Credit: Matthew Wedgwood

The 2010 Austin Chronicle Adult Spelling Bee took place last Thursday at Threadgill’s and it was a great success!

Out of over 200 registrants only 24 people made it on stage for the final oral spelling bee. It was a hard fought battle but in the end Dave Riddle came out on top by successfully spelling “myrmecophilous” and “faubourg” in succession.

There will be a full recap in this weekend’s issue of the Chronicle but until then be sure to check out Inner Views on KOOP Radio, 91.7 FM on Wednesday, May 26, from 1-1:30pm. The show’s host, Abigail Mahnke, managed to take 4th place in the spelling bee and will be discussing the evening along with Geoff Thevenot, 4-time spelling bee champion, word announcer Erica Allbright and the first- and second-place winners.

Thank you to everyone who came out and helped raise money for the Austin Public Library. We look forward to making next year even better!

This article appears in May 21 • 2010.

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