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1st Place Team
2nd Place Team
3rd Place Team
4th Place Team
Host Location
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1951
Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA
Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA
Robitaille Motors, Montreal, QC
Wells Motors, Greeley, CO
Greeley, CO
3
1952
Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA
Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA
Pointers, Barbers Point, HI
Wyoming Angus, Johnstown, CO
Plainview, TX
4
1953
Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA
Merchants, Tampico, IL
Lions, Lorenzo, TX
Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA
Selma, CA
5
1954
Hoak Packers, Fresno, CA
Condors, Dinuba, CA
Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA
Lions, Lorenzo, TX
Selma, CA
6
1955
Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA
Condors, Dinuba, CA
Elites, New Bedford, IL
Local 1014 Chiefs, Gary, IN
New Bedford, IL
7
1956
Nitehawks, Long Beach, CA
Siebren Hybrids, Geneseo, IL
Elites, New Bedford, IL
National Cash Register, Dayton, OH
New Bedford, IL

Questions and formulas:
Question: What is the 3rd place team for the year of 1955?
Formula: UNIQUE(CHOOSECOLS(FILTER(A1:F1,A1=1955),4))
Formula2: UNIQUE(CHOOSECOLS(FILTER(A2:F7,A2:A7=1955),4))
Level: medium
Question: How many years was the 2nd place team merchants, tampico, il?
Formula: ROWS(UNIQUE(FILTER(A1, C1="Merchants, Tampico, IL")))
Formula2: ROWS(UNIQUE(FILTER(A2:A7, C2:C7="Merchants, Tampico, IL")))
Level: medium