Not sure if this is the correct forum but I'll give a shot. Is there a
function in Excel to count if a value appears in a cell, for example, 3 times
in succession? For example:

Accepted Bid
Tom Y Y N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y Y N Y Y Y Y Y
John Y Y Y Y N N N Y N N N N N Y Y Y N N N

Is there a function that will tell me how many times Tom or John accepted or
refused a bid, on successive days? I am guessing it will have something to
do with the 'Count' function but have been unable to find an answer in Excel
help. In the above example John accepted 3 times in row twice, 5 times in a
row once, refused 4 times in a row once. Tom accepted 3x once, 4x once, and
refused 3x twice, 5x once.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.