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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHey DUers - there's a Jamaican in the Scripps Howard spelling bee final tonight
Tajaun Gibbison of Mandeville, Jamaica spells his word during round two
The only foreigner to ever win was Jody-Ann Maxwell from Jamaica back in 1998 - and then they changed the rules.
Good luck Tajaun!
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Hey DUers - there's a Jamaican in the Scripps Howard spelling bee final tonight (Original Post)
malaise
May 2014
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hobbit709
(41,694 posts)1. Changed the rules? How Republican of them. Go Tajaun!
JI7
(89,252 posts)2. so did they change the rules back ?
malaise
(269,063 posts)4. Not to my knowledge
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)3. Smart kids "rule"
Good luck Tajaun (and to all the other smart kids, too)