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Grace Episcopal tastes victory at spelling bee with winning word, umami
Charity event benefits Alliance for Literacy
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Team Godspellers members Jack Park, right, Amy Bussler, and Rob Harris walk away from the microphone Tuesday night at the Brenau University Hosch Auditorium after misspelling their first word during the 26th annual Spelling Bee to benefit the Gainesville-Hall County Alliance For Literacy.
In a night when seven teams were taken down by words like whittawer, autochthonous and esquamulose, the Godspellers from Grace Episcopal Church won the 26th annual adult Spelling Bee with a simpler final word — umami. Amy Bussler recognized it as a “cooking word,” walked to the microphone and spelled it quickly to give her team the victory Tuesday night at Hosch Theater on the Brenau University campus to benefit the efforts of the Gainesville-Hall County Alliance for Literacy. “It was super exciting and I hope I get to do it again next year,” Bussler said.