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With spelling bee canceled, ex-spellers launch their own bee
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With this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee canceled because the coronavirus pandemic, an online spelling bee launched by two Texas teenagers is offering a consolation prize of sorts, with competitors nationwide including many of the kids who were considered favorites for the Scripps title.
The SpellPundit Online National Spelling Bee will be contested the same week as the Scripps bee was scheduled this year, concluding on May 28, with a similar format of a written spelling and vocabulary test followed by oral spelling.
The champion will receive $2,500 — far short of Scripps' $50,000, but clearly worth a middle-schooler's time and effort. More than 200 spellers have already registered, including the majority of still-eligible spellers
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