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2 Chicago Area Girls Eliminated From Scripps National Spelling Bee
Students from Chicago and Vernon Hills made it to the semi-final round this week.
CHICAGO (CBS) — A local student earned some bragging rights after her robust vocabulary led to a stunning twist in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Annette Chu, 13, appeared to have been eliminated in round six, but then the judges came back with the announcement that they discovered a variant spelling for the word she was given.
