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The pressure of prime time: Spell it!

By Darren Rovell
ESPN.com

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Just how popular is the Scripps National Spelling Bee? We'll see Thursday night when, for the first time ever, the final rounds are broadcast live in prime time. The exceptional talent of Samir Sudhir Patel, John Louis Tandy Tamplin and others will be shown in all its glory -- in high definition, no less -- as ABC sends an army of middle-school students in front of a microphone into battle against "The Office," "So You Think You Can Dance?" and "CSI." Things have changed drastically since ESPN ...

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