From AZcentral.com:
and
and
I was in those things when I was really young. In second grade, I came in second place in the state of Washington. I've never heard of one going 41 rounds before.
BILLINGS, Mont. - After 41 rounds and 4½ hours - not to mention spelling words like galenical and mumpsimus - Anna Rose Wright won a shot to go to the nation's most prestigious spelling bee.
and
"I have never seen a bee go this long," said judge Lynn Schwanke, a previous state bee director for more than 20 years. "It was really remarkable."
and
And though Anna Rose looked composed onstage Saturday during the state final, she said her "palms were sweating, especially toward the end, and my throat was dry."
After it was over, though, she felt relaxed. "I think I'll sleep really well tonight," she said.
I was in those things when I was really young. In second grade, I came in second place in the state of Washington. I've never heard of one going 41 rounds before.