80th Scripps National Spelling Bee

80th Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 80th Scripps National Spelling Bee occurred on Wednesday, May 30, and Thursday, May 31, 2007. There were 286 spellers: 139 boys and 147 girls.

The winner was 13-year-old Evan O'Dorney from Danville, California. He won in Round 13 by correctly spelling '. The runner-up was Nate Gartke from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, who misspelled '.

The Championship Finals aired live on ABC from 8:00 PM to shortly after 10:00 p.m. EDT.

ee also

* List of Scripps National Spelling Bee champions


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