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Spellers from across U.S. compete in 2 bees in Long Beach von Justin Rudd
KIDS RESULTS: Vayun Krishna,10, of Sunnyvale, Calif., received his $1,000 cash at last Sunday's 17th annual National Kids Spelling Bee. Vayun is a fifth grader, and he correctly spelled "scapegrace" and "eavesdrop" in rounds 26 and 27, respectively, to win the bee.
Second place went to Barron Lee Level,10 -- a fifth grader from Covina. He misspelled "irreversible" in round 27. Other words he correctly spelled in final rounds included "kipper", "syringe" and "thrive."
Third place went to Devananda Anoop, 9, from Aliso Viejo. The fourth grader misspelled "religious" in round 18.
The Bee was created and is hosted by Justin Rudd and his nonprofit Community Action Team (CAT). The pronouncer for the Bee is Kate Karp. Prize money comes from the Long Beach Turkey Trot.
ALL PHOTOS: JustinRudd.com/2018beephotos Other words he spelled in some of the final rounds included "gulch", "aborning" and "Philadelphia."
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ADULTS RESULTS: After more than three hours and 32 rounds, it was Long Beach's own Anne T. Johanson-Wright who won the 13th annual National Adult Spelling Bee at Bay Shore Church in Long Beach on Sunday, March 11. Some words she correctly spelled in the bee's later rounds included azoic in round 32, ess in round 31 and mucilaginous in round 30. She is donating half of her $1,000 prize money to School on Wheels, Inc. Anne also won the bee in 2010.
Second place went to Vicki Craig from San Antonio, Texas. She misspelled burin in round 31. A few words she correctly spelled in final rounds included galah, xeriscape, and oakum
Third place went to Jacob Williamson from Washington, D.C. It was round 27 when he misspelled fewtrils. Other words he got right in final rounds included ziggurat, volplane, and pityriasis.
Fourth was Norman Payne from Los Angeles. He got out on "smaragdine" in round 24. Fifth place went to Long Beach's Bernetta Gresko when she was eliminated by misspelling "terebinth" in round 19. Sixth place was a tie by Viapanchi Mungara, 14, of Hillsboro, Ore., and Bridget Martin of Las Vegas, Nevada. They incorrectly spelled "ceraceous" and "quietus", respectively, in round 17.
The final 25 words of the adult bee were:
Noachian, chartreuse, ziggurat, orrery, balletomane, Pygmalion, volplane, smaragdine, Apollyon, fibrinogen, pityriasis, eisegesis, roué, mihrab, fewtrils, gurnard, galah, Aceldama, xeriscape, calyx, oakum, mucilaginous, burin, ess, azoic.
Spellers came from Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Texas, Oregon, Nevada and California.
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Bee details: JustinRudd.com/bee and JustinRudd.com/adultbee
KIDS RESULTS: Vayun Krishna,10, of Sunnyvale, Calif., received his $1,000 cash at last Sunday's 17th annual National Kids Spelling Bee. Vayun is a fifth grader, and he correctly spelled "scapegrace" and "eavesdrop" in rounds 26 and 27, respectively, to win the bee.
Second place went to Barron Lee Level,10 -- a fifth grader from Covina. He misspelled "irreversible" in round 27. Other words he correctly spelled in final rounds included "kipper", "syringe" and "thrive."
Third place went to Devananda Anoop, 9, from Aliso Viejo. The fourth grader misspelled "religious" in round 18.
The Bee was created and is hosted by Justin Rudd and his nonprofit Community Action Team (CAT). The pronouncer for the Bee is Kate Karp. Prize money comes from the Long Beach Turkey Trot.
ALL PHOTOS: JustinRudd.com/2018beephotos Other words he spelled in some of the final rounds included "gulch", "aborning" and "Philadelphia."
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ADULTS RESULTS: After more than three hours and 32 rounds, it was Long Beach's own Anne T. Johanson-Wright who won the 13th annual National Adult Spelling Bee at Bay Shore Church in Long Beach on Sunday, March 11. Some words she correctly spelled in the bee's later rounds included azoic in round 32, ess in round 31 and mucilaginous in round 30. She is donating half of her $1,000 prize money to School on Wheels, Inc. Anne also won the bee in 2010.
Second place went to Vicki Craig from San Antonio, Texas. She misspelled burin in round 31. A few words she correctly spelled in final rounds included galah, xeriscape, and oakum
Third place went to Jacob Williamson from Washington, D.C. It was round 27 when he misspelled fewtrils. Other words he got right in final rounds included ziggurat, volplane, and pityriasis.
Fourth was Norman Payne from Los Angeles. He got out on "smaragdine" in round 24. Fifth place went to Long Beach's Bernetta Gresko when she was eliminated by misspelling "terebinth" in round 19. Sixth place was a tie by Viapanchi Mungara, 14, of Hillsboro, Ore., and Bridget Martin of Las Vegas, Nevada. They incorrectly spelled "ceraceous" and "quietus", respectively, in round 17.
The final 25 words of the adult bee were:
Noachian, chartreuse, ziggurat, orrery, balletomane, Pygmalion, volplane, smaragdine, Apollyon, fibrinogen, pityriasis, eisegesis, roué, mihrab, fewtrils, gurnard, galah, Aceldama, xeriscape, calyx, oakum, mucilaginous, burin, ess, azoic.
Spellers came from Washington, D.C., New Jersey, Texas, Oregon, Nevada and California.
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Bee details: JustinRudd.com/bee and JustinRudd.com/adultbee
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