a text formula that i cant crack!

monsierexcel

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I am trying to make a formula which basically says "find the first word that starts with G then choose the word AFTER it" but i cant configure the formula correctly, i am a bit of a novice!
i can do it by combining IF statementslike this:

=IF(TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(MID(B4,FIND("G",B4),LEN(B4))," ",REPT(" ",100)),100))="G",TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(MID(B4,FIND("G",B4),LEN(B4))," ",REPT(" ",100)),100))&" "&E4,TRIM(LEFT(SUBSTITUTE(MID(B4,FIND("G",B4),LEN(B4))," ",REPT(" ",100)),100)))


but not in one formula.

example text: Bobs Golden Ticket
I want the word "ticket" to show in my formula.

thank you for your help!
 

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what if:

Greg Smith Ticket ==> Smith or Ticket ?
Gregs Golden Ticket ==> ???
Mark Train Green ==> ???

more representative example with expected result, please
 
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Hi,

Use B1 formula for in case your 1st G word may Not be Capitalized.
Use C1 formula, references E1 (user input) for nth word of your choice starting at 1st G word.


Book1
ABCDE
1Bobs Golden Ticket abc def ghiTicketdefnth word starting at 1st G word4
2Greg Smith Ticket abc def ghiSmithabc^^ user input
3Gregs Golden Ticket abc def ghiGoldenabc
4Mark Train Green
5A good samaritan abc def ghisamaritandef
6bring Goodies abc def ghiabcghi
7bring girl scout cookies abc def ghiscoutabc
Sheet426
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
B1=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(MID(" "&A1,SEARCH(" G"," "&A1),255)," ",REPT(" ",100)),200,100))
C1=TRIM(MID(SUBSTITUTE(MID(" "&A1,SEARCH(" G"," "&A1),255)," ",REPT(" ",100)),E$1*100,100))
 
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