Jamaican in Spelling Bee Finals tonight #jamaican

[Xavier]

Jamaican Gifton Wright will be one of the eight spelling finalist in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington DC. tonight. It can be seen tonight at 8:00 pm (US Eastern Time) on ESPN.

[Gen]

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thanks. we were planning on catching this but now I must make sure I finish all chores and check HW before 8 so I don't miss it.

[kia027]

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[j-kid]

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"The finalists also include Gifton Wright of Spanish Town, Jamaica, who could become the second Jamaican winner in spelling bee history. His coach, the Rev. Glen Archer, also guided the previous Jamaican winner, Jody-Anne Maxwell, in 1998.

Wearing a hooded black cardigan with green trim that suggested the Jamaican flag, Wright got to the finals by spelling "Gleichschaltung," the process of achieving uniformity through oppression.

"I knew it," the unfailingly polite 14-year-old said afterward.

When asked how he knew it, he told a reporter: "Training, sir.........................."

This week, Scripps announced tentative plans for a world spelling bee with teams of spellers from dozens of countries. Once that gets off the ground, the National Spelling Bee would be closed to international participants."


http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News...eady-for-finals

[MsExced]

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Congrats Gifton for placing 4th

[Gen]

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some stats. going as far back as 1925, Jamaica is the only other country with one win.

<span style="font-style: italic">(well Puerto Rico won once)</span>

if the International Bee gets off the ground, Jamaica will be required to compete in that one.