TORONTO – The Scripps National Spelling Bee wrapped up Thursday night but not before making an Internet star out of a kid who hilariously misspelled a word in the 10th round.
A confident Jacob Williamson, 15, was asked to spell the word “kabaragoya.”
The email you need for the day's
top news stories from Canada and around the world.
“I know it, I know it, I totally know it!” the cocky Florida teen said.
Nope, he didn’t know it.
“What?!” Williamson yelled after he was alerted that he spelled the word incorrectly.
Williamson spelled the noun with a “c” and was eliminated from the contest.
However, the Cape Coral native walked off stage with his head held high and high-fived the remaining contestants.
Ultimately, Williamson’s reaction and premature celebration has made him an Internet star.
More on Canada
- ‘Shock and disbelief’ after Manitoba school trustee’s Indigenous comments
- Canadian man dies during Texas Ironman event. His widow wants answers as to why
- Several baby products have been recalled by Health Canada. Here’s the list
- ‘Sciatica was gone’: hospital performs robot-assisted spinal surgery in Canadian first
Comments