Wednesday, May 27, 2009

OUR 2009 NATIONAL SPELLING BEE POOL IS NOW OPEN: The rules are below. Select two spellers from the 41 semifinalists, only one of whom can be a four-timer, and don't repeat someone else's pair. One point per word spelled correctly tomorrow.

Since it's my pool, I choose first: for the third straight year, yes, I'm taking Kavya Shivashankar (Olathe, KS), and I'll pair her with Kyle Mou (Peoria, IL), because he's not afraid to let you know he earned a perfect score in the written round. I like that confidence in my spellers. Also, this reminder for the liveblog -- it'll send you an email notice if you want:

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