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How to pick a random name from a list in Excel

Select winners in Excel using classic INDEX formulas or modern CHOOSEROWS and TAKE combinations.

When will I find out if I got World Cup tickets? What to know after Random Selection Draw

Following the Random Selection Draw, FIFA will send out application results no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 5. Results will be ...
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How to randomize rows in an Excel table without scrambling your data

Master row randomization in Excel using the classic helper column method or the dynamic SORTBY function.
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Your chance of being selected for FIFA World Cup tickets is less than 1%

DALLAS — If you're looking to get your hands on tickets to the FIFA World Cup, you're gonna need a good amount of luck on your side. FIFA announced on Monday, Dec. 29, that they had received 150 ...
News9

After random judge selection, former Death Row inmate Richard Glossip returns to court

Former Death Row inmate Richard Glossip will appear in court Monday morning for the first time after all Oklahoma County criminal judges recused themselves from the case.
IEEE

Bounds on Covert Capacity With Sub-Exponential Random Slot Selection

Abstract: We consider the problem of covert communication with random slot selection over binary-input Discrete Memoryless Channels (DMCs) and Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN) channels, in which a ...
JD Supra

New H-1B Weighted Selection Process to (Almost) Replace Random H-1B Lottery Process

On December 23, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security unveiled a new weighted H-1B selection regulation, which is expected to go into effect on February 27, 2026. This new regulation, which ...
The Hindu

USCIS replaces system to select H-1B petitions; favours higher-skilled, higher-paid individuals

In a significant change to the H-1B visa program, the Trump administration is replacing the random lottery system that selected visa beneficiaries with a process that will prioritise allocation of ...
Indiatimes

DHS replaces H-1B random lottery selection, priority will now be given to those earning higher wages

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has moved to overhaul the H-1B work visa selection process, replacing the long-standing random lottery with a system that gives preference to higher-paid ...
The Financial Express

Trump administration replaces H-1B lottery with salary-based selection effective from February 27

From February 27, the US will roll out a major change to how H-1B visas are allocated, replacing the long-standing random lottery system with a process that favours higher-paid foreign workers, as ...
Indiatimes

No more random lotteries come next H-1B filing season?

President Trump’s executive office – the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is currently reviewing a rule submitted by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This rule – ‘Weighted selection ...
Hindustan Times

US scraps H-1B visa lottery, prioritises ‘higher-paid, higher-skilled foreign workers’

The Donald Trump-led administration has changed the regulations governing the H-1B work visa selection process, replacing the lottery system with wage and skill-based selection. The Trump ...