Return to Headlines

Record No. of Rounds at National Spanish Spelling Bee

Record No. of Rounds at National Spanish Spelling Bee

Competitors, from various states such as Wyoming, California, Washington, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico and Texas, started the national competition at approximately 9:30AM on June 27. After 29 rounds, the competition was narrowed down to the final two contestants at approximately 3:30PM in which Antonietta Perozo won the competition by correctly spelling the word ‘jovialidad’ (which means ‘joviality’ in English). Click here to find out what they won.