| 41. | By the end of the first day, only 32 spellers remained.
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| 42. | There were 74 spellers this year, 44 girls and 30 boys.
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| 43. | There were 137 spellers this year, 83 girls and 54 boys.
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| 44. | Fourth-eight spellers made it to the second day of competition.
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| 45. | After the invasion Speller was briefly incarcerated by the Gestapo.
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| 46. | There were 185 spellers this year, 92 boys and 93 girls.
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| 47. | There were 226 spellers this year, 127 girls and 99 boys.
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| 48. | This continues until two Spellers are eliminated from the competition.
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| 49. | The spellers became more intense as the competition progressed.
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| 50. | In round nine, one speller simply asked the judges for more time.
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