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Default lookups with multiple possible combinations

I have certain data from a data base that has these key values. and i would
like to be able to look up valid combinations by picking just one of the
values. for example:
Value Category Number
Alpha thing 12345
Beta Vegetable 23456
gamma Rocks 34567

I would like to be able to select or type "value" in one cell and have a
valid combination of category and number appear in the other two. by and
large the vlookups and the dropdowns are doing there thing. but in the rare
instances where i have more than one "value" (as indicated by the greek
alphabet above) , which means there are other combinations involving that
value, I only ever get the first oneand this is wqhat i need a clever
solution for.
thank you,