BREAKING NEWS: Fourth-timers miss round two words

Thu, May 29, 2008 - 8:24 AM

9:41 a.m.

Two spellers making their fourth appearances at the national bee have missed seemingly easy words.

Austin Hoke from Indiana just missed the word Sioux in round two. This is his fourth year in the national bee, and most regulars don't miss a word that's been in various study materials. That's a big surprise.

Here's another shocker: Sameer Mishra, a supposed favorite this year, just missed sudation in round two. Mishra is also making his fourth appearance in the bee, and he's previously done very well. For his sake, let's hope his test score is strong enough to pull him through this blunder.

-Josh Dawsey