Madison Girl Ties For Third In National Spelling Bee
Jacobson Placed 14th Last Year
Updated: 7:45 am CDT June 1, 2007
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Speller Evan O'Dorney is hugged by his mother Jennifer after he won the finals of 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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WASHINGTON -- A champion speller from Madison fell just short of victory Thursday night in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
INTERACTIVE: Virtual Spelling BeeIsabel Jacobson, 14, missed in the ninth round on the Greek-based word for blue-green algae, "cyanophycean."When she was knocked out, only two boys remained to go for the championship, so she wound up in a tie for third. Last year, she tied for 14th.In Thursday night's nationally televised finals, Jacobson correctly spelled a word of Greek origin, "helodes," for growing in marshes, and then nailed a French-based word, "epaulement," meaning a side work filled with earth, or earth heaped up, to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy.The eighth-grader from O'Keeffe Middle School had advanced Wednesday by correctly spelling "danceable," "antioxidant," and "myrmecologist."Then she advanced through Thursday morning's semifinals by spelling "lekvar" and "cannetille," a couple of words not found in many dictionaries. Lekvar is prune pudding and cannetille is a type of wirework jewelry.
INTERACTIVE: Virtual Spelling BeeIsabel Jacobson, 14, missed in the ninth round on the Greek-based word for blue-green algae, "cyanophycean."When she was knocked out, only two boys remained to go for the championship, so she wound up in a tie for third. Last year, she tied for 14th.In Thursday night's nationally televised finals, Jacobson correctly spelled a word of Greek origin, "helodes," for growing in marshes, and then nailed a French-based word, "epaulement," meaning a side work filled with earth, or earth heaped up, to afford cover from the flanking fire of an enemy.The eighth-grader from O'Keeffe Middle School had advanced Wednesday by correctly spelling "danceable," "antioxidant," and "myrmecologist."Then she advanced through Thursday morning's semifinals by spelling "lekvar" and "cannetille," a couple of words not found in many dictionaries. Lekvar is prune pudding and cannetille is a type of wirework jewelry. Previous Stories:
- May 30, 2007: Wis. Spelling Bee Contestant Advances To Semifinals
- May 29, 2007: Wisconsin Spelling Bee Contestant Hopes To Last Longer Than Last Year
- May 26, 2007: Madison Eighth-Grader Headed To National Spelling Bee
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