On Fourth Try, 14-year-old Wins National Spelling Bee

2022-06-04

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  • A 14-year-old student from San Antonio, Texas, has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on her fourth attempt.
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  • Harini Logan's victory came late Thursday in the first-ever spell-off tiebreaker of the competition.
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  • Logan spelled 21 words correctly during the 90-second spell-off.
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  • That was six more than her opponent, 12-year-old Vikram Raju of Aurora, Colorado.
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  • The judges said the winning word was "moorhen," which means a female, red grouse bird.
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  • Logan's victory came after it appeared that she had answered a question incorrectly during the vocabulary round of the spelling bee.
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  • But she was soon reinstated.
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  • She defined the word "pullulation" as the nesting of mating birds.
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  • But the judges said the correct answer was the swarming of bees.
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  • "My heart stopped for a second," Harini said.
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  • A few minutes later, head judge Mary Brooks said the judges studied the word and her answer.
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  • They decided to change their decision:
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  • "The answer you gave to that word is considered correct, so we are going to reinstate you."
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  • Grace Walters has trained Logan in spelling for some time.
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  • She said, "Harini has been to hell and back with her spelling bee experiences,"
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  • Harini said she was afraid when the spell-off was introduced last year, saying, "I go slow. That's my thing. I didn't know how I would fare in that setting."
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  • Over the past few months, Harini prepared for the possibility of a spell-off.
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  • And on Thursday, Harini won the $50,000 in prizes.
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  • She is the first-ever spelling bee champion to have been reinstated during the competition.
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  • The Scripps National Spelling Bee takes place in Washington, D.C.. It has been held since 1925.
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  • Vikram Raju came in second. He said: "I just had to be a little faster."
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  • He hopes to return next year.
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  • The spelling bee returned to in-person competition this year after being held mostly online last year.
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  • "In the end, it's all been worth it," Walters said.
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  • "This is the ending Harini deserves."
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  • I'm Ashley Thompson.
  • 1
  • A 14-year-old student from San Antonio, Texas, has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on her fourth attempt.
  • 2
  • Harini Logan's victory came late Thursday in the first-ever spell-off tiebreaker of the competition. Logan spelled 21 words correctly during the 90-second spell-off. That was six more than her opponent, 12-year-old Vikram Raju of Aurora, Colorado.
  • 3
  • The judges said the winning word was "moorhen," which means a female, red grouse bird.
  • 4
  • Logan's victory came after it appeared that she had answered a question incorrectly during the vocabulary round of the spelling bee. But she was soon reinstated.
  • 5
  • She defined the word "pullulation" as the nesting of mating birds. But the judges said the correct answer was the swarming of bees.
  • 6
  • "My heart stopped for a second," Harini said.
  • 7
  • A few minutes later, head judge Mary Brooks said the judges studied the word and her answer. They decided to change their decision: "The answer you gave to that word is considered correct, so we are going to reinstate you."
  • 8
  • Grace Walters has trained Logan in spelling for some time. She said, "Harini has been to hell and back with her spelling bee experiences,"
  • 9
  • Harini said she was afraid when the spell-off was introduced last year, saying, "I go slow. That's my thing. I didn't know how I would fare in that setting."
  • 10
  • Over the past few months, Harini prepared for the possibility of a spell-off. And on Thursday, Harini won the $50,000 in prizes. She is the first-ever spelling bee champion to have been reinstated during the competition.
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  • The Scripps National Spelling Bee takes place in Washington, D.C.. It has been held since 1925.
  • 12
  • Vikram Raju came in second. He said: "I just had to be a little faster." He hopes to return next year.
  • 13
  • The spelling bee returned to in-person competition this year after being held mostly online last year.
  • 14
  • "In the end, it's all been worth it," Walters said. "This is the ending Harini deserves."
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  • I'm Ashley Thompson.
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  • Ben Nuckols reported this story for the Associated Press. Hai Do adapted it for VOA Learning English.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • tiebreaker - n. an extra period of play or an extra question that is used to decide the winner in a game when the score is tied or even
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  • reinstate -v. to put someone back into the position or job that they had before
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  • to hell and back -expression to go through and return from a very difficult experience
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  • fare -v. to do something well or badly (often used in questions)
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  • prepare -v. to make yourself ready for something that you will be doing On Fourth Try, 14-year-old Wins National Spelling Bee