NATIONAL SPELLING BEE 2008: ROUND FIVE

The Canadians fell en masse. When the dust settles you will see that they took Neil Michael Alacha with them. The word cholent got him stewed.

That leaves Zachary Zagorski as New York's last hope. I'm too busy to do the vast research that would reveal the meaning of his word, schnecke. Is it snail? Anyone want to help me with this one?

Also still in the running: Kavya Shivashankar (Krummholz) and fellow returnee Tia Thomas (mcleod). No time to look 'em up right now...though Krummholz looks awfully familiar...from last year?