The X(L) Files

Can you break the mould and still make a case that plays fair?Joining us for this episode is half of MEWC's only father-daughter team, James Thai. James talks through how he built Drop and Bounce, his first official case for Road to Las Vegas 8. He also covers where case ideas come from, and why AI can make the data but should never do the design.

Which lambdas should and shouldn't be in your lambrary?Joining us for this episode is Excel eSports clearest trainer and holder of one of the most comprehensive lambraries, Hadyn Wiseman. Find us on YouTube:The X(L) Files: @TheXLFilesHadyn: ⁨@ExcelFinance-j2p⁩ Dim: @DimEarly ​Jaq: @ExcelTismJaq ​

How many uses can you find for XLOOKUP?Joining us for this episode is one of the Ben's to bring us the Ben(evolent) Tournament, Ben deLeon. Ben talks through some ways to use XLOOKUP on his recent case, Under Pressure.Find us on YouTube:The X(L) Files: @TheXLFilesBen: ⁨@benswimmin⁩ Dim: @DimEarly ​Jaq: @ExcelTismJaq ​

Are you Power Querious?! Joining us for this episode is the first person to ever use Power Query in a live streamed competition, Ashleigh Roberts. After the longest Excel Esports catch up to date, Ashleigh talks through how to viably use Power Query under tight competitive conditions after our first ever choreographed guest jingle.Find Ashleigh's file here with the settings and worked Excel Esports examples: https://bit.ly/4aOpVorFind us on YouTube The X(L) Files podcast: @TheXLFilesSheets and Giggles podcast: ⁨@Sheets-and-Giggles⁩ Dim: ⁨@DimEarly⁩ ​Jaq: @ExcelTismJaq

In this episode we kick off 2026 by catching up with Erik Oehm, creator of OA Robot! We discuss the popularity of the leading add-in for competitive Excel in the sport and discuss uses outside of Excel Esports.Pop over to our YouTube channel to see Erik demo some of these uses.