1 hour ago · Sydney
When a single vowel stands in the path to victory, the stakes could not be higher for these spelling bee champions
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Primary school students bested 200,000 competitors across New South Wales to reach the Premier’s Spelling Bee finals in Sydney Competing in a spelling bee is not for the faint of heart. Sometimes, the difference between victory and loss is one incorrect vowel and you’re undone, months of training reduced to…
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