The National Press Club's Press vs. Politicians spelling bee returned after a pandemic hiatus.
Those were just a few of the words journalists and lawmakers were asked to spell at the annual National Press Club’s “Press Vs. Politicians” spelling bee Wednesday night, a friendly but fierce competition that the club has hosted since 2013 — with a pandemic hiatus.
But by the end of the night it was The Washington Post’s Amy B Wang who emerged victorious, knocking out the reigning champ Rep. Chris Pappas after correctly spelling the word “fartlek.” “Fartlek?” Wang asked as the word was given to her, wondering what category of words they were in now.“Like NSFW,” another added. “The words sound kind of dirty — not safe for spelling bees.”
It’s a Swedish word, and meant, as the first judge said: “Endurance training in which a runner alternates periods of springing with periods of jogging.”Wang had stiff competition. Behind Pappas, Rep. Don Beyer was expected to be a tough competitor Wednesday. He won the bee in 2015 — “and even received a congratulatory note from President Obama,” National Press Club President Jen Judson said in her introduction, noting that Beyer was the most experienced politician-speller competing in the bee.
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