Nine Young Spellers Vie for the Scripps Bee Crown and $50,000
TL;DR
Nine finalists aged 12 to 14 from five states and DC are competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals for a $50,000 prize; four eighth-graders are in their last year, and three have prior finals experience, including 12-year-old Sarv Dharavane who finished third last year.
- Who Are the 9 Scripps Spelling Bee Finalists? The New York Times
- Live updates: Scripps National Spelling Bee finalists face off in D.C. The Washington Post
- Silver Lake speller set to compete in National Bee finals NBC Los Angeles
- UPDATED: Students from Prince William, Fairfax reach semifinals of National Spelling Bee before being eliminated InsideNoVa.com
- Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes AP News
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