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Scripps National Spelling Bee to host 245 spellers at 2024 Bee Week

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Mercoledì, Maggio 8, 2024

CINCINNATI, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee brings a field of 245 competitors – the largest since 2019 – to National Harbor, Maryland, from May 28-30, including six former finalists and three four-time national participants.

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  • CINCINNATI, May 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee brings a field of 245 competitors – the largest since 2019 – to National Harbor, Maryland, from May 28-30, including six former finalists and three four-time national participants.
  • Highlights of the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee field:
    The spellers range in age from 8 to 15.
  • More than 73 percent – 180 spellers – are competing in their first Scripps National Spelling Bee.
  • The Bee on Scripps Networks:
    The Bee will again air on ION this year after a strong first two years on Scripps' national network.

Scripps National Spelling Bee to host 231 spellers at 2023 Bee Week

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Giovedì, Maggio 11, 2023

CINCINNATI, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Scripps National Spelling Bee will welcome 231 spellers to National Harbor, Maryland, from May 30-June 1 for the national rounds of its 95th competition since being founded in 1925.

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  • CINCINNATI, May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Scripps National Spelling Bee will welcome 231 spellers to National Harbor, Maryland, from May 30-June 1 for the national rounds of its 95th competition since being founded in 1925.
  • Highlights of the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee field:
    The spellers range in age from 9 to 14.
  • Nearly 80 percent – 182 spellers – are competing in their first Scripps National Spelling Bee this year.
  • Fourteen spellers are competing in their third Scripps National Spelling Bee.