Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A financial modeling director from Canada was declared the spreadsheet champion of the world at the Microsoft Excel World Championships in Las Vegas. Michael Jarman defeated 11 other finalists, including three-time world champion Andrew "The Annihilator" Ngai of Australia, at the spreadsheet-managing sport and took home a $5,000 prize and the wrestling-style championship belt. Advertisement The final challenge of the championship had a World of Warcraft theme, with each finalist tracking the experience points, earned gold and other stats of a team of orcs in a simulated campaign. "I mean, I'm not a WoW player myself, but it was pretty cool," Jarman told CBC News. "We were given an eight-page instruction manual before going on stage to read, so we had some idea of what was going on." The final round featured the lowest-scoring player being eliminated every 5 minutes, until only Jarman remained. "It was an amazing feeling," Jarman said. "It's definitely, you know, a really great memory for me, and will be for a long time." Advertisement Read More Ontario student builds world's smallest arcade machine Large owl rescued from netting in Virginia Iowa man wins $500,000 lottery prize on his way to a party
