the whole chart. That way I'll know which
things
the kids are doing the most, which may show me I need to add or delete an
assignment. Right now I have A2 through A161 and A - F columns. Anyone
have
a light bulb go on??? Thanks.