While the National Spelling Bee is back in person at its usual venue, schools and sponsors have dropped out of the bee pipeline, regions have been consolidated.
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While the National Spelling Bee is back in person at its usual venue, schools and sponsors have dropped out of the bee pipeline, regions have been consolidated.
Scripps had 245 regional sponsors in 2020 for the bee that was ultimately canceled because of the pandemic. That number is down to 198 for this year's bee, which runs from Tuesday to Thursday.