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Un-Bee-Lievable!

Viewers watching ESPN’s broadcast of the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee back on May 30 could sense that they were witnessing something special. For roughly three hours the youthful spellers, who ranged in age from 12 to 14, were presented with challenging words—which they kept spelling correctly.

Sometime during the 17th round, the organizers acknowledged that it was a unique situation. “We’re throwing

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