Data Drill Showdown #6: Streak Leaderboard | Excel vs. Power BI vs. SQL vs. Python

Four experts. Four tools. One winner 🏆 Watch as Maven Analytics instructors Aaron Parry, John Pauler, Chris Bruehl, and special guest Giles Male battle it out with their favorite tools to earn the title of Data Drill Champion. Excel. Power BI. SQL. Python. Who will come out on top? For Data Drill #6: “Streak Leaderboard”, the task is to calculate the active streak for each user, then create a leaderboard of the top 10 users with the longest active streaks. 🔘 The streak length is the number of consecutive days with at least one lesson completion 🔘 For the purpose of this drill, consider the current date to be 2025-09-29 🔘 For a streak to be considered “active”, the user must have completed a lesson on 2025-09-28 Each expert will be on the clock as they solve the drill, and the best solution takes the crown. Follow along to sharpen your skills and learn how to tackle real-world data problems using some of the most popular data & AI tools! 📆 Coming Soon: January Jumpstart 2026! 📆 Join us January 5th - 16th to jumpstart the new year with LIVE instructor-led learning sessions and FREE course access to our top career & AI learning paths. Let’s make AI your new data superpower in 2026! REGISTER NOW 👉 https://bit.ly/4oX9MkO 🔗 Helpful links: 👉 Free Data Drills: https://bit.ly/4qOt3aB 👉 Build job-ready data skills: Excel Learning Path: https://bit.ly/48a1Mb8 Power BI Learning Path: https://bit.ly/49gVS9g SQL Learning Path: https://bit.ly/4nSeBvo Python Learning Path: https://bit.ly/3JZEPhB 👉 Follow us on LinkedIn: Maven Analytics: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-analytics Chris D: https://www.linkedin.com/in/csdutton/ Aaron: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amp28/ John: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnpauler/ Chris B: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisbruehl/ Giles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giles-male-30643b15/ ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro to Data Drill #6: “Streak Leaderboard” 01:19 - Meet the experts 02:04 - Power BI solution (Aaron) 08:41 - SQL solution (John) 15:45 - Python solution (Chris B.) 20:06 - Excel solution (Giles) 31:32 - Results & winner selection Maven Analytics is an award-winning learning platform where individuals and teams build new skills, showcase work, and connect with experts around the world. We've helped 2M+ people build job-ready data literacy & AI skills, master tools like Excel, SQL, Power BI, Tableau and Python, and build the foundation for successful careers. Start building life-changing skills for FREE at Maven Analytics.