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Edith Fuller

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Speling Be Chimp

The Resume

    (April 2011- )
    Won the 2017 Scripps Green County [Oklahoma] Spelling Bee
    Qualified for the Scripps National Spelling Bee
    At the age of six years 1 month, became the youngest contestant in the history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Why she might be annoying:

    The trophy she won for the regional spelling bee was almost as tall as her.
    Scripps dubbed her a ‘spellebrity.’
    Although she spelled both her words correctly on the first day of the Nationals, she failed to advance to the next round due to a poor score on a written test.
    Frankly, even before spellcheckers became ubiquitous, the ability to remember the spelling of obscure words was more a novelty than a useful skill.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her parents discovered her talent when they were quizzing her on spelling and asked her to spell ‘restaurant’ – a word she had not studied – and she nailed it.
    She competed against children more than twice her age.
    She had the poise of an adult.
    Let’s see you correctly spell ‘jnana’ or ‘nyctinasty.’

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying