80th Scripps National Spelling Bee

80th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Date	May 30-31, 2007
Location	Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C.
Winner	Evan O'Dorney
Age	13
Residence	Danville, California
Sponsor	Contra Costa Times
Sponsor location	Walnut Creek, California
Winning word	serrefine
No. of contestants	286
Pronouncer	Jacques Bailly
Preceded by	79th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Followed by	81st Scripps National Spelling Bee

The 80th Scripps National Spelling Bee was held on May 30-31, 2007.

The winner was 13-year-old Evan O'Dorney from Danville, California. He won in Round 13 by correctly spelling . The runner-up was Nate Gartke from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, who misspelled .

There were 286 spellers this year, 139 boys and 147 girls. Fifty-nine surived the first day. By lunchtime of day two, it was down to 33, and 15 by 2 pm. Andrew Lay's correct spelling of "negus" and surprised response became a popular video snippet.

The first place prize was $30,000 in cash and additional prizes.

The championship finals aired live on ABC from 8:00 PM to shortly after 10:00 p.m. EDT.

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