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24May2005Tuesday

Gamefaces: National Spelling Bee Spotlight

filed under Event Betting : National Spelling Bee

026.jpgIn preparation for the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee, the Oddjack will feature one speller a day we think has a chance to make an impact in this year’s competition. Hopefully, with our guidance, some you will finally win your office pools. Are you ready to get this fucking shit on?

Today’s featured speller:

Edwin Ho, No. 26

Sponsor: National Post, Don Mills, Ontario, Canada

Age:
13, eighth grade

School:
Kennedy Public School, Scarborough/Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Bio:
Edwin is a member of charity groups, and he participates in fund-raisers. He plays clarinet in his school’s band. Edwin’s favorite pastimes include reading fantasy and psychology books and practicing piano. Science is his favorite subject in school, and he would like to pursue a career in medicine.

Oddjack intangibles: Missed spelling word “brucellosis” in CanWest CanSpell competition; Canadian; cool under pressure, but has trouble with root-origins and sometimes fidgets or wets himself during prefixes.

Predicted Odds: 75-1