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was held June 1–2, 2005 in

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(3 June 2005)
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) Anurag Kashyap, 13, won the competition. He spelled the word ''

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'', a musical term, correctly. He had finished 47th in the prior year's competition. Eleven-year-old Samir Patel of

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and Aliya Deri, 13, of Pleasanton,

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tied for second place. Patel misspelled the word '' Roscian''. Deri misspelled the word '' trouvaille''. There were 273 spellers this year, 146 boys and 127 girls, ages 9 to 14. 51 survived until the final day of competition. Only 71 spellers made it successfully through the third round, and 20 more dropped out in the fourth round.Jelinek, Pauline (2 June 2005)
War of the Words
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'' (Associated Press) The first place prize was $30,000 and other non-cash prizes.

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