WARD RADIO Holy Crap! Maddy Packer’s Husband Found Her Using an Excel Spreadsheet and It’s AWESOME!!!
Mar 4, 2026
Meet Adam Packer, a banker and finance grad who famously repurposed an advanced Excel weighted-average model to evaluate dating prospects. He recounts which criteria he ranked and why he ran multiple candidates through the model. The conversation covers long-distance dating, technical modeling details, and how spreadsheets fit alongside prayer and real-life love.
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Spreadsheet Decided Who To Pursue
- Adam Packer used an Excel weighted-average model from an advanced finance class to rank dating candidates using factors like gospel strength, temple marriage desire, family fit, and hotness.
- He ran Maddie and three or four other women through the model and Maddie scored highest each time, which he says helped clarify his thinking.
He Ranked Hotness High In The Model
- Adam explicitly included 'hotness' with a heavy weight on his spreadsheet and admits Maddie scored tens across categories, including attractiveness.
- He later softened his view but acknowledges attraction was a major numeric factor in his early twenties.
Marriage Decision Shapes Decades Of Life
- Adam frames marriage choice as a decision whose long-term consequences dominate life happiness, so analytic tools can help surface durable compatibility factors.
- He emphasizes non‑sexual factors (faith, family fit, lifelong membership) alongside attraction when predicting long-term success.