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Back to EpisodesA St. Louis eighth grader ends her spelling bee career at the top of her game
Published 1 year, 9 months ago
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St. Louis spelling bee champ Sonia Kulkarni placed 17th in last week's Scripps National Spelling Bee. In this follow-up interview with the eighth grader at John Burroughs School, she talks about what it was like appearing in the spelling bee for the final time, and her reaction to being eliminated on a vocabulary word — “gainsay.”