The Toledo Symphony team, from left, Valrie Kantorski, Catherine Hann, Kim Ferguson, and Merwin Siu stand with The Blade's Director of Finance and Information Technology Steve Dolley after winning the event.
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Members of the Root, Inc. team debate the spelling of "azimuth."
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Ringers Wendy Shields, left, and Amy Custer work on a tiebreaker round.
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Moderator and pronouncer Paul Moffitt called for teams to submit their spelling of the word "vaquero."
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Rachel MacQueen, center, celebrates the correct spelling of the word "inosculate" with her team, the Maumee PTO.
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Toledo Edison team members, from left, Meg Adams, Chris Eck, and Andrew Stambaugh deliberate.
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Ked Desamour and his Dana Alphabet Soup team sported bee-themed headbands and necklaces.
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More than 100 people competed in teams at the spelling bee.
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Sarah Householder, center, celebrates spelling "segue" correctly with the WGTE team.
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