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Lori Anne Madison, 6, is the youngest participant ever to compete in the preliminary round of the US National Spelling Bee, getting off to a successful start by spelling "dirigible." |
Competing alongside contestants aged up to 15 for the US Spelling Bee title and a prize worth almost $40,000, Lori Anne Madison was given the word "dirigible" to spell .
After lowering the microphone to meet her height, the six-year-old asked for a definition. She then promptly spelled the word and walked off with a smile.
Other contestants correctly spelled words such as "philately," the study of postage stamps and postal history; "hafiz" a term for someone who has memorized the Koran; and "flibbertigibbet," to describe a flighty person. The competition began with "witticism."
Contestants are eliminated once they misspell a word. The final round is on Thursday night.
The spelling bee champion wins a $30,000 cash prize from Scripps, a $2,500 U.S. savings bond from Merriam-Webster and a $5,000 scholarship from the Sigma Phi Epsilon Educational Foundation, among other prizes, according to the Scripps website. The Telegraph
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