National Spelling Bee, at a Loss for Words, Crowns 8 Co-Champions

Re:National Spelling Bee, at a Loss for Words, Crowns 8 Co-C... by dang on Monday July 29, 2019 @02:24PM (#20557683)

Also https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/us/spellpundit-scripps-sp..., via https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20067491

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Re:National Spelling Bee, at a Loss for Words, Crowns 8 Co-C... by gomez9 on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @04:53PM (#20569022)

"It turned out the winners had more in common than an aptitude for spelling: Six of them had relied on SpellPundit, a coaching company started last year by two former competitive spellers."

I see a striking parallel to LeetCode. 8 way tie this year, could be 30 way tie next year.

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