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National Spanish Spelling Bee Ends In A Draw

July 30, 2012 | 11:45 AM

A fifth grader and eighth grader, both from New Mexico, went 53 rounds for the National Spanish Spelling Bee title. The event was declared a tie when organizers ran out of words.


After eliminating more than a dozen other competitors, two New Mexico students went round, after round, after round in a heads-up duel to win the national title in Spanish spelling before judges finally declared them co-champions. National champions in Spanish spelling, you ask? Indeed.

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