<p>Lol, just wondering</p>
<p>I was just watching the national spelling bee, which, while quite boring, is impressive considering the words are really hard and confusing. I would have probably been out like the 1st word, hahaha</p>
<p>So, did anyone on here actually participate in that? Just curious o.ob</p>
<p>lol! when i did it in the 5th grade, i got knocked out in regionals (4th place:)</p>
<p>Kinda silly when the words aren’t really English and it basically devolves into an etymology test.</p>
<p>Sort of!! </p>
<p>I never made it to the national bee, but I was #2 in my school district in 9th grade. I got cheated out so badly and I cried for like 3 hours.
The person before me in the final 3 incorrectly spelled “bionanobattery.” So my confidence level shot up and then it was my turn. If I got it wrong, the other person had to spell their word right and then they won.</p>
<p>Well, to put it short, I got “Sacchariferous.”</p>
<p>Totally failed. I spelled it with a “k.” I wanted to cry. So I was hoping my opponent would get a really really hard one and give me another chance.</p>
<p>Sure enogh, he got “postpone.” And he pretended to stumble on it just to be a jerk.</p>
<p>I was soooo mad.</p>
<p>He made it to state but not to the national bee.</p>
<p>I would have loved to be in that though.</p>
<p>No, I’m not a great speller, but Akeela and the bee was on lifetime about a week ago</p>
<p>^ LOL, thank you for that information.</p>
<p>I spelled lacrosse wrong. Still remember it to this day. I accidentally said two “c’s” realized my mistake at the “o” and almost cried my eyes out that day</p>
<p>OMG I can’t believe she spelled menhir wrong. LOL. I’ve seen that word thousands of times and got it immediately.</p>
<p>There seemed to be several easy words this year. Guayabera was somewhat tricky because of b vs. v, but becquerel shouldn’t have been on there.</p>
<p>I can’t believe that one guy missed prosopopoeia right at the end. Ugh. I was embarrassed for him.</p>
<p>Oh, and I went to the state spelling bee in 5th grade and got like 20something-th place - missed promenade because I am ■■■■■■■■.</p>
<p>Anurag Kashap (or however it is spelled) went to my middle school when he won the national spelling bee lol. He got to speak at grad since he won haha.</p>
<p>You would think that with the types of people we have on CC, there’s got to be at least a few famous folks who have done things like this :)</p>
<p>I’ve never been in the national one, but in a school contest in fifth grade, I nearly got to the top three… I spelled “taupe” wrong. I knew the word, but not how it was pronounced, so when I heard it, I didn’t recognize it. I’m still irritated by it to this day. :P</p>
<p>I was in it in 2004</p>
<p>I never did the spelling bee but when I was in eight grade I was eighth in the state in the Geography Bee. I won the school on twice in a row also.</p>
<p>anurag kashyap is a genius, he won the national spelling bee and the jeopardy teen tournament!</p>
<p>yeah he is!!!</p>
<p>This has turned into a “No, I haven’t. But…” thread.</p>
<p>I was in the National Spelling Bee in 2006.</p>
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<p>Ah. Jealous. I always wanted to be in the Bee in middle school and in the teen tournament… now. I’ve always missed deadlines. :,[</p>
<p>No, I haven’t. But… I also participated in the GeoBee. In seventh and eighth grade. Damn genius sixth graders.</p>