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80th Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
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Date | May 30–31, 2007 |
Location | Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. |
Winner | Evan O'Dorney |
Age | 13 |
Residence | Danville, California |
Sponsor | Contra Costa Times |
Winning word | serrefine |
No. of contestants | 286 [1] |
Pronouncer | Jacques Bailly |
Preceded by | 79th Scripps National Spelling Bee |
Followed by | 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee |
The 80th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held on May 30–31, 2007.
The winner was 13-year-old Evan O'Dorney from Danville, California. He won in Round 13 by correctly spelling serrefine. The runner-up was Nate Gartke from Edmonton, Canada, who misspelled coryza. [1]
There were 286 spellers this year, 139 boys and 147 girls. Fifty-nine survived the first day. By lunchtime of day two, it was down to 33, and 15 by 2 pm. [1] Andrew Lay's correct spelling of " negus" and surprised response and Kennyi Aouad laughing upon hearing " sardoodledom" became popular video snippets. The showdown began between O'Dorney and Gartke when both contestants were the last to survive correctly spelling 7 consecutive words each.
The first place prize was $50,000 in cash, and additional prizes from Scripps. [1]
The championship finals aired live on ABC from 8:00 PM to shortly after 10:00 p.m. EDT.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (February 2022) |
80th Scripps National Spelling Bee | |
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![]() | |
Date | May 30–31, 2007 |
Location | Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C. |
Winner | Evan O'Dorney |
Age | 13 |
Residence | Danville, California |
Sponsor | Contra Costa Times |
Winning word | serrefine |
No. of contestants | 286 [1] |
Pronouncer | Jacques Bailly |
Preceded by | 79th Scripps National Spelling Bee |
Followed by | 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee |
The 80th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held on May 30–31, 2007.
The winner was 13-year-old Evan O'Dorney from Danville, California. He won in Round 13 by correctly spelling serrefine. The runner-up was Nate Gartke from Edmonton, Canada, who misspelled coryza. [1]
There were 286 spellers this year, 139 boys and 147 girls. Fifty-nine survived the first day. By lunchtime of day two, it was down to 33, and 15 by 2 pm. [1] Andrew Lay's correct spelling of " negus" and surprised response and Kennyi Aouad laughing upon hearing " sardoodledom" became popular video snippets. The showdown began between O'Dorney and Gartke when both contestants were the last to survive correctly spelling 7 consecutive words each.
The first place prize was $50,000 in cash, and additional prizes from Scripps. [1]
The championship finals aired live on ABC from 8:00 PM to shortly after 10:00 p.m. EDT.