The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a three-day competition of top young spellers in the English language, running from Tuesday through Thursday night. The event began in 1925 and has continued for decades, with cancellations during World War II and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s competition takes place at Constitution Hall near the White House. ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes joins as the television host. The bee is broadcast and streamed on Scripps-owned channels and platforms, with preliminary rounds, quarterfinals, and semifinals available on Scripps Sports Network and spellingbee.com. Semifinals and finals air on ION, and additional Scripps-owned services carry the semifinals and finals.
"The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition began Tuesday and concludes Thursday night."
"This is the 98th bee; it was canceled from 1943 to 1945 because of World War II and again in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's champion will be the 111th, because the bee ended in a two-way tie several times and an eight-way tie in 2019."
"On Tuesday, preliminary rounds will stream on Scripps Sports Network and spellingbee.com from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT. Wednesday's quarterfinals will stream on Scripps Sports Network and spellingbee.com from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and semifinals can be watched on those platforms from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tape-delayed semifinals will be broadcast on ION from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m."
"Finals will be broadcast Thursday on ION from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. The semifinals and finals will also air or be streamed on these Scripps-owned channels or services: ION Plus, Bounce, Grit, Laff, The Spot, Bounce XL, Grit Xtra, Laff More, Scripps News and Scripps Sports Network."
Read at ABC7 Los Angeles
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