Marathon Spelling Bee Finally Finds A Winner

[warrior1]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kansas-city-spelling-bee



KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A marathon spelling bee finally has a conclusion — after nearly 100 rounds and two weeks of anticipation.

A seventh-grader and fifth-grader exhausted the Jackson County spelling bee's initial word list Feb. 22, forcing another day of competition.

On Saturday, the seventh-grader was declared the winner after his opponent stumbled on "stifling" in the 28th round.

Kush Sharma, who attends a Kansas City charter school, accurately spelled "definition" in the next round to claim the title and move on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May. Lee's Summit fifth-grader Sophia Hoffman took second place.

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They are all winners in my book.

[shenmue]

1. Good for the kids!

That's pretty neat.