Try this ARRAY FORMULA(committed with Ctrl+Shift+Enter, instead of just
Enter):

=SUMPRODUCT(IF(ROW(B1:B32)={1,16,32},--LEFT(B1:B32,FIND(" ",B1:B32)-1)))

Does that help?
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Regards,

Ron (XL2003, Win XP)
Microsoft MVP (Excel)

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ups.com...
If i have in cell B3 4 - 2 Wins, cell B16 6 - 3 Wins, and cell B32 6 -
3 Wins.....i want to add those three cells and come out with an answer
of 16...i want it to ignore the text of how many wins and just add the
first number

thanks ahead of time for your help