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- BC-US--Spelling Bee-Deadlock, 1st Ld-Writethru,442 Kansas City-area spelling bee finally ends
The contestants had no problem correctly spelling words like “boodle” and “slobber,” often asking the moderator for a word’s origin, definition or part of speech. But at the end of the 28th round, Sophia appeared puzzled when attempting to spell “stifling,” and even more so when the bell rang to indicate she had gotten it wrong.
March 8, 2014 - Daily Herald