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Spelling Bee Fans Call This Year's Broadcast an 'Absolute Trash Bee'
Don't mess with Spelling Bee fans.
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Posted Thursday 12/16/21 at 2:49PM EST
LeVar Burton will host the Scripps National Spelling Bee
“Hosting the Scripps National Spelling Bee will be an honor,” said Burton, who established his kids' TV legacy with Reading...
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Posted Wednesday 10/13/21 at 1:28PM EDT
Scripps National Spelling Bee leaves ESPN after 27 years, returning to free TV
Starting in 2022, the spelling bee will move to two of Scripps' own TV networks: ION and Bounce.
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Posted Friday 7/09/21 at 12:32AM EDT
14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde becomes the Scripps National Spelling Bee's first African American champion
The 14-year-old from New Orleans correctly spelled “murraya” to win this year's Spelling Bee.
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Posted Tuesday 4/20/21 at 12:24AM EDT
Scripps National Spelling Bee to combat ties with a speed round "Spell-Off"
Scripps is taking action after an unprecedented eight-way tie when the Spelling Bee was last held in 2019.
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Scripps National Spelling Bee to return this summer with fewer finalists
After last year's cancelation due to the COVID-19 crisis, the annual tournament will return later than usual, on July 8,...
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Posted Tuesday 4/21/20 at 10:57AM EDT
Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled for the first time since 1945 due to coronavirus
Scripps concluded there is “no clear path to safely set a new date in 2020” because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Posted Friday 3/20/20 at 3:14PM EDT
Scripps National Spelling Bee delayed over coronavirus
The 93rd Scripps National Spelling Bee is suspending this year's national finals in wake of the coronavirus crisis.
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Posted Friday 5/31/19 at 2:43PM EDT
How eight middle schoolers "toppled" the Scripps National Spelling Bee
This year's historic eight-way Spelling Bee tie was bound to happen, says Ben Zimmer.
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National Spelling Bee ends in an unprecedented eight-way tie
The Scripps National Spelling Bee has had six two-way ties since its debut in 1925, but it has never had...