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Default How do I get Random pairings in Excel?

Say we have 50 people. Put their names in column A in A1 thru A50
In B1 thru B50 enter:
=RAND()
Sort columns A & B by column B

Pair A1 & A2
........A3 & A4
........A5 & A6
..
..
..
etc.
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Gary''s Student - gsnu200767


"bchappell" wrote:

I need to match up people randomly for a tournament. Can I use Excel to do
this?