The the 78th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee starts this Wednesday at Independence Concourse (level 5-B) of the Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street (10th and H Streets), N.W, in downtown Washington, D.C. Following schedule of the event: Competition Day One: Wednesday, June 1


Round One
8 to 8:45 a.m. EDT

Round Two
9 to 12:25 p.m. EDT

Announcement Assembly for the Results of Rounds One and Two
12:30 p.m. EDT

Round Three
2 to 3:45 p.m. EDT

Round Four
4 to 5:30 p.m. EDT Competition Day Two: Thursday, June 2


Championship Rounds
10 a.m. to 12 noon EDT
and
1 to 3:30 p.m. EDT



LeapFrog Presents the live ESPN not ESPN2 Broadcast of the 2005 Scripps National Spelling Bee

Thursday, June 2

10 a.m. to 12 noon, EDT
and
1 to 3:30 p.m. EDT . More info: www.spellingbee.com
If you are a fan of the Bee, please post your thoughts on this year's bee and what can we expect.

Just out of curiosity...

What's the farthest anyone ever got in spelling bee competitions?

(I got to state finals in 1991; I got tossed out on "dirge". Fortunately I got to sit right by the national champ that year. Clintonville, Wisconsin, I salute you!)

For the latest round by round resluts and the list of spellers in this year's event: http://www.spellingbee.com/05bee/resultsindex.shtml

How come no one replied to my 2 posts about the Lacrosse games,the spelling is not a sport , Lacrosse is