{"id":586878,"date":"2021-07-09T11:05:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-09T15:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586878"},"modified":"2021-07-09T11:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-09T15:05:55","slug":"spelling-bee-champ-cracks-up-judges-with-bill-murray-question-before-acing-last-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spelling-bee-champ-cracks-up-judges-with-bill-murray-question-before-acing-last-word\/","title":{"rendered":"Spelling Bee Champ Cracks Up Judges With \u2018Bill Murray\u2019 Question Before Acing Last Word"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fspelling-bee-champ-cracks-up-judges-with-bill-murray-question-before-acing-last-word%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=586878&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1233881199.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Fourteen-year-old Scripps National Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde had the judges and announcers laughing before she aced her final word: Murraya.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/Murraya\">According<\/a> to Merriam-Webster, Murraya is a \u201ca genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees (family Rutaceae) having pinnate leaves and flowers with imbricated petals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zaila sweetly asked the judges a question referencing comedian Bill Murray when dissecting the word\u2019s origin and spelling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes this word contain like the English word Murray, which can be the name of a comedian, or just the English name in general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see that here,\u201d Zaila was told.<\/p>\n<p>An announcer chimed in, \u201cBill Murray made the spelling bee!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt tells you she\u2019s on the right track, though,\u201d another announcer said, before the teenager indeed nailed the final spelling.<\/p>\n<p>Zaila twirled around and jumped up and down with joy after she was told her spelling was correct.<\/p>\n<p>The audience was unfortunately very limited, apparently for COVID-19 precautions, but the teen still sparked applause and cheers from those in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/09\/us\/zaila-avant-garde-spelling-bee-winner.html\">According<\/a> to The New York Times, Zaila is the first black American to win the contest in almost 100 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\">The eight-grader had only started competing in spelling bees two years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\">\u201cNot only did she dissect word after word on spelling\u2019s biggest stage, she had already set three Guinness world records for dribbling, bouncing and juggling basketballs. All before the ninth grade,\u201d the Times noted of Zaila\u2019s other talents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\">Zaila took home a $50,000 prize for the win.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\">WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"6.9018404907975\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde just won the 2021 Scripps Spelling Bee with the word &#8220;murraya&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/flMgCJY7da\">pic.twitter.com\/flMgCJY7da<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brandon Wall (@Walldo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Walldo\/status\/1413315794079993857?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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