The competition had people on the edge of their seats!
With the opening fanfare now in the rear view mirror, it’s down to business, playing for keeps and gold medals. The first day of competition saw a showdown in the “Flounge” (first floor lounge) with a good old fashion spelling bee. In attendance were residents of the floors and various elected Hall government officials. Still yet, members of the glitterati show up too. The evening was filled with many gaffs, misspelled words, and upsets. “Safe bet” Kirk Hansen, Steds junior and a middle school spelling bee champion who competed on ESPN for the Scripps National Spelling Bee, went down. In the end, the evening saw the emergence of a dark horse, Paddy Millican, who won a victory for the third floor by spelling correctly “Melchizedek,” the ancient priest of Salem found in the Book of Genesis. Congratulations Paddy!
On the spelling bee, John Haley, Steds Vice President said, “It was an electric atmosphere, and if you missed it, I'm sorry to hear that - be sure to come back for more excitement as the greatest tradition in sports, Sted's Hall Olympics, continues tomorrow with… well, you’ll just have to show up.”
