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Spelling The Dream is a new documentary that takes a look at the recent 12 year run of champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the dominance of Indian-American children in the competition From marathon studying sessions that start at extremely young ages to the high-pressure situation of being onstage at the competition, this[...]

Credit: Scripps National Spelling Bee When a record-breaking 516 champion spellers (ages 8 to 15, from all 50 states and around the world) descended upon National Harbor, Maryland, for the 91st Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, they were doing it for two reasons: to see who has the strongest "word fu" when the dust settles from[...]

When a record-breaking 516 champion spellers (ages 8 to 15, from all 50 states and around the world) descend upon National Harbor, Maryland, for the 91st Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, they're doing it for two reasons: to see who has the strongest "word fu" when the dust settles from one of pop culture's brainier battles —[...]